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FALL RIVER - Once one of President-Elect Donald Trump's loudest critics, Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker now plans to attend Trump's inauguration ceremony in January.

BOSTON (AP) _ Republican Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker, who did not vote for Donald Trump, is urging the president-elect's critics not to prejudge the incoming administration or key appointees to federal posts. Baker said Tuesday after returning from the Republican Governor's Association meeting in Florida that he was encouraged by the tone of a private meeting the governors had with Vice Presi

Governor Charlie Baker stopped in New Bedford Thursday as he continues to advocate for lifting the cap on charter schools across the Commonwealth with less than a week until Election Day.

Governor Charlie Baker announced Monday the launch of the Baker-Polito Administration's hiring transparency initiative that will allow the public to search a database of Executive Department employees, according to a press release.

Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker says he plans to sign a bill that would require men and women to be paid equally for comparable work. The Republican told reporters on Monday that he would sign the legislation sometime next week. Supporters say women are currently paid on average about 82% of what their male counterparts make for comparable work in Massachusetts...

Support for medical marijuana continues to grow in New Bedford, this time with formal support by the City Council for a dispensary in the north end of the city.

The Fall River Area and New Bedford Area Chambers of Commerce invited Lt. Governor Karyn Polito to speak at their annual Legislative Luncheon at Rachel's Lakeside in Dartmouth Thursday.

Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker will not be attending next week's National GOP Convention in Cleveland, OH.

BOSTON (AP) _ Republican Gov. Charlie Baker is suggesting an alternative route for commuter rail service to New Bedford and Fall River as the projected price tag for the original project surges. The estimated cost for the long-awaited South Coast rail project grew on Monday, from more than $2...

The Baker administration has awarded three Extended Learning Time grants to Massachusetts public schools, two of them to New Bedford Schools. Superintendent Dr. Pia Durkin says the grants, totalling $712,000 will extend the school days at Hayden-McFadden Elementary and Normandin Middle schools by half an hour...