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Former state Rep. Geoff Diehl. The Republican is running for governor. (Robin Lubbock/WBUR)

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Diehl says Baker's decision not to seek 3rd term could help unify Mass. Republicans for 2022

Massachusetts Republican Geoff Diehl, a former state representative running for governor, welcomed Gov. Charlie Baker's decision this week not to pursue a third term.

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The QR codes are coming. Now what?

We speak with WBUR Business Reporter Yasmin Amer and Jim Rooney, president and chief executive officer of the Greater Boston Chamber of Commerce.

Radio Boston

12:35Dec 2, 2021

A COVID-19 vaccination record card. (David J. Phillip/AP)

Could QR codes replace physical vaccination cards?

Plus, we hear what marijuana business owners think about community impact fees, and how one local synagogue is celebrating Hanukkah this year.

Radio Boston

45:40Dec 2, 2021

Another Hanukkah in a pandemic

We were so hopeful that this year, this holiday season, things would be different. Or, maybe, that they wouldn't be -- that we'd be back to normal. But we continue...

Radio Boston

07:52Dec 2, 2021

Commonwealth Fusion Systems' magnet test container and support systems, at MIT. (Robin Lubbock/WBUR)

A Massachusetts company leads as the race for fusion energy heats up

Commonwealth Fusion predicts it will have the world’s first net-energy fusion device by 2025 and is already building a factory in Devens to make the machine.

Environment

07:27Dec 2, 2021

Shop the holiday markets for handmade items while supporting local artisans. (Betsie Van der Meer/Getty Images)

6 holiday markets to find creative presents on the spot

Greater Boston is home to a number of winter markets where you can peruse, be amused and explore.

Arts & Culture

Dec 2, 2021

Cast members of the touring production of "A Charlie Brown Christmas: Live on Stage." (Courtesy A Charlie Brown Christmas)

5 things to do this weekend, including a Hanukkah celebration and a Charlie Brown Christmas show

Plus, a mystery thriller play and a virtual dance performance.

Arts & Culture

Dec 2, 2021

Charlie Baker won't seek a third term as Mass. governor

Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker says his run is ending. He won't seek a history-making third consecutive term in the state's top post.

Local Coverage

05:01Dec 1, 2021

Portrait of Reginald Dwayne Betts. ( Courtesy: Mamadi Doumbouya)

The quest to build 1,000 micro-libraries across the U.S.

We talk to Reginald Dwayne Betts, a MacArthur Genius Award-winner and poet.

Radio Boston

11:40Dec 1, 2021

Riders board the 23 Ruggles bus at Ashmont Station, one of the three bus routes included in the expansion plans for fare-free bus service in Boston. (Jesse Costa/WBUR)

Boston City Council green lights Wu's plan for 3 free bus routes

The $8 million program to provide fare free service on routes 23, 28, and 29 would come from federal COVID-19 relief funding.

Business

Dec 1, 2021

A view of the Christmas tree at the "Snowport." (Courtesy Boston Seaport)

Massachusetts farms still facing Christmas tree shortage this holiday season

For many families, getting a Christmas tree is serious business. But this year it may be a different experience for some people thanks to a Christmas tree shortage that's been...

Radio Boston

08:45Dec 1, 2021

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Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker at an event in June 2021. (Elise Amendola/AP file photo)

With Baker not running again, what's the state of the race for governor?

Radio Boston

48:38Dec 1, 2021

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

Bye-bye Baker

Radio Boston

12:51Dec 1, 2021

A 'tantalizing new clue' in the Gardner heist, more than 30 years later

We discuss a "tantalizing clue," as one of our guests described it, in the Gardner Museum heist. Boston Globe investigative reporter Shelley Murphy and longtime...

Radio Boston

09:04Nov 30, 2021

A COVID vaccination shot is prepared. (Robin Lubbock/WBUR)

Modeling for the next coronavirus variant, omicron

Radio Boston

47:44Nov 30, 2021

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Mass. Gov. Charlie Baker speaks at a press conference at the State House after announcing the he will not seek a third term. (Robin Lubbock/WBUR)

Gov. Baker says he will not seek a third term

"We love the work," he said in a statement. "Serving as Governor and Lieutenant Governor of Massachusetts has been the most challenging and fulfilling jobs we’ve ever had."

Local Coverage

05:44Dec 1, 2021

Lawsuit alleges company sold bogus hand sanitizer to schools in Massachusetts

An Illinois-based company falsely marketed and sold a fake hand sanitizer to school districts across Massachusetts, Attorney General Maura Healey said Tuesday.

