Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker has had a low-key, but productive week, signing more than 50 bills sent to him by the legislature in the final days of the legislative session.
Among the bills Baker signed is one to accelerate the use of clean energy sources in Massachusetts.
Although environmentalists complained it does not do enough to encourage more solar power development, State Rep. Angelo Puppolo, a Springfield Democrat said the energy law is “productive” and “positive."
"I think the bill we passed was a great compromise," Puppolo said during an interview shortly after the legislative session ended on July 31st.
Also signed by Baker is a bill that joins Massachusetts with 14 other states that automatically register people to vote when they sign up for certain government services. And, an opioid bill that will require some local jails to give inmates medication to ease their cravings for heroin and other drugs.