Politics

Gov. Charlie Baker takes questions from the media at Mill City BBQ and Brew in Lowell, Mass. on Sept. 23, 2020. (Craig F. Walker/Globe Staff via pool)

Baker Budget To Fund 2019 School Reform Law

The fiscal year 2022 state budget that Gov. Charlie Baker will file next week will fully fund, for the first time, a major school finance reform law passed in late...

Edify

Jan 22, 2021

Week In Review: A Week Of New Beginnings

We take listener calls on the inauguration of President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris, Governor Baker's decision to start rolling back COVID restrictions, and the state's vaccine rollout.

Radio Boston

32:29Jan 22, 2021

In this image from video, Rep. Ayanna Pressley, D-Mass., speaks on the floor of the House of Representatives at the U.S. Capitol in Washington on April 23. (House Television via AP)

'I Feel Emboldened': Rep. Ayanna Pressley Reacts To Biden's First Days In Office

We catch up with Rep. Ayanna Pressley, who represents Massachusetts' 7th District.

Radio Boston

15:16Jan 22, 2021

Joe Biden is sworn in as the 46th president of the United States by Chief Justice John Roberts as Jill Biden holds the Bible during the 59th Presidential Inauguration at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, Jan. 20, 2021.(AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, Pool)

Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley Reflects On A Week Of New Beginnings

Our Week In Review panelists talk about the new administration in Washington, COVID numbers ticking down in Massachusetts, and Phase 1 of the vaccine rollouts fully underway.

Radio Boston

47:45Jan 22, 2021

Biden Signs Executive Order Scrapping Plans To Build Keystone XL Pipeline

The order puts a stop to the 1,200-mile pipeline meant to move oil from Canada to the Gulf of Mexico.

Here & Now

03:47Jan 22, 2021

What's In President Biden's Immigration Reform Bill Proposal

On his first day in office, President Joe Biden reversed a number of Trump administration immigration policies.

Here & Now

06:12Jan 22, 2021

Supporters of former President Trump fly a U.S. flag with a symbol from the group QAnon as they gather outside the U.S. Capitol Jan. 06, 2021 in Washington, D.C. (Win McNamee/Getty Images)

What's Next For QAnon Supporters?

Devotees of the online conspiracy theory QAnon are reckoning with the inauguration of President Biden.

Here & Now

05:38Jan 22, 2021

Lil Wayne, Kodak Black Among Trump's Flurry Of Pardons And Commutations

How did these figures get on Trump's radar in the first place, and what does it mean for his view of Black America?

Here & Now

05:47Jan 22, 2021

How The Biden Administration Will Approach Big Tech

President Biden has already taken executive action on the pandemic, the economy and immigration, but how will the new administr

Here & Now

05:52Jan 22, 2021

Biden Signs More Executive Orders, As He Lobbies Congress For $1.9 Trillion In COVID-19 Relief

The Hill's Scott Wong and NBC's Beth Fouhy discuss how Biden plans to work with Congress to move forward his agenda at the same time as the Senate holds an...

Here & Now

10:51Jan 22, 2021

Greisa Martinez Rosas speaks during a Remembrance and Celebration of the Life & Enduring Legacy of Robert F. Kennedy event taking place at Arlington National Cemetery on June 6, 2018 in Arlington, Virginia. (Leigh Vogel/Getty Images for RFK Human Rights )

DACA Recipient Hopes Biden Goes 'Beyond Proposals And Promises' On Immigration

Greisa Martinez Rosas, a Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals recipient and executive director of United We Dream, talks about President Biden's immigration push.

Here & Now

04:33Jan 22, 2021

N.H. Voters From Across The Aisle Discuss Biden's Calls For Unity

WBUR's Bob Oakes sat down this week with three New Hampshire voters of mixed political persuasions to hear their thoughts on Biden's pitch for unity and the future of the...