Local Coverage

Dec 1, 2021

The sunset is seen above the Massachusetts State House in Boston on Dec. 1, 2020. (Jessica Rinaldi/The Boston Globe via Getty Images)

Under pressure, state lawmakers strike deal for how to spend $4 billion in federal relief money

House and Senate leaders said Tuesday night that they had struck a deal to spend $4 billion in American Rescue Plan Act and state tax surplus funds, concluding a two-week...

Local Coverage

Dec 1, 2021

A pillar stands on Long Wharf in Boston to mark the spot where ships would arrive and leave with Africans to be sold into slavery. (Robin Lubbock/WBUR)

Boston could be next city to consider reparations for Black residents

City Councilor Julia Mejia is leading an effort in City Hall to establish a commission that would examine the negative effects of slavery and racial discrimination on Boston’s Black residents...

Business

04:41Dec 1, 2021

Shane Dylan describes his new album as “a tribute to Boston and to the music scene.” (Courtesy Marika Belamarich)

Shane Dylan's 'A Star or a Lonely Dreamer' fuses jazz, hip-hop and local talent

Dylan describes the album as “a tribute to Boston and to the music scene.” It blends his jazz-influenced compositions with local artists Red Shaydez, Tashawn Taylor, Amanda Shea, Jolee Gordon...

Arts & Culture

Dec 1, 2021

Protesters gather at a rally in support of bills and legislation to block evictions in Massachusetts for up to a year in front of the Massachusetts State House in Boston on July 22, 2020. (Matthew J. Lee/The Boston Globe via Getty Images)

Mayor Wu will try to keep Boston's eviction moratorium that judge struck down

The moratorium that blocked enforcement of court-approved evictions was put in place on Aug. 31 by the administration of then-acting Mayor Kim Janey, who said it was to protect residents...

Local Coverage

Nov 30, 2021

The John Adams Courthouse in Boston, home of the state's Supreme Judicial Court. (Robin Lubbock/WBUR)

Suit alleges parole board has 'blanket practice' of denying requests to end supervision

A civil suit was filed before the Supreme Judicial Court alleging that the Massachusetts Parole Board is not following a state law that allows people to seek an end to...

Local Coverage

03:43Nov 30, 2021

Ryan Landry as Mrs. Grinchley in "A Grinchley Christmas Carol." (Courtesy Michael von Redlich)

Ryan Landry and his Gold Dust Orphans return to the stage with 'A Grinchley Christmas Carol'

Running Dec. 2-19 at the Iron Wolf Theatre, the play is a twist on the classic Charles Dickens short story and marks the return of one of Landry’s popular long-running...

Arts & Culture

Nov 30, 2021

Art of the Netherlands in the 17th Century Gallery at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. (Courtesy Museum of Fine Arts, Boston)

Inside the MFA's newly renovated Dutch and Flemish art galleries

Art, geo-politics and commerce suggestively underlay all the displays in the seven renovated galleries at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, says arts critic Lloyd Schwartz. These rooms are also...

Arts & Culture

Nov 30, 2021

The Supreme Court in Washington. (J. Scott Applewhite/AP)

Supreme Court denies Mass General Brigham employees' appeal over COVID vaccine mandate

Justice Stephen Breyer did not comment Monday in rejecting the request from employees at Mass General Brigham for a religious exemption to the system's vaccine requirement.

Health

Nov 29, 2021

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Diehl says Baker's decision not to seek 3rd term could help unify Mass. Republicans for 2022

The QR codes are coming. Now what?

Could QR codes replace physical vaccination cards?

Another Hanukkah in a pandemic

A Massachusetts company leads as the race for fusion energy heats up

6 holiday markets to find creative presents on the spot

5 things to do this weekend, including a Hanukkah celebration and a Charlie Brown Christmas show

Charlie Baker won't seek a third term as Mass. governor

The quest to build 1,000 micro-libraries across the U.S.

Boston City Council green lights Wu's plan for 3 free bus routes

Massachusetts farms still facing Christmas tree shortage this holiday season

With Baker not running again, what's the state of the race for governor?

Bye-bye Baker

A 'tantalizing new clue' in the Gardner heist, more than 30 years later

Modeling for the next coronavirus variant, omicron

Gov. Baker says he will not seek a third term

Lawsuit alleges company sold bogus hand sanitizer to schools in Massachusetts

Under pressure, state lawmakers strike deal for how to spend $4 billion in federal relief money

Boston could be next city to consider reparations for Black residents

Shane Dylan's 'A Star or a Lonely Dreamer' fuses jazz, hip-hop and local talent

Mayor Wu will try to keep Boston's eviction moratorium that judge struck down

Suit alleges parole board has 'blanket practice' of denying requests to end supervision

Ryan Landry and his Gold Dust Orphans return to the stage with 'A Grinchley Christmas Carol'

Inside the MFA's newly renovated Dutch and Flemish art galleries

Supreme Court denies Mass General Brigham employees' appeal over COVID vaccine mandate