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The South Coast Commuter Rail plans to start service on March 24, with passengers riding free on the weekends until the end of April.

The state couldn't raise the requisite funds elsewhere, the governor tells GBH News.

Bike and bus lanes have become a flashpoint in Boston’s 2025 mayoral election.

U.S. Reps. Ayanna Pressley and Stephen Lynch shared how they're pushing back.

Probationary employees fired from the National Weather Service and Veterans Affairs share their stories.

U.S. Rep. Seth Moulton said remarks by President Trump and Vice President Vance threaten national security.

BPR Full Show 9/4: Jim Loves Revenge (Margery Does Not)

Today:Massachusetts education secretary Patrick Tutwiler joins Jim and Margery at the BPL on the start of the new school year.Plus, Love Your Labels – a Worcester-based nonprofit offering LGBT teens community and fashion finesse - is hosting their annual “Queer AF” runway show fundraiser this Friday. We’ll talk with founder and president Joshua Croke, and 19 year-old designer-in-residence Caelum Lam.

Education secretary Patrick Tutwiler on the start of the new school year.GBH executive arts editor Jared Bowen discusses Rachel Ruysch at the MFA and Viola's Room at the Shed in NYC.Harvard national security expert Juliette Kayyem on a bipartisan press conference outside Congress featuring Jeffrey Epstein victims urging lawmakers to release the Epstein files. Plus, how the rest of the world is viewing Trump's health, and more on the court ruling on Trump's use of the Alien Enemies Act to deport people.Josh Croke and Caelum Lam of Love Your Labels join ahead of their annual "Queer AF" fashion show in Worcester.

BPR Full Show 9/2: Summer Blues

Today:Mass GOP chair Amy Carnevale and Mass Democrats chair Steve Kerrigan join BPR at the BPL for a politics panel.Plus, Lee Pelton of the Boston Foundation goes over threats to food assistance for the poorest Massachusetts residents.