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The former Massachusetts Secretary of Public Safety called the emails from Sheriff Hodgson "cringeworthy and obsequious."

Paul Reville: The state legislature did its job. Now it's up to local school districts to do theirs.

About 688,000 people will be affected by the new requirements to receive food stamps.

Pete Buttigieg said Thursday that he has always been consistent in his approach to health care, and that he has not changed his position.

Boston Public Radio's music experts joined the show to talk about Boston's best upcoming concerts.

The GroundTruth CEO expressed doubts over the president's motivation behind his latest foreign policy move.

The full broadcast of Boston Public Radio from Tuesday, July 24th, 2018 State lawmakers are debating a proposal that would require public school kids to take at least one class in civics. Do you agree? Should civics classes be mandatory? We opened up the lines and got your take. Sue O'Connell, host of NECN's "The Take" and co-publisher of **Bay Windows and the **South End News,discussed State Senator Barbara L'Italien's eventful appearance on Fox News. Boston Police Commissioner Bill Evans joined us for his final "Ask the Commissioner." He moves on to a new role at Boston College in August. WCAI science editor Heather Goldstone discussed the Trump Administration's threats to the Endangered Species Act. CNN's John King shared the latest breaking news from Capitol Hill. A new study out of Harvard suggests extreme heat can lower cognitive functioning. In your experience, does this ring true? Do you feel slower in the summer, especially during heat waves?

The full broadcast of Boston Public Radio from Wednesday, July 25th, 2018 Medical ethicist Art Caplan discussed why pharmacist should not deny patients their medications because of moral objections. CNN released a tape today of Michael Cohen talking to then candidate Donald Trump about payments that needed to be made to kill a story from Karen McDougal about their affair. This tape proves many of the lies Trump and his team told when denying the allegations of the affair and the hush money. We opened the lines to hear if this changes your opinion about Trump. Boston Globe *writer Meredith Goldstein joined us to talk about her new book, *Chemistry Lessons. National security expert Juliette Kayyem joined us to talk about the latest news regarding the Russia investigation. Republican Beth Lindstrom joined us to discuss her race for the Senate. NBC sports Boston and a BPR contributor Trenni Kusnierek discussed the top sports headlines. WGBH Arts Editor Jared Bowen talked about the hottest plays and movies to see in Boston. We opened the lines to hear if you think the fanny pack should make a fashion comeback.

The full broadcast of Boston Public Radio from Monday, July 23rd, 2018

The full broadcast of Boston Public Radio from Friday, July 20, 2018.

Food Food critic and Senior Editor at The Atlantic Corby Kummer joined Boston Public Radio to discuss the use of non-poach agreements by the fast-food industry.