“I would not at all characterize the governor as being scared of him by any measure. Both are strong personalities. Both have strong opinions about what is right and wrong. They both have the good of the people in mind, but they're cut from two different cloths. I think they respect each other. They are both very powerful men.”
“Obviously the commonwealth is not a bank, and it is not in a position to provide loans to county or city governments. However, we are well aware of this issue and are confident that we will find a way to work with the city and county in the same cooperative spirit that we have to solve other fiscal challenges over the past two years.”
“The governor still believes it's appropriate for the federal government to take action but inaction by the president forced us to seek a minimum wage increase.”
“If a person is accused of murder and there is a warrant out for their arrest, we would arrest them. We'll look at it on a case-by-case basis. It makes good sense.”
“They made good progress and the governor believes there is a general commitment by all four caucuses to work over the next two weeks to craft a compromise.”