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The push for potential tax cuts in Mass. just got a crucial boost

Massachusetts House Speaker Ron Mariano announced yesterday that his chamber will soon release its own tax break proposal to make the state more affordable and more competitive — though it remains to be seen how closely the proposal aligns with Gov. Maura Healey's plan. Plus: Read the latest updates and...

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A female cockroach considers accepting a sugary offering from a male cockroach. (Ayako Wada-Katsumata)

These cockroaches tweaked their mating rituals after adapting to pest control

Pope Francis. (Vincenzo Pinto/AFP via Getty Images)

Pope Francis will be discharged from the hospital on Saturday

Limbo District, 'Encased'

A small group of protesters gathers outside of a Manhattan courthouse after news broke that former President Donald Trump has been indicted by a grand jury on Thursday in New York City, with one pictured carrying a sign that says "arrest Trump." While the nature of the indictment is unprecedented, Trump isn't the first president — current or former — to face arrest. (Spencer Platt/Getty Images)

Why Trump isn't the first president to face arrest

In an aerial view, Tesla cars recharge at a Tesla charger station in Corte Madera, Calif., on Feb. 15, 2023. The Biden administration wants to boost sales of electric cars, but it also wants to incentivize U.S.-based production. (Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)

How the $7,500 tax credit to buy an electric car is about to change yet again

How we could live forever... virtually

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Harold Surratt as Montrellous tries to convince April Nixon's Clyde to set the diner's sights higher in "Clyde's" at the Huntington Theatre Company mainstage. (Courtesy Kevin Berne)

At 'Clyde's' diner, a hero is more than a sandwich in Huntington coproduction

Two-time Pulitzer Prize winner Lynn Nottage mixes the joys of cooking collaboratively with the politics of incarceration. It's food for thought says theater critic Jacquinn Sinclair.

Arts & Culture

5 hours ago

Your guide to the freshest art in Boston this spring

Do you want to get out and explore the freshest art blooming in the Boston arts scene, but you're not sure where to start? Look no further than WBUR's Spring...

The Common

10:22 5 hours ago

An uncertain Red Sox season begins

We talk with Boston Globe sportswriter Alex Speier.

Radio Boston

10:26 Mar 30, 2023

Can you afford to retire in Massachusetts?

Radio Boston

09:32 Mar 30, 2023

Fall River babysitter sentenced to 25 years in prison for sexually exploiting children

A babysitter who sexually abused two children she cared for, produced videos and images of the abuse that she then shared with another person, has been sentenced to 25 years...

Local Coverage

Mar 30, 2023

A radar speed display on Beacon Street shows 25 MPH, which the city of Boston announced will be the default speed limit beginning on January 9, 2017. (Jesse Costa/WBUR)

Mass. pedestrian deaths spiked in 2022

Between 2021 and 2022, there were 35% more pedestrians who were hit by cars and died, according to a new study by the advocacy group WalkBoston, which analyzed Massachusetts Department...

Local Coverage

Mar 30, 2023

Houses along Bromfield Street in Newburyport. (Jesse Costa/WBUR)

Why aging affordably in Greater Boston is out of reach for many

Plus, we'll get a Red Sox preview for opening day.

Radio Boston

31:27 Mar 30, 2023

Exploring female comic characters and how they've changed over the decades

Heroes are everywhere. But in comics, they're usually buff guys that race faster than a speeding something. So what about female heroes? We talk about female super heros, characters, and...

Radio Boston

11:16 Mar 30, 2023

What's new at Fenway Park this year, from security screening to avocado fries

Find out what's new at Fenway Park as the 2023 season kicks off. Plus: Big budget news out of Boston as Gov. Healey extends partially boosted SNAP benefits and Mayor...

Local Coverage

Mar 30, 2023

New players and rules to know going into the 2023 Red Sox season

WBUR's Deborah Becker speaks with Boston Globe sports writer Chad Finn ahead of Thursday's Red Sox home opener, covering a range of topics including rookies to know and new rules....

Local Coverage

03:59 Mar 30, 2023

Radio Boston

11:35 Mar 29, 2023

Boston mayoral candidate Mel King, right, listens to a question asked by opponent Ray Flynn in the Taylor Room at The Boston Globe in Boston on Oct. 27, 1983. (Photo by John Tlumacki/The Boston Globe via Getty Images)

Remembering Mel King, Boston civil rights activist and politician

Radio Boston

31:14 Mar 29, 2023

Remembering Mel King, and his legacy in Boston

We remember prominent Boston civil rights activist and politician Mel King with Tanisha Sullivan, president of the Boston chapter of the NAACP.

Radