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Leung also said new guidelines should make it harder for large companies to exploit the funds.

Mayor Marty Walsh said the city hopes to test 180,000 people before reopening the economy.

The president suggested earlier this week that disinfectants could be injected in human bodies to fight the coronavirus.

The "Beat the Press" host said coronavirus anxiety has her panic-running her dishwasher and drinking more coffee than ever.

The former state education secretary cautioned that weak implementation could further widen the state’s achievement gap.

With many of the region's popular summer season arts offerings cancelled, the economy will take a hit.

Today on Boston Public Radio: Michael Curry and Lylah Alphonse discussed the potential impact of last week’s impeachment hearings, along with recent headlines around the 2020 presidential race. Curry is senior vice president and general counsel at Mass League of Community Health Centers, and a member of the National NAACP Board of Directors. Alphonse is the Managing News Editor at the U.S. News & World Report. TV writer Bob Thompson reviewed the reboot of “Mad About You,” Stephen Colbert’s trip to New Zealand with "The Late Show," and 20 years of the androgynous Pat character on "Saturday Night Live." We opened the lines to callers and asked: what are you hoping for from last week’s impeachment hearings? Reverends Irene Monroe and Emmett Price, hosts of WGBH’s All Rev’d Up, discussed Deval Patrick’s 2020 presidential run, and a collation of rabbis calling for the firing of Stephen Miller, President Trump’s senior policy advisor. Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey stopped by the Boston Public Radio studio for our monthly edition of “Ask the AG."

Today on Boston Public Radio: Boston Globe columnist Shirley Leung discussed the Boston Globe Spotlight team’s report on traffic congestion in Massachusetts, and a list of the best places to work in the state. Under The Radar host Callie Crossley discussed how 2020 candidate might better appeal to Black voters, and gave her thoughts on why DACA ought to be a bipartisan issue. Emily Rooney, host of WGBH News' Beat The Press, joined us for her famous list of fixations and fulminations. Boston Mayor Marty Walsh discussed Boston's traffic congestion problem and fielded questions from callers as part of our monthly “Ask The Mayor” series Composer David Malloy and director Rachel Chavkin discussed their latest collaboration, “Moby-Dick the Musical,” which will be playing at the American Repertory Theater from December 3rd through January 12.

Today on Boston Public Radio: We aired live audio from Thursday's impeachment testimony and opened our lines to hear impressions from callers. Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker discussed transportation, vaping, and took questions from callers as part of our monthly “Ask The Governor” series. We returned to live testimony from Fiona Hill and David Holmes.

Today on Boston Public Radio: We aired live audio from Wednesday's impeachment testimony and opened our lines to hear impressions from callers.

Today on Boston Public Radio: We aired live audio from Tuesday's impeachment testimony and opened our lines to hear impressions from callers.