Boston To The Beltwaywbur.org versions of our weekly political newsletterWarren Pressures Prison Accreditor Over COVID-19 ResponsePlus, Sen. Ed Markey is calling on the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection to stop natural gas emissions at the Weymouth compressor station construction site. And, an important update about...Local CoverageJul 9, 2020Mass. Lawmakers Call For Changes At Assisted Living FacilitiesPlus, the House passes sweeping climate-friendly infrastructure bill, with no chance in the Senate.Local CoverageJul 2, 2020Neal And Democrats Want To Expand ACA Coverage, But No Traction In SenatePlus: McGovern mask clashLocal CoverageJun 25, 2020Mass. Politicos: It's Time To Codify DACA Into LawPlus, Trahan "alarmed" by racial disparities in the Air Force.Local CoverageJun 18, 2020Mass. Delegation Pushes For Sweeping Law Enforcement ReformsPlus, Elizabeth Warren calls foul on new federal regulations that she says will make it easier for banks to discriminate against minority and low-income communities.Local CoverageJun 11, 2020AdvertisementPressley, Markey Push To End 'Qualified Immunity' For PoliceAlso, McGovern seeks to stop sending surplus military weapons to local police.Local CoverageJun 4, 2020Warren: 'Our Child Care System Is In Danger Of Collapsing'Plus, Rep. Lynch wants to protect Dr. Fauci from politically motivated ouster.Local CoverageMay 28, 2020Congressional Gridlock & Another Coronavirus Relief PackagePlus, remote work for House lawmakers could become a reality.Local CoverageMay 14, 2020From Barbershops To Bodegas, Pressley Wants Relief For 'Underrepresented' BusinessesPlus, Mass. lawmakers call for federal probe into Bristol County jail incident.Local CoverageMay 7, 2020SCOTUS Could Take Up 2 Mass. Gun LawsAlso: Rep. Neal says he'll "insist" on federal aid for states and New England lawmakers push hazard pay for front-line workers.Local CoverageApr 30, 2020Pelosi Tables McGovern's Plan To Make Working Remotely Work For CongressPlus, the House is set to pass its fourth coronavirus relief bill today.Local CoverageApr 23, 2020Veepstakes Is On — And Warren Wants To Be A ContenderPlus, Rep. Richard Neal says, "there’s going to have to be more money for the unemployment insurance system" in the next coronavirus relief package.Local CoverageApr 16, 2020Pressley: 'Vulnerable Workers' Deserve Paid Sick Leave In Next Coronavirus Relief DealPlus, Markey raises privacy concerns over reports of Trump efforts for coronavirus surveillance system.Local CoverageApr 9, 2020What's On Mass. Lawmakers' Wish List For The Next Coronavirus Recovery Bill?There was no joking this week as the COVID-19 crisis moves toward what will likely be an unimaginable apex -- and lawmakers are already looking ahead to the next emergency...Local CoverageApr 2, 2020'We Are Out Of Time': JK3 Calls For Nationwide Shelter-In-Place OrderLegislating in a time of coronavirus: House leaders hope to approve the Senate-passed $2 trillion emergency relief package by voice vote. That’s so lawmakers don’t have to come back to...Local CoverageMar 26, 2020What Mass. Lawmakers Want (And Don't Want) In Coronavirus ResponseThe coronavirus is gripping Capitol Hill, where the first two members of Congress have tested positive for COVID-19 and lawmakers are struggling to inoculate American families, industries and the markets...Local CoverageMar 19, 2020Mass. Reps Aren't Happy With White House Response To CoronavirusPlus: Warren's crucial campaign stretch and Weld comes home for Super TuesdayLocal CoverageFeb 27, 2020In Nevada, Expect The Gloves To Come All The Way OffPlus, add up all the dollars a PAC spent on a N.H. ad for Deval Patrick and divide that by each of the votes he got and you've got the...Local CoverageFeb 13, 2020From One Ex-Mass. Gov. To Another: Romney Has 'Courage'Local CoverageFeb 6, 2020The Story Of Gloucester's Pilot Boat Can Do And The Blizzard Of '78Author Michael Tougias joins us on his new book for young readers, "Into The Blizzard: Heroism At Sea During The Great Blizzard of 1978." ResumeRadio Boston15:26Feb 6, 2020Next Page
