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The proposed legislation hopes to modernize state police hiring, promotions, accountability and discipline within the department.

The opioid crisis was discussed at length, along with solutions in development.

The congresswoman is out with a "radical" decarceration initiative.

When Oscar nominations for the 2020 Academy Awards were announced, many took grievance with the fact that the nominees in major categories were predominantly white and male.

The Globe business columnist continued to press for accountability in the wake of the Jeffery Epstein donation scandal.

Cabral said she understands why Harvard Law grads might not be interested in serving Trump-appointed judges.

Today on Boston Public Radio: Juliette Kayyem discussed yesterday’s school shooting in Colorado, and the new round of sanctions imposed by the United States on Iran. Kayyem is the Belfer Lecturer in International Security at Harvard’s Kennedy School of Government, and an analyst for CNN. We opened up the lines and asked our listeners to respond to columnist Dugan Arnett’s column in the Boston Globe about whether or not men can pull of wearing sandals in the summer. Boston Globe reporters Andrew Ryan and Beth Healey discussed their recent investigation into links between those who’ve worked in politics and Massachusetts’ marijuana industry. We opened up the phone lines and asked our listeners how they feel about the Uber/Lyft driver strike, which took place on Wednesday. Alex Beam discussed Denver’s push to legalize psychedelic mushrooms. Beam is a columnist for the Boston Globe, and author of the book “The Feud: Vladimir Nabokov, Edmund Wilson, and the End of a Beautiful Friendship.” Judge Richard Gergel discussed his new book “Unexampled Courage,” which examines how a racially charged case against a black WWII veteran during the Jim Crow era led to a political awakening for President Harry Truman. Bob Thompson discussed a gaffe in last week’s episode of Game of Thrones involving a Starbucks cup left in a shot, and the series of finale of Veep, which premieres this week.

Maine Governor Janet Mills signed into law last week a bill that would require companies to stop giving out cups and other single-use containers made of polystyrene foam, commonly known as Styrofoam, by January 2021. Joining *Boston Public Radio *to weigh in was Corby Kummer, a senior editor at The Atlantic, an award-winning food writer, and a senior lecturer at the Tufts Friedman School of Nutrition and Policy.

Today on Boston Public Radio: We opened up the lines and asked our listeners about Red Sox Manager Alex Cora's decision not to attend a White House ceremony out of protest over President Trump's handling of Hurricane Maria. Then Trenni Kusnierek, anchor and reporter with NBC Sports Boston, weighed in. Two of the state's high-profile District Attorneys are taking on ICE. Carol Rose, Executive Director of ACLU of Massachusetts, discussed. Maine recently became the first state in the nation to ban Styrofoam food containers. Joining with his take was Corby Kummer, a senior editor at The Atlantic, an award-winning food writer, and a senior lecturer at the Tufts Friedman School of Nutrition and Policy. Trump has appointed a new head for ICE. Ali Noorani shared his analysis. Noorani is the Executive Director of the National Immigration Forum and his latest book is "There Goes the Neighborhood: How Communities Overcome Prejudice and Meet the Challenge of American Immigration." We went over the latest national headlines with John King, CNN's chief National Correspondent and host of "Inside Politics." When does dissent in the workplace actually work? Nancy Koehn discussed. Koehn is an historian at the Harvard Business School, where she holds the James E. Robison chair of Business Administration. Her latest book is "Forged in Crisis: The Power of Courageous Leadership in Turbulent Times."

Today on Boston Public Radio: Robert Mueller is tentatively scheduled to testify before Congress next week. Our political roundtable featuring Charlie Chieppo and Shannon O'Brien weighed in on that and other top headlines. Chieppo is principal of Chieppo Strategies and a senior fellow at both the Governing and Pioneer Institutes. O'Brien is the former treasurer of Massachusetts and former Democratic nominee for governor. Daniel Mulhall, Ireland's ambassador to the United States, discussed Brexit and the death of young journalist Lyra McKee. Israel and Gaza have agreed to a ceasefire after a weekend of violence. Charles Sennott, founder of The GroundTruth Project and a WGBH news analyst, discussed. We opened up the lines and asked listeners about Red Sox manager Alex Cora's decision to skip this week's visit to the White House. The relics of the Civil War are splitting Martha's Vineyard in two. Reverend Irene Monroe and Reverend Emmett Price tackled that and more on "All Revved Up." Monroe is a syndicated religion columnist, the Boston voice for Detour’s African American Heritage Trail, and a visiting researcher in the Religion and Conflict Transformation Program at Boston University School of Theology. Price is a Professor of Worship, Church & Culture and Founding Executive Director of the Institute for the Study of the Black Christian Experience at Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary. We opened up the lines and asked listeners about a controversy at Harvard and how Harvey Weinstein's legal woes are tearing the campus apart. Boston Pops conductor Keith Lockhart joined us with a preview of their upcoming spring season.

Today on Boston Public Radio: We opened up the show by opening the phone lines to hear our listeners' thoughts on anger: Is it possible to be addicted to it? Is Nancy Pelosi correct for calling out William Barr as a liar when he was asked about Robert Mueller’s response to his interpretation of Mueller’s investigation? Or is it more complicated? Legal analyst Michael Zeldin discussed this and a range of other legal questions. Zeldin is a former colleague of special counsel Robert Mueller, a legal analyst for CNN and a resident fellow at the Institute of Politics at the Harvard Kennedy School. Emily Rooney gave us her famous list of fixations and fulminations. Rooney is the host of Beat The Press on WGBH News. Shirley Leung, interim Boston Globe editorial editor, joined Jim and Margery as she does every week to discuss the latest local headlines. Ryan Landry joined the show for his recurring social observations segment You Get The Picture. Landry is a playwright, lyricist, actor, and founder of the Gold Dust Orphans theatrical company, whose latest production The Ebonic Woman, runs May 2 through May 26 at The Machine nightclub in Fenway. Callie Crossley, host of Under the Radar *on WGBH, *broke down recent headlines that examine the extra emotional burden black and minority women take on in our society, and more. Finally, local beer brewers Maureen Fabry and Adam Romanow joined us in the Boston Public Library studio for the Friday News Quiz, with a preview of the Power Beer Fest, the Mass Brewers Guild's largest fundraiser and beer festival of the year.