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Bristol County Sheriff Tom Hodgson is enthusiastically supporting Governor Charlie Baker's decision to revise an immigration policy in Massachusetts. The move reverses a policy that prevented State Police from detaining illegal immigrants...

BOSTON (AP) - Republican Gov. Charlie Baker's administration is revising policies for when and how state police can hold individuals wanted by federal immigration authorities. The new guidelines announced Thursday replace a more restrictive policy implemented by former Democratic Gov...

With the commitment from Governor Charlie Baker to sign into law a transgender anti-discrimination bill, some businesses and organizations may have to change their policies. The YMCA serves as a place where the public can exercise, shower, and relax, and YMCA Southcoast President Jim Scherer tells WBSM News there will be little change to current policy...

For nearly seven hours Wednesday, state representatives debated the so-called "bathroom bill." The bill passed by a 116-36 margin, and would ban discrimination of individuals who use a public facility such as a bathroom or a locker room based on what gender they identify as...

BOSTON (AP) — Gov. Charlie Baker says he would sign a bill banning discrimination against transgender people in public accommodations if it includes language sought by House leaders. The promise on Tuesday comes after the Republican governor for months declined to say whether he would sign the bill, which would allow individuals to use restrooms that correspond with their gender identity, among ot

BOSTON (AP) _ Massachusetts Republican Gov. Charlie Baker has reiterated that he will not vote for Donald Trump in November. Baker told reporters Wednesday that he now believes Trump will be his party's nominee after Trump won Tuesday's Indiana primary...

It appears Governor Charlie Baker will not veto a bill that would legally protect transgender people who use whichever bathroom they prefer.

BOSTON (AP) _ The Massachusetts House and Senate have given final approval to a wide-ranging effort to address the state's deadly opioid addiction crisis. The Senate on Thursday unanimously approved the bill that would limit initial painkiller prescriptions to a seven-day supply and set an evaluation requirement within 24 hours for overdose victims seeking help at hospital emergency rooms... Read

Mayor Jon Mitchell says a bill forged by the House and Senate to curb opioid abuse is good progress. The bill, pending approval by the Legislature and the Governor, would limit opioid prescriptions to a seven-day supply for each script...

BOSTON (AP) _ Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker and Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon are placing a friendly wager on the outcome of this weekend's playoff game between the New England Patriots and the Kansas City Chiefs. The Massachusetts Republican has wagered Boston creme pie cupcakes from the Koffee Kup Bakery in Springfield, the state's official cupcake...