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MBTA chief Phil Eng on his expanded role, World Cup plans
Phil Eng's got a lot on his plate: Running the T, overseeing all state transportation, and now, managing trains to the World Cup.
Mills bows out of Maine senate race, setting up battle between Collins and newcomer Platner
WBUR senior political reporter Anthony Brooks joins WBUR's Morning Edition to explain the stakes of the race.
Local balafon player on his family's 800-year stewardship of the instrument and it's tradition
Local balafon player Balla Kouyaté joined WBUR's Morning Edition to talk about his family's legacy with the ancient instrument.
How a fight over a parking spot landed an East Boston man in ICE custody
Legal filings by Boston Police and ICE paint Alejandro Orrego as a man with a propensity for fighting cops. Orrego sees himself as the victim of two unjust arrests.
How factory-made housing is faring in Massachusetts
For years, developers have argued factory-built is part of the solution to Massachusetts' housing shortage. Scott Kirsner, columnist with editorial partner MassLive, joins WBUR's Morning Edition to discuss a new...
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What the piping plover's recovery in Mass. can teach us about conservation and saving other local birds
Local author and ornithologist Scott Weidensaul talks about the successful rebounds of local birds, like piping plovers and oystercatchers, and the challenges that remain.
Jeanne Shaheen, longtime senator from New Hampshire, takes stock of her final battles
The Democrat joins WBUR's Morning Edition to discuss the mark she wants to leave in her final months on Capitol Hill.
'First step of healing': Native Americans at Harvard bring ancient sport of stickball to campus
The Native American sport, in which players use two sticks to carry and toss a small ball, is considered one of the oldest team sports in the country. For those...
New England Democrats fear Trump will meddle in midterm elections
The Trump administration so far says it has no plans to send federal agents to the polls in November. But local Democrats and election officials fear other Trump actions will...
He shaped the Catholic Church's stance on nuclear weapons in the '80s. What he makes of this moment
Father J. Bryan Hehir, a top official in the Catholic Archdiocese of Boston, articulated a global off-ramp from nuclear apocalypse in his 1983 letter with the U.S. Conference of Catholic...
How batteries, smart thermostats can help out New England’s grid and make customers some cash
Electricity demand is projected to increase across New England in the next several years. But utilities in the region are working on programs that could make that growth cheaper and...
Kennealy looks to distance himself from Baker in GOP primary race for governor
Mike Kennealy hails from the moderate era of Republicans in Massachusetts. After a career in private equity, he worked for two terms under former Gov. Charlie Baker and has a...
How WBUR's new fiction podcast engages kids in climate solutions
The fiction podcast tells the story of 12-year-old Joule Watts-Green, who accidentally steps through her mom's time machine into an unrecognizable Boston, where floods and storms have destroyed the city....
As Iran conflict squeezes farmers, some are finding alternatives to fossil fuels
Across New England, farmers are finding that switching to renewable energy isn’t just a nice thing to have, it’s becoming a necessary part of their economic survival.
It's been mostly bad news in Boston's business world. Then, there's Whoop.
In this excerpt from a conversation at WBUR's CitySpace, Whoop founder Will Ahmed discusses the Boston roots of his wearable tech brand with WBUR's Morning Edition host Tiziana Dearing.
One ex-immigration judge in Mass. recounts her firing
Nina Froes, an appointee of former President Joe Biden, served alongside 19 judges at the immigration court in Chelmsford. That court now has just five permanent and two temporary judges.
Grandfather and granddaughter prepare to run the Boston Marathon together
On Monday, Mia Sanchez and her grandfather, Carlos Sanchez, will run the Boston Marathon. They believe they're the first known grandparent and grandchild pair to qualify to run the marathon...
Sole-mates: The sneakers helping runners tackle the Boston Marathon
Over the last few years, shoe technology has advanced tremendously. And it’s changing the sport of running for everyone from the elite athletes breaking the tape in Copley Square to...
Local college grads are about to enter a difficult job market
While new grads always find the market daunting, added pressures on the employment landscape mean the current crop have their work cut out for them. And college seniors in Massachusetts...
A musical project sheds light on Boston's Black labor history
An album and podcast from the Silkroad Ensemble and Rhiannon Giddens was inspired by the Black and immigrant labor that built America’s railroads. In Boston, Black sleeping car porters unionized...