Lt. Gov. Karyn Polito

Gov. Charlie Baker and Lt. Gov. Karyn Polito plan to vote against the ballot question that would implement a ranked-choice system for Massachusetts elections, their campaign announced Tuesday. “At a time when we need to be promoting turnout and making it easier for voters to cast their ballots, we worry that question two will add an additional layer of complication…

Massachusetts residents will weigh in on ranked-choice voting with Question 2.

Massachusetts’ tax-free weekend will take place August 29 to 30, the Baker administration announced Tuesday. This will be the second sales tax holiday held under the new law that was signed by Governor Baker in 2018 establishing the weekend as an annual occurrence. “The annual sales tax holiday is an opportunity for us to support small businesses and consumers, and…

Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker has extended the closure of the state’s school buildings and non-emergency day care centers through the end of April. His previous order, made to mitigate the spread of the deadly new coronavirus, had only closed the facilities through April 6. The earliest that all schools, public and private, can now re-open is Monday, May 4, Baker…

Gov. Charlie Baker announced Wednesday that all Massachusetts schools will remain closed through the end of April.

Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker gives an update on how the state is fighting the new coronavirus.

Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker and Lt. Gov. Karen Polito discussed the state’s latest coronavirus response efforts Tuesday, the same day a stay-at-home advisory officially went into effect.

Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker said he expects the number of coronavirus cases to rise as the state’s testing capacity continues to grow. Baker, speaking at his daily coronavirus media briefing on Saturday, said the state has made tremendous strides toward increasing its coronavirus testing capacity. “Since Wednesday, testing capacity generally has grown,” he said. Baker said the number of...

Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker said Saturday that he expects the number of coronavirus cases to rise as the state’s testing capacity continues to grow.

Gov. Charlie Baker discussed the first person infected with the new coronavirus to die in Massachusetts.