Back in the middle of the pandemic when the new vaccines (such as they were) were beginning to roll out, Massachusetts Republican Governor Charlie Baker introduced one of the strictest mandates seen in the nation. All executive branch workers in the state, along with the police and other first responders, had to be vaccinated or either resign or be fired. There was no option to submit regular negative COVID tests offered. Applications for medical or religious exemptions were “accepted,” but basically none of them were approved. More than 1,000 workers lost their jobs.Read More