ROSENBERG: LEGISLATOR PAY RAISES “WOULD ONLY BE FAIR”

The eyes of the Legislature are beginning to focus on the Corner Office, where Gov. Charlie Baker is due to rule by early January on whether the 200 elected state lawmakers will get a raise in 2017. The decision isn’t entirely up to Baker — he is required under the constitution to adjust legislative pay based on changes in the state’s median family income over the last two years — though …