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The mayor took aim at the home rule process, which requires municipalities to receive state approval before taking certain actions like raising taxes.

Boston Globe business columnist Shirley Leung warns against a speedy Hynes Convention Center sale.

Rooney spoke about her impression of the presidential candidate's debate performance.

David Waters and Brian Hillmer came to promote their holiday work at Community Servings in Jamaica Plain.

The Milk Street founder says old cooking rules “make no sense today."

The governor did not say whether President Trump should be removed from office, but said that he hopes the Senate holds a fair trial.

The full broadcast of Boston Public Radio from Tuesday, December 4th, 2018.

The full Broadcast of Boston Public Radio from Monday, December 3rd, 2018.

The full broadcast of Boston Public Radio from Friday, November 30th, 2018. It was announced yesterday that Trump's former lawyer and confidant Michael Cohen made a plea deal with Special Counsel Robert Mueller. In addition, it was revealed that President Trump is a central subject in the investigation. In light of all of this, we opened the lines to hear if you think the Mueller investigation has a chance of truly tarnishing Trump's presidency. Emily Rooney joined us for her famous list. Mayor Marty Walsh joined us to take your questions and ours on another edition of Ask The Mayor. Rep. Seth Moulton called in to talk about his call for new Democratic House leadership. Playwright Ryan Landry joined us to discuss his new holiday play, A Nightmare on Elf Street. Joe Marcus and Dave Spinney, the owners of Lobstah On A Roll, joined us for the news quiz.

The full broadcast of Boston Public Radio from Friday, November 29th, 2018.

The full broadcast of Boston Public Radio from Wednesday, November 28th, 2018. Republican Cindy Hyde-Smith has won the racially charged Senate runoff in Mississippi. She won the race after a video from earlier this year surfaced of Hyde-Smith saying that if one of her supporters invited her to “a public hanging,” she’d be “in the front row.” What does it say about America that voters have sent Hyde-Smith to Washington? We opened the lines and asked you. WGBH’s Executive Arts Editor Jared Bowen gives us a rundown of the latest movies, plays and museum exhibits in and around town. National security expert Juliette Kayyem is here, and that means it’s Mueller Time: what losing Paul Manafort as a possible cooperating witness could mean for the Mueller investigation, and more. Forty years ago, gay rights activist Harvey Milk was assassinated. Sue O’Connell joins us to look at Milk's legacy and how we view him today in light of the number of LGBTQ politicians who hold office. Harvard Business School’s Nancy Koehn looks at what General Motors' idle plants and massive layoffsportend for the economy and the future of American manufacturing. Boston Globe Interim Editorial Page Editor Shirley Leung joins us to discuss destigmatizing opioid abuse and other ongoing issues. Former Education Secretary Paul Reville joins us to talk about possible outcomes of the Harvard trialand how the Board of Education will prevent future school closings, like the case at the embattled Mount Ida College.