Governor

During his half-hour appearance on GBH Radio on Thursday, Gov. Charlie Baker revealed a bit about how the people around him view the prospect of him seeking a third term, if not how he views it himself. Baker and co-hosts Jim Braude and Margery Eagan were talking about the vaccine rollout and when Baker would get vaccinated when Braude asked Baker,...

Tuesday saw the next phase in Vermont’s coronavirus vaccine rollout, as a new age group became eligible for shots. The Vermont Health Department opened vaccine registration to people age 70 and up. Previously, vaccines had been limited to groups including health care workers who encounter patients, residents of long-term care facilities and people age 75 and older. Interest was strong….

The first official candidate in the race for governor of Massachusetts is progressive Democrat Ben Downing, a former state senator.

President Donald Trump tweeted on Thursday that White House Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders would be leaving her post at the end of June.

Arnold Schwarzenegger shared words of hope on Sunday in the aftermath of the deadly mob at the U.S. Capitol, while also denouncing President Donald Trump and the “spinelessness” of his fellow Republicans.

New Hampshire officials released new details Tuesday on how and when the COVID-19 vaccine will be made available to residents. Already, 53,675 doses of the vaccine have been distributed and over 30,000 people have received their first doses. Those people are the highest-risk health care workers, first responders and long-term care facility residents and staff. That first round, or phase…

Danielle Allen, a Harvard University scholar and Democrat, announced Monday she is considering a run for Massachusetts governor in 2022.

Maine’s Senate has backed an end to the state’s religious and philosophical exemptions to vaccines. The Senate’s 18-17 vote Tuesday means the bill faces a round of procedural votes in both chambers before heading to Democratic Gov. Janet Mills’ desk.

If you thought the nation’s top infectious disease expert, Dr. Anthony Fauci, was the only coronavirus response leader with a bobblehead, think again. A bobblehead of Gov. Charlie Baker was unveiled by the National Bobblehead Hall of Fame and Museum on Thursday morning, along with other governors, including Andrew Cuomo of New York and Chris Sununu of New Hampshire....

Mass. Gov. Charlie Baker announces new coronavirus testing for schools in a COVID-19 update.

With just three weeks until school starts, most districts in Vermont are planning for a hybrid reopening model, combining in-person and remote instruction. “Kids will have been away from school for more than five months when they return in September,” Gov. Phil Scott said in a Tuesday briefing. “We don’t know the full impact, but what we do know...

Two candidates who both served as replacement governors in the wake of a Puerto Rican political crisis are competing against each other for a chance to win the job in their own right as the disaster-struck U.S. territory holds primary elections

Cyntoia Brown, who was given a life sentence for killing a man who picked her up for sex at 16, was released from prison Wednesday after several celebrities pushed for her release.

Cyntoia Brown, championed by celebrities as a symbol of unfair sentencing, was released early Wednesday from the Tennessee Prison for Women, where she had been serving a life sentence for killing a man who had picked her up for sex at 16. Kim Kardashian West, Rihanna, Snoop Dogg and LeBron James had lobbied for Brown’s release, calling her a sex...

Vermont will allow all fall sports to resume when school reopens, Gov. Phil Scott announced Friday. “Things will look much different, especially when it comes to high-contact sports,” Scott said Friday. “This won’t be a normal season, but our goal is to offer a path forward for each of these sports to give our kids some sense of normalcy.”...

Gov. Baker urges Massachusetts residents to wear a mask whenever they leave the house, due to COVID-19.

Gov. Phil Scott on Friday extended Vermont’s state of emergency until May 15. It had been set to expire on April 15. The state of emergency includes the stay-at-home order. Schools remain dismissed through the end of the school year. “I know how disappointing this is to many, if some were hoping we could magically flip a switch and go…

New Hampshire Gov. Chris Sununu has ordered all hotels and short-term rentals like Airbnb to suspend non-essential accommodations, effective immediately. Sununu made the announcement at a news conference Monday afternoon, saying it was made after hearing concerns from hotel operators and citizens alike. “As I’ve repeatedly stated, no governor can close down the border. We cannot do that under...

A fourth death related to the novel coronavirus has been confirmed in New Hampshire as officials with the state Department of Health and Human Services investigate others that may be linked to the virus, authorities announced Wednesday. During a news conference with Gov. Chris Sununu, state epidemiologist Dr. Benjamin Chan said there are now 415 confirmed COVID-19 cases in the…

New Hampshire is set to issue a stay-at-home order and directing non-essential businesses to end in-person operations by midnight on Friday, March 27.