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Tension Between Gov. Baker And State Legislators Continues Mar 24, 2021

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Governor Baker spoke to the state legislature's COVID Oversight Committee at its second hearing yesterday. WBUR senior State House reporter Steve Brown joins us to review the important takeaways from the hearing.

Kim Janey Officially Sworn In As Mayor Of Boston Mar 24, 2021

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We speak with WBUR senior political correspondent Anthony Brooks, who was at the ceremony.

In The Hot Seat With Former GE CEO Jeff Immelt Mar 24, 2021

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Jeff Immelt, who left GE as CEO in 2017, is out with a new book about his tenure in the corner office: "Hot Seat: What I Learned Leading A Great American Company."

A New Mayor In Boston Mar 23, 2021

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Plus, Suffolk District Attorney Rachael Rollins says she will review tens of thousands criminal cases tied to a mismanaged state drug lab.

Supreme Court To Consider Reimposing Tsarnaev Death Penalty Mar 23, 2021

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The Supreme Court says the justices will consider an appeal of the First Circuit's decision last summer to overturn Tsarnaev's death sentence.

How Has The Pandemic Changed Our Relationships With Others, And Ourselves? Mar 23, 2021

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We take listener calls and discuss how we're navigating relationships with romantic partners, friends, and family members. We also take a look at how the pandemic has changed our relationship with ourselves.

What A New Mayor Means For Boston Mar 23, 2021

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For the first time in almost two hundred years, Boston has a mayor that is not a white man. Former Boston City Council President Kim Janey is now acting Mayor of Boston, after former Mayor Marty Walsh was confirmed as the new U.S. Secretary of Labor on Monday.

DA Rollins Moves To Vacate Thousands More Convictions Related To Drug Lab Scandal Mar 23, 2021

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Suffolk County District Attorney Rachael Rollins says her office will vacate up to tens of thousands more criminal convictions that were based on drug evidence tested at the now-closed Hinton lab.

How Are The Atlanta Shootings Reverberating Among AAPIs In The Commonwealth? Mar 22, 2021

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We take listener calls and talk about a year marked by a spike in anti-Asian American xenophobia, discrimination and hate.

Phase 4, The "New Normal," Begins Today Mar 22, 2021

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Plus, reviving a 200-year-old abolitionist newspaper.