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Watch live: Charlie Baker holds press conference on plans to lift COVID-19 restrictions

Gov. Charlie Baker is slated to hold a press conference Tuesday afternoon to detail his administration’s plans to phase out COVID-19 restrictions this spring and summer. According to his office, the governor is schedule to speak around 1:45 p.m....

Massachusetts to lift more COVID-19 restrictions over the next month

With more than half of Massachusetts residents at least partially vaccinated, Gov. Charlie Baker announced a multi-step plan Tuesday to phase out more COVID-19 restrictions and allow more businesses to reopen over the course of the next month —...

Charlie Baker expects to announce COVID-19 rule changes 'before the end of April'

Connecticut and Rhode Island announced plans this week to phase out many of their COVID-19 restrictions over the course of May. Massachusetts may not be far behind. During a press conference Thursday afternoon, Gov. Charlie Baker hinted at plans...

Charlie Baker wants Massachusetts to get vaccine doses from states with surplus supply

To the states currently dealing with surplus vaccine supply: Charlie Baker wants your doses. During a press conference Thursday afternoon in Pittsfield, the Massachusetts governor said he had spoken to President Joe Biden’s administration “on several occasions” about diverting...

Map shows Massachusetts has country's lowest vaccine hesitancy rates

Gov. Charlie Baker said this week that there’s “very little hesitancy” about getting the COVID-19 vaccine in Massachusetts. According to recently released federal data, he’s right. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention mapped the results of a national...

Massachusetts has a ban on assault weapons. Some lawmakers don't want them made here, either.

For several decades, it has been illegal for individuals to sell or possess assault weapons in Massachusetts. At the same time, the state has an even longer history as the home of Springfield-based Smith & Wesson, one of the...

Ashish Jha expects states to lift outdoor mask mandates in next few weeks

Dr. Ashish Jha says he expects states to begin lifting outdoor mask mandates in the next few weeks. And while Jha has generally cautioned against loosening COVID-19 restrictions too quickly, he suggests that, in this case, it may be...

Ed Markey introduces bill to add four seats to the Supreme Court

President Joe Biden has said he’s “not a fan” of expanding the Supreme Court. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said Thursday that she has “no plans” to bring any such legislation to the floor for a vote. That isn’t deterring...

Natick Town Meeting voted to condemn the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol. One of their members was there.

Natick Town Meeting overwhelmingly approved a resolution condemning the violent Jan. 6 riot by supporters of former president Donald Trump at the Capitol Building during the group’s spring meeting this week. The largely symbolic resolution was not unlike many...

Red Sox chairman expects new co-owner LeBron James to 'weigh in' on team's management

LeBron James won’t be a hands-off co-owner of the Boston Red Sox, according to Fenway Sports Group chairman Tom Werner. In an interview with The Athletic published Friday morning, Werner said he would be “surprised” if the Los Angeles...

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