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Beth Healy
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Deputy Managing Editor at WBUR - NPR in Boston
Former Boston Globe/Spotlight reporter
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Taiwan gov't paid thousands for Mass. lawmakers to visit @wbur.org @bychrisvan.bsky.social www.wbur.org/news/2025/11...
Taiwanese government paid thousands for New England lawmakers to visit
In his ethics filing, state Sen. Adam Gomez said the trip promoted the interests of Massachusetts because the state “shares a mutual interest with Taiwan on trade, investment, and innovation.” State l...
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November 17, 2025 at 1:58 PM
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The head of the Boston University College Republicans said in social media posts that he tipped off ICE to the Allston car wash -- that ICE later raided @wbur.org @rachellss.bsky.social
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BU student brags on social media about calling ICE on Allston car wash workers
ICE raided the car wash. Many of the employees reportedly had legal status, but were unable to immediately provide their documentation when questioned by agents.
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November 13, 2025 at 10:16 PM
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Federal Judge Mark Wolf speaks out on ‘intolerable’ Trump actions on rule of law @wbur.org www.wbur.org/upnext/2025/...
'Silence, for me, is now intolerable': Boston federal judge resigns in protest, citing President Trump
After four decades on the federal bench, Judge Mark Wolf explains why he left.
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November 11, 2025 at 2:54 PM
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Worth remembering: Congress keeps getting paid while people suffer in govt shutdown- and members of congress stay home
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Here’s How Much Congressional Leaders Mike Johnson, Hakeem Jeffries, Chuck Schumer and John Thune Are Worth
Both Democratic congressional leaders are richer than their Republican counterparts—and all four are getting paid even as the government has closed up operations.
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November 8, 2025 at 1:25 PM
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Deeply disturbing www.newyorker.com/culture/the-...
The Shutdown of U.S.A.I.D. Has Already Killed Hundreds of Thousands
The short documentary “Rovina’s Choice” tells the story of what goes when aid goes.
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November 8, 2025 at 1:06 PM
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@mayorwu.boston.gov on @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social + free buses, being mayor, Trump @wbur.org @tizianadearing.bsky.social
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Mayor Wu on Mamdani, political divisions and being a mayor in America
Boston Mayor Michelle Wu sat down with WBUR Morning Edition host Tiziana Dearing about the growing role of mayors in America and several other topics.
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November 7, 2025 at 7:49 PM
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Air travel is about to be even more of a joy as gov't shutdown drags on. Feds are cutting back volume of flights to Logan Airport and dozens of other airports @wbur.org @andreaperdomoh.bsky.social
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Logan airport anticipates reduced flights as part of FAA plan
Logan airport expects to see a reduced number of flights in the coming days as federal transportation officials rollback air traffic.
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November 6, 2025 at 7:58 PM
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The 13-yr-old Everett boy taken by ICE last month to a juvi facility in Virginia - is going back to Brazil. His parents may not get to see him before he goes @wbur.org @andreaperdomoh.bsky.social www.wbur.org/news/2025/11...
Everett boy in ICE detention 'allowed' to return to Brazil, judge says
An immigration judge in Virginia says 13-year-old boy from Everett currently in federal immigration detention can return to his home country of Brazil.
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November 6, 2025 at 12:23 AM
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Quincy Mayor Koch campaign resolves campaign finance violations from 2022-2023 for $55K @wbur.org @bychrisvan.bsky.social
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Quincy mayor's campaign pays $55K to resolve campaign finance violations
State campaign finance regulators found that in 2022 to 2023, Quincy Mayor Thomas Koch's campaign received thousands of dollars in illegal corporate contributions, anonymous donations, prohibited chec...
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November 5, 2025 at 9:43 PM
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A roundup of last night’s election results in Mass., from Boston to Quincy, Somerville, Everett @nikdecostaklipa.bsky.social @wbur.org
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A surprise in Everett, history in Brockton: Here's a roundup of the local Massachusetts election results
Here's at the notable results from Tuesday's municipal elections in Boston and beyond, including upsets in Everett and Gloucester, new mayors in Brockton and Somerville, and a City Council shake-up in...
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November 5, 2025 at 1:11 PM
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Quincy voters are replacing six out of nine city councilors, in a vote to hold Mayor Koch more accountable @simonfrios.bsky.social @wbur.org www.wbur.org/news/2025/11...
Quincy mayor's City Council allies suffer huge election losses
Seven incumbents ran in an election that was widely viewed as a referendum on Mayor Thomas Koch’s leadership. Unofficial results suggest only two of them will return to the council.
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November 5, 2025 at 12:50 PM
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@mayorwu.boston.gov celebrates reelection victory in the Seaport: "We want Boston to be the hub of the universe's talent...a place where people from all around the world with big ideas continue to come as they have for 400 years..."
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An unopposed Boston Mayor Wu celebrates re-election victory
Her victory became inevitable in September when she crushed her main opponent in the city's preliminary election.
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November 5, 2025 at 3:55 AM
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Minogue, the latest of 3 Republicans to jump into the race to challenge @massgovernor.bsky.social, poured $1.5 mil. into his own campaign last month @bychrisvan.bsky.social @wbur.org
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GOP mega-donor Michael Minogue pours $1.5 million into his own Mass. gubernatorial campaign
The former biotech executive's funding far outpaced his Republican opponents last month, his first in the race. All three are well behind Gov. Maura Healey’s $4.4 million campaign war chest.
