Puerto Rican Birth Certificates Will Be Null And Void
Puerto Rico is requiring all native-born citizens to get new birth certificates to prevent fraudulent applications for U.S. passports and social programs. Among many Puerto Ricans, however, there's confusion and resentment.
House Opts For Straight Vote On Health Bill
Host Guy Raz checks in with NPR's Julie Rovner on the latest maneuvering on Capitol Hill.
State House Roundup: That’s Quicksand, That Ain’t Mud
THE STATE HOUSE — The reviews of the annual St. Patrick’s Day Breakfast in South Boston were mostly negative. Apparently not wanting to offend anybody, the speakers were mostly polite to one another. At the end of the week, anti-bullying efforts moved forward.
‘Not Ted Kennedy Reform’: Rep. Lynch Defends Vote Against Health Care Bill
BOSTON — Despite appeals from fellow Democratic legislators, an Oval Office session with President Obama and a meeting with the widow of Sen. Edward M. Kennedy, Rep. Stephen Lynch on Friday staunchly defended his intention to vote against the president’s health care overhaul.
Limited By Fiscal Year Options, State Faces Potential $295M Budget Shortfall
BOSTON — With just over three months to go in Massachusetts’ current fiscal year, there are new warnings from the Patrick administration regarding a potential budget shortfall of up to $295 million.
Rep. Lynch To Vote Against Health Care Bill
BOSTON — If congressional Democrats win passage of a national health care overhaul, they will do so without the vote of one Massachusetts Democrat — Rep. Stephen Lynch.
Disaster Officials Tour Mass. As State Continues Storm Cleanup
BOSTON — Federal disaster officials are touring parts of Massachusetts Wednesday to assess damage from last weekend’s torrential rains and winds as part of the state’s effort to make its case for federal disaster assistance.
Evacuation Day Repeal In Legislative ‘Purgatory’
THE STATE HOUSE — St. Patrick’s Day is also Evacuation Day, one of two holidays in Massachusetts — along with June’s Bunker Hill Day — observed in only Suffolk County. Efforts to repeal the two holidays are active at the State House.
Listen: Very ‘Inviting’ Time For Brown Election Model, Says Politico’s Allen
BOSTON — The political team that helped Sen. Scott Brown stage a stunning electoral victory is hoping to apply that strategy in other races this year — beginning with another former Kennedy seat in Rhode Island. Politico’s Mike Allen joined WBUR to discuss whether the so-called “Brown model” can be applied successfully elsewhere.
Listen: After Brown, Republican ‘Gains To Be Made’ In Many Districts
BOSTON — Sen. Scott Brown’s win in January’s special general election sent tremors through the electoral landscape in Massachusetts. The election also led to the launching of the politics Web site, MassBeacon.com. Its creator, Conor Yunits, joined WBUR Monday to handicap many of the upcoming races for the state legislature.
Republicans Hope To Double Their Beacon Hill Presence
PLYMOUTH, Mass. — For the first time in 20 years, Republicans believe that they can have impact on the state legislature. But even if they double their current number of seats, will that be enough to make real change on Beacon Hill?
Republicans Early Targets at Southie Breakfast
BOSTON — Two Republicans – newly elected Sen. Scott Brown and gubernatorial candidate Charles Baker – were easy targets Sunday as the heavily Democratic Massachusetts political establishment gathered in South Boston for its annual St. Patrick’s Day roast.
Sen. Brown Warns Again Against Passing Health Bill
WASHINGTON — Massachusetts Republican Sen. Scott Brown accused President Obama and Democrats on Saturday of a “bitter, destructive and endless” drive to pass health overhaul legislation that Brown warned would be disastrous.
State House Roundup: Engagement Party
THE STATE HOUSE — Every once in a while in government, just when the eyes start to glaze over and loll backwards at yammering about the consumer price index and biannual open enrollment periods for health insurance, a policy door opens. Enter Deval Patrick.
With A Signature In Green, St. Patrick’s Day Became A Holiday
THE STATE HOUSE — It was 69 years ago Friday that Massachusetts made March 17 — St. Patrick’s Day — a legal holiday in Suffolk County. And though the law is said to formally recognize the day the British evacuated Boston in 1776, the conspicuous coincidence of the calendar certainly did not go unnoticed: The governor signed the bill in green ink.
Alicia Keys, And Other Big Acts, Play In The State’s Casino Debate
BOSTON — What do artists like Alicia Keys have to do with the casino debate in Massachusetts? Well, if you run one of the dozens of live performance venues in the state, resort-style casinos mean competition. Now venue managers and others in the entertainment business are taking their concerns to Beacon Hill.
In Downtown Crossing, The Hole In The Ground That’s Hard To Fill
BOSTON — After a surprising comment made by the project’s developer, Mayor Thomas M. Menino is threatening action on the former Filene’s site at Downtown Crossing. To get a sense of how some business owners are responding to the latest news in their neighborhood and how the stalled Filene’s project is affecting their business, WBUR headed to Downtown Crossing to hear firsthand.
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Wayne Potash & the Music Fun Band: Music Fun for Children of all ages!
March 21, 2010
At Baldwin School (between Harvard Sq & Porter Square) -
Zombie Insects and Disgusted Humans: How Parasites Affect Behavior
March 21, 2010
At Harvard Museum of Natural History -
Talk on Tea by Wendell Tea Company
March 21, 2010
At The Concord Free Public Library -
"John Marin: Let the Paint be Paint" - Massachusetts Premiere of this new film
March 21, 2010
At Cape Ann Community Cinema



