BOSTON (AP) — Massachusetts officials raised major concerns Wednesday about Entergy’s proposed sale of the soon-to-be-closed Pilgrim nuclear power plant in Plymouth to another company ...

BOSTON (AP) — Gov. Charlie Baker has named a new head of the Massachusetts Emergency Management Agency.

Samantha Phillips will take over from outgoing MEMA Director Kurt Schwartz as head ...

BOSTON (AP) — Republican Gov. Charlie Baker isn’t ready to throw his support behind the likely presidential bid of his predecessor and one-time boss.

Baker calls former Republican ...

BOSTON (AP) — Massachusetts Auditor Suzanne Bump is calling on the state Human Resources Division to provide greater oversight of executive branch agency compliance with the diversity and affirmative action policies of Republican Gov. Charlie Baker’s administration.

The Democrat said this ...

BOSTON (AP) — With steps big and small, Massachusetts is moving toward a more environmentally friendly future in which the state will rely increasingly on renewable energy.

One step came this week when Republican Gov. Charlie Baker announced more than $500,000 in funding for what he ...

BOSTON (AP) — Massachusetts is making $7.7 million in grant money available to help cities stem gang violence.

Gov. Charlie Baker’s administration says the funding comes from a 13-year-old anti-gang initiative named for the late Sen. Charles Shannon, who was a police officer before being ...

BOSTON (AP) — Massachusetts is in a better position to deal with another federal government shutdown.

That’s according to Republican Gov. Charlie Baker who said Monday top officials in his administration and the Democratic-controlled Legislature have met to prepare in the event of a second ...

BOSTON (AP) — Gov. Charlie Baker says people should use their “best judgment” in preparing for a winter storm that is heading for Massachusetts.

The National Weather Service has issued a winter storm watch for much of the state on Tuesday for a storm that forecasters expect will begin as ...

BOSTON (AP) — Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker is re-filing a bill aimed at cracking down on pornographic images published by people seeking revenge against former lovers while offering diversion programs for teenagers who post explicit pictures or videos online.

Under the bill, minors ...

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper says the federal government must step up and again be a leader in reducing greenhouse gas emissions and addressing the effects of climate change.

Cooper testified Wednesday before the House Committee on Natural Resources on Capitol Hill ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Republican Gov. Charlie Baker has told a congressional panel that climate change is not a partisan issue, at least not in Massachusetts.

Baker is among those testifying on Wednesday before the House Natural Resources Committee, which is holding its first extensive hearing ...

BOSTON (AP) — Gov. Charlie Baker is heading to Washington to tell Congress about what Massachusetts is doing to prepare for, and combat, climate change.

The Republican is scheduled to testify Wednesday morning before the House Natural Resources Committee.

Baker is expected to talk ...

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (AP) — Massachusetts Democrats will hold their annual convention in Springfield but are snubbing the city’s Democratic mayor because he endorsed the state’s Republican governor.

Mayor Domenic Sarno said in a statement Tuesday that he was happy to learn the state ...

BOSTON (AP) — Candidates for statewide office in Massachusetts spent $26.4 million during the last election cycle, a big number but 20 percent less than what was spent by statewide candidates four years ago.

That’s according to figures released by the state Office of Campaign and Political ...

BOSTON (AP) — The governors of Massachusetts and California are placing a friendly wager on the outcome of Super Bowl matchup between the New England Patriots and the Los Angeles Rams.

Republican Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker and Democratic California Governor Gavin Newsom say they ...

BOSTON (AP) — Anti-smoking advocates are faulting political leaders in Massachusetts for not spending enough money to help curb smoking in the commonwealth.

A recent report from the American Lung Association finds Massachusetts had mixed progress on its efforts to reduce and prevent ...

BOSTON (AP) — Massachusetts is launching a program to give homeless college students a place to live.

The Boston Globe reports that under the ...

BOSTON (AP) — Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker is planning to visit a Boston mosque.

Organizers say the visit Friday to the Islamic Society of Boston Cultural Center — the largest mosque in New England — is the first by a sitting Republican Massachusetts governor.

Muslims are ...

BOSTON (AP) — Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker is planning to keep talking to Democratic leaders on Beacon Hill about ways the state could help federal workers if there is another government shutdown.

The Republican governor said Monday his office will keep discussing with House Speaker ...

BOSTON (AP) — Though he vetoed a similar measure last year, Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker is proposing the elimination of a welfare rule that denies benefits to children born into families already receiving public assistance.

A provision in the $42.7 billion state budget recently filed ...

