Gov. Charlie Baker

With Covid-19 cases continue to increase in Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker has announced curfews for some businesses, a crackdown on house parties and new executive orders, including the use wearing of face coverings, at a press conference at the State House this afternoon...

Governor Charlie Baker, along with STEM Advisory Council Co-Chair Lt. Governor Karyn Polito, MIT President L. Rafael Reif, educators, business leaders and state officials kicked off the Third Annual Massachusetts STEM Week today. Throughout this week in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, academic and employer partners will be engaging in virtual events, design challenges, speaker panels, lessons,

Building on efforts to ensure a resilient, secure food supply chain in the Commonwealth, the Baker-Polito Administration has announced over $5.5 million in grants to address urgent food insecurity for Massachusetts residents as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, and a portion of the money is going to the Northern Berkshire city of North Adams...

Governor Baker on Friday signed an order activating members of the Massachusetts National Guard in the event municipal leaders require their assistance. Here is a statement from an Executive Office of Public Safety & Security Spokesperson: Governor Baker today signed an order activating up to 1,000 members of the Massachusetts National Guard in the event that municipal leaders require their a

The Baker-Polito Administration has awarded $4 million in MassTrails Grants to 55 local trail projects throughout the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. The grants will support the state’s vast network of trails with projects dedicated to the construction, maintenance, and improvements for a variety of public trails, including hiking trails, bikeways, and shared-use paths...

Governor Charlie Baker signed a 1/12th interim State Budget on Friday that will keep the Massachusetts Government going through the end of July. The Governor, at the start of his media Briefing on Friday, announced that he had just signed a $5...

Investigators say leadership at the Holyoke Soldier’s Home, where nearly 80 residents sickened with the coronavirus have died, made "substantial errors and failures" amid the coronavirus outbreak, and that helped the disease run rampant there.

During his media briefing Friday, Governor Charlie Baker laid out the details for Step Two of Phase II of the states reopening plan.

The Baker-Polito Administration filed legislation on Wednesday to create a framework for certifying Massachusetts law enforcement officers, provide accountability, ensure that police departments in and outside Massachusetts have access to candidates’ training and disciplinary records, and provide incentives for officers to pursue advanced training to better serve their communities...

The Baker-Polito Administration has released detailed guidelines for the phased reopening of childcare, camps, and summer recreational programs. The health and safety requirements apply to the reopening of all childcare programs, recreational camps and municipal or recreational programs not traditionally licensed as camps as part of the phased reopening of the Commonwealth...