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Warren Pressures Prison Accreditor Over COVID-19 Response
Plus, 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...
Mass. Lawmakers Call For Changes At Assisted Living Facilities
Plus, the House passes sweeping climate-friendly infrastructure bill, with no chance in the Senate.
Neal And Democrats Want To Expand ACA Coverage, But No Traction In Senate
Plus: McGovern mask clash
Mass. Politicos: It's Time To Codify DACA Into Law
Plus, Trahan "alarmed" by racial disparities in the Air Force.
Mass. Delegation Pushes For Sweeping Law Enforcement Reforms
Plus, 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.
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Pressley, Markey Push To End 'Qualified Immunity' For Police
Also, McGovern seeks to stop sending surplus military weapons to local police.
Warren: 'Our Child Care System Is In Danger Of Collapsing'
Plus, Rep. Lynch wants to protect Dr. Fauci from politically motivated ouster.
Congressional Gridlock & Another Coronavirus Relief Package
Plus, remote work for House lawmakers could become a reality.
From Barbershops To Bodegas, Pressley Wants Relief For 'Underrepresented' Businesses
Plus, Mass. lawmakers call for federal probe into Bristol County jail incident.
SCOTUS Could Take Up 2 Mass. Gun Laws
Also: Rep. Neal says he'll "insist" on federal aid for states and New England lawmakers push hazard pay for front-line workers.
Pelosi Tables McGovern's Plan To Make Working Remotely Work For Congress
Plus, the House is set to pass its fourth coronavirus relief bill today.
Veepstakes Is On — And Warren Wants To Be A Contender
Plus, Rep. Richard Neal says, "there’s going to have to be more money for the unemployment insurance system" in the next coronavirus relief package.
Pressley: 'Vulnerable Workers' Deserve Paid Sick Leave In Next Coronavirus Relief Deal
Plus, Markey raises privacy concerns over reports of Trump efforts for coronavirus surveillance system.
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...
'We Are Out Of Time': JK3 Calls For Nationwide Shelter-In-Place Order
Legislating 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...
What Mass. Lawmakers Want (And Don't Want) In Coronavirus Response
The 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...
Mass. Reps Aren't Happy With White House Response To Coronavirus
Plus: Warren's crucial campaign stretch and Weld comes home for Super Tuesday
In Nevada, Expect The Gloves To Come All The Way Off
Plus, 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...
The Story Of Gloucester's Pilot Boat Can Do And The Blizzard Of '78
Author Michael Tougias joins us on his new book for young readers, "Into The Blizzard: Heroism At Sea During The Great Blizzard of 1978."