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A roughly $4 billion spending bill advanced in the Massachusetts House on Thursday without fanfare and could reach Gov. Charlie Baker’s desk when lawmakers in both branches reconvene on Friday. After a conference committee on Wednesday night filed a 163-page compromise bill to spend American Rescue Plan Act and surplus state tax revenue funding, the House accepted its report on…

With the new omicron variant of COVID-19 found in California, health officials are urging safety as new data is collected and analyzed.

It didn’t take long for the news to travel after Gov. Charlie Baker and Lt. Gov. Karyn Polito decided not to seek reelection. Outside the Massachusetts State House, the reaction was swift. “I am surprised. I am very surprised,” Emily Spicer Hankle said. “I think he has done a lot that is good for Massachusetts, and I think there...

Calling his decision not to seek a third term complicated and difficult, Gov. Charlie Baker on Wednesday said he will be focused on the significant work that still needs to be done to guide Massachusetts out of the coronavirus pandemic. “And not focusing on, let’s call it, the discourse — and that’s probably an insult to the word discourse —…

Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey has long been linked to a potential Democratic campaign for governor, but Gov. Charlie Baker and Lt. Gov. Karyn Polito’s announcement Wednesday that they will not seek the office next year did not push Healey into a declaration of her own. In an interview on Bloomberg TV Wednesday, Healey would not answer if she...

Gov. Charlie Baker and Lt. Gov. Karyn Polito announced they won’t be seeking reelection in 2022, setting up what could be an intense campaign for the state house.

Watch the news conference given by Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker and Lt. Gov. Karyn Polito after they announced they would not seek reelection in 2022.

Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker and Lt. Gov. Karyn Polito announced Wednesday morning that they won’t seek reelection in 2022. Here’s a look at who is already running and who else might enter the race.

Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker and Lt. Gov. Karyn Polito announced Wednesday morning that they will not seek reelection to a third term in 2022. You can read their full announcement below: To Our Friends & Colleagues – After several months of discussion with our families, we have decided not to seek re-election in 2022. This was an extremely difficult decision…

Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker and Lt. Gov. Karyn Polito announced Wednesday morning that they won’t seek reelection in 2022. The long-awaited decision, which comes despite Baker’s consistently high approval rating, opens up the race for governor “After several months of discussion with our families, we have decided not to seek re-election in 2022,” they announced jointly via email. “This was…

The demand for COVID-19 booster shots is on the rise in Massachusetts amid an increase in cases and growing concern over the new omicron variant.

The demand for COVID-19 booster shots is on the rise in Massachusetts amid an increase in cases and growing concern over the new omicron variant. The Bay State is seeing a higher demand for boosters when compared with just a couple of weeks ago, Gov. Charlie Baker said, when thousands of open appointments were available. While appointments to get booster...

Gov. Charlie Baker wants to make it easier for vaccinated Massachusetts residents to move in and out of public venues requiring proof of vaccination.

A day after Gov. Charlie Baker said Massachusetts may “soon” deploy a digital COVID-19 vaccine passport similar to those in use in other states, he stressed that he remains opposed to requiring that businesses screen customers for proof of vaccination. “I’ve never supported or agreed to any sort of statewide vaccine mandate program,” Baker said Tuesday. “We just want...

Three mobile monoclonal antibody treatment clinics will open across Massachusetts for high-risk people who have been infected with or exposed to COVID-19, Gov. Charlie Baker announced Tuesday. The treatment, which involves laboratory-produced molecules that can block COVID-19, has shown to be effective in reducing severity of disease and hospitalization. The expanded access to COVID-19 treatment comes amid mounting uncertainty around…

Politicians and medical experts in Massachusetts are urging people to get the COVID-19 vaccine booster shot as the new omicron variant creates uncertainty across the state, the nation and around the globe.

A COVID-19 vaccination passport program that would allow residents to quickly demonstrate their vaccine status could be up and running in Massachusetts and several other states soon, Gov. Charlie Baker said Monday.

Politicians and medical experts in Massachusetts are urging people to get the COVID-19 vaccine booster shot as the new omicron variant creates uncertainty across the state, the nation and around the globe. The local push for the shot comes after the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention urged all eligible adults to get COVID-19 boosters Monday, striking a...

A COVID-19 vaccination passport program that would allow residents to quickly demonstrate their vaccine status could be up and running in Massachusetts and several other states soon, Gov. Charlie Baker said Monday. Proof of vaccination would be available on a QR code on an individual’s cellphone. The code could be quickly scanned to show the person’s vaccination status. “It’s...

Doctors in Boston are urging caution before jumping to conclusions about the new COVID variant omicron.