Baker, who once pledged no new fees, backs one for police training
Governor Charlie Baker, who campaigned on being a fiscal check to the Democratic super majority on Beacon Hill, said Monday he will sign the “Legislature’s version” of a bill that creates a new fee to help fund police training.
With Baker’s signature, the proposal will institute a $2 fee on car rental transactions across the state, putting up to $10 million annually toward training for local police. Baker aides did not say specifically when the Republican governor will pen the bill into law, but he must act on it by Saturday.
