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‘Net-Zero Greenhouse Gas Emissions by 2050,’ Charlie Baker Says — Without Saying How

Matthew McDonald

Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker pledged that the state will have "net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050 — the year he turns 94.

Baker made the promise during his annual State of the Commonwealth address on Tuesday, January 21. It's less ambitious than the 2030 deadline set by supporters of the Green New Deal but far beyond the goals of climate change skeptics.

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Planned Parenthood Endorses Susan Collins Challenger

Matthew McDonald

U.S. Senator Susan Collins (R-Maine) regularly supports pro-abortion policies, but Planned Parenthood won't endorse her because of her vote to confirm Brett Kavanaugh to the U.S. Supreme Court.

Instead, the Planned Parenthood Action Fund endorsed challenger Sara Gideon, as The Associated Press reports. A Democrat, Gideon serves as the Speaker of the Maine House of Representatives.

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