PoliticsSomerville homeowners hit with soaring water billsThe city is replacing aging and faulty water meters and sending out bills for underpayments amounting to thousands of dollars in some cases.Local Coverage11 hours agoThe latest on the effort to repeal Arizona's near-total abortion banThe state’s Supreme Court revived an 1864 law banning abortions without exceptions for rape or incest. ResumeHere & Now04:42Apr 17, 2024Mass. officials warns emerging AI systems to be subjected to consumer protection, anti-bias lawsAttorney General Andrea Campbell has issued an advisory cautioning developers, businesses and users of artificial intelligence that they must comply with state laws governing data privacy as well as consumer...Local CoverageApr 17, 2024What was the point of Massachusetts' new tax break for renters?Thanks to an increased deduction included in last year's tax cut package, Massachusetts renters can claim an extra $50 on their tax returns in 2024 and beyond. But some experts...Local CoverageApr 17, 2024Immigrants want faster permission to work. So do Mass. leaders and businesses"The people out on the floor are the heart of the operation; without them, we can't get our product out the door," Ahead's Tracy Silvia said. "They don't deserve the...ResumeLocal Coverage06:48Apr 17, 2024AdvertisementBoston City Council weighs potential for a rat-focused city departmentLast week, the Boston City Council met to discuss one of the top, pressing issues facing our city: The rat population causing a nuisance to residents citywide. ResumeThe Common13:00Apr 17, 2024For the first time, Boston has a chief climate officerBrian Swett will be Boston's first chief climate officer. The role will oversee address climate change efforts across city departments. ResumeEnvironment05:33Apr 17, 2024Florida Gov. DeSantis signs law that prevents extreme heat protectionsThe move follows Texas, which passed similar legislation last year. ResumeHere & Now02:36Apr 16, 2024Speaker Mike Johnson plans separate votes on aid for Israel and UkraineJohnson proposes separate votes for each, while the Senate has already passed a combined aid package.ResumeHere & Now04:51Apr 16, 2024Alabama's new congressional district is having a runoff. Here's why it mattersThe new district was created last year after a lawsuit alleged the state’s congressional map was designed to disenfranchise Black voters.ResumeHere & Now03:52Apr 16, 2024Looking back on Bush v. Gore as Supreme Court considers another election caseThe Supreme Court will hear arguments later this month over whether former President Donald Trump has immunity from prosecution on charges that he tried to overturn the 2020 election.ResumeHere & Now10:51Apr 16, 2024Can changing media consumption change your political views?A study released in 2022 by political scientists Joshua Kalla and David Broockman looked at that question, by having Fox News viewers switch to CNN for a month.ResumeHere & Now09:37Apr 16, 2024Urban renewal battle in Lawrence pits mayor against city councilOfficials are locked in fight over who has the power to transfer city-owned properties. It could be up to a judge to decide who's right.ResumeLocal Coverage04:53Apr 16, 2024Battleground: How the outcome of the Ohio Senate race affects us allThe 2024 Ohio senate contest could determine the balance of power in of the U.S. senate. What’s at stake in Ohio?ResumeOn Point47:12Apr 16, 2024What's driving RFK Jr.'s campaign?Presumptive Republican presidential nominee and former President Donald Trump posted a video statement last week saying that if he were a Democrat, he’d vote for Democrat-turned-independent candidate Robert F. Kennedy...ResumeHere & Now05:55Apr 15, 2024How the 2024 U.S. presidential election could be stolenThere are several perfectly legal ways to steal a U.S. presidential election, according to election law expert Lawrence Lessig. Lessig says the U.S.’s election and legal systems are vulnerable –...ResumeOn Point47:09Apr 15, 202450 years of Washington, D.C.'s home ruleFifty years ago, Washington, D.C. was granted "home rule," where district residents gained the right to vote for their mayor and city council members.ResumeHere & Now05:37Apr 12, 2024FISA Section 702, explainedThe House is debating the reauthorization of what's called Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, or FISA.ResumeHere & Now05:59Apr 12, 2024Abortion drives week in politicsThe Arizona Supreme Court cleared the way for a near-total Civil War-era ban on abortion to take effect. ResumeHere & Now05:09Apr 12, 2024Retiring at 90, Michael Dukakis is hailed as teacher, leader and benevolent ‘nag’The Northeastern retirement event for the former governor was part tribute and part roast. Three of his successors attended, amid a who's who of Massachusetts politicos.Local CoverageApr 12, 2024Next Page
