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Mass General Brigham offices in Somerville. (Jesse Costa/WBUR)

Some hospitals delay worker COVID-19 vaccine requirement

Hundreds of health care workers in Massachusetts have received COVID-19 vaccines in recent days to meet requirements.

Oct 16, 2021

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Consider This: Offshore Wind Is Taking Off

Several large commercial wind projects are planned up and down the east coast, and just this week, the Biden administration announced plans to lease even more federal waters by 2025.

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12:39Oct 15, 2021

Red Sox head into Game 1 of the ALCS

As the Red Sox head into Game 1 of the ALCS, Morning Edition host Rupa Shenoy spoke with Boston Globe sports columnist Tara Sullivan.

04:43Oct 15, 2021

Emergency meeting called to address violence in Lawrence Schools

Elected officials in Lawrence have called an emergency meeting for Monday evening to address violence in their schools and they want state Education Commissioner Jeff Riley to join them.

Oct 15, 2021

Brockton-based bakery agrees to settle race discrimination lawsuit

The settlement filed Thursday resolves a lawsuit brought by the attorney general alleging that Brockton-based White’s Bakery violated anti-discrimination laws by creating a racially hostile work environment, according to a...

Oct 15, 2021

Judge considers correction officers' suit over COVID vaccine mandate

The correction officers' union argues that requiring a vaccine violates the COs' contractual and constitutional rights and interferes with officers' rights to decline medical treatment.

Oct 15, 2021

Massachusetts Institute of Technology in Cambridge. (Jesse Costa/WBUR)

MIT grapples with early leader's stance on Native Americans

MIT is grappling with the legacy of one of its pivotal presidents who also played a key role in the displacement of Native American tribes.

Oct 15, 2021

Gov. Charlie Baker during a June press conference. (Jesse Costa/WBUR)

Hundreds of Mass. state workers are seeking vaccine waivers, union says

With Sunday's immunization deadline looming, some state workers are risking suspensions and firings. The Baker administration is casting its vaccine mandate as a success, but the state's case-by-case process of...

Oct 15, 2021

Technicians of the Block Island Wind Farm Support Team repair a crack in the blade of one of the wind turbines. (Jesse Costa/WBUR)

5 takeaways from our offshore wind series

WBUR and E&E News spent months reporting Power shift: The promise of offshore wind, which documents the start of this industry and asks some big questions. Here are our five...

Oct 15, 2021

The five turbines of the Block Island Wind Farm off the coast of Rhode Island. (Jesse Costa/WBUR)

Big Oil wants to be Big Wind. Can fossil fuel companies be trusted?

Some experts say oil companies’ deep pockets and decades of working offshore make them uniquely suited to build turbines at sea. Others are skeptical. They worry that offshore wind could...

06:13Oct 15, 2021

A Red Line MBTA train pulls up to a Park Street platform. (Robin Lubbock/WBUR)

Most Boston voters say MBTA is safe, WBUR poll finds

A new WBUR poll shows most Boston voters think the conditions on the T are generally safe. But many say there is room for improvement.

02:53Oct 15, 2021

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A bus idles outside a Boston school. (Jesse Costa/WBUR)

How voters feel about Boston Public Schools

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12:03Oct 14, 2021

Massachusetts General Hospital (Hadley Green/ WBUR)

Are enough Mass General employees vaccinated against COVID-19?

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47:41Oct 14, 2021

Hundreds of employees at Massachusetts General Hospital — including a small number of physicians and nurses — still aren't vaccinated and are at risk of suspension or losing their jobs. (Jesse Costa/WBUR)

'It is our goal to fire no one': MGH president on looming employee vaccination deadline

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14:49Oct 14, 2021

Travels with George

Historian Nathaniel Philbrick's new book, "Travels with George: In Search of Washington and His Legacy," chronicles two parallel journeys, more than two centuries apart. We...

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20:49Oct 14, 2021

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House gives roar of approval to state dino bill

The Podokesaurus, otherwise known as the swift-footed lizard, was about three feet long and lived roughly 180 million to 195 million years ago. Its bones were initially found in 1910...

