To show his willingness not to dig on priorities and to work with the Legislature, Governor Charlie Baker this year has grown fond of saying bills are combo platters. As the calendar is about to open on fiscal 2016 without a state budget in place, Baker is still waiting to be served, and now hoping it will happen by Independence Day. With Senate President Stanley Rosenberg and House Speaker Robert DeLeo at his side, Baker said Monday that he’d asked them if he should make plans for the Fourth of July and said they didn’t offer much of an answer. Neither Rosenberg nor DeLeo, who have clashed intermittently this year, interjected with any assurances that they’re getting close to an agreement. That may reflect continued icy relations, or they may just be holding back until they do strike an agreement. The branches called it quits for the week on Thursday so lawmakers will continue waiting for a budget while Massachusetts residents start to gear up for July 4.

For Henry Epp’s conversation with State House News Service reporter Matt Murphy about the week ahead on Beacon Hill, click the audio player above.