[256] In November 2018, Baker stated that he would support raising the state's Registry of Deeds fee associated with funding the state's Community Preservation Trust Fund so that each town participating in the state's affordable housing program under the Community Preservation Act will each receive at least a 50 percent matching funds rate from the state. [513] More than half the deaths happened in state-supervised nursing homes, in particular those serving persons of color. Charlie Baker's budget cuts", "Gov. Baker grew up in Needham, Massachusetts, earned a BA from Harvard University in 1979,[1][2] and later obtained an MBA from Northwestern University's Kellogg School of Management. [287] The following month, Baker's administration launched an advanced manufacturing program for adult students at 10 vocational high schools in the state and Baker proposed a pay increase for active duty soldiers and airmen in the Massachusetts National Guard. Charlie Baker: We stand by the Jewish community after Holocaust Memorial vandalism", "Gov. [72], He was challenged in the Republican primary by Scott Lively, an evangelical pastor, who received enough votes at the state convention to qualify for ballot access. [390] In February 2018, Baker's administration announced $2.3million in capital grants to seven Massachusetts public high schools to purchase vocational training equipment,[391] and as part of a supplemental spending bill, Baker signed into law a $15million appropriation to Massachusetts public schools that accepted students from Puerto Rico after Hurricane Maria. ", "Lawmakers reject Gov. 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"[580] In August 2017, after the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court ruled that local police departments cannot detain any person solely based on requests from federal immigration authorities the previous month,[581] Baker's administration filed legislation that would allow the Massachusetts State Police and local departments to detain individuals previously convicted of a felony or "aliens [illegal immigrants] who pose a threat to public safety," but not to authorize local police to "enforce federal immigration law. On December 15, 2022, Baker was named as Mark Emmert's successor as president of the National Collegiate Athletic Association. Charlie Baker, backtracking, would not sign Airbnb tax extension", "Massachusetts income tax rate will not drop in 2017", "Gov. Christopher Baker Facts & Wiki Where does Christopher Baker live? [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. [13][18][19] Baker's father was a conservative Republican and his mother a liberal Democrat; the family was often drawn into political arguments at the dinner table. [624] In February 2016, Baker announced $2.5million in federal grants for opioid and heroin crime reduction to Massachusetts criminal justice agencies,[625] as well as a core competencies program on prescription drug misuse at the state's dental schools,[626] and Baker spoke in support of the Obama Administration's $1.1billion proposal to expand access to treatment for drug addicts. 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. [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. "[24] Baker was promoted to Secretary of Health and Human Services in November 1992,[24] and was later made Secretary of Administration and Finance, a position he continued to hold after Weld resigned in 1997 and Paul Cellucci took over as acting governor. [638] In March 2017, Baker was appointed to the Trump Administration's Opioid and Drug Abuse Commission chaired by New Jersey Governor Chris Christie,[639] and in June 2017, Baker attended the commission's first meeting. 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Charlie Baker signs $623 million life sciences bill", "Governor Baker Announces $7 Million in New Advanced Manufacturing Awards and Celebrates Opening of UMass Lowell's Fabric Discovery Center", "Baker-Polito Administration Awards $3 Million in Community Compact IT Grants to 44 Cities and Towns", "WBUR Poll Shows The Gas Tax Ballot Question Is A Close Contest", "Baker-Polito Administration Issues Notice on Transportation Network Companies (TNCs) in Massachusetts", "Gov. [557] After the final opinion was issued in June 2022, officially overturning Roe v. Wade, Baker signed an executive order protecting abortion rights in Massachusetts. [343] In May 2016, Baker submitted a $2.19billion capital budget for fiscal year 2017,[344] and the following month, Baker's administration launched a multi-faceted initiative to reduce motor vehicle accidents during the upcoming summer. Charlie Baker sworn into second term with speech about schools, transportation, civility", "2 Republican governors say they support Trump impeachment inquiry", "GOP Massachusetts governor says Trump should be removed from office", "Baker gives his final address as Mass. Please enter your search data in any or all fields below. WikiTree profile Baker-4133 created through the import of O'Bryan Family tree.ged on Sep 6, . [122], In February 2016, Baker, along with Boston