STATE HOUSE — As a legislative committee heard testimony on the pros and cons of setting a $15 hourly pay floor for Logan Airport workers, its Senate chairman repeatedly described the day as an "awkward" moment for him, as both a supporter of the higher minimum wage and an airline CEO who can't currently afford to pay that wage to all employees.
"Probably on the list of awkward moments at the State House for me, this has to make — not the top of the list, but it gets there," said Sen. Daniel Wolf, co-chair of the Joint Committee on Labor and Workforce Development and the founder of Cape Air.
BOSTON – Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker reacted with disbelief on Tuesday when told Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump used a vulgarity to describe Ted Cruz, one of his chief rivals, at a New Hampshire rally Monday night.
On the eve of the New Hampshire primary, Trump was at a rally dinging Cruz, the U.S. senator from Texas who beat Trump in the Iowa caucuses last week, for his nuanced stance on waterboarding. A woman in the audience yelled an insult, making a vulgar reference to Cruz that Trump quickly picked up on and repeated from podium.
