For seniors on MassHealth, budget battles in D.C. are personalFran Hutchinson shares what it's like to be a senior who depends on MassHealth amid federal funding threats. ResumeLocal Coverage04:23Apr 8, 2025
Boston-area students' career plans vanish as White House slashes USAID fellowshipWhen the Trump administration gutted USAID, it also abruptly canceled — "for convenience" — a fellowship that served as a pipeline to jobs at the agency for historically marginalized and...ResumeEducation03:42Apr 7, 2025
What to know about the Red Sox going into this year's home openerA new season brings new Red Sox players. Does it bring new hope? ResumeLocal Coverage03:59Apr 4, 2025
Afghans in Mass. who helped U.S. military share hurt and hopes over federal policy shiftsSeveral Trump administration orders have tossed into limbo the futures of tens of thousands of Afghan nationals who seek to resettle in the U.S. And in Massachusetts, this new political...ResumeLocal Coverage04:04Apr 4, 2025
Next generation of concert tour and Broadway dancers train in new programThe commercial dance world is cutthroat, but students are learning a multitude of dance disciplines as well as audition and self-promotion skills through a Boston Conservatory at Berklee program. ResumeArts & Culture04:01Apr 3, 2025
Some Boston-area Jews worry Trump's university crackdowns weaponize antisemitismPresident Trump has ramped up his attacks on the universities and students that he says have abided by growing antisemitism on campus. And that has some Jewish students and professors...ResumeEducation07:41Apr 2, 2025
Local refugee resettlement agency still in limbo 2 months after Trump suspends program fundingThe International Institute of New England is one of the region's largest resettlement agencies. The Institute's CEO Jeff Thielman spoke with WBUR's Morning Edition about the dozens of refugees his...ResumeLocal Coverage04:25Apr 2, 2025
A skeptic's look at Mayor Wu's and challenger Kraft's ideas to rein in Boston rental costsEvan Horowitz joins WBUR's Morning Edition to make the case that neither Wu's nor Kraft's rent control proposals are good ideas.ResumeLocal Coverage04:25Apr 1, 2025
Mass. climate tech companies react to Trump administration's environmental policyColumnist Scott Kirsner shares how local climate tech businesses are reacting to the first months of the Trump administration. ResumeEnvironment04:01Apr 1, 2025
After federal agents detained 4 restaurant workers in a N.H. town, residents want answersGovernment officials haven't said why the four people were targeted or what they are accused of doing, leaving the community confused and in fear.ResumeLocal Coverage06:37Mar 31, 2025
To protect wildlife, advocates look to reduce rat poison use in Mass.Predators like hawks and eagles are getting sick and dying from consuming poisoned rodents. Advocates say there are alternatives that don't put animal health at risk.ResumeEnvironment03:58Mar 31, 2025
Keeping score at Fenway ParkFor decades now, from his perch in the press box, Bob Ellis has been documenting the details that make baseball the game that it is. He discussed his passion for...ResumeLocal Coverage03:47Mar 30, 2025
Understanding crypto's big momentJohn Deaton, who ran for U.S. Senate in Massachusetts last year as a Republican on a pro-crypto platform, joins WBUR's Morning Edition.ResumeLocal Coverage04:13Mar 28, 2025
With 1 month to leave the U.S., Haitians and others scramble for next steps“The idea of America being the land of freedom, the land of opportunity, how is destroying that benefiting America?”ResumeLocal Coverage04:39Mar 28, 2025
From Tijuana to Mass., asylum seekers and their families face uncertainty and desperationIn January, President Trump essentially shut down the system that let migrants apply for asylum. Since then, advocates say many people have left border cities with official ports of entry...ResumeLocal Coverage07:00Mar 27, 2025
How Jill Medvedow transformed the ‘scrappy’ ICA into a Boston institutionThe Institute of Contemporary Art’s longtime director looks back on her legacy.ResumeArts & Culture06:03Mar 27, 2025
Tufts PhD student taken into federal custody, lawyer and university sayThe university received reports that an international graduate student was taken into custody from an off-campus apartment Tuesday night, President Sunil Kumar wrote in a letter to the school community.ResumeLocal Coverage03:38Mar 26, 2025
Gov. Healey on border czar Tom Homan's visit to Mass.Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey joins WBUR's Morning Edition to discuss Tom Homan's visit, which she says she didn't know about before he made it public..ResumeLocal Coverage03:37Mar 26, 2025
'The Democratic brand is in the toilet': Gov. Healey's vision for the future of her partyMassachusetts Gov. Maura Healey joins WBUR's Morning Edition to talk about what the Democrats should focus on as the party seeks to bounce back from a rough 2024 at the...ResumeLocal Coverage03:45Mar 26, 2025
