Today on Boston Public Radio:
We began the show by talking with listeners about the return to college amid rising COVID-19 cases.
Trenni Kusnierek highlighted Simone Biles’ bronze medal win on the balance beam and American shot putter Raven Saunders’ podium “X” protest. She also explained why sprinter Kristina Timanovskaya refused to return to Belarus after criticizing her coaches. Kusnierek is a reporter and anchor for NBC Sports Boston and a weekly Boston Public Radio contributor.
John Barros discussed his mayoral campaign and shared his thoughts on whether Boston should bring back rent control. He also talked about his experiences with the Boston Police Department while growing up in Boston. Barros is running for mayor of Boston.
Carol Rose spoke about the Massachusetts Republican Party’s campaign to put a voter ID law on the ballot for 2022 and the ACLU’s stance on Texas and Mississippi’s abortion laws. Rose is the Executive Director of the ACLU of Massachusetts.
Rosemary Scapicchio talked about Natick couple Ina and David Steiner’s federal lawsuit against eBay after multiple employees allegedly targeted them in a harassment campaign. Scapicchio is representing Ina and David Steiner, the victims of the eBay stalking campaign, in a federal lawsuit.
John King updated us on the latest political headlines, from the release of a report detailing New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s alleged harassment of multiple women to the end of the federal eviction moratorium. King is CNN's Chief National Correspondent and anchor of "Inside Politics,” which airs weekdays and Sunday mornings at 8 a.m.
We ended the show by asking listeners about New York Attorney General Letitia James' investigation into Gov. Cuomo's alleged sexual harassment of multiple women.
