Governor Charlie Baker is in a party of one when it comes to the Transportation Climate Initiative.
The Republican is interested in having Massachusetts join a 12-state pact featuring New England and Mid-Atlantic states in an initiative to reduce carbon emissions. A proposal would impose fees on fuel providers for their contribution to carbon emissions, with the money to go toward expanding public transportation. The fee would increase the price of gasoline for drivers up to 17 cents per gallon.
Rhode Island Governor Gina Raimondo wants to legalize recreational marijuana and have the state control stores that sell it and take 61 percent of net revenue.
Raimondo projects $39.6 million coming to the state from sales pot – which Is currently illegal in Rhode Island – during the fiscal year that begins July 1, 2022, according to the Providence Journal.
