Gov. Baker

Governor Charlie Baker filed a final Fiscal Year 2021 supplemental budget proposal today that aims to improve Massachusetts’ economic competitiveness as the Commonwealth continues to recover from the COVID-19 pandemic.   According to a news release from the Governor's office, the $1.568 billion supplemental ...

The Baker-Polito Administration today announced that its Fiscal Year 2022 Capital Plan, which is a $2.655 billion plan-making substantial investments in critical priorities including housing, transportation, climate resiliency, health and human services, and education to promote economic growth and opportunity...

The light at the end of the tunnel is getting brighter, as Governor Charlie Baker announced today that the Commonwealth is on track to meet the goal of vaccinating 4.1 million residents by the first week of June and all remaining COVID-19 restrictions will be lifted effective May 29th.   The...

Governor Charlie Baker has initiated the transition into the third phase of the reopening of the state’s economy. In this Phase III of four, movie theaters and outdoor performance venues can reopen, as are museums, cultural and historical sites...

During his media briefing on Tuesday, Governor Charlie Baker announced a new set of COVID-19 public health “travel guidelines” to be followed by travelers arriving in Massachusetts. The new guidelines are once again requiring a self-quarantine period...

This is probably the last thing anyone was thinking about as we continue to slowly get back to some level of normalcy amid the coronavirus reality that we currently live in. I am sure though that we will all welcome this by the time August comes around...

Mass Governor Charlie Baker filled a supplemental budget bill today.  He is asking the state’s legislature to authorize 1-billion dollars earmarked for the mounting bills to fight the coronavirus. Baker said he expects the total cost would ultimately be reimbursed by the federal government programs...

Gov. Charlie Baker, during his daily briefing on Friday afternoon, announced that he has signed an executive order requiring people to wear a face covering while in public when they are not able to physical distance from others. The order goes into place on Wednesday, May 6th and does not apply to children under the age of 2...

The Baker-Polito Administration announced Monday that Massachusetts residents who are not eligible for regular unemployment benefits can now apply online for the new Pandemic Unemployment Assistance program. As per a media release today, the new federal PUA program will provides up to 39 weeks of unemployment benefits who are unable to work because of a COVID-19-related reason but are not eligible