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"Families have been asked to wait too many times by Beacon Hill," she said on Greater Boston.

The group has ties to organizations that date back to the early 1900s.

Peterson also spoke to the critical need for funding to support small and local arts spaces.

Faison said she’s hesitant to “fling the doors open” at her four Boston restaurants, and risk sacrificing quality and service for the sake of eager Boston foodies.

Pennsylvania's Supreme Court ruled Cosby's conviction was wrongly obtained using testimony from a civil trial he only gave under the belief it would not be used to criminally charge him.

Mass. lawmakers say Democrats must overcome GOP objections to push through voting protections.

Today on Boston Public Radio: Jennifer Nassour and Steve Kerrigan recapped Tuesday’s New Hampshire primary. Nassour is a former Chairwoman of the Mass GOP and founder of Conservative Women For A Better Future, and Kerrigan is the CEO of the Edward M. Kennedy Community Health Center and former CEO of the DNC. Mike Bloomberg spokesperson Sabrina Singh discussed the former New York mayor’s path to the nomination, his victory in Dixville Notch, NH, and his evolving views on stop-and-frisk. We opened the lines to talk with listeners about the results of Tuesday’s New Hampshire primary. CNN analyst Juliette Kayyem discussed the "Friday night purge" in Washington, and the latest headlines around the coronavirus. Harvard behavioral economist Michael Norton discussed his research on consumer voting campaigns, and their impact on a customer’s overall satisfaction. Former Suffolk County Sheriff and Secretary of Public Safety Andrea Cabral discussed the Department of Justice recommending a lighter sentence for Trump associate Roger Stone, and former New York mayor Michael Bloomberg’s history with stop-and-frisk. We re-opened our lines to keep the conversation going with listeners, talking about Mike Bloomberg’s support of stop-and-frisk, and your thoughts on the New Hampshire primary results. Somerville-based Taza Chocolate co-founders Alex Whitmore and Kathleen Fulton discussed their chocolate making process, and how they’re prepping for Valentine’s Day on Friday.

Today on Boston Public Radio: Media maven Sue O’Connell and former New Hampshire GOP chair Jennifer Horn discussed Tuesday’s primary, high voter engagement in New Hampshire, and the big question of whether Democrats can beat Trump in November. 2020 presidential candidate Andrew Yang discussed the success of his campaign, his hopes for the New Hampshire primary, and his brief stint writing captions for New Yorker cartoons. 2020 presidential candidate Michael Bennet discussed his “Real Deal,” his hopes for Tuesday’s primary, and the importance of nominating a Democrat capable of working with Republicans to oppose Trump in November. NBC “Meet the Press” moderator Chuck Todd weighed in on how several 2020 presidential candidates are positioned ahead of Tuesday’s primary. New Hampshire Governor Chris Sununu discussed his support for President Trump, the Democratic 2020 candidate he thinks would fare best against the President in November, and his reasons for opposing Mass. Gov. Charlie Baker’s Transportation Climate Initiative. We opened our lines to discuss the New Hampshire primary with listeners. President Trump’s former 2016 campaign manager Corey Lewandowski discussed his now-ended Senate campaign, Washington partisanship, and his views on the media's double standard between conservatives and liberals. CNN’s John King reflected on how Tuesday’s primary outcomes could affect Democrats in the 2020 race. We re-opened our lines to continue our first-in-the-nation primary discussion with listeners.

Today on Boston Public Radio: University of New Hampshire pollster Andrew Smith discussed the fickle preferences of New Hampshire’s undecided voters. We opened our lines to talk with callers about anything and everything to do with Tuesday’s primary. Seacoast NAACP president Rogers Johnson, Manchester NAACP president James McKim, and Granite State Organizing Project director Sarah Jane Knoy debated whether New Hampshire deserves to hold their coveted first-in-the-nation primary status. Bernie Sanders senior aide Jeff Weaver discuss Sanders’ electability, his lukewarm support from from the DNC, and why the media is paying closer attention to his campaign this time around than they did in 2016. New Hampshire Rep. Anne Kuster discussed her reasons for endorsing former South Bend, Ind., Mayor Pete Buttigieg for president. New York Times national politics correspondent Jonathan Martin discussed the 2020 election, and the uphill battle that lower-tier presidential candidates will face moving out of New Hampshire and into Super Tuesday. We re-opened our lines to talk with callers about Tuesday’s primary. WGBH’s Adam Reilly discussed his latest reporting from the campaign trails of Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren in New Hampshire.

Today on Boston Public Radio: We aired audio from an interview Jim and Margery had Saturday with Mass. Senator Elizabeth Warren, where she discussed her 2020 campaign and thoughts on the acquittal of President Trump. New Hampshire Democratic Party chair Raymond Buckley discussed Tuesday's primary, and the significance of having an openly gay presidential candidate. We opened our lines to ask callers: why do you think so many New Hampshire primary voters are still undecided?

Today on Boston Public Radio: Arnie Arnesen and Fergus Cullen offered analysis of Friday night’s Democratic debate. Arnesen is a former New Hampshire State Rep. and host of WNHN’s “The Attitude,” and Cullen is principal of the consulting firm Fergus Cullen Communications and former chairman of the New Hampshire Republican State Committee. We opened lines to talk with callers about Lt. Col. Vindman’s firing, and hear your impressions of Friday night’s debate.