Today on Boston Public Radio:
Rep. Jake Auchincloss argued for the creation of a centralized vaccination preregistration site for Massachusetts. He also explained why he believes former President Donald Trump could be tried under the 14th Amendment for the Jan. 6 Capitol siege. Auchincloss is a Democratic congressman representing Massachusetts’ 4th Congressional District.
Andrea Cabral explained how Rep. Bennie Thompson, D-Miss., and the NAACP are using the 1871 Ku Klux Klan Act in their lawsuit against Trump and Rudy Giuliani,. She also talked about the recent resurgence of debtors’ prisons. Cabral is the former Suffolk County sheriff and Massachusetts secretary of public safety. She’s currently the CEO of the cannabis company Ascend.
Gov. Charlie Baker addressed Thursday’s Vaxfinder website crash as well as criticism he's received on his handling of vaccine distribution. He also spoke about the state’s current vaccine capacity and how his administration plans to increase the number of vaccines available in Massachusetts.
Chuck Todd discussed Rush Limbaugh’s influence on political culture and the state of the Republican Party today. Todd is the moderator of “Meet the Press” on NBC, host of “Meet the Press Daily" on MSNBC and the political director for NBC News.
We opened the phone lines to hear listeners’ experiences with vaccine registration.
Boston City Councilor Andrea Campbell spoke about the state of vaccine distribution in Massachusetts and argued for a “Teacher Vaccination Week.” She also discussed the Boston mayoral race and what running a mayoral campaign during a pandemic looks like. Campbell represents Boston's District 4, which includes parts of Dorchester, Mattapan, Jamaica Plain and Roslindale. She's also currently running for mayor of Boston.
We ended the show by talking with listeners about the Baker administration adding even more people to the vaccine eligibility pool.
