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Monica Tibbits-Nutt celebrated her one-year anniversary as Massachusetts' secretary of transportation with a detailed overview of her accomplishments such decreasing the Sumner Tunnel closures and the East-West rail.

One year after the Supreme Court’s ruling on race-conscious admissions, some elite universities revealed a drop in enrollments among Black students and other racial minorities. But data from more schools is needed to understand the full impact on school admissions.

The proposal’s been pending on Beacon Hill for months. Senate President Karen Spilka has been skeptical, but Boston’s mayor says conversations are ongoing.

Eng said Monday on Boston Public Radio, he wants to help people who need more transit options after midnight.

A Stoughton police detective was indicted on federal charges of murdering Birchmore in 2021. Governor Healey said she was 'horrified' of detective's conduct.

U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren also criticized Deaton's nomination being funding from cryptocurrency billionaires and defended her own record on fighting for working families.

Today: Former public safety secretary Andrea Cabral discusses Carter’s legacy of truth, and Merrick Garland’s plans to release the special counsel report on Trump’s efforts to overturn the 2020 election.And, Boston Globe business columnist Shirley Leung discusses the future of DEI in higher education, and the latest development in the state's MBTA communities housing law.

Today's podcast starts with hour two of BPR. The first part of the show was dedicated to live broadcast of former President Jimmy Carter's memorial service.Former secretary of public safety Andrea Cabral on Attorney General Merrick Garland’s plans to release the final Jack Smith report about Trump’s 2020 election subversion. She’ll also talk about Trump asking for a delay in his hush-money sentencing, violent crime at Mass. shelters, and a state program that recruits and trains formerly incarcerated people to drive trucks.Former secretary of education Paul Reville reflects on Elon Musk’s threats to cut the Department of Education through his DOGE program. He’ll also talk about BPS recommending several school closures, state community colleges struggling with an influx of students and other education headlinesFor our text segment: People in positions of power who choose to close ranks when faced with public scrutiny. How much are we owed as members of the public? Do you assume, if they don’t offer an explanation, they’re guilty as charged? Boston Globe business columnist Shirley Leung talks about former Harvard president Claudine Gay and the future of DEI in higher ed. Plus, the latest on White Stadium and the SJC ruling against Milton.For Am I the A-hole day: what's the appropriate amount of time before someone can eat leftovers in the fridge?

Today: We continue the conversation started yesterday with Gov. Healey about eliminating broker fees, with listeners.And, we discuss all things MBTA and transit with former transportation secretary Jim Aloisi & Reggie Ramos from Transportation for Mass.

We open the show by getting listener thoughts on broker's fee. Should Mass. take the burden off of renters? GBH executive arts editor Jared Bowen joins to discuss Charles Atlas at the ICA, and the Melania Trump documentary on Amazon.National security analyst Juliette Kayyem discusses the brainwashing effect of the internet and its ability to rewrite history, and Meta removing factchecking.Reggie Ramos, executive director of T4MA, joins former transportation secretary Jim Aloisi to discuss the latest transportation news for the state.Meta is saying “no more” to professional fact-checking on Facebook and Instagram, bowing to the new Trump admin. We ask: are you considering saying “no more” to Facebook and Instagram? Tim Shriver of UNITE joins to discuss the "Dignity Index" and how it can be used to remove contempt in political conversations. Then we talk about fridgescaping -- the act of making the inside of your fridge visually appealing.

Governor Maura Healey joins Jim Braude and Margery Eagan at the Boston Public Library on Tuesday January 7, 2025.