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The Republican candidate joined Boston Public Radio to discuss his platform for governor of Massachusetts.

The governor addressed pushback over a potential state takeover of the school district, and said BPS officials made little to no progress in the two years after an initial report was filed.

Juliette Kayyem calls for stronger gun control laws in the wake of another mass shooting.

The candidate for governor said would not sign a statewide rent-control bill if it came across her desk.

"Go out and be aggressive and organize."

Maine state Sen. Chloe Maxmin says the Democratic party has "withdrawn from rural spaces." She's trying to fix that.

BPR Full Show 6/11: Protesting Feels Different

Today: A new report shows how, throughout its history, Massachusetts failed thousands of disabled residents living in institutions, and then tried to cover their tracks with bureaucratic stonewalling decades later.GBH’s Megan Smith joins alongside Alex Green, vice-chair of the commission behind this report. And, naturalist Sy Montgomery is back to talk about axolotls, as researchers at Northeastern look into whether humans could ever tap into their secrets around limb regeneration.

BPR Full Show 6/10: Fact From Fiction

Today:Dr. Katherine Gergen Barnett of the Boston Medical Center joins to discuss the latest medical headlines.And, ahead of this year’s Embrace Ideas Festival, we talk with Embrace Boston CEO Imari Paris Jeffries. Plus, joining Imari both at the festival – and today’s show – Giselle Byrd. She’s the first Black trans woman to lead a regional theatre company in the United States at Boston’s The Theater Offensive.

BPR Full Show 6/9: National Guard In Los Angeles