Oct 14, 2021

A resident of an affordable housing unit on Massachusetts Avenue walks up the stairs to enter her apartment, one of the buildings managed by the Tenants’ Development Corp. (Jesse Costa/WBUR)

Federal appeals court rules against investors in Boston low-income housing case

The U.S. Court of Appeals in Boston on Wednesday ruled that a Denver investment firm failed to prove its fight with a South End housing nonprofit belongs in federal court.

Oct 14, 2021

Jaywalking bill knocked as 'just not realistic'

Warning against a punitive approach, transportation advocates on Thursday urged lawmakers not to advance legislation imposing stricter punishments on pedestrians who do not use crosswalks.

Oct 14, 2021

Boston mayoral candidates Michelle Wu and Annissa Assaibi George on the campaign trail. The two candidates debated one-on-one for the first time Wednesday night. (Jesse Costa/WBUR)

Wu, Essaibi George face off in first head-to-head mayoral debate ahead of Boston election

With less than three weeks to go before Election Day, the two candidates clashed on housing, policing and how to fix the city's schools.

04:58Oct 14, 2021

A City of Boston streetscape. (sharemomentssharelife/Flickr)

Most Boston voters would have to move to buy a home, poll finds

More than half of likely Boston voters believe they would have to move to another neighborhood to buy a home in the next five years, according to a new WBUR...

Oct 14, 2021

Boston Police District B-2 station in Roxbury. (Jesse Costa/WBUR)

Poll: Half of Boston's voters support the police department

Among non-white voters, support for the police shrinks. And a solid majority of those polled said they think Boston police treat some people differently because of their race.

Oct 14, 2021

Fisherman Jamey McGroarty hurls a dogfish overboard to begin separating the squid from the bycatch from his haul. (Jesse Costa/WBUR)

As turbines rise, small-scale fishermen have the most to lose

Experts say fishing vessels owned by corporations can easily sail to fertile fishing grounds far off shore, where no wind turbines have been proposed. That's harder for a family-owned operations,...

06:44Oct 14, 2021

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Some hospitals delay worker COVID-19 vaccine requirement

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Red Sox head into Game 1 of the ALCS

Emergency meeting called to address violence in Lawrence Schools

Brockton-based bakery agrees to settle race discrimination lawsuit

Judge considers correction officers' suit over COVID vaccine mandate

MIT grapples with early leader's stance on Native Americans

Hundreds of Mass. state workers are seeking vaccine waivers, union says

5 takeaways from our offshore wind series

Big Oil wants to be Big Wind. Can fossil fuel companies be trusted?

Most Boston voters say MBTA is safe, WBUR poll finds

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How voters feel about Boston Public Schools

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Are enough Mass General employees vaccinated against COVID-19?

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'It is our goal to fire no one': MGH president on looming employee vaccination deadline

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Travels with George

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House gives roar of approval to state dino bill

Federal appeals court rules against investors in Boston low-income housing case

Jaywalking bill knocked as 'just not realistic'

Wu, Essaibi George face off in first head-to-head mayoral debate ahead of Boston election

Most Boston voters would have to move to buy a home, poll finds

Poll: Half of Boston's voters support the police department

As turbines rise, small-scale fishermen have the most to lose

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Some hospitals delay worker COVID-19 vaccine requirement

Consider This: Offshore Wind Is Taking Off

Red Sox head into Game 1 of the ALCS

Emergency meeting called to address violence in Lawrence Schools

Brockton-based bakery agrees to settle race discrimination lawsuit

Judge considers correction officers' suit over COVID vaccine mandate

MIT grapples with early leader's stance on Native Americans

Hundreds of Mass. state workers are seeking vaccine waivers, union says

5 takeaways from our offshore wind series

Big Oil wants to be Big Wind. Can fossil fuel companies be trusted?

Most Boston voters say MBTA is safe, WBUR poll finds

How voters feel about Boston Public Schools

Are enough Mass General employees vaccinated against COVID-19?

'It is our goal to fire no one': MGH president on looming employee vaccination deadline

Travels with George

House gives roar of approval to state dino bill

Federal appeals court rules against investors in Boston low-income housing case

Jaywalking bill knocked as 'just not realistic'

Wu, Essaibi George face off in first head-to-head mayoral debate ahead of Boston election

Most Boston voters would have to move to buy a home, poll finds

Poll: Half of Boston's voters support the police department

As turbines rise, small-scale fishermen have the most to lose