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Jobs Leave Massachusetts, As Gov. Raimondo Brings Company to Providence

Rhode Island’s Business-Friendly Climate Attracts Massachusetts Firm Yesterday, Rhode Island Governor Gina Raimondo announced the arrival of Trade Area Systems, a firm formerly based in Gov. Charlie Baker’s Massachusetts. Governor Raimondo had worked on a tax package to bring the company to Providence. Trade Area Systems plans to add eight jobs in addition to the…

Charlie Baker Eliminated Health Coverage for Thousands of Western Massachusetts Seniors

Heading into tonight’s debate in Western Massachusetts, Charlie Baker will have to confront the truth about his tenure at Harvard Pilgrim. While making millions of dollars as the CEO, Baker eliminated health insurance coverage for 3,500 seniors in Western Massachusetts. This is the same Charlie Baker who is currently involved in a pay-to-play investigation and who…

SHOCK: Baker Won’t Ask Christie to Release Pay-to-Play Finding

In last night’s debate, Charlie Baker was pressed by Jim Braude on whether he thought RGA Chair Chris Christie should release the findings of a New Jersey pay-to-play investigation involving Baker instead of waiting until after the election. Baker had the opportunity to be transparent and call on Christie to release the findings, but instead…

Charlie Baker Tries To Hide From His Outsourcing Record

In tonight’s debate Republican Charlie Baker continued to make false claims about his “jobs” record. Here’s the truth: Baker outsourced jobs and was so good at it that he won the Outsourcing Excellence Award at the “Oscars of Outsourcing.” Baker was pressed on this record by moderator Margery Eagan, asking what he was he thinking getting…

RGA Chair Christie’s Administration Withholds Findings Into Baker Pay-to-Play Investigation

According to a troubling new report, Republican Governors Association Chair Chris Christie has rushed to the aide of Charlie Baker, with his Treasury Department blocking the release of findings of a New Jersey pay-to-play investigation involving the Massachusetts Republican. The documents Christie’s administration is withholding involve Baker’s $10,000 contribution to the New Jersey Republican State Committee, which…

NEW WEB AD: Charlie Baker, Award-Winning Outsourcer

The Democratic Governors Association today launched a new web ad exposing how Massachusetts Republican Charlie Baker helped ship Massachusetts jobs overseas as a private executive as his own salary tripled. Just yesterday, Politico reported that Baker won the Outsourcing Excellence Award at the “Oscars of Outsourcing” for his work destroying jobs here at home. “Charlie Baker claims to…

DGA Statement on the Democratic Primary for Governor of Massachusetts

Vermont Governor Peter Shumlin, Chair of the Democratic Governors Association, tonight issued the following statement regarding Martha Coakley’s nomination for governor of Massachusetts: “Against an outstanding field of candidates, Martha Coakley won a tremendous victory tonight in securing the Democratic nomination for governor of Massachusetts. Voters responded to her strong record of accomplishment on behalf…

Patrick launches $2m in scholarships for needed degrees

By Peter Schworm In a renewed effort to boost the number of college graduates in fast-growing fields, Massachusetts has awarded $2 million in scholarships to public college students pursuing degrees in science, business, and health care. The initiative, the first time the state has broadly encouraged career choices through financial aid, seeks to help students complete…

Business leaders express support for Patrick’s education plan

A group of 87 business leaders have come out in support of Governor Deval Patrick’s early education plan, and the new revenue tied to it, which they say is a necessary investment to ensure there is a well-educated workforce. The announcement was made in a letter Tuesday, as the governor prepared to meet with business…

Patrick Files Legislation to Fund Infrastructure Improvements Over the Next Ten Years

In joint association with the Massachusetts Department of Transportation, Mass. Gov. Deval Patrick filed legislation Wednesday to fund infrastructure improvements over the next 10 years. “These investments will create the jobs and opportunity today that will build a stronger Commonwealth for tomorrow,” Patrick said in a press release Wednesday. “A modern, safe, equitable 21st century…

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