WBUR News

05:47Jan 22, 2021

Poet Amanda Gorman speaks at the inauguration of U.S. President Joe Biden on the West Front of the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 20, 2021 in Washington, DC. (Drew Angerer/Getty Images)

Amanda Gorman's Poetry Opened The Door, And 'Let Everyone In'

The 22-year-old poet is the right messenger for this pivotal time in our history, writes January Gill O'Neil.

Cognoscenti

Jan 22, 2021

The Keystone XL pipeline was set to have passed near the White River in South Dakota. President Biden plans to block the controversial pipeline in one of his first acts of office. (Photo by Andrew Burton/Getty Images)

By Killing Keystone XL, Biden Sets The Tone For His Climate Policy

With the millstone of the Trump years now lifted, writes Frederick Hewett, President Biden should seize the opportunity to cancel other fossil fuel infrastructure projects.

Cognoscenti

Jan 22, 2021

Pro-Life demonstrators try to block Pro-Choice supporters in front of the Supreme Court during the annual March for Life on the anniversary of the historic Roe v. Wade Supreme Court ruling in Washington, USA on January 27, 2017.
(Samuel Corum/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images)

What Can Be Done To Protect Abortion In America? Plenty

Roe v. Wade will almost certainly fall, but it doesn't have to be the end of safe and legal abortion in America, writes Jesse Mermell. Here are six things President...

Cognoscenti

Jan 22, 2021

Mass. Transportation Secretary Pollack To Join Biden Administration

Long-time Transportation Secretary Stephanie Pollack will become the deputy Administrator of the Federal Highway Administration.

WBUR News

03:26Jan 21, 2021

What Do Biden's Initial Immigration Moves Mean For Local DACA Recipients?

We get the latest from WBUR's Shannon Dooling, and check in with two local DACA recipients.

Radio Boston

13:54Jan 21, 2021

Massachusetts Transportation Secretary Stephanie Pollack, left, during a news conference, July 5, 2019, at the State House. (Steven Senne/AP)

Secretary Stephanie Pollack Is Heading To Washington

Plus, we hear from individuals affected by President Biden's executive order dealing with the DACA program.

Radio Boston

47:47Jan 21, 2021

Massachusetts Transportation Secretary Stephanie Pollack Goes To Washington

We get the latest from WBUR's Zeninjor Enwemeka, and analysis from former Massachusetts Secretary of Transportation Jim Aloisi.

Radio Boston

12:22Jan 21, 2021

President Biden Moves To Preserve DACA

President Biden took action to reverse some of the Trump administration's immigration policies on his first day in office.

Here & Now

Jan 21, 2021

Best of Car Talk

Baker Budget To Fund 2019 School Reform Law

Week In Review: A Week Of New Beginnings

'I Feel Emboldened': Rep. Ayanna Pressley Reacts To Biden's First Days In Office

Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley Reflects On A Week Of New Beginnings

Biden Signs Executive Order Scrapping Plans To Build Keystone XL Pipeline

What's In President Biden's Immigration Reform Bill Proposal

What's Next For QAnon Supporters?

Lil Wayne, Kodak Black Among Trump's Flurry Of Pardons And Commutations

How The Biden Administration Will Approach Big Tech

Biden Signs More Executive Orders, As He Lobbies Congress For $1.9 Trillion In COVID-19 Relief

DACA Recipient Hopes Biden Goes 'Beyond Proposals And Promises' On Immigration

N.H. Voters From Across The Aisle Discuss Biden's Calls For Unity

Amanda Gorman's Poetry Opened The Door, And 'Let Everyone In'

By Killing Keystone XL, Biden Sets The Tone For His Climate Policy

What Can Be Done To Protect Abortion In America? Plenty

Mass. Transportation Secretary Pollack To Join Biden Administration

What Do Biden's Initial Immigration Moves Mean For Local DACA Recipients?

Secretary Stephanie Pollack Is Heading To Washington

Massachusetts Transportation Secretary Stephanie Pollack Goes To Washington

President Biden Moves To Preserve DACA