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STATE HOUSE, BOSTON — The Legislature sent its rewrite of the voter-approved legal marijuana bill, with a higher tax rate and less power for voters, to the governor on Thursday, 255 days after about 1.8 million voters put the law on the books...

NEW BEDFORD — Gubernatorial candidate and Newton Mayor Setti Warren paid a visit to City Hall Wednesday as part of his campaign's grassroots approach to Beacon Hill, while also addressing recent comments made by Governor Charlie Baker.

MassDevelopment is now in charge of State Pier in New Bedford, taking it over from the Department of Conservation and Recreation a few weeks ago. In an appearance in New Bedford earlier this week, Governor Charlie Baker says MassDevelopment was the right choice to take it over because they've had experience dealing with similar projects...

BOSTON (AP) - Gov. Charlie Baker is planning to sign legislation doubling the line of duty death benefit for families of first responders. The bill will increase the benefit from $150,000 to $300,000. The change is included in a supplemental spending bill for the current 2017 fiscal year...

NEW BEDFORD - What is traditionally a non-partisan race has continued to develop into a race that clearly is separating Democrats from Republicans. The latest news from the run for the vacant Ward Three seat on the New Bedford City Council is that Jill Marie Ussach, the only declared Republican in the race, has been endorsed by governor Charlie Baker...

NEW BEDFORD - Governor Charlie Baker addressed the importance of vocational education to a crowd of over 500 local business and elected officials during Greater New Bedford Regional Vocational Technical High School's Advisory Committee meeting Wednesday evening.

BOSTON (AP) - Massachusetts officials are decrying the Trump administration's rollback of federal public school bathroom protections for transgender students. Gov. Charlie Baker said Thursday he was disappointed with the decision, adding in Massachusetts "kids are going to be protected and kids are going to be able to feel safe and secure in the communities they live in and the schools that t

BOSTON (AP) - Gov. Charlie Baker is planning to launch a Black Advisory Commission charged with advising him on issues related to the economic prosperity and well-being of the black community in Massachusetts. The Republican governor plans to launch the commission as a celebration of Black History Month by signing an executive order Thursday and swearing in several members of the panel... Read Mor

NEW BEDFORD - Two Southcoast communities have received state recognition for renewable energy initiatives. New Bedford was one of 30 communities in Massachusetts named as a "Green Community" by Governor Charlie Baker Thursday. New Bedford Energy Manager Scott Durkee tells WBSM News improvements in energy efficiency across the city have had multi-faceted benefits...

FALL RIVER - Governor Charlie Baker acknowledged that he will likely support a measure by the state legislature to delay the opening of recreational marijuana shops Thursday during a visit to Fall River.