Politics

Charlie Baker wasn’t at the Boston protest. Here’s why.

Governor Charlie Baker in his office at the State House. David L. Ryan / The Boston Globe

By The Boston Globe

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While a sea of demonstrators were waving signs and chanting for women’s rights on Boston Common on Saturday, Governor Charlie Baker was just a few blocks away, immersed in municipal policy discussions and preparations for the rollout of his annual state budget on Wednesday.

The moderate Republican governor said his absence at the massive Women’s March wasn’t an intentional snub.

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