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A red, black and green Pan-African flag flies beneath the Massachusetts state flag in front of the State House to commemorate the first Juneteenth holiday recognized by the state. (Jesse Costa/WBUR)

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Juneteenth Celebrated As Official Holiday In Mass. For The First Time

Amilcar Shabazz, professor of history and Africana Studies at UMass Amherst, was a major proponent behind making Juneteenth a state holiday in Massachusetts.

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Tourists walk along Commercial Street in Provincetown in July 2020. (Jesse Costa/WBUR)

Cape Cod Businesses Expected To Suffer Due To Housing Shortage

Massachusetts for years has been grappling with a strained housing market featuring limited supply, sluggish production of new units, and skyrocketing prices. The COVID-19 crisis deepened the problems.

Bostonomix

Jun 17, 2021

Detail of the Shaw memorial on Boston Common. (Jesse Costa/WBUR)

Consider This: Boston Was Once The Center Of Black Radical Abolition In America

Throughout the 18th and early 19th centuries, right up to the national abolition of slavery in 1865, Massachusetts was the center of African-American organizing around Black freedom, civil rights and...

Consider This

09:06Jun 17, 2021

What Does It Mean To Celebrate Juneteenth Thoughtfully?

We take listener calls and talk about what it means to celebrate, or observe, Juneteenth thoughtfully and in ways that honor its legacy.

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20:41Jun 17, 2021

Old Sewers, New Problem: Boston's Stormwater System Is Threatened By Climate Change

Of the 666 miles of stormwater pipes running underneath the city, nearly half were built during the 1930s or earlier -- and at least 120 miles predate World War I.

Radio Boston

14:44Jun 17, 2021

An MWRA wet weather sewage discharge outfall warning on the Charles River by the outlet of Boston's Muddy River. (Robin Lubbock/WBUR)

What Boston's Stormwater System Has To Do With Climate Change

Plus, we take listener calls and talk about what it means to celebrate, or observe, Juneteenth thoughtfully and in ways that honor its legacy.

Radio Boston

48:06Jun 17, 2021

Consider This: Tenants Urge State Intervention As Evictions Ban Expires

A federal evictions moratorium is set to expire at the end of June, leaving thousands of Massachusetts renters at risk of losing their housing.

Consider This

10:41Jun 17, 2021

House Oversight and Reform National Security subcommittee Chairman Rep. Stephen Lynch speaks during a hearing on Capitol Hill on May 22, 2019. (Carolyn Kaster/AP)

Congressman Stephen Lynch On Tsarnaev And 2002 War Authorization

We check-in with Congressman Stephen Lynch in Washington, where a decision by the Department of Justice on the convicted Boston Marathon bomber is reverberating back home.

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12:28Jun 17, 2021

Gov. Charlie Baker announces the end of the state of emergency and the VaxMillions program on Wednesday. (Jesse Costa/WBUR)

Baker Outlines How He Wants To Spend Half The $5 Billion Mass. Is Receiving In Federal Relief Funds

The governor has asserted that he does not need legislative approval to spend the federal relief money, but said Thursday he was willing to meet Democratic leaders half-way.

Jun 17, 2021

Bill Elevates Focus On Mental Health In Schools

A wide-ranging bill aimed at addressing a what advocates say is a youth behavioral health crisis would create a group tasked with state officials on behavioral health, provide technical assistance...

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Jun 17, 2021

The Boston Symphony Orchestra's retiring president and CEO, Mark Volpe, at Symphony Hall. (Robin Lubbock/WBUR)

Swan Song: Mark Volpe Reflects On 23 Years Leading The BSO

Mark Volpe steps down June 20. During his tenure with the BSO he tripled the symphony's endowment.

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06:13Jun 17, 2021

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What Do Recent Ransomware Attacks In The Commonwealth Say About Our Vulnerability?

We explore the impact of recent cyber attacks in the Commonwealth.

Radio Boston

10:57Jun 16, 2021

Uncovering The Wealth Defense Industry

Chuck Collins, a senior scholar at the Institute for Policy Studies, joins us to discuss his book, "The Wealth Hoarders: How Billionaires Pay Millions to...

Radio Boston

15:34Jun 16, 2021

Hiawatha Bray, tech reporter for the Boston Globe. (Jesse Costa/WBUR)

Cyber Attacks On The Rise

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47:47Jun 16, 2021

Ask The Doctors: Delta Variant And A Massachusetts Vaccine Lottery

We take listener questions with Dr. Sabrina Assoumou, infectious disease specialist at Boston Medical Center, and Dr. Shira Doron, infectious disease physician and hospital epidemiologist...

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21:04Jun 16, 2021

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Buildings near Rowes Wharf are seen from the Seaport District in Boston. (Hadley Green for WBUR)

Boston City Councilor Wants Big Buildings To Become Carbon Neutral

Boston city councilors plan to force the owners of the city's largest buildings to reach carbon neutrality over the next three decades, arguing the measure is needed to enable Massachusetts...

