STATE HOUSE, OCT. 14, 2020.....Threatening to veto tax hikes if pursued by the Legislature, Gov. Charlie Baker on Wednesday took the exceedingly rare step of refiling his annual budget, proposing a $45.5 billion plan that increased spending beyond what he proposed in January despite the projected loss of $3.6 billion in state tax revenues from an economy ravaged by the COVID-19 pandemic.


Gov. Charlie Baker planned to outline the new budget proposal Wednesday afternoon at the State House. [Chris Van Buskirk/SHNS/File 2020]