For Governor Baker, it’s all about fixes, not splashy new ideas

The Boston Globe reports:

Charlie Baker, whose Mr. Fix-It persona has made him one of the most popular governors in the country, vowed Thursday to remain committed to the “blocking and tackling of government” in his first State of the Commonwealth speech.

Acknowledging that “some have lamented how boring we are,” he did not make any splashy new proposals in the high-profile address, opting instead for tweaks to the machinery of state.

“Every day the people expect their state government to work,” Baker declared. “They work hard. They have to sweat the details, and they have to perform. So should we.”

The Republican governor called for $75 million for vocational schools and for scaling back Massachusetts’ controversial film tax credit, which he tried but failed to eliminate last year. He also urged the Legislature to move on many of the issues he emphasized during his first 12 months in office: expanding the use of hydropower, raising the cap on charter schools, and curbing the deadly cycle of opioid abuse in Massachusetts.

A Republican party success story, so far.