Gov. Charlie Baker vetoes climate bill
![BOSTON – Scuttling what looked to be a major session-ending accomplishment for the Legislature, Gov. Charlie Baker on Thursday vetoed ambitious climate legislation over his concerns that key pieces of the bill could stymie housing construction, and that the Legislature did nothing in the bill to help cities and town adapt to the effects of […] BOSTON – Scuttling what looked to be a major session-ending accomplishment for the Legislature, Gov. Charlie Baker on Thursday vetoed ambitious climate legislation over his concerns that key pieces of the bill could stymie housing construction, and that the Legislature did nothing in the bill to help cities and town adapt to the effects of […]](https://www.nashobavalleyvoice.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/low-l-golden-2-1.jpg?w=514)
BOSTON – Scuttling what looked to be a major session-ending accomplishment for the Legislature, Gov. Charlie Baker on Thursday vetoed ambitious climate legislation over his concerns that key pieces of the bill could stymie housing construction, and that the Legislature did nothing in the bill to help cities and town adapt to the effects of […]
![BOSTON – Gov. Charlie Baker on Thursday signed legislation spreading $626 million around the economy over the next five years and making it easier to build new housing, an area where Massachusetts has lagged behind other states. Baker said the bill was strategically tailored during its drafting to respond to some of the economic challenges […] BOSTON – Gov. Charlie Baker on Thursday signed legislation spreading $626 million around the economy over the next five years and making it easier to build new housing, an area where Massachusetts has lagged behind other states. Baker said the bill was strategically tailored during its drafting to respond to some of the economic challenges […]](https://www.nashobavalleyvoice.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/Bakernc4-3-1-4.jpg?w=281)


![Wastewater treatment plants along Massachusetts rivers will have to notify the public when they dump untreated sewage into the water during heavy rain events, thanks to a bill signed into law by Gov. Charlie Baker this week. “This legislation has been in the making for about a decade. It’s been a long battle for transparency […] Wastewater treatment plants along Massachusetts rivers will have to notify the public when they dump untreated sewage into the water during heavy rain events, thanks to a bill signed into law by Gov. Charlie Baker this week. “This legislation has been in the making for about a decade. It’s been a long battle for transparency […]](https://www.nashobavalleyvoice.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/010918waterce015-1.jpg?w=241)
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