Boston Mayor Michelle Wu talks bike lanes and her re-election campaignBoston Mayor Michelle Wu lays out her new, more cautious strategy for bus and bike lane construction.ResumeLocal Coverage03:47Mar 25, 2025
Boston Mayor Michelle Wu on her strategy for dealing with TrumpBoston Mayor Michelle Wu joins WBUR's Morning Edition.ResumeLocal Coverage04:19Mar 25, 2025
Boston-based figure skaters prepare for world stage as their community grapples with tragedyTwo skaters based at The Skating Club of Boston are preparing for the biggest competition of their partnership: the World Figure Skating Championships. The skating club recently lost six members...ResumeLocal Coverage04:12Mar 25, 2025
What Trump's tariffs on Canadian goods could mean for a longtime Mass. steel millStarting in April, Riverdale may have to pay 50% combined tariffs imposed in Canadian steel by the Trump administration. Riverdale Mills CEO James Knott Jr. joins WBUR's Morning Edition to...ResumeLocal Coverage04:24Mar 24, 2025
Getting the South Coast Rail up and running is a passion for top MBTA officialAfter 40 years of planning, work and more than one billion dollars, starting Monday morning, rail service will connect South Coast communities, including New Bedford and Fall River with Boston.ResumeLocal Coverage04:25Mar 23, 2025
Rick Pitino, New England's basketball pariah, is back in townBoston Globe sports columnist Dan Shaughnessy, who's covered Pitino for more than 50 years, joins WBUR's Morning Edition to reflect on Pitino's complicated career and legacy.ResumeLocal Coverage04:28Mar 21, 2025
All aboard: The MBTA to unveil long-awaited South Coast Rail lineThe MBTA will soon brings its services to several South Coast communities with its highly anticipated, $1.1 billion expansion. The first South Coast Rail train is set to begin taking...ResumeBusiness03:39Mar 21, 2025
'This is a class war': The Dropkick Murphys' Ken Casey on Trump, immigration and Boston"The way I was taught is, if your family were immigrants to this country and came for a better life, the price you pay for that is you can never...ResumeArts & Culture07:59Mar 20, 2025
A farewell to Twin Donuts, an Allston institution closing after 70 yearsKen Reid is a stand-up comedian and the unofficial dean of Boston nostalgia. He joins WBUR's Morning Edition to lament the loss of a little piece of Boston's soul.ResumeLocal Coverage04:29Mar 20, 2025
Why a big section of the Red Line is shutting down (again)The Ashmont branch of the MBTA's Red Line will be under construction for all of April.ResumeLocal Coverage03:57Mar 20, 2025
Empty restored frames highlight Gardner Museum heist 35 years laterIn 1990 thieves disguised as police stole 13 artworks from the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum. Their empty frames have been restored and remain as stark reminders of the unsolved art...ResumeArts & Culture04:43Mar 18, 2025
The story of Evacuation Day, Boston's other March 17 holidayPeter Drummey, chief historian of the Massachusetts Historical Society, joins WBUR to talk about Evacuation Day.ResumeLocal Coverage04:09Mar 17, 2025
What to know ahead of this year's St. Patrick's Day BreakfastThe South Boston St. Patrick's Day Breakfast, where Boston's most powerful swap jokes over bacon and eggs, is an annual lightning rod for rivalries and gossip. This year, an already...ResumeLocal Coverage04:40Mar 14, 2025
Five years after COVID, what school workers recall best — and what problems lingerIn 2020, the pandemic closed classrooms and banished hundreds of thousands of schoolchildren to learn over screens at home. Here's what some local school workers say they saw then —...ResumeEducation04:10Mar 14, 2025
'Uncharted waters': Boston finds itself in the Trump administration's crosshairsTrump is not the first president to wield federal funds as a weapon. But some analysts say the current attacks on Boston is unlike anything in recent memory.ResumeLocal Coverage05:19Mar 13, 2025
Why your water bill is going upGas and electric aren't the only bills getting pricier in Massachusetts.ResumeLocal Coverage04:00Mar 13, 2025
With Shaheen out, the N.H. Senate race becomes a national focusThe race to fill Sen. Jeanne Shaheen's seat could shape control of Congress. And it should bring plenty of political attention — and money — to New England.ResumeLocal Coverage03:01Mar 13, 2025
MIT's 'Gaze to the Stars' is all in the eyesOn March 12-14, anyone walking around Massachusetts Institute of Technology at night will see illuminated projections of eyes staring back at them from the top of the MIT Dome.ResumeArts & Culture04:25Mar 12, 2025
U.S. Rep. Clark says Democrats are united in voting 'no' on stopgap funding bill“We are very unified,” Clark said, speaking with WBUR’s Morning Edition. “We are going to choose working families over billionaires every day.”ResumeLocal Coverage04:01Mar 11, 2025
Why the state's public health leader says he needs to re-build trust after the COVID pandemicDr. Robert Goldstein, commissioner of the state's Department of Public Health, joins WBUR's Morning Edition to reflect on the COVID pandemic and how his office is working to build trust...ResumeHealth04:31Mar 10, 2025