Mayor Marty Walsh, announced a redevelopment publicprivate partnership between the state and city governments with Veolia. AG Approves Sale Of Mount Ida Campus To UMass Amherst", "UMass Boston faculty leaders declare 'no confidence' in UMass President Marty Meehan, trustees", "3 Finalists Named For UMass Boston Chancellor's Post", "All 3 Finalists For UMass Boston Chancellor Withdraw", "Massachusetts Gov. [196] In December 2016, Baker stated that he would be opposed to across-the-board tax increases for the state budget in fiscal year 2018,[197] and Baker also unilaterally made $98million in midyear cuts to the state budget, including some of the $230million in budget items Baker had vetoed the previous July that the state legislature overrode. [221] A month after Boston Mayor Marty Walsh and Wynn Resorts CEO Steve Wynn came to an agreement to resolve a legal dispute over traffic concerns created by Wynn's casino project in neighboring Everett,[222] in February 2016, Baker mediated a dispute between Wynn Resorts and Somerville Mayor Joseph Curtatone over traffic and environmental concerns created by the same project. [228] The previous July, Baker vetoed a $7.7million earmark for the Massachusetts Cultural Council, which was overridden by the state legislature. Charlie Baker institutes hiring freeze", "Gov. [662] In September 2018, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services announced that Massachusetts would receive $50million in federal funding to expand access to substance abuse and mental health services in the state. [593] In June 2018, Baker directed the Massachusetts National Guard not to send any assets or personnel to the U.S.Mexico border to assist the Trump administration in enforcing its "zero-tolerance policy" towards immigrants, citing the Trump Administration's family separation policy towards children as "cruel and inhumane. [606], In February 2015, Baker announced the formation of a working group to write a report formulating a statewide strategy to address the opioid epidemic in Massachusetts,[607] which was released in June 2015. [384] In February 2017, Baker's administration announced $4million in capital grants to 49 Massachusetts public high schools to purchase science equipment,[322] and in the same month, the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education released data showing that the four-year graduation rate in the state had increased to 87.5 percent, and that the dropout rates in Holyoke, Lawrence, and Springfield had all declined by more than 50 percent over the previous five years. They had 4 sons: Jacob Baker and 3 other children. [8] Baker and his lieutenant governor Karyn Polito remain the most recent Republicans to hold statewide office in Massachusetts. Grieves took command of HMH-464 in May 2015, according to her official biography. . Baker remembers that she had to remain off the campaign trail during the 2010 Gubernatorial Election because of her kids. Charlie Baker defends public health insurance change", "Change to Massachusetts state workers' insurance plans was 'flawed,' caused 'tremendous' confusion, Gov. [570] After Donald Trump became president in January 2017, Baker opposed the Trump administration's original and revised travel bans,[571][572] arguing that "focusing on countries' predominant religions will not make the country safer", and wrote an open letter to then U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security John F. Kelly highlighting concerns with the effects of the travel ban on Massachusetts businesses, colleges and universities, and academic medical centers. [239] In June 2018, Baker toured the MGM Springfield casino nearing completion,[240] and the Massachusetts Gaming Commission approved a proposal to allow the MGM Springfield casino to serve alcoholic beverages until 4a.m.[241] In January 2019, Baker announced that he planned to file legislation to permit Massachusetts residents to wager on professional sports, including online-only sports pool operators, stating "Expanding Massachusetts' developing gaming industry to include wagering on professional sports is an opportunity for Massachusetts to invest in local aid while remaining competitive with many other states pursuing similar regulations. Taps Eversource's Northern Pass For Hydropower Project", "N.H. Site Evaluation Committee Votes Against Eversource's Northern Pass Project", "Mass. Baker Says His Son Will Cooperate With Independent Review Into Alleged Plane Assault", Office of Governor Charlie Baker and Lt. Charlie Baker vetoes legislative pay raises", "Lawmakers Receive Pay Raises As Gov. [306], Also in December 2018, Baker certified a six percent pay increase for state legislators, statewide constitutional officers, and state judges. [249] In August 2017, Baker's administration awarded $72million in housing subsidies and announced $28million in state and federal tax credits to 25 affordable housing projects across the state to create, preserve, or rehabilitate nearly 2,000 units of housing. [395] In April 2016, Baker announced a college affordability and completion plan for