Some fiscal conservatives are criticizing Governor Charlie Baker for signing an approximately $43.3 billion budget approved by the Massachusetts Legislature without vetoing a single line item.
Paul Craney, spokesman for the Massachusetts Fiscal Alliance, a tax and spending watchdog, noted that state spending has increased more than $5 billion since Baker, a Republican, took office in January 2015, and that even Baker's liberal Democratic predecessor Deval Patrick vetoed certain earmarks in past
Some fiscal conservatives are criticizing Governor Charlie Baker for signing an approximately $43.3 billion budget approved by the Massachusetts Legislature without vetoing a single line item.
Paul Craney, spokesman for the Massachusetts Fiscal Alliance, a tax and spending watchdog, noted that state spending has increased more than $5 billion since Baker, a Republican, took office in January 2015, and that even Baker's liberal Democratic predecessor Deval Patrick vetoed certain earmarks in past…
