Legislature drops deference to Baker as it more stridently questions vaccine rollout
By Emma Platoff and Matt Stout Globe Staff,Updated February 22, 2021, 7:13 p.m.
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Governor Charlie Baker said âwe look forwardâ to speaking with lawmakers at Thursdayâs hearing before a joint COVID oversight committee.Jonathan Wiggs/Globe Staff
The Massachusetts Legislature, which has seemed content to allow the executive branch to lead the stateâs fight against the coronavirus, is poised to assert itself this week, summoning Governor Charlie Baker and his top aides before a new oversight committee to demand answers about the stateâs coronavirus vaccine rollout.
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We don t have any good answers Local leaders frustrated with Baker s decision to stop sending doses to local vaccination sites
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By Marie Morris Globe Correspondent,Updated January 14, 2021, 2:38 p.m.
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House approves Senate bill abolishing Hampshire Council of Governments, pay agency debts including $5.8M pension liability
Updated Jan 06, 2021;
BOSTON – The House approved a Senate bill Tuesday night to abolish Hampshire Council of Governments that includes language to pay the financially collapsed agency’s known obligations – that include an estimated $5.8 million pension liability.
The bill is now on Gov. Charlie Baker’s desk. The Governor has ten days to sign, veto, or amend it.
Following the bill’s passage, members of the western Massachusetts legislative delegation that shepherded this legislation through both chambers, released a statement titled “Hampshire County cities and towns shielded from millions of dollars in liabilities.”