BOSTON (AP) — Gov. Charlie Baker’s call to tax manufacturers of opioid medications represents the latest high-profile attempt by state leaders to hold pharmaceutical companies accountable in some part for the ongoing opioid addiction crisis.

Included in the Republican’s proposed state ...

BOSTON (AP) — Gov. Charlie Baker is preparing to present lawmakers with ideas about how Massachusetts could help federal workers furloughed or working without pay because of the partial federal government shutdown.

The Republican said Thursday his administration is looking for ways that ...

BOSTON (AP) — The Latest on the state budget and Gov. Charlie Baker’s plan to overhaul the formula used to distribute state education funds (all times local):

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Republican Gov. Charlie Baker’s plan to overhaul the state’s education formula is coming under criticism from some ...

BOSTON (AP) — A wide-ranging traffic safety proposal filed Tuesday by Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker would ban drivers from using handheld cellphones and give police increased power to enforce the state’s seatbelt requirements.

The bill also calls for mandatory speed limit reductions in ...

BOSTON (AP) — Low-income seniors would see a break on how much they pay for health care under a plan Republican Gov. Charlie Baker is including in his state budget proposal.

Under the plan, seniors who earn 130 to 165 percent of the federal poverty level — from just under $16,000 to about ...

BOSTON (AP) — Gov. Charlie Baker is proposing an increase in the state excise tax on real estate transfers to help Massachusetts communities better prepare for the effects of climate change.

Baker said Friday the plan will be included in his proposed state budget for the fiscal year that ...

BOSTON (AP) — The Massachusetts Department of Transitional Assistance has begun issuing February SNAP benefits to the vast majority of households who use the federal Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program.

The agency said Thursday that because of the partial federal government shutdown, ...

BOSTON (AP) — Gov. Charlie Baker unveiled a proposal on Thursday that would legalize and tax betting on professional sports online and at casinos in Massachusetts.

Baker, a Republican, announced that he would file legislation allowing the Massachusetts Gaming Commission to license the ...

BOSTON (AP) — Boston Mayor Marty Walsh is planning a road trip to Washington with Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker.

The Democrat said in his annual State of the City address Tuesday that he and the Republican governor are hoping to show a “united front” as they meet members of a ...

BOSTON (AP) — Legislation filed in Massachusetts calls for the state to pay the salaries of active duty members of the U.S. Coast Guard for the duration of the federal government shutdown.

The bill, introduced this week by state Rep. Diana DiZoglio, a Democrat from Methuen, would apply ...

BOSTON (AP) — Republican Gov. Charlie Baker says his administration is exploring ways to offer state unemployment benefits to federal workers and contractors who are not being paid because of the partial federal government shutdown.

Baker said there are about 47,000 federal employees in ...

BOSTON (AP) — Gov. Charlie Baker has pocket vetoed a bill that would ban flame retardant chemicals from being used in a variety of household products.

In a letter sent to lawmakers on Friday, the Republican governor said while he supports the legislation’s goal of eliminating the toxic ...

BOSTON (AP) — Massachusetts has a new law designed to give consumers more protection from data breaches.

The bill signed on Thursday by Republican Gov. Charlie Baker was spurred by the massive 2017 Equifax breach. The measure includes several provisions, including one requiring companies ...

BOSTON (AP) — The question of how to best distribute state education dollars is emerging as a top issue in Massachusetts’ new legislative session, as mayors, lawmakers and educational advocates pressed Wednesday for increased funding for public schools, especially in poorer ...

BOSTON (AP) — The 191st session of the Massachusetts Legislature and the 116th U.S. Congress were both sworn in this week and Gov. Charlie Baker was quick to draw a sharp distinction between the way politics is played in ...

BOSTON (AP) — A bill approved by Massachusetts lawmakers will prohibit the use of several types of toxic flame retardants in a variety of household products.

The measure was sent to Republican Gov. Charlie Baker’s desk on Tuesday, the last official day of the 2017-2018 legislative ...

BOSTON (AP) — Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker is about to be sworn in to a second term in office.

The Republican handily defeated his Democratic challenger Jay Gonzalez in November’s election to claim another four years as the state’s chief executive.

Baker and Lt. Gov. Karyn Polito ...

BOSTON (AP) — Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker has signed legislation to extend unemployment benefits for locked out employees of utility National Grid.

By signing the legislation Monday, the Republican ensured that about 1,200 union workers who have been locked out since July won’t ...

BOSTON (AP) — Top officials in Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker’s administration will be seeing a little something extra in their paychecks in the new year.

Eligible cabinet secretaries, agency heads and commissioners can look forward to a 5.5 percent hike.

Most members of the ...