Talking Politics Podcast

Shannon Liss-Riordan makes her case for AG

The Democratic primary contest to succeed outgoing Attorney General Maura Healey has become one of the most interesting races in Massachusetts this election cycle. In this episode of the Scrum, labor ...

2022-05-23

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The feds have lost confidence in the T. Who's responsible, and what happens next?

The Federal Transit Administration announced this week that it's taking on an "increased safety oversight role" of MBTA after a series of troubling breakdowns, including the horrific death of Robinson...

2022-05-16

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Are Massachusetts politics as great as we like to think?

The idea that Massachusetts politics are exceptional dates back at least to John Winthrop's description of the young Massachusetts Bay colony as a "city on a hill." But while things are certainly diff...

2022-05-08

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Will Massachusetts legalize sports betting?

Massachusetts took a big step towards expending the gambling industry recently when the Senate passed a bill that would legalize sports betting---but there are some huge and potentially irreconcilable...

2022-05-02

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Can Elizabeth Warren save the Democrats from electoral disaster?

Senator Elizabeth Warren is sounding the alarm ahead of the midterm elections, calling on her fellow Democrats to focus squarely on Americans’ economic concerns to avoid a blowout in November. But doe...

2022-04-26

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Remote access transformed politics during the pandemic. Will it last?

Public meetings have been more transparent than ever thanks to remote access and participation adopted during the pandemic. But now, as safety protocols are lifted, there are signs the political estab...

2022-04-17

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Massachusetts roads are getting more dangerous. Are automated traffic cameras the answer?

As Massachusetts drivers head back to the roadways, there’s been a troubling uptick in speeding and fatalities—prompting renewed interest in automated traffic cameras in Somerville and at the State Ho...

2022-04-11

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The North End dining debate and the future of protest in Boston

Boston Mayor Michelle Wu is taking some heat over the city’s outdoor dining policy for the North End, which includes fees absent in other neighborhoods and a shorter window. The Boston Globe’s Joan Ve...

2022-04-03

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Chris Doughty and Kate Campanale Make Their Case for the Corner Office

In their first joint media appearance, Republican governor and LG candidates Chris Doughty and Kate Campanale join Adam Reilly to discuss their political identities, their take on outgoing Governor Ch...

2022-03-08

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Wu Hits the Hundred-Day Mark

One hundred days isn’t enough time to say whether Mayor Michelle Wu will be able to realize her biggest political goals, like creating a Boston Green New Deal or implementing some form of rent stabili...

2022-03-01

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When Baker Leaves, Can Bakerism Abide?

Governor Charlie Baker’s second and final term is nearing its end, but the governor has a developing plan to shape Massachusetts politics for years to come. The Boston Globe’s Emma Platoff and Politic...

2022-02-21

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Wash, Rinse, Repeat: Another leadership change at the Boston Public Schools

When BPS superintendent Brenda Cassellius exits this spring after a three-year tenure, she’ll be the latest in a series of short-term leaders for the state’s biggest public-school system. So what will...

2022-02-15

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In Massachusetts politics in 2022, who counts as a "progressive"?

In this week’s Talking Politics debrief, Saraya Wintersmith, Peter Kadzis, and Adam Reilly size up Andrea Campbell and Rahsaan Hall’s bids for attorney general and Plymouth County district attorney; a...

2022-02-06

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Is Michelle Wu winning the vax-mandate fight?

Boston Mayor Michelle Wu was dealt a blow to her employee-vaccine mandate this week, when a court temporarily halted it from going into effect. But some argue she's still winning the bigger battle. Ad...

2022-02-03

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Why won't the Massachusetts Legislature act on voting rights?

Ever since the Capitol insurrection, the fight over the future of voting rights has emerged as an issue of paramount importance, with Republican-controlled states taking steps to make voting more diff...

2022-01-26

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Will Wu's Mass And Cass Plan Work?

For years, the encampments at Mass and Cass embodied some of society’s most intractable problems — addiction, mental health, and homelessness — and constituted a crisis in their own right. Now they’re...

2022-01-17

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The politics of COVID in Massachusetts

COVID has been political ever since the pandemic started. But as the omicron variant surges, disputes over authority, policy, and the tension public health and personal autonomy have become especially...

2022-01-09

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How 2021 is ending--and what to watch in 2022

On this episode of Talking Politics, Sue O’Connell fills in for Adam Reilly (health and safety protocols). She and the rest of the GBH News political team—Saraya Wintersmith, Mike Deehan, and Peter Ka...

2021-12-22

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Who's Afraid Of Rachael Rollins?

Most of President Biden’s nominees had a much easier path to confirmation than Rachael Rollins, the Suffolk DA-turned-US Attorney for Massachusetts. So what is it about Rollins and her approach that g...

2021-12-11

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After Baker Bails, What's Next?

This week's announcement by Governor Charlie Baker (R-MA) that he won't see a third term threw Massachusetts politics into a state of upheaval. On the Democratic side, current candidates Ben Downing, ...

2021-12-04

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