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John Bosher and Chris Charles met as students at Columbia College Chicago in the mid-2000s. Charlie Baker says he thinks 'people are going to be blown away' by MGM Springfield", "State Allows Soon-To-Open Springfield Casino To Serve Alcohol Until 4 AM", "Gov. [4] He was cast in Terrence Malick's To the Wonder in 2011. [538] In January 2017, Baker voiced support for the Women's Marches being held across the United States. Charles Baker surrendered Tuesday night to agents from the federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms. [418][419][420] Instead, the white paper concludes that the UMass System Board of Trustees' approval of an accelerated five-year capital spending plan in December 2014 without assuring that capital reserves would be made available to pay for the plan, as well as an error to a five-year campus reserve ratio estimate prepared by the UMass Central Budget Office and presented to the System Board of Trustees in April 2016, caused the $26 million in budget reductions interim Chancellor Barry Mills implemented, and that the reductions were made at the UMass Central Office's direction. [573], In February 2017, Baker said that the restaurants and other businesses closed for the Day Without Immigrants protest were making a "big statement" with their strike,[574] issued an executive order to reestablish the state's Black Advisory Commission to advise his administration on issues of concern to the black community in Massachusetts,[575] and opposed a Trump administration proposal to deploy 100,000 U.S. National Guard soldiers to increase enforcement of the administration's immigration policies. (January 24, 2000). [306], Also in December 2018, Baker certified a six percent pay increase for state legislators, statewide constitutional officers, and state judges. ", Helman, Scott (July 30, 2009). [294] In June 2018, Baker signed into law a "grand bargain" bill that will incrementally increase the state minimum wage to $15 per hour and the tipped minimum wage to $6.75 per hour by 2023, eliminated the state's requirement for time-and-a-half pay for retail workers on Sundays and holidays, and created a new paid family and medical leave program. [176], In January 2015, Baker's administration announced estimates indicating that the state had a $765million budget deficit for fiscal year 2015. Charlie Baker signs law guaranteeing birth control without copays in Massachusetts", "Gov. [21] In May 1999, he was named president and CEO of Harvard Vanguard's parent company, Harvard Pilgrim Health Care, a non-profit health benefits organization. [521] In August 2016, the state legislature overrode Baker's veto of legislation requiring health insurance coverage for long-term Lyme disease treatment. [68], After polls closed on election night, preliminary results showed that Baker had won the election. [320], In January 2017, Baker's administration announced that Massachusetts would enter a second $250million public-private partnership with the Manufacturing USA network to form a robotics manufacturing institute in the state. [65] He later said in a debate that he would have signed the gun control bill as it was signed by Governor Patrick. . [443] In March 2018, the Massachusetts Department of Energy Resources announced that the state's electric distribution companies had "terminated the conditional selection of the Northern Pass Hydro project," and were concluding negotiations on the RFP runner-up proposal, Central Maine Power's 1.2 GW New England Clean Energy Connect project, as a replacement. Gives Out $20M In Grants To Grow Energy Storage Market", "Baker-Polito Administration Files Legislation to Improve Residents' Access to Home Energy Information", "Governors say cost, reliability, renewable benefits would flow from unified power grid", Massachusetts Comprehensive Energy Plan: Commonwealth and Regional Demand Analysis, "Baker-Polito Administration Files Hydropower Legislation to Increase Access to Clean, Cost-Effective Renewable Energy", "Baker musters energy secretaries to push action on hydro bill", "Gov. Charlie Baker to Attend First Drug Addiction Panel Meeting in Washington", "Baker-Polito Administration Provides Gateway Cities Additional Support to Combat Heroin and Opioid Abuse", "Massachusetts Receives Nearly $12 Million in Federal Funding to Fight Opioid Epidemic", "Baker-Polito Administration Awards $2.3 Million to Sustain Heroin and Opioid Crime Reduction Efforts", "Massachusetts Gov. [352], In May 2017, Baker signed into law the annual Chapter 90 funding request, which came to $290million so as to include funding for a software platform for the state Registry of Motor Vehicles and to reauthorize a mobility assistance program,[353] and Baker submitted a $2.26billion capital budget for fiscal year 2018. Charlie Baker hopes for faster work on generic drugs from FDA, talks Affordable Care Act", "Baker-Polito Administration, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Announce Five Year, $52.4 Billion Deal for MassHealth Restructuring", "Governor Baker