Jun 16, 2021

In this Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2020 file photo, Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker delivers his state of the state address in the House Chamber at the Statehouse in Boston. (AP Photo/Steven Senne, File)

Mass. Pandemic Policy Extensions Signed Into Law

Gov. Charlie Baker on Wednesday morning signed into law a bill extending pandemic-inspired authorizations for remote public meetings, to-go cocktail sales, eviction protections and more, according to Senate President Karen...

Jun 16, 2021

Pandemic Policies Compromise Sent To Guv’s Desk

Baker's COVID-19 state of emergency ended at 12:01 a.m. Tuesday, without a law passed to prevent the expiration of certain orders and legislation linked to the emergency declaration.

Jun 16, 2021

N95 masks and nitrile gloves. (Jesse Costa/WBUR)

Salem Firm Agrees To Repay State $3.5 Million For Promised Medical Masks, In Deal With AG

A Salem firm has agreed to pay $3.5 million to settle allegations that it failed to deliver more than 900,000 promised N95 medical masks to the state last year and...

Jun 16, 2021

William Allen in an undated photo. (Photo courtesy of Kristine McDonald)

Prosecutor Supports Commutation Petition For William Allen

In only the second clemency hearing during Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker's administration, a district attorney told the parole board Tuesday that he supports commuting the first degree murder sentence of...

Jun 15, 2021

As Pace Of Vaccinations In Mass. Slows, Baker Announces New Lottery Incentive

Gov. Charlie Baker announced a new lottery initiative to help incentivize more people to get their coronavirus vaccine shots.

03:05Jun 15, 2021

In this courtroom sketch, Boston Marathon bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev is depicted sitting in federal court in Boston in 2014. (Jane Flavell Collins/AP)

Biden Administration Wants Supreme Court To Reinstate Death Penalty For Tsarnaev

A federal appeals court threw out Tsaraev's death sentence last year, saying the judge in the case didn't do enough to make sure jurors were unbiased.

Jun 15, 2021

Gov. Charlie Baker speaks to press at the Hynes Convention Center FEMA Mass Vaccination Site on March 30, 2021 in Boston. (Erin Clark-Pool/Getty Images)

Gov. Baker Releases $2.65 Billion Capital Budget Plan

Baker said as the state emerges from the pandemic, the capital plan would strengthen and modernize infrastructure throughout the state while expanding opportunities.

Jun 14, 2021

Police motorcycles block protestors way on Tremont Street on May 31, 2020. (Robin Lubbock/WBUR)

Demonstrators File Federal Suit Against Boston Police, Alleging Excessive Force At Floyd Protest

Four people filed a federal civil rights lawsuit on Monday accusing Boston police officers of physically attacking them during a protest last year over the death of George Floyd.

Jun 14, 2021

Rowing team from University of California training before the Head of the Charles Regatta. (Jesse Costa/WBUR)

'We're Back': Head Of The Charles Will Happen In October

Last fall, organizers canceled the event and asked athletes to compete on their own preferred body of water or on an ergometer.

Jun 14, 2021

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Juneteenth Celebrated As Official Holiday In Mass. For The First Time

Cape Cod Businesses Expected To Suffer Due To Housing Shortage

Consider This: Boston Was Once The Center Of Black Radical Abolition In America

What Does It Mean To Celebrate Juneteenth Thoughtfully?

Old Sewers, New Problem: Boston's Stormwater System Is Threatened By Climate Change

What Boston's Stormwater System Has To Do With Climate Change

Consider This: Tenants Urge State Intervention As Evictions Ban Expires

Congressman Stephen Lynch On Tsarnaev And 2002 War Authorization

Baker Outlines How He Wants To Spend Half The $5 Billion Mass. Is Receiving In Federal Relief Funds

Bill Elevates Focus On Mental Health In Schools

Swan Song: Mark Volpe Reflects On 23 Years Leading The BSO

What Do Recent Ransomware Attacks In The Commonwealth Say About Our Vulnerability?

Uncovering The Wealth Defense Industry

Cyber Attacks On The Rise

Ask The Doctors: Delta Variant And A Massachusetts Vaccine Lottery

Boston City Councilor Wants Big Buildings To Become Carbon Neutral

Mass. Pandemic Policy Extensions Signed Into Law

Pandemic Policies Compromise Sent To Guv’s Desk

Salem Firm Agrees To Repay State $3.5 Million For Promised Medical Masks, In Deal With AG

Prosecutor Supports Commutation Petition For William Allen

As Pace Of Vaccinations In Mass. Slows, Baker Announces New Lottery Incentive

Biden Administration Wants Supreme Court To Reinstate Death Penalty For Tsarnaev

Gov. Baker Releases $2.65 Billion Capital Budget Plan

Demonstrators File Federal Suit Against Boston Police, Alleging Excessive Force At Floyd Protest

'We're Back': Head Of The Charles Will Happen In October