The fallout from Baker's mask move

Feb 28, 2022 View Original Article
  • Bias Rating

    -44% Medium Liberal

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  • Policy Leaning

    -18% Somewhat Liberal

  • Politician Portrayal

    98% Negative

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"The city of Peabody, in partnership with Breathe Clean North Shore, was recently awarded seven air sensors through a program run by the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection."
Positive
18% Conservative
"-- Governor Charlie Baker to release first book, by Matt Stout, Boston Globe: Governor Charlie Baker will add a new title before he leaves office next year: author."
Positive
34% Conservative
"-- Governor Charlie Baker to release first book, by Matt Stout, Boston Globe: Governor Charlie Baker will add a new title before he leaves office next year: author."
Positive
34% Conservative
"-- Susan M. Collins becomes first woman of color to lead Boston Federal Reserve Bank, by Larry Edelman, Boston Globe: Susan M. Collins, a Harvard- and MIT-trained economist with extensive experience in government and academia, will be the next president of the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston, the first woman of color selected to lead one of the 12 regional Fed branches since the central bank system was created in 1914."
Positive
20% Conservative
"-- Susan M. Collins becomes first woman of color to lead Boston Federal Reserve Bank, by Larry Edelman, Boston Globe: Susan M. Collins, a Harvard- and MIT-trained economist with extensive experience in government and academia, will be the next president of the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston, the first woman of color selected to lead one of the 12 regional Fed branches since the central bank system was created in 1914."
Positive
20% Conservative
"-- Former state senator to challenge Lori Trahan in midterms, by Jacob Vitali, Lowell Sun: [Dean] Tran is looking to make his comeback."
Positive
12% Conservative
"In May, the second-term Republican will release his first book, Results: Getting Beyond Politics to Get Important Work Done, a 300-page 'implementation guide' he wrote with his former chief of staff, Steve Kadish, according to Baker's office and an online summary."
Positive
10% Conservative
"-- Boston city councilors call hearing over ongoing public health emergency, by Sean Philip Cotter, Boston Herald: City Councilors Frank Baker and Erin Murphy introduced a hearing order for an in-person session about the fact that the city's public health declarations remain in effect for the pandemic. ..."
Positive
6% Conservative
"The book, which is being published by Harvard Business Review Press, is expected to draw on both Baker's nearly two terms in office and his time in the private sector, but it is not described as a memoir."
Positive
0% Conservative
"Eric Lander, President Joe Biden's top science adviser who aounced his resignation this week after my POLITICO colleagues reported that he bullied subordinates, wrote columns for the Boston Globe and Washington Post last summer encouraging people to get vaccinated -- without disclosing that he had a financial stake in BioNTech SE, the German company that partnered with Pfizer on a Covid-19 vaccine, Max Tani and Alex Thompson write in."
Negative
-2% Liberal
"The Archdiocese of Boston quickly said it would eliminate mask mandates in its schools after February break; 42 schools already had approval from the state to end masking ahead of Baker's aouncement."
Negative
-4% Liberal
"[Baker said] Mayor Michelle Wu's administration has 'not been paying attention to business needs' and potentially has put a thumb on the scale of collective bargaining with the city's mandates to require all employees to get the jab and many businesses to require patrons to provide proof of vaccination.-- More: In ongoing COVID-19 vaccine mandate battle, frictions emerge between council and Wu, by Day McDonald, Boston Globe: The stalemate between Mayor Michelle Wu and municipal labor unions over her COVID-19 vaccination mandate is sparking political pushback from a source close to the mayor's heart: the Boston City Council.-- New Black Mothers Peace Initiative to argue for police in 'vulnerable' Boston schools, by Flint McColgan, Boston Herald: Children are left without needed police protection against violence in Boston schools, community members argued at a tense community meeting in Dorchester."
Negative
-12% Liberal
"Coecticut Gov. Ned Lamont is targeting the same date as Baker to ease his school mask mandate; the governors of Rhode Island, New Jersey and Delaware intend to follow suit in March."
Positive
6% Conservative
"Coecticut Gov. Ned Lamont is targeting the same date as Baker to ease his school mask mandate; the governors of Rhode Island, New Jersey and Delaware intend to follow suit in March."
Positive
6% Conservative
"Those opposed to Baker's move pointed to lagging statewide vaccination rates among children ages 5 to 11 compared to other age groups, and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention guidance that still recommends kids mask up in schools."
Negative
-20% Liberal
"FACE OFF -- Gov. Charlie Baker's decision to let the state's school mask mandate expire on Feb. 28 drew swift rebukes from teachers unions and a handful of Democratic lawmakers, and mixed reactions from parents and medical experts."
Negative
-22% Liberal
"Overturning Roe could make the ordeal even worse, by Assistant House Speaker Katherine Clark, Boston Globe: If there were bounty hunters when I suffered a miscarriage, would my routine surgery have been readily available to me?"
Negative
-26% Liberal
"-- Obama portraits heading to Boston this fall, by Malcolm Gay, Boston Globe: This September, the Museum of Fine Arts will present the portraits of former President Barack Obama and Michelle Obama, one of just two museums selected to extend 'The Obama Portraits Tour,' a traveling exhibition of the works by acclaimed artists Kehinde Wiley and Amy Sherald."
Negative
-26% Liberal
"-- Obama portraits heading to Boston this fall, by Malcolm Gay, Boston Globe: This September, the Museum of Fine Arts will present the portraits of former President Barack Obama and Michelle Obama, one of just two museums selected to extend 'The Obama Portraits Tour,' a traveling exhibition of the works by acclaimed artists Kehinde Wiley and Amy Sherald."
Negative
-26% Liberal
"-- Obama portraits heading to Boston this fall, by Malcolm Gay, Boston Globe: This September, the Museum of Fine Arts will present the portraits of former President Barack Obama and Michelle Obama, one of just two museums selected to extend 'The Obama Portraits Tour,' a traveling exhibition of the works by acclaimed artists Kehinde Wiley and Amy Sherald."
Negative
-26% Liberal
"Baker's decision comes as blue-state governors across the country relax their mask rules."
Negative
-34% Liberal
"The candidates ruing to replace Baker are also split over the governor's latest mask move."
Negative
-38% Liberal
"-- Massachusetts State House locked down after protesters enter building during Baker press conference, by Sahar Fatima and Tonya Alanez, Boston Globe: The Massachusetts State House was locked down after people protesting vaccine mandates entered the building during Governor Charlie Baker's press conference aouncing the state was lifting school mask mandates."
Negative
-44% Liberal
"-- Massachusetts State House locked down after protesters enter building during Baker press conference, by Sahar Fatima and Tonya Alanez, Boston Globe: The Massachusetts State House was locked down after people protesting vaccine mandates entered the building during Governor Charlie Baker's press conference aouncing the state was lifting school mask mandates."
Negative
-44% Liberal
"-- Gov. Charlie Baker opposes vaccine mandate at Massachusetts State House, by Alison Kuznitz, MassLive: Gov. Charlie Baker on Wednesday said he does not support a broad vaccine mandate at the Massachusetts State House, which has been closed to the public for 701 consecutive days due to the COVID-19 pandemic."
Negative
-46% Liberal
"-- Gov. Charlie Baker opposes vaccine mandate at Massachusetts State House, by Alison Kuznitz, MassLive: Gov. Charlie Baker on Wednesday said he does not support a broad vaccine mandate at the Massachusetts State House, which has been closed to the public for 701 consecutive days due to the COVID-19 pandemic."
Negative
-46% Liberal

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59% : The city of Peabody, in partnership with Breathe Clean North Shore, was recently awarded seven air sensors through a program run by the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection.

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