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GBH to cut jobs, shift programming at WORLD Channel

6 days ago | wgbh.org | Adam Reilly

May 09, 2025 GBH is cutting about ten staff members from its WORLD Channel and shifting the channel’s programming focus in response to a funding cut made by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, GBH President and CEO Susan Goldberg announced in an email Friday.
In fiery speech, Spilka denounces Trump as grave threat

2 weeks ago | wgbh.org | Adam Reilly

April 28, 2025 Massachusetts Senate President Karen Spilka issued a scathing denunciation of President Donald Trump Monday in a speech pegged to Trump’s first 100 days in office, saying she sees the United States entering a “dark chapter” that’s rendering the country unrecognizable.
From Harvard to ActBlue, here’s how Trump’s battles are playing out in Massachusetts

2 weeks ago | wgbh.org | Adam Reilly

April 25, 2025 Mark Herz: This is GBH’s Morning Edition. It’s Friday, and that means it’s time to take a look at the ways that moves made by the Trump Administration in Washington are intersecting with local politics and the lives of ordinary people right here in Massachusetts. And I’m joined once again by GBH’s acuminate political reporter Adam Riley to break it all down. Adam Reilly: Acuminate, yeah, I don’t think I’ve ever heard that word.
Boston City Council backs controversial measure to waive special election for District 7

3 weeks ago | wgbh.org | Adam Reilly

April 18, 2025 The Boston City Council has emphatically backed a plan to waive a special election for the seat currently held by District 7 Councilor Tania Fernandes Anderson, who is expected to plead guilty to federal corruption charges on May 5 and to resign from the council at an as-yet-unspecified date. Before it can take effect, the home rule petition — which passed 9-3 on Friday — needs to be signed by Boston Mayor Michelle Wu and then passed by the Massachusetts Legislature.
Mass. Senate eyes ramped-up shield law for reproductive and gender-affirming care

1 month ago | wgbh.org | Adam Reilly

A new bill under consideration in the Massachusetts Senate would ramp up protections for individuals receiving and providing reproductive and gender-affirming care in Massachusetts in response to perceived threats from the Trump administration, according to Sen. Cindy Friedman (D-Arlington), who recently filed the legislation. “It’s clear that the government and the Republicans are after both women’s reproductive healthcare and gender-affirming care,” Friedman told GBH News.
State auditor releases correspondence with attorney general amid standoff over new audit law

1 month ago | wgbh.org | Adam Reilly

April 11, 2025 In her ongoing fight to audit the Massachusetts Legislature, state Auditor Diana DiZoglio took the unusual step of waiving attorney-client privilege and releasing approximately 150 pages of documents that include exchanges between her office and the office of Attorney General Andrea Campbell. As the Massachusetts House and Senate have resisted audit efforts, DiZoglio has repeatedly turned to the attorney general’s office, urging Campbell to compel the chambers to comply.
Breaking down the standoff between local universities and the Trump administration

1 month ago | wgbh.org | Adam Reilly

Every week, GBH News political reporter Adam Reilly is running down the big ways that the Trump administration and its decisions are intersecting with the politics and people of Massachusetts. Reilly joined GBH’s Morning Edition host Mark Herz to share his sweeping recap on last week’s developments. What follows is a lightly edited transcript. Mark Herz: Let’s start with a bit of an odd standoff that seems to be brewing.
Distraction or threat to democracy? Mass. delegation split on Trump's talk of third term.

1 month ago | wgbh.org | Adam Reilly

April 01, 2025 President Donald Trump’s musings about possibly seeking a third term, despite the U.S. Constitution’s clear prohibition on anyone being elected more than twice to the presidency, are eliciting a range of reactions from Massachusetts’ all-Democratic congressional delegation.
Five takeaways from Mayor Wu's 2025 State of the City speech

1 month ago | wgbh.org | Adam Reilly

This is the first time Boston Mayor Michelle Wu has given a state of the city address in the midst of an election year, which may explain the special piquancy this particular speech seemed to have. But while fieriness can be crowd pleasing, and certainly was Wednesday night, it can also come with risks, especially in the current political climate. Here are some of the biggest takeaways from Wu’s address, involving those dynamics and some others as well. 1.
Healey bemoans federal funding cuts, says loss of up to $16B would be 'devastating'

2 months ago | wgbh.org | Adam Reilly

As Massachusetts braces for the possible loss of federal funding streams that comprise about $16 billion of the state’s budget, Gov. Maura Healey tells GBH News that cuts imposed by the Trump administration could significantly change the fabric of life in Massachusetts. “It’s devastating,” Healey said during her regular appearance on GBH’s Boston Public Radio.

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