Warren Pressures Prison Accreditor Over COVID-19 ResponsePlus, Sen. Ed Markey is calling on the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection to stop natural gas emissions at the Weymouth compressor station construction site. And, an important update about...Local CoverageJul 9, 2020
Mass. Lawmakers Call For Changes At Assisted Living FacilitiesPlus, the House passes sweeping climate-friendly infrastructure bill, with no chance in the Senate.Local CoverageJul 2, 2020
Neal And Democrats Want To Expand ACA Coverage, But No Traction In SenatePlus: McGovern mask clashLocal CoverageJun 25, 2020
Mass. Politicos: It's Time To Codify DACA Into LawPlus, Trahan "alarmed" by racial disparities in the Air Force.Local CoverageJun 18, 2020
Mass. Delegation Pushes For Sweeping Law Enforcement ReformsPlus, Elizabeth Warren calls foul on new federal regulations that she says will make it easier for banks to discriminate against minority and low-income communities.Local CoverageJun 11, 2020
Pressley, Markey Push To End 'Qualified Immunity' For PoliceAlso, McGovern seeks to stop sending surplus military weapons to local police.Local CoverageJun 4, 2020
Warren: 'Our Child Care System Is In Danger Of Collapsing'Plus, Rep. Lynch wants to protect Dr. Fauci from politically motivated ouster.Local CoverageMay 28, 2020
Congressional Gridlock & Another Coronavirus Relief PackagePlus, remote work for House lawmakers could become a reality.Local CoverageMay 14, 2020
From Barbershops To Bodegas, Pressley Wants Relief For 'Underrepresented' BusinessesPlus, Mass. lawmakers call for federal probe into Bristol County jail incident.Local CoverageMay 7, 2020
SCOTUS Could Take Up 2 Mass. Gun LawsAlso: Rep. Neal says he'll "insist" on federal aid for states and New England lawmakers push hazard pay for front-line workers.Local CoverageApr 30, 2020
Pelosi Tables McGovern's Plan To Make Working Remotely Work For CongressPlus, the House is set to pass its fourth coronavirus relief bill today.Local CoverageApr 23, 2020
Veepstakes Is On — And Warren Wants To Be A ContenderPlus, Rep. Richard Neal says, "there’s going to have to be more money for the unemployment insurance system" in the next coronavirus relief package.Local CoverageApr 16, 2020
Pressley: 'Vulnerable Workers' Deserve Paid Sick Leave In Next Coronavirus Relief DealPlus, Markey raises privacy concerns over reports of Trump efforts for coronavirus surveillance system.Local CoverageApr 9, 2020
What's On Mass. Lawmakers' Wish List For The Next Coronavirus Recovery Bill?There was no joking this week as the COVID-19 crisis moves toward what will likely be an unimaginable apex -- and lawmakers are already looking ahead to the next emergency...Local CoverageApr 2, 2020
'We Are Out Of Time': JK3 Calls For Nationwide Shelter-In-Place OrderLegislating in a time of coronavirus: House leaders hope to approve the Senate-passed $2 trillion emergency relief package by voice vote. That’s so lawmakers don’t have to come back to...Local CoverageMar 26, 2020
What Mass. Lawmakers Want (And Don't Want) In Coronavirus ResponseThe coronavirus is gripping Capitol Hill, where the first two members of Congress have tested positive for COVID-19 and lawmakers are struggling to inoculate American families, industries and the markets...Local CoverageMar 19, 2020
Mass. Reps Aren't Happy With White House Response To CoronavirusPlus: Warren's crucial campaign stretch and Weld comes home for Super TuesdayLocal CoverageFeb 27, 2020
In Nevada, Expect The Gloves To Come All The Way OffPlus, add up all the dollars a PAC spent on a N.H. ad for Deval Patrick and divide that by each of the votes he got and you've got the...Local CoverageFeb 13, 2020
The Story Of Gloucester's Pilot Boat Can Do And The Blizzard Of '78Author Michael Tougias joins us on his new book for young readers, "Into The Blizzard: Heroism At Sea During The Great Blizzard of 1978." ResumeRadio Boston15:26Feb 6, 2020