Supports 21st Century Cures Act", "Baker Defends Parts Of Obamacare In Letter To U.S. House Majority Leader", "Gov. [519][520] The next May, he signed into law a compromise bill on hospital pricing. [590], In January 2018, Baker criticized Trump for his comments about immigration from Latin America and Africa, saying that Trump's comments were "appalling and disgraceful and have no place anywhere in public or private discourse. [494], In October 2016, Baker criticized the length of the Food and Drug Administration's approval process for generic drugs, stated that progress was being made with the Obama Administration on a waiver extension for the state Medicaid program MassHealth, and expressed support for public discussion about changes to the ACA early the following year, stating: "It's my hope that states will be permitted to engage the federal government in an honest conversation about what's working and what needs to be worked on with respect to the ACA. Democratic nominee Martha Coakley seized on the moment to attack Baker, and visited New Bedford to meet with fishing industry leaders. He also opposed the bill's ban on facial recognition technology. Charlie Baker signs bond bill authorizing $45 million for Western Massachusetts broadband", "Baker-Polito Administration Awards $2 Million in Community Compact IT Grants to 45 Cities and Towns", "Gov. Open To Role On Refugees, But Wants Clear Expectations", "In wake of Paris terror attack, Mass. [135], In March 2015, as part of his budget proposal for fiscal year 2016, Baker proposed eliminating the state's film industry tax credit to pay for an expansion of the state's earned income tax credit,[136] and later in the same month, Baker's administration announced that the state had approved a tax credits package to support an expansion project by Amazon.com into Fall River and Freetown. Christopher Paul Bake founded Vitol Dubai Ltd. Email: ccharles@ucsd.edu Mailing Address: GEOSCIENCES RESEARCH DIV. Charlie Baker heading to Washington to speak on opioid epidemic", "Trump's Declaration Of Opioid Epidemic As Public Health Emergency Gets Mixed Reviews In Mass", "Trump Opioid Panel Wants Drug Courts, Training For Doctors", "Mass. Charlie Baker says he wants to hear more before weighing in", "Massachusetts awards $11.9 million in Workforce Training Fund grants: How much did your city or town get? UMass Lowell To Open Fabric Innovation Center", "How Boston Became 'The Best Place In The World' To Launch A Biotech Company", "Baker-Polito Administration Awards $7 Million to Support Advanced Manufacturing Initiatives and Job Creation", "New $1 Million Initiative Aims To Boost Women In Biotech", "Gov. Charlie Baker says", "What happened in Charlottesville was an act of terrorism, Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker sets up $30M pothole fund for Massachusetts towns, cities", "Baker Approves $200M To Repair Roads, Bridges", "Baker-Polito Administration Releases FY16 Capital Budget Plan Investing Over $2.125B in Communities, Infrastructure, Economic Development", "State Approves Insurance Policy That Will Give Uber And Lyft Drivers 'Gap' Protection", "Gov. Liverpool, Merseyside, L14. [61][62][63][64] In the September 9 primary election, Baker defeated Fisher with 74% of the vote. [138] In July 2015, as part of a compromise for the 2016 fiscal year state budget, the state legislature eliminated a corporate tax deduction instead of eliminating the state's film industry tax credit to pay for the earned income tax credit increase. Charlie Baker signs benefits bill for National Grid locked-out workers", "Baker, Massachusetts Lawmakers To Get Pay Raises In 2019", "Tentative agreement reached to end National Grid lockout", "Next week's minimum wage hike to benefit 662,000 Massachusetts workers", "Massachusetts could see 25% of workers displaced over next decade by post-COVID economy, Gov. Christopher Charles Piazza. [50] Baker's campaign centered on "Baker's Dozen," a plan outlining 13 areas of state government reform, which included consolidation of government, welfare reform, and restructuring of public employee pension and retirement benefits that Baker claimed would lower state expenditures by over $1billion. Baker Signs $38.1B Budget, Names MBTA Control Board", "Gov. "[231] Baker also publicly welcomed an investigation reviewing the Wynn Everett project by the Massachusetts Gaming Commission,[232] and Baker stated that the Republican Governors Association (RGA) should return any donations from Wynn given since the previous election cycle and should not accept any money from Wynn in the future. Charlie Baker would veto Senate immigration measure", "Massachusetts won't deploy National Guard to border over 'cruel' treatment of children", "No separated immigrant children in Massachusetts, Gov. CALLED UP. [335], Before his tenure as governor, Baker supported the 2014 ballot measure that repealed indexing the state gas tax to inflation. [261] The following month, Baker signed into law a bill forming a state Workforce Development Board,[262] announced $9.2million in job-training