Today on Boston Public Radio:
- Yesterday, the House Ways and Means Committee Chair Rep. Richard Neal asked the IRS for six years of President Donald Trump’s personal and business tax returns. Trump says he’ll take this fight all the way to the Supreme Court — and if he does, could he stall everything until after the 2020 election? Chuck Todd, the host and Moderator of “Meet The Press” joined us for that and more. He’s the moderator of Meet the Press, host of Meet the Press Daily on MSNBC, and the political director for NBC News.
- Now that Wynn Resorts has admitted to covering up allegations of sexual harassment and misconduct against founder Steve Wynn, should the gaming commission let the company keep its license or not? We opened up the lines to ask our listeners.
- The state has launched a groundbreaking program to treat opioid addiction in state prisons. Andrea Cabral joined us for that and more. Cabral is the former Suffolk County Sheriff, former secretary of Public safety, and CEO of Ascend.
- At the State House, lawmakers are looking for money to fund education and transportation — and Sen. President Karen Spilka has a plan to assemble a working group to study the state’s tax code. She joined us for this and more.
- Then, mother knows best — or at least she thinks she does. We talked to the New Yorker duo: cartoonist Roz Chast and humorist Patricia Marx about their latest collaboration, “Why Don’t You Write My Eulogy Now So I Can Correct It? A Mother’s Suggestions," a book that taps into the burdens and blessings of moms. Chast and Marx will be at the Coolidge Corner Theatre at 6 p.m. Thursday, at an event sponsored by the Brookline Booksmith.
- We went over the latest education headlines with former Secretary of Education, Paul Reville. He’s a professor at Harvard University’s Graduate School of Education where he also runs the Education Redesign Lab.
