On 20 December, Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker and Lt. Governor Karyn Polito announced the award of USD 180 million in funding for projects supporting offshore wind development, including USD 75 million for upgrades at the Port of New Bedford and USD 75 million for redevelopment of a site in Salem that could also support floating wind.
Rep. Bill Straus (D-Mattapoisett) said that party differences aside, South Coast Rail would never have happened without Republican Governor Charlie Baker.