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A lot happens in Boston every day. To help you keep up, WBUR, Boston's NPR News station, pulled these stories together just for you.
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04 July 2025
Where do kids belong? More restaurants are telling parents to watch their kids or take it to go
The Boston Globe's Kara Baskin joins WBUR's Morning Edition to talk about where kids belong.
4 min
03 July 2025
Technique and timing: Guard cannons bring bang to Pops' 4th of July concert
Six Massachusetts National Guard soldiers will fire the cannons at the end of Tchaikovsky's 1812 Overture, the finale to the Boston Pops Fireworks Spectacular. The cannons have only about 20 seconds in the spotlight, but Sgt. Matthew Jodoin says it takes a lot of practice.
5 min
03 July 2025
Trump fires immigration judges while adding billions of dollars for ICE
Trump's massive spending packing is adding tens of billions for immigration enforcement and deportations. But immigration lawyers say it’s hard to imagine how that’ll happen with fewer judges on the bench.
4 min
03 July 2025
U.S. Rep. McGovern on how Trump's policy bill would impact Mass.
Massachusetts Congressman Jim McGovern stepped off the House floor to speak with WBUR's Morning Edition on President Trump's tax and spending cuts bill.
7 min
03 July 2025
As Tania Fernandes Anderson resigns city council, Boston grapples with her tenure
The outgoing councilor is facing jail time for orchestrating a kickback scheme involving city funds. In a wide-ranging interview with WBUR, she maintained she’s proud of her work and sidestepped discussion of her legal case.
5 min
02 July 2025
Bullet hole by bullet hole, an Arlington house shows the struggle for America’s independence
The bullet holes in the bedrooms and stairs at the Jason Russell House are a testament to a past that isn’t fully recognized today, says historian Joel Bohy.
7 min
02 July 2025
How the Senate version of Trump's policy bill will impact Mass.
Evan Horowitz, with the Center for State Policy Analysis at Tufts University, joins WBUR's Morning Edition.
4 min
02 July 2025
Renters may get relief from broker's fees, but advocates say more affordable housing is needed
Gov. Maura Healey says she'll sign off on a new policy that says whoever hires a real estate broker has to pay their fee — usually landlords. Advocates say this is a relief for renters, but more should be done to make housing affordable.
2 min
01 July 2025
What is — and isn't — in the new Massachusetts state budget deal
The $61 million spending deal includes new limits on broker's fees and requires Massachusetts' regional transit authorities to run fare-free buses. However, other proposals — like taxing candy and overhauling the state's liquor license rules — did not make the final cut.
2 min
01 July 2025
Mass. lawmakers consider law to empower employee ownership of businesses
A bill in the Massachusetts Legislature would give the workers of a business the right of first refusal to buy the company when an owner decides to sell.
7 min