Somerville homeowners hit with soaring water billsThe city is replacing aging and faulty water meters and sending out bills for underpayments amounting to thousands of dollars in some cases.Local Coverage11 hours ago
The latest on the effort to repeal Arizona's near-total abortion banThe state’s Supreme Court revived an 1864 law banning abortions without exceptions for rape or incest. ResumeHere & Now04:42Apr 17, 2024
Mass. officials warns emerging AI systems to be subjected to consumer protection, anti-bias lawsAttorney General Andrea Campbell has issued an advisory cautioning developers, businesses and users of artificial intelligence that they must comply with state laws governing data privacy as well as consumer...Local CoverageApr 17, 2024
What was the point of Massachusetts' new tax break for renters?Thanks to an increased deduction included in last year's tax cut package, Massachusetts renters can claim an extra $50 on their tax returns in 2024 and beyond. But some experts...Local CoverageApr 17, 2024
Immigrants want faster permission to work. So do Mass. leaders and businesses"The people out on the floor are the heart of the operation; without them, we can't get our product out the door," Ahead's Tracy Silvia said. "They don't deserve the...ResumeLocal Coverage06:48Apr 17, 2024
Boston City Council weighs potential for a rat-focused city departmentLast week, the Boston City Council met to discuss one of the top, pressing issues facing our city: The rat population causing a nuisance to residents citywide. ResumeThe Common13:00Apr 17, 2024
For the first time, Boston has a chief climate officerBrian Swett will be Boston's first chief climate officer. The role will oversee address climate change efforts across city departments. ResumeEnvironment05:33Apr 17, 2024
Florida Gov. DeSantis signs law that prevents extreme heat protectionsThe move follows Texas, which passed similar legislation last year. ResumeHere & Now02:36Apr 16, 2024
Speaker Mike Johnson plans separate votes on aid for Israel and UkraineJohnson proposes separate votes for each, while the Senate has already passed a combined aid package.ResumeHere & Now04:51Apr 16, 2024
Alabama's new congressional district is having a runoff. Here's why it mattersThe new district was created last year after a lawsuit alleged the state’s congressional map was designed to disenfranchise Black voters.ResumeHere & Now03:52Apr 16, 2024
Looking back on Bush v. Gore as Supreme Court considers another election caseThe Supreme Court will hear arguments later this month over whether former President Donald Trump has immunity from prosecution on charges that he tried to overturn the 2020 election.ResumeHere & Now10:51Apr 16, 2024
Can changing media consumption change your political views?A study released in 2022 by political scientists Joshua Kalla and David Broockman looked at that question, by having Fox News viewers switch to CNN for a month.ResumeHere & Now09:37Apr 16, 2024
Urban renewal battle in Lawrence pits mayor against city councilOfficials are locked in fight over who has the power to transfer city-owned properties. It could be up to a judge to decide who's right.ResumeLocal Coverage04:53Apr 16, 2024
Battleground: How the outcome of the Ohio Senate race affects us allThe 2024 Ohio senate contest could determine the balance of power in of the U.S. senate. What’s at stake in Ohio?ResumeOn Point47:12Apr 16, 2024
What's driving RFK Jr.'s campaign?Presumptive Republican presidential nominee and former President Donald Trump posted a video statement last week saying that if he were a Democrat, he’d vote for Democrat-turned-independent candidate Robert F. Kennedy...ResumeHere & Now05:55Apr 15, 2024
How the 2024 U.S. presidential election could be stolenThere are several perfectly legal ways to steal a U.S. presidential election, according to election law expert Lawrence Lessig. Lessig says the U.S.’s election and legal systems are vulnerable –...ResumeOn Point47:09Apr 15, 2024
50 years of Washington, D.C.'s home ruleFifty years ago, Washington, D.C. was granted "home rule," where district residents gained the right to vote for their mayor and city council members.ResumeHere & Now05:37Apr 12, 2024
FISA Section 702, explainedThe House is debating the reauthorization of what's called Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, or FISA.ResumeHere & Now05:59Apr 12, 2024
Abortion drives week in politicsThe Arizona Supreme Court cleared the way for a near-total Civil War-era ban on abortion to take effect. ResumeHere & Now05:09Apr 12, 2024
Retiring at 90, Michael Dukakis is hailed as teacher, leader and benevolent ‘nag’The Northeastern retirement event for the former governor was part tribute and part roast. Three of his successors attended, amid a who's who of Massachusetts politicos.Local CoverageApr 12, 2024