the state's public universities and colleges. [68], After polls closed on election night, preliminary results showed that Baker had won the election. "[298], After National Grid locked out more than 1,000 workers represented by local affiliates of the United Steelworkers union in June 2018 over a contract dispute,[299] those workers organized multiple protests outside the Massachusetts State House the following August to urge Baker to intervene in the negotiations and to ensure that safety complaints about replacement workers were being fully investigated by the Massachusetts Department of Public Utilities. [483], Also in April 2016, Baker filed legislation requesting that the state Department of Environmental Protection be delegated to oversee Clean Water Act pollution discharge permits from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency along with 46 other states,[484] and then again in March 2017 after the previous bill received opposition from Democrats on the state legislature's Joint Committee on Environment, Natural Resources and Agriculture. "[242], In October 2015, Baker announced a strategy to leverage unused or underutilized state land for economic development and market-rate or affordable housing. Baker grew up with two younger brothers, Jonathan and Alex, in Needham, Massachusetts, before moving to Rockport. Charges: SIMULTANEOUS POSSESSION OF DRUGS AND FIR - 2000000. [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. . [485] In April 2017, Baker's administration awarded $900,000 in grants to five different public water suppliers. Launches Partnership Aimed At Boosting Digital Health Sector", "Mass. [600] In December 2018, Baker called for the suspension of a state district court judge who allegedly assisted an illegal immigrant from being detained by an ICE agent during a legal proceeding from hearing further criminal cases until the federal investigation of the incident is concluded. [674] Their personal residence is currently in Swampscott. He has considerable experience of investment and pension planning. On December 15, 2022, the NCAA announced that Baker had been named the sixth president of the NCAA, effective March 2023. CALLED UP. 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. biography. Charlie Baker, 44 governors sign compact to address opioid addiction", "Governor Baker, Lt. Is Joining With 8 Other States And D.C. To Try To Curb Transportation Emissions", "Baker pulls support for regional pact that would address climate change", "The State's Emissions Declined 2.5 Percent In 2016. [535], Baker is pro-choice. After over 10 hours of deliberation, a jury found ex-police officer guilty of all 3 charges in the May 2020 killing of George Floyd. She previously served as a commander for other aircraft in Marine Helicopter Squadron 1, which supplies Marine One Charlie Baker joins bipartisan coalition of governors asking President Donald Trump to support renewable energy", "Gov. The son of an army colonel, whose father was written up in the Los Angeles Times in 1994 by Robin Wright, Charles traveled the world by the time he was 17. Prior to my appointment, in my mind, I was thinking this would require surgery. [55] "We fought the good fight," said Baker in his concession speech. [673] They live in Swampscott, Massachusetts, with their three children. [636] In December 2016, Baker announced a pilot workers' compensation program to provide alternative treatments to opioids for workers with settled claims for on-the-job injuries. Charlie Baker's son accused of sexual assault on flight to Boston", "Gov. In 2008, he was cast in the horror film Splinter. [3], Baker began appearing in small budget movies including Playing Dead and Fat Girls. [51] A former member of the Massachusetts Board of Education, Baker advocated more charter, magnet, and alternative schools. Charles Baker (born 1970/1971)[1] is an American actor, writer, and director. Charlie Baker 'disappointed' with how UMass Boston chancellor search ended", "UMass Boston Lists Bayside Site For Potential Sale", "Federal Tax Program Is Eyed For Growth In 13 Boston 'Opportunity Zones', "Mount Ida Trustees Breached Fiduciary Duties, State Senator Says Senate Report Will Find", "Massachusetts Gov. In the late 1980s, Baker was hired as codirector of the newly founded Pioneer Institute, a Boston-based libertarian think tank. Baker Calls For Passage Of Cellphone Driving Ban", "Gov. "[565] In the wake of the November 2015 Paris attacks, Baker opposed allowing additional Syrian refugees into the state until he knew more about the federal government's process for vetting them,[566] and was criticized for his opposition by Massachusetts Senator Ed Markey and Representatives Jim McGovern and Seth Moulton. 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? [288][289] In January 2018, Baker defended a decision by the state's Group Insurance Commission to change the health insurance plans of the state's public employees, but urged the commission to better communicate its decisions to its members and later acknowledged that the changes to the plans were "flawed.