Today on Boston Public Radio:

  • Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker discussed education reform, controversies surrounding RMV license suspensions and the recent calls for the resignation of MIT’s president over the handling of donations from Jeffery Epstein.
  • Chuck Todd, moderator of MSNBC’s Meet The Press, discussed Rep. Joe Kennedy’s Senate run, which is expected to be announced Saturday.
  • Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey discussed the state’s current suit against OxyContin producer Purdue Pharma
  • Alex Beam explained the dishwasher lobby’s efforts to persuade the Trump administration to weaken environmental rules, and why chess tournament players are losing weight. Beam is a Boston Globe Columnist, whose latest book is “The Feud: Vladmir Nabakov, Edmund Wilson and the End of a Beautiful Friendship.”