Post by Logan on Jan 21, 2016 20:22:01 GMT -6
Governor Charlie Baker, whose Mr.Fix-It persona has made him one of the most popular politicians in the country, vowed to remain committed to the “blocking and tackling of government” in his first State of the Commonwealth speech Thursday.
Acknowledging that “some have lamented how boring we are,” he did not make any of the splashy new proposals that governors sometimes offer in one of their most-watched addresses, opting instead for tweaks to the machinery of state.
“Every day the people expect their state government to work,” Baker said according to an advance copy of the speech. “They work hard. They have to sweat the details, and they have to perform. So should we.”
The Republican governor called for $75 million for vocational schools, and scaling back Massachusetts’ controversial film tax credit, which he tried and failed to eliminate last year.
Continued at www.bostonglobe.com/metro/2016/01/21/baker-deliver-state-state-address/eM7dqjWgZOiXHQKvwJdO3I/story.html
Acknowledging that “some have lamented how boring we are,” he did not make any of the splashy new proposals that governors sometimes offer in one of their most-watched addresses, opting instead for tweaks to the machinery of state.
“Every day the people expect their state government to work,” Baker said according to an advance copy of the speech. “They work hard. They have to sweat the details, and they have to perform. So should we.”
The Republican governor called for $75 million for vocational schools, and scaling back Massachusetts’ controversial film tax credit, which he tried and failed to eliminate last year.
Continued at www.bostonglobe.com/metro/2016/01/21/baker-deliver-state-state-address/eM7dqjWgZOiXHQKvwJdO3I/story.html