The controversial head of the Massachusetts Republican Party is facing new headwinds. The Boston Globe reports several major donors are threatening to cut ties if Chairman Jim Lyons is not replaced, in a letter obtained by the newspaper. It comes as the 2022 election cycle ramps up in a state where Democrats hold control of the statehouse and most statewide offices except for the governorship. Boston Globe reporter Emma Platoff joins us for more.
We talk COVID-19 with New York Rep. Sean Patrick Maloney, Mona Golub of the Price Chopper grocery chain, and Siena College Prof. Vera Eccarius-Kelly.
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On this episode: a new cleanup plan for the PCB-polluted Housatonic River.