PoliticsA decade after deaths of 2 Boston firefighters, senators pass bill to toughen oversightA decade after two firefighters died when they became trapped in a brownstone in Boston’s historic Back Bay neighborhood by a fire caused by sparks from welders working next door,...Local Coverage1 hour agoThe Jackpod: Missing miseryOn Point news analyst Jack Beatty looks at what’s counted in official U.S. inflation numbers and finds that the cost of money is not factored into the cost of...ResumeOn Point26:421 hour agoHas the United States lost its 'can-do' attitude?Author Philip K. Howard says Americans are in a crisis of human disempowerment. But he says re-empowerment is possible, and that could lead to a national flourishing. 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The Boston School Committee voted 5-2 Wednesday evening to...EducationMar 27, 2024In a win for Wu, city council approves a new planning department for BostonThe new department doesn't entirely replace the BPDA, but Mayor Michelle Wu said it will help the city synchronize development with goals around climate resilience and affordable housing.Local CoverageMar 27, 2024Project 2025 tells us what a second Trump term could mean for climate policy. It isn’t prettyMuch of the voting public is disturbingly unaware of President Biden’s climate record and the assault that the Heritage Foundation's Project 2025 would marshal against it, writes Frederick Hewett. But...CognoscentiMar 27, 2024Gov. 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Is it worth investing myself in this city? For far too...CognoscentiMar 26, 2024Families in Massachusetts overflow shelters will be limited to one month, or must reapply to stayGov. Maura Healey's office announced the new policy as the overflow sites swell with families in need of housing and unable to secure a spot in the larger emergency shelter...Local CoverageMar 25, 2024Advocates of hand-counting votes hoped for a surge of success in New Hampshire. They got barely a rippleThe latest effort to force the hand-counting of ballots in New Hampshire has fallen flat. The push for hand-counting ballots has been gaining popularity across rural America in response to...Local CoverageMar 25, 2024How did Trump go from saying Jan. 6 rioters 'will pay' to calling them 'hostages'?More than 1,300 people have been charged, with charges ranging from seditious conspiracy to illegally demonstrating in the Capitol building.ResumeHere & Now06:50Mar 25, 2024Next Page
A decade after deaths of 2 Boston firefighters, senators pass bill to toughen oversightA decade after two firefighters died when they became trapped in a brownstone in Boston’s historic Back Bay neighborhood by a fire caused by sparks from welders working next door,...Local Coverage1 hour ago
The Jackpod: Missing miseryOn Point news analyst Jack Beatty looks at what’s counted in official U.S. inflation numbers and finds that the cost of money is not factored into the cost of...ResumeOn Point26:421 hour ago
Has the United States lost its 'can-do' attitude?Author Philip K. Howard says Americans are in a crisis of human disempowerment. But he says re-empowerment is possible, and that could lead to a national flourishing. On Point7 hours ago
Mass. officials have limited authority over sale of Steward physician groupThe state Attorney General's Office and the state Department of Health told WBUR they lack the ability to approve or veto any deal, adding to questions about whether funds from...Local CoverageMar 28, 2024
Back in Boston, Charlie Baker takes aim at youth 'prop betting' ahead of March MadnessAG Campbell said half of middle school students in the state are engaged in some form of gambling.Local CoverageMar 28, 2024
Wu seeks commercial property tax rate increase to prevent a spike in residential taxesMayor Wu plans to file legislation that would allow Boston to increase property taxes on businesses. The move comes as commercial property values have dipped due to inflation and the...BusinessMar 28, 2024
An Arizona senator aborted her non-viable pregnancy. She wants everyone to have that choiceArizona law allows abortions before 15 weeks — at least for now, as the state’s Supreme Court considers an 1864 law that would criminalize almost all abortions.ResumeHere & Now09:37Mar 28, 2024
How Bassirou Diomaye Faye went from prison to Senegal's next president in 2 weeksThe 44-year-old former tax inspector won an upset victory less than two weeks after he was incarcerated as a political prisoner.ResumeHere & Now05:35Mar 28, 2024
These energy suppliers say they can save you money. Regulators say it’s a scamMassachusetts legislators are considering a bill to enact a first-in-the-nation ban on competitive suppliers selling electricity. Gov. Maura Healey, Attorney General Andrea Campbell and Boston Mayor Michelle Wu all support...EnvironmentMar 28, 2024
The Supreme Court must follow the science on mifepristoneThe case concerning medication abortion currently before the U.S. Supreme Court isn't about drug safety and efficacy, writes Dominique Lee, the president and CEO of Planned Parenthood of Massachusetts. It's...CognoscentiMar 28, 2024
With federal aid ending, Boston schools will see cuts — and changes — under latest budgetThe end of the ESSER program, along with large and costly district priorities, make this an uncommonly complicated and painful budget. The Boston School Committee voted 5-2 Wednesday evening to...EducationMar 27, 2024
In a win for Wu, city council approves a new planning department for BostonThe new department doesn't entirely replace the BPDA, but Mayor Michelle Wu said it will help the city synchronize development with goals around climate resilience and affordable housing.Local CoverageMar 27, 2024
Project 2025 tells us what a second Trump term could mean for climate policy. It isn’t prettyMuch of the voting public is disturbingly unaware of President Biden’s climate record and the assault that the Heritage Foundation's Project 2025 would marshal against it, writes Frederick Hewett. But...CognoscentiMar 27, 2024
Gov. Healey announces 30-day limit for families in overflow sheltersOn Monday, Massachusetts Governor Maura Healey announced a 30-day limit on the length of time families can stay in certain overflow shelters while waiting to enter the state's emergency shelter...ResumeThe Common12:52Mar 27, 2024
In distress, Steward proposes sale of doctors group to OptumThe deal, which will be reviewed by state regulators, is part of Steward's plan to climb out of a financial hole that has shaken the Massachusetts health care industry. The...HealthMar 27, 2024
Defending scientific thinking from denialismRadio Boston sits down with Lee McIntyre, a Boston University professor, author and senior advisor for Trust in Science at the Aspen Institute, to discuss the need to defend science...ResumeRadio Boston14:14Mar 26, 2024
Boston could lose 25% of its young people. I may join the exodusBoston's young residents are wrestling with two massive elemental questions, writes Miles Howard. Can I commit to this place? Is it worth investing myself in this city? For far too...CognoscentiMar 26, 2024
Families in Massachusetts overflow shelters will be limited to one month, or must reapply to stayGov. Maura Healey's office announced the new policy as the overflow sites swell with families in need of housing and unable to secure a spot in the larger emergency shelter...Local CoverageMar 25, 2024
Advocates of hand-counting votes hoped for a surge of success in New Hampshire. They got barely a rippleThe latest effort to force the hand-counting of ballots in New Hampshire has fallen flat. The push for hand-counting ballots has been gaining popularity across rural America in response to...Local CoverageMar 25, 2024
How did Trump go from saying Jan. 6 rioters 'will pay' to calling them 'hostages'?More than 1,300 people have been charged, with charges ranging from seditious conspiracy to illegally demonstrating in the Capitol building.ResumeHere & Now06:50Mar 25, 2024