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After tax battle on Beacon Hill, Wu looks ahead to 2025

WBUR's Morning Edition host Tiziana Dearing talks with Wu about her challenges on Beacon Hill and what is to come in 2025. 

12-17
07:31

How remote blood pressure data helps fight strokes and the effects of racism

To detect warning signs of heart problems in high-risk patients, some hospitals and health centers use remote blood pressure monitoring. Patients take their readings at home on devices that send their data to medical providers. And MassHealth is now picking up some of these treatment costs.

12-16
05:03

Freedom House celebrates 75 years of service in Roxbury, Dorchester and beyond

Founded in 1949 by Otto and Muriel Snowden, Freedom House has supported generations of Bostonians with a mission to “improve the civic, educational, recreational and general welfare of the entire Upper Roxbury community.”

12-16
04:04

Why I’ve come to appreciate snoring, sort of

Any pretense we had 25 years ago, about how we might need to contort ourselves to accommodate each other, has given way to understanding and a certain acceptance, writes Cloe Axelson. Your snoring makes me murderous and I really don’t want to snuggle when we sleep, but you’re still my person and I love you.

12-13
03:49

Old South Meeting House hosts reenactment of debate that sparked the Boston Tea Party

Monday marks 251 years since the Boston Tea Party. To honor the event, the Old South Meeting House will host a reenactment of a debate that led to it.

12-13
05:00

A New England folk quartet reimagines centuries-old Christmas carols

Windborne's holiday album "To Warm the Winter Hearth" draws its yuletide repertoire from harmony singing traditions across Europe.

12-13
04:54

'There's the future': Breaking barriers, classical music students perform in professional holiday concert

Project STEP provides string instruments and classical music training to youth from kindergarten through 12th grade, at little to no cost to the students. Three students from the program will perform in a Christmas concert this weekend with the professional orchestra and chorus of Emmanuel Music.

12-12
04:55

What's next after the scathing DOJ report alleging abuse by Worcester police

Hector Pineiro, an attorney from Worcester, joins WBUR's Morning Edition to discuss the Justice Department report on alleged abuses by the city's police.

12-12
04:14

Feds arrest Boston City Councilor Fernandes Anderson on public corruption charges

Fernandes Anderson, 45, pled not guilty to six felony counts in federal court Friday afternoon. Mayor Michelle Wu and City Council President Ruthzee Louijeune both urged her to resign from the council.

12-07
03:51

At least 14 Boston precincts ran out of ballots in November election, WBUR analysis finds

Precincts in Charlestown, Dorchester, Hyde Park, Jamaica Plain, Roslindale, the South End and West Roxbury ran out of ballots, according to complaints compiled by WBUR from interviews with elected officials, election integrity advocates and voters, as well as public records.

12-05
04:05

Keith Lockhart previews the 2024 Pops holiday season

Boston Pops conductor Keith Lockhart joins WBUR's Morning Edition to give a us taste what's new this season for the iconic holiday show.

12-04
07:28

How the incoming Trump administration could impact Mass. schools

Education officials say threats of mass deportations to cuts in federal funding are among their concerns.

12-04
03:15

With Trump, New Bedford's fishermen hope for better times

Trump made big gains in New Bedford in the recent election, a storied working-class city which overwhelmingly supported Biden just four years ago. Fishermen say they feel the Democratic Party has forgotten them.

12-02
05:45

A migrant family sprints for housing as shelter clock ticks

As Massachusetts moved to limit shelter costs and stays, the Eduoards and other migrant families stared down a fast-approaching deadline. If they failed to find a home of their own, they were facing a possible end to their hopes of living in the United States.

11-29
09:17

Mayor Wu presses state Senate to pass Boston's property tax shift proposal

Wu joins WBUR's Morning Edition to talk about where her property tax proposal stands and what it means for residents' tax bills. 

11-27
03:09

Two Indigenous restaurants building community through food

WBUR’s Amanda Beland reports on two restaurants combining food with native traditions.

11-27
04:15

Mayor Wu talks about how Boston can avoid aiding in Trump's promised mass deportations

Boston Mayor Michelle Wu says the city will not cooperate with immigration officials if the the incoming president follows through on his campaign promise. This has landed Wu in a back and forth with Trump's choice for border czar. Wu joins WBUR's Morning Edition to discuss. 

11-27
04:12

Local Indigenous communities are reclaiming their food sovereignty

From restaurants to seed stewarding, tribal members are working to reconnect with their foodways and culture. "Our food is our stories. It's our sovereignty," said chef Sherry Pocknett. "And without food, without the stories, there wouldn't be language."

11-26
04:40

In kaleidoscopic R&B, Melo Green reinvents himself

The Providence musician Chris Kazarian releases "Laminar Flow," his debut album as Melo Green. Its songs are raw and personal, rife with musical references close to Kazarian’s heart.

11-25
06:49

Tips on cooking a Thanksgiving turkey with chef Lambert Givens

WBUR's Morning Edition host Tiziana Dearing talks with Lambert Givens, executive chef of Hunter's Kitchen and Bar in Boston, to get the tips on how to make a turkey to impress your guests. 

11-22
04:11

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