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Learn about the most important issues facing Massachusetts from the people in charge and the people most affected.
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In the latest sign of a generational split inside the Democratic Party, Massachusetts Congressman Seth Moulton said he will challenge Sen. Ed Markey in the primary next September.
Scott Kirsner, with our editorial partner MassLive, joins WBUR's Morning Edition to discuss on how the technology is changing the job market.
Jaser AbuMousa lost his wife, two of his children, a nephew and other family members in an Israeli airstrike on his home a week after the war started in 2023. In July of this year, he lost his mother, sister and more loved ones in another Israeli strike.
Dr. Stephen Dorner, a leader for Mass General Brigham's home hospital program, discusses the impact of the government shutdown.
UMass Chan Medical School Chancellor Dr. Michael Collins joins WBUR's Morning Edition to talk about how the expected government shutdown will impact research and healthcare.
The state plans to take 13 homes through eminent domain for the massive $4.5 billion Sagamore and Bourne Bridge project.
Massachusetts Congressman Jim McGovern joined Deborah Becker on WBUR's All Things Considered to talk about the looming shutdown and concerns for constituents.
Judge William Young said Trump administration officials collaborated to deprive students of their free speech rights, targeting international students who had spoken out in support of Palestinians and against Israel's actions in Gaza.
Massachusetts U.S. Rep. Jake Auchincloss says the shutdown fight Tuesday is an opportunity for the Democratic party to rebrand itself.
Boston Mayor Michelle Wu discusses why crime statistics are always on the tip of her tongue.
A Lexington, Massachusetts, startup, Blue Water Autonomy, raised $50 million to build a 150-foot autonomous warship.
Local author Paul Tremblay has an essay out this week for a new collection called “Why I Love Horror.” In it, he tells five stories about his earliest experiences with the genre. He and his daughter, Emma, who drew pictures for the stories, joined WBUR's Morning Edition to talk about their shared relationship with horror.
Harvard Kennedy School Professor Teddy Svoronos is mostly optimistic on the benefits of AI in higher education.
"Believers: Boston Red Sox," a docuseries about the 86 years of "cursed" Red Sox seasons between 1918 and 2004, premieres on the ESPN app on Friday.
A pandemic-era boost to health insurance subsidies is set to expire. State Policy Expert Evan Horowitz joins WBUR’s Morning Edition to unpack what it means for Massachusetts.
Trump’s trade war is hitting home in Fall River. The CEO of a linen company warns that tariffs are hurting American factories.
In 1775, British troops set fire to Charlestown during the Battle of Bunker Hill. The thousands of residents who called the neighborhood home lost everything. Archaeologists with the city of Boston are excavating areas of the neighborhood to find the items these residents left behind.
Dr. Rochelle Walensky, who served as director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention under President Biden, joins WBUR's Morning Edition to preview an upcoming meeting of a vaccine advisory panel that could reshape childhood vaccine access in the U.S.
It appears the path to re-election for Boston Mayor Michelle Wu just got clearer. Last night, philanthropist Josh Kraft ended his campaign just days after the city’s preliminary election. Boston Globe Associate Editor and columnist Adrian Walker joins WBUR's All Things Considered to talk about what it means for the race right now and ahead of November's election.
Jose Masso joined All Things Considered to talk about the importance of music and celebration during a time when some in Boston's Afro-Latino and immigrant communities are feeling more anxious.
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