Charlie Baker

Citing a Baker administration “accounting error,” members of the state’s Congressional delegation called Tuesday on federal labor officials to work with the Healey administration on a solution to the “over withdrawal” of $2.5 billion in federal funds to pay unemployment benefits during the pandemic. In a letter released Wednesday, nine delegation members asserted “many states have encountered issues” administering federal…

Andrew Baker, the son of former Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker was arrested last night for drunk driving, according to Essex County’s District Attorney’s office. Baker, a 29-year-old resident of South Boston was followed by Peabody police onto Route 114 after police received reports from another driver of a Volkswagen Jetta driving erratically. Peabody police stopped Baker on Route 95 South,…

Massachusetts’ remaining state-run COVID test sites are closing by the end of the month, the Department of Public Health confirmed Tuesday.

As Charlie Baker takes over as NCAA president, he brings a different way of thinking about one of the more important and most polarizing issues in college athletics: Regulating how college athletes monetize their fame. To Baker, athletes such as quarterback recruit Jaden Rashada and Miami basketball players Hanna and Haley Cavinder are consumers who need help in a burgeoning…

Marty Walsh, the U.S. secretary of labor and former mayor of Boston, is set to leave the Biden administration to be the next head of the NHL players union, a source familiar with the matter tells NBC News. A former union member, Walsh has been the country’s top labor official for nearly two years, and he served two terms...

Charlie Baker dove back into state business Thursday morning after his “lone walk,” working from home as his term as governor expired to sign 61 bills while allowing two others to die. Baker’s press office — whose members sent out their own farewell messages just minutes later — announced the outgoing governor cleared his desk of the 92 bills that…

As his eight years as Massachusetts governor come to a close, Charlie Baker stopped for handshakes and pictures with well-wishers during the traditional “Lone Walk” from the State House.

Gov. Charlie Baker left the Massachusetts State House as governor for the last time on Wednesday and was sent off by a cheering crowd.

Watch the ceremonial transfer of power between Mass. Gov. Charlie Baker and Gov.-elect Maura

Governor Baker is scheduled to take his ‘lone walk’ out of the State House starting at 5 p.m. Wednesday.

Wednesday marked Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker’s final full day in office, as he prepared to pass the torch to Gov.-elect Maura Healey on Thursday. Baker had a full day as he wrapped up business in the corner office on Beacon Hill. Baker finished his day by walking out of the State House one final time as governor of the...

In his final days in office, Gov. Charlie Baker looks back on his time leading Massachusetts and touches on what drew him to his next role as president of the NCAA.

Days before the end of his term in office, Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker held a news conference to review his administration’s accomplishments and what he’ll miss about the commonwealth.

As he prepares to leave the corner office on Beacon Hill, Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker offered his thanks and best wishes to the people of the commonwealth in a farewell address Tuesday. Touching on the budget, the pandemic and bipartisanship, Baker said he and Lt. Gov. Karyn Polito will be leaving the building for the last time Wednesday “with love…

Just days before leaving office, Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker looks relaxed and at peace with his decision to leave public life — and happy to look back over the progress he was able to make during eight years in office. What does Baker think his administration did really well? “State and local government relationships,” Baker responded instantly. “I think the…

Just days before leaving office, Governor Charlie Baker looks relaxed and at peace with his decision to leave public life – and happy to look back over the progress he was able to make during eight years in office.

Alison King brings you the latest edition of her holiday tradition, with Gov. Charlie Baker, Massachusetts’ U.S. senators and many more joining together to sing a Christmas carol.

After eight years on the job, Charlie Baker’s days as Massachusetts’ governor are numbered. The 66-year-old chief executive is preparing to leave the State House for his new job as president of the NCAA. “We’ll see if we can do something to figure out the grand plan for collegiate athletics,” Baker said. “The chapter’s got to get written by...

After Charlie Baker steps down as governor of Massachusetts, he will take over as the president of the NCAA.

The outgoing Massachusetts governor announced his next career move Thursday.