There was a flurry of activity on Beacon Hill in the closing days of the Massachusetts state legislative session, the last for two-term Republican Governor Charlie Baker. Baker signed a nearly $53 billion budget that includes spending increases, and lawmakers sent the governor a series of reforms to how the state oversees soldiers’ homes – following the devastating COVID outbreaks during the height of the pandemic. We break it down with Matt Murphy of Statehouse News Service.
More than 7,000 American Peace Corps volunteers were evacuated amid the coronavirus pandemic. WAMC’s Ian Pickus interviews one: his brother, Neil Pickus.
SUNY Chancellor Jim Malatras continues to press for significant federal coronavirus relief. In an interview, Malatras made the case for direct aid to states...
We speak with Mass. Senator Elizabeth Warren about the change atop the Democratic ticket and her own bid for a third term.