Baker Hoping Bills Reach His Desk By January

By JEFF TIRRELL

(BOSTON) — Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker is urging state legislators to take action on a number of outstanding bills they are working on right now. Most notable, according to Baker, is one having to do with unemployment insurance.

“You could do this in January, February, or March, but if you want to send a really big and positive signal to employees and people who are out of work and to employers, this would be an incredibly positive message to send”, said Baker.

“It would limit the increase in unemployment exposure to workers, and it also limits the financial hit that would be associated with employers come January who are spending a lot of time worrying about that,” the Governor said.

Baker said he would also like to see the economic development bill, the transportation bond bill, and climate bill make it to his desk by January 4.