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Gov. Charlie Baker during a June press conference. (Jesse Costa/WBUR)

Baker Says He Will 'Have More To Say Shortly' On New CDC Mask Guidance

Gov. Charlie Baker deflected most questions about the CDC's new guidance on mask wearing, saying that the COVID-19 situation in Massachusetts is not as bad as it is elsewhere.

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Sen. Mark Warner Reacts To Senators Reaching Bipartisan Infrastructure Deal

Sen. Warner of Virginia discusses the deal on an infrastructure package that a bipartisan group of senators has reached after weeks of negotiations.

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Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey steps away from the podium after taking questions from media during a news conference in September of 2019 in Boston. (Steven Senne/AP)

Healey, Baker Say It's Time To Stop Harm To Electric Consumers

Electric customers in Massachusetts who switched to a competitive electric supplier paid $426 million more than they would have had they stayed with their utility company from July 2015 to...

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Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) holds a news conference to announce legislation that would tax the net worth of America's wealthiest individuals at the U.S. Capitol on March 1, 2021 in Washington, DC. (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

Senator Elizabeth Warren On Student Debt, COVID-19

Plus, as the federal eviction moratorium comes to an end, what's the impact here in Massachusetts?

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Massachusetts Senator Elizabeth Warren On Student Debt Forgiveness, COVID Measures

We check in with Massachusetts Senator Elizabeth Warren on student loan debt, COVID-19 and voting rights.

Radio Boston

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St. Louis Faces Legal, Local Fight Over Bringing Back Masks

Missouri has become a hotspot of the Delta variant of the coronavirus.

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Jan. 6 Hearing And New Mask Recommendations Roil Politics

As early as Thursday, President Biden might require all federal employees to be vaccinated or submit to weekly testing.

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Jan. 6 Committee Member Jamie Raskin Reflects On Hearing, Responds To GOP Pushback

Republican lawmakers blamed Rep. Nancy Pelosi for the insurrection during a press conference Tuesday.

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State Senators: Baker Should Sever Ties With Consulting Firm That Once Advised Purdue

State Sens. Diana DiZoglio of Methuen and Anne Gobi of Spencer sent a letter to Gov. Charlie Baker calling on him to end the relationship his administration has with the...

WBUR News

Jul 28, 2021

In this Sept. 6, 2019 file photo, Fall River Mayor Jasiel Correia speaks outside the federal courthouse in Boston after his appearance on bribery, extortion and fraud charges. (Philip Marcelo/AP File)

Ex-Fall River Mayor Challenges Fraud, Corruption Conviction

Lawyers for former Fall River Mayor Jasiel Correia said in court papers asking the judge to acquit him that the evidence against Correia was “remarkably shallow" and that his convictions...

WBUR News

Jul 28, 2021

Japan's Naomi Osaka returns the ball to Czech Republic's Marketa Vondrousova during their Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games women's singles third round tennis match at the Ariake Tennis Park in Tokyo on July 27, 2021. (Tiziana FABI / AFP via Getty Images)

The 'Simultaneity' Of Naomi Osaka

Watching Naomi Osaka reinforced for me that she will not be hammered down, writes Anri Wheeler. She speaks out when she wants to, and stays silent when it is an...

Cognoscenti

Jul 28, 2021

One of author Ibram X. Kendi's books was included in Belmont's summer reading list. In this photo, Kendi visits Build to discuss the book "Stamped: Racism, Antiracism and You" at Build Studio on March 10, 2020 in New York City. (Michael Loccisano/Getty Images)

Fox News Targeted My Town’s Summer Reading List. Here's What They Missed

The conservative news outlet recently published a screed online against my town’s summer reading list for kids, writes Belmont's Rich Barlow. Here's what they got wrong.

Cognoscenti

Jul 28, 2021

A gas-lit flame burns on a natural gas stove. (Thomas Kienzle/AP)

Mass. Towns Seek Permission To Lead On Emission Cuts

Three bills would prohibit fossil-fuel infrastructure in new buildings or those undergoing major renovations in Brookline, Lexington and Arlington.

WBUR News

Jul 27, 2021

Downing speaks with WBUR's Anthony Brooks at Belle Isle Marsh Reservation in East Boston. (Jesse Costa/WBUR)

Meeting The Gubernatorial Candidates: Ben Downing

All this summer, Radio Boston will invite the major candidates officially running for governor here in Massachusetts to make their case.

