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Todd says some Republicans are starting to re-establish themselves as deficit hawks.

The legislature signaled approval for a Gov. Baker-backed proposal that makes it easier for municipalities to zone for multifamily housing, but Connolly says the bill lacks measures to protect vulnerable populations.

Slaughterhouses won't release the number of employees who are infected by COVID-19, Kummer says.

The president of the Emerald Necklace Conservancy spoke about the history of America's first “green” infrastructure project.

The former business executive, presidential candidate and co-chair of Black Voices For Trump died this week of COVID-19 complications.

People need to go beyond reading books about anti-racism, the BU professor says.

The full broadcast of Boston Public Radio from Tuesday, January 8th, 2019.

The full broadcast of Boston Public Radio form Monday, January 7th, 2019. Joanna Weiss, editor of Experience, a magazine published by Northeastern University, and Dante Ramos, editor of the Ideas section at* The Boston Globe, *joined us to discuss the latest local and national political headlines. The GroundTruth Project's Charlie Sennott talked about the most about the most recent developments in the killing of Saudi journalist Jamal Kashoggi. Elizabeth Warren was campaigning in Iowa over the weekend after announcing the launch of an exploratory committee for her presidential run in 2020. Many of Warren's critics, like Hilary Clinton's in 2016, call her unlikable and choose to focus on this rather than her political ideas. We opened the lines to hear if you think the idea of likability is gender biased or do you think it is an important quality in a presidential candidate. T.V. expert Bob Thompson gave us his list of the best and worst shows on television. Irene Monroe and Emmett Price joined us for another edition of All Revved Up. Renowned international scholar Andrew Bacevich the Trump administrations actions in Syria. WGBH's Adam Reilly joined us to talk about covering Elizabeth Warren's campaign stops in Iowa this weekend.

The full broadcast of Boston Public Radio from Friday, January 4th, 2018. After the closings of storied Boston restaurant L’Espalier and today’s announcement that Durgin-Park will be shuttering its doors as well, we opened up the lines to hear how our listeners feel about the closings. The Boston Globe’s cannabis reporter Dan Adams joined us to talk about the latest developments in Massachusetts’s roll out of recreational marijuana shops across the state. Beat the Press host Emily Rooney joined us for her weekly list of the biggest media mishaps of the week. Boston Globe Interim Editorial Page Editor Shirley Leung stopped by the BPL to discuss what we should look out for in Gov. Charlie Baker’s second term. We spoke with Jerry Buting and Dean Strang, the duo behind Steven Avery’s defense in season one of Netflix’s “Making a Murderer.” Marty Kolewe and Kristen Enright of Incredible Foods joined us for our weekly news quiz.

Food critic Corby Kummer joined BPR to talk about the closing of famed restaurant, L'Espalier.

The full broadcast of Boston Public Radio from Thursday, January 3rd, 2018. The 116th Congress was sworn in today, making the Democrats in control of the house once again. We opened the lines to here what you would like to see accomplished from this new Congress. Immigration advocate Ali Noorani called in to discuss the latest immigration news. Former Suffolk County Sheriff Andrea Cabral called in to discuss California governor Jerry Brown's call for a re-examination of the DNA evidence used to convict death row inmate Kevin Cooper. Food critic Corby Kummer helped eulogize the restaurants we lost in 2018. WGBH's Joe Matthieu called in from Washington D.C. to talk about the swearing in of the 116th Congress. Peter DeMarco joined us to talk about the preventable death of his wife Laura and how hospitals can prevent further tragedy. Boston Globe columnist explained why* Catcher in the Rye* is no longer relevant