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Memo to Gov. Baker: Quotas are the opposite of fair

Memo to Gov. Baker: Quotas are the opposite of fair

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Governor Charlie Baker recently broke new ground by making Massachusetts the first state in the nation to make lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgendered-owned businesses the beneficiaries of government set-asides. The new "supplier diversity" order means that in a few years, a certain percentage of contracts entered into by the Commonwealth will have to be set-aside for LGBT businesses.

Governor Charlie Baker recently broke new ground by making Massachusetts the first state in the nation to make lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgendered-owned businesses the beneficiaries of government set-asides. The new "supplier diversity" order means that in a few years, a certain percentage of contracts entered into by the Commonwealth will have to be set-aside for LGBT businesses.…