Radio Boston

14:45Jul 27, 2021

A view of the Prudential Tower from Somerville on Monday afternoon. Smoke from the wildfires from the western part of the country and Canada returned to Boston. (Jesse Costa/WBUR)

Wildfires Hundreds Of Miles Away Smoke Out Massachusetts

Plus, a conversation with former State Senator and Democratic candidate for governor Ben Downing.

Radio Boston

47:46Jul 27, 2021

Rachael Rollins, speaking Tuesday, June 2, 2020 at the gates of the Massachusetts State House. (Robin Lubbock/WBUR)

Senate Likely To Confirm Rollins As Massachusetts U.S. Attorney

The U.S. Senate is likely to confirm Suffolk County District Attorney Rachael Rollins' nomination for U.S. Attorney in Massachusetts this fall, legal experts say.

WBUR News

Jul 27, 2021

Jan. 6 Insurrection Committee Kicks Off 1st Hearing

The House select committee is set to investigate the events of the Jan. 6 Capitol riot.

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05:01Jul 27, 2021

House Committee Hearings On Jan. 6 Capitol Insurrection Begin Amid Partisan Quarrels

Most Republicans have turned against an effort by House Democrats to investigate the Jan. 6 insurrection.

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04:40Jul 27, 2021

FILE - In this June 25, 2021 file photo, Michael Fanone, front, a Washington Metropolitan Police Department officer who was attacked and beaten during the Jan. 6, attack on the Capitol, and Harry Dunn, right, a U.S. Capitol Police officer who faced the rioters, leave a meeting with House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., at the Capitol in Washington. Democrats are launching their investigation into the Jan. 6 Capitol insurrection. They're beginning with a focus on the law enforcement officers who were attacked and beaten as the rioters broke into the building. It's an effort to put a human face on the violence of the day. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

WATCH LIVE: Jan. 6 Select Committee Holds Its 1st Hearing

The committee has been plagued with partisan conflict but is pushing forward to investigate the events leading up to and during the riot at the U.S. Capitol.

WBUR News

Jul 27, 2021

A person takes a photo of someone receiving a vaccine at a clinic hosted by the Brazilian Workers Center in Boston's Allston on March 19, 2021. Whittier Street Health Center administered 200 vaccines to the community. (Erin Clark/The Boston Globe via Getty Images)

Mass. Should Expand Medicaid To Undocumented Immigrants

It would cost Massachusetts roughly $129 million a year to expand Medicaid to undocumented adults over the age of 50, writes David Velasquez. It's the smart -- and right --...

Cognoscenti

Jul 27, 2021

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Baker Says He Will 'Have More To Say Shortly' On New CDC Mask Guidance

Sen. Mark Warner Reacts To Senators Reaching Bipartisan Infrastructure Deal

Healey, Baker Say It's Time To Stop Harm To Electric Consumers

Senator Elizabeth Warren On Student Debt, COVID-19

Massachusetts Senator Elizabeth Warren On Student Debt Forgiveness, COVID Measures

St. Louis Faces Legal, Local Fight Over Bringing Back Masks

Jan. 6 Hearing And New Mask Recommendations Roil Politics

Jan. 6 Committee Member Jamie Raskin Reflects On Hearing, Responds To GOP Pushback

State Senators: Baker Should Sever Ties With Consulting Firm That Once Advised Purdue

Ex-Fall River Mayor Challenges Fraud, Corruption Conviction

The 'Simultaneity' Of Naomi Osaka

Fox News Targeted My Town’s Summer Reading List. Here's What They Missed

Mass. Towns Seek Permission To Lead On Emission Cuts

Meeting The Gubernatorial Candidates: Ben Downing

Wildfires Hundreds Of Miles Away Smoke Out Massachusetts

Senate Likely To Confirm Rollins As Massachusetts U.S. Attorney

Jan. 6 Insurrection Committee Kicks Off 1st Hearing

House Committee Hearings On Jan. 6 Capitol Insurrection Begin Amid Partisan Quarrels

WATCH LIVE: Jan. 6 Select Committee Holds Its 1st Hearing

Mass. Should Expand Medicaid To Undocumented Immigrants