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Mass. launches youth sports betting safety coalition
With college sports tournaments taking place at both ends of Massachusetts this week, Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell on Thursday announced the launch of a public-private partnership to focus on the risks of sports betting and gambling among young people. The Youth Sports Betting Safety Coalition is meant to raise awareness of the laws, risks, and public health harms associated…
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State partnering with NCAA for youth betting awareness
NCAA President Charlie Baker, Massachusetts’ former governor, joined Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell to discuss a plan to educate young people about responsible gambling and the potential dangers.
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Baker portrait hangs with those of other governors' on walls of Mass. State House
Members of the public can finally get a look at the $29,000 oil-on-canvas memorialization of Gov. Charlie Baker’s eight years in the corner office. Baker’s official portrait, unveiled at a private soiree Dec. 21 in the Massachusetts State House library, was up on the wall this week in the lobby of the executive suite for all to see. With display…
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Now NCAA president, Baker drawing on bipartisan lessons learned as Mass. governor
NCAA President Charlie Baker is drawing on lessons learned during his eight years as a Republican governor in a Massachusetts dominated by Democrats as he tries to help the college athletic association navigate increasingly choppy political waters. Baker has floated a proposal that would require schools that want to be a part of a new D-1 tier to commit to...
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Team Baker returns for private portrait unveiling
Dozens of former Baker administration officials and staffers streamed into the Massachusetts State Library around 5 p.m. for the former governor’s portrait unveiling as the State House shuttered to the public. Reporters were asked to leave the fourth floor of the library at around 4:48 p.m., as Baker’s portrait, shrouded in a blue covering, was perched near a podium...
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‘Unprecedented challenge': Mass. delegation appeals to US labor officials on $2.5B error
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…
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Former Gov. Charlie Baker's Son Arrested on Drunk Driving Charges
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,…
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Remaining State-Run COVID Test Sites to Close by End of March
Massachusetts’ remaining state-run COVID test sites are closing by the end of the month, the Department of Public Health confirmed Tuesday.
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New NCAA President Charlie Baker Says NIL Rules Could Protect Athletes
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…
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US Labor Secretary Marty Walsh to Lead NHL Players Union, Source Says
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...
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Baker Wrapped Up Legislative Work From Home
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…
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Baker Bids Farewell on Final Full Day in Office
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.
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WATCH: Governor Baker Takes Ceremonial ‘Lone Walk' to End His Time in Office
Gov. Charlie Baker left the Massachusetts State House as governor for the last time on Wednesday and was sent off by a cheering crowd.
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WATCH: Ceremony Marks Transfer of Power From Baker to Healey
Watch the ceremonial transfer of power between Mass. Gov. Charlie Baker and Gov.-elect Maura
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Wednesday Is Gov. Baker's Last Full Day in Office
Governor Baker is scheduled to take his ‘lone walk’ out of the State House starting at 5 p.m. Wednesday.
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Changing of the Guard: Gov. Baker Marks Final Full Day in Office
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...
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FULL INTERVIEW: Charlie Baker Reflects on 8 Years as Governor
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.
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Gov. Baker Delivers Farewell Address After ‘8 Cherished Years'
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.
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Outgoing Gov. Charlie Baker Thanks People of Mass. After ‘8 Cherished Years'
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…
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With Little Time Left in Office, Gov. Baker Happy to Look Back on Accomplishments
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…