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November 4, 2025 at 10:16 PM
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We’ve got a profile on Quincy Mayor Koch. He’s had a lot of controversies this year and while he’s not on the ballot tomorrow, most of the city Council is - excellent radio piece on this morning from @simonfrios.bsky.social @wbur.org
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Quincy's Mayor Koch, in 7th term, looks to quell controversies before council election
The seven-term mayor enjoys largely unchecked power, with a city council that rarely pushes back on his agenda. But nearly every council seat is being challenged on election day.
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November 3, 2025 at 1:24 PM
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Gov. Healey raised thousands of dollars for her reelection from a group of Florida lawyers from Morgan & Morgan @wbur.org @bychrisvan.bsky.social
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Healey raised thousands from Florida lawyers last month, records show
Gov. Maura Healey traveled to Miami for roughly 24 hours last month to hold a pair of fundraisers for her campaign and the state Democratic party, a trip that appeared to net tens of thousands of doll...
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November 2, 2025 at 11:56 PM
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If you like Margaret Atwood (and/or Handmaid's Tale) - do yourself a favor and listen to this great interview with her by @sachapfeiffer.bsky.social @npr.org www.npr.org/2025/11/02/n...
In her memoir, Margaret Atwood reveals how she found source material and love
For years, the author of The Handmaid's Tale, The Blind Assassin and Cat's Eye was reluctant to write a memoir, but in 'Book of Lives: A Memoir', Margaret Atwood talks about being Canadian, and the pe...
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November 2, 2025 at 11:11 PM
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In the Boston City Council district vacated by (now imprisoned) ex-councilor Tania Fernandes Anderson, a coach and a pastor vie for the seat serving Roxbury + slices of South End, Fenway and Dorchester @wbur.org @evezuckoff.bsky.social www.wbur.org/news/2025/10...
A pastor races a track coach for the Boston City Council's only open seat
Said Ahmed and the Rev. Miniard Culpepper are both political newcomers battling to fill the seat of disgraced former councilor Tania Fernandes Anderson in District 7, an area that includes high povert...
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October 30, 2025 at 3:26 PM
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Democratic AGs and governors sue the feds for suspending SNAP/food benefits during the shutdown @wbur.org www.wbur.org/npr/nx-s1-55...
Democratic AGs and governors sue USDA for suspending SNAP benefits
More than two dozen Democratic states are suing the Agriculture Department after the Trump administration said it would not use emergency funds to pay SNAP benefits during the shutdown.
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October 28, 2025 at 4:43 PM
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“I refuse to be a bystander,” Sotomayor said. “I get up every morning ready to fight, every morning to dissent this vehemently as I humanly can and to scream from the mountaintops, ‘No.’" @wbur.org @rachellss.bsky.social www.wbur.org/news/2025/10...
'I refuse to be a bystander': Justice Sotomayor on dissent and division in the U.S. today
At a Boston University lecture, Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor encouraged students to maintain faith in the courts and resist political complacency.
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October 28, 2025 at 2:30 PM
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Turnover in the Healey cabinet - it's on par with recent predecessors, but hers happened faster - 5 in the last 6 months @wbur.org @bychrisvan.bsky.social www.wbur.org/news/2025/10...
Nearly half of Gov. Healey's cabinet has turned over as she heads into an election year
Gov. Maura Healey’s cabinet has seen major turnover this year, in roles from veteran services to transportation, as the first-term Democrat faces reelection in 2026 and a continuing onslaught from the...
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October 27, 2025 at 7:32 PM
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If you thought food was expensive, get ready…
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Immigration raids paralyze key California farm region as workers stay home
Fear from raids are overwhelming food banks, churches and housing,
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October 26, 2025 at 11:28 AM
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Good fact check here by @nytimes.com - see Reagan’s anti-tariff explainer, refuting Trump claim that it’s false www.nytimes.com/2025/10/25/w...
Trump Announces Tariff Increase on Canada Over Reagan Ad Spat
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October 26, 2025 at 11:25 AM
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Food benefits running out under shutdown… www.wbur.org/news/2025/10...
1.1 million Mass. residents at risk of losing food benefits next week due to the government shutdown
Gov. Maura Healey and other local Democrats called on President Trump to release billions of dollars to continue funding the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP. About 1 in 8 U.S. resid...
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October 25, 2025 at 4:22 AM
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The state confirms that ICE agents were on the property of the Mass. National Guard armory in Framingham this week - without state permission @wbur.org @simonfrios.bsky.social
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ICE agents at Mass. National Guard armory in Framingham without state permission
A spokesperson for the state Executive Office of Public Safety and Security, which oversees the guard, said agents arrived on the property "without prior notice and without permission."
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October 24, 2025 at 8:32 PM
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40% of New England EPA workers are furloughed amid the gov't shutdown @wbur.org @vivianla.bsky.social @moranwriter.bsky.social
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40% of New England EPA employees furloughed amid government shutdown, union says
Employees at the New England office of the Environmental Protection Agency began receiving furlough notices Monday in a rollout that some called chaotic and confusing.
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October 24, 2025 at 4:40 PM