grants,[263] and along with the Massachusetts congressional delegation, wrote an open letter to President Obama to request federal matching funds for workplace safety programs for commercial fishermen. [400] The acquisition received public opposition from University of Massachusetts Boston faculty and students, due to the proximity of Mount Ida's campus to the Boston campus and UMass Boston's budget deficit caused by extensive campus repairs and expansion (ultimately necessitated by the negligent construction of the UMass Boston campus in the 1970s) that have led to cutbacks in academic spending and offerings of courses required for graduation. [115], A January 2018 WBUR/MassINC poll gave Baker a 74% approval rating, making him the most popular governor in the United States. Charlie Baker seeks to prevent another abrupt college closure like the shuttering of Mount Ida", "Baker-Polito Administration Proposes $150 Million Investment in Public Education & School Safety Package", "Gov. [3], Baker began appearing in small budget movies including Playing Dead and Fat Girls. Charlie Baker says", "Boston Pushes Talent And Education In Amazon HQ2 Bid", "Mass. Baker Urges Trump To Stay In Paris Climate Deal", "Mass. : 'There's A Very High Likelihood Fentanyl Could Be Present,' Official Says", "Massachusetts gets $50M for opioid treatment", "Massachusetts Expands Access to Opioid Reversal Medication", "Baker Seeks $5 Million For Police Program Targeting Opioid Dealers Who Skip Town To Avoid Scrutiny", "Report: Opioid Epidemic Cost Massachusetts $15.2 Billion In 2017", "Opioid Deaths Down, Overdose EMS Calls Up, And Fentanyl Remains Culprit In Mass", "Opioid Overdoses Are Up, Deaths Are Down: The Latest From Massachusetts", "Mass. [211] In June 2018, Baker signed into law a "grand bargain" bill that created a permanent sales tax holiday weekend and increased the state's payroll tax to fund a new paid family and medical leave program,[212] and the state finished the 2018 fiscal year with a $1billion budget surplus. [651], In January 2018, Baker announced that CVS was adding drug disposal boxes to 42 pharmacies across the state,[652] and Baker also proposed a separate bill to reintroduce a proposal that had been removed from the opioid legislation Baker signed into law in March 2016 to allow hospitals to involuntarily hold addiction patients for 72 hours while attempting to place them in treatment. On May 5, 1926, he died in his daughter's home in St. Joseph. "New England's health care market comes up for air. Charlie Baker closes out 2015 by signing $326 million budget bill", "Massachusetts income tax rate to drop to 5.10 percent in 2016", "Gov. Charlie Baker looks to spur investments in Springfield, other 'Opportunity Zone' communities", "U.S. Treasury Department Approves Baker-Polito Administration Opportunity Zone Designations", "Mass. Dr. Baker is Chief of the Unit on Learning and Plasticity in the Laboratory of Brain and Cognition. Dr. Christopher Baker, MD is an Orthopedic Surgery Specialist in North Chelmsford, MA and has over 20 years of experience in the medical field. "[588] In November 2017, Baker wrote an open letter to acting U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security Elaine Duke urging the Trump administration to continue to allow citizens of El Salvador, Haiti, and Honduras to stay in the U.S. under temporary protected status,[589] and the next month, Baker and a bipartisan group of 11 other governors wrote an open letter to the leadership of the 115th U.S. Congress urging it to allow DACA recipients to stay in the U.S. as well. Baker: Investigation Welcome After 'Appalling' Allegations Against Steve Wynn", "Gov. [55] "We fought the good fight," said Baker in his concession speech. [359] In February 2018, Baker filed the annual $200million request for Chapter 90 funding for 2018. [598][599] Also in October 2018, he opposed a proposal by President Trump to end birthright citizenship in the United States by executive order. Charlie Baker reiterates support for contraception coverage as new Trump administration rule rolls back mandate", "Gov. [37] He was inaugurated for his second term on January 3, 2019. Summary. [503], In June 2017, Baker, Ohio Governor John Kasich, Colorado Governor John Hickenlooper, Montana Governor Steve Bullock, Nevada Governor Brian Sandoval, Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf, and Louisiana Governor John Bel Edwards sent an open letter to U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell and Minority Leader Chuck Schumer stating their opposition to the AHCA bill passed the previous month due to its spending cuts to Medicaid and called on Senate leaders to craft a more bipartisan reform. In 2006, he wrote, composed, produced, and directed his own short film called The Waterson Project. [351] In April 2017, the Massachusetts Department of Public Utilities released data showing that more than 8,000 of the 70,000 drivers for transportation network companies who applied failed to pass the state background check requirement signed into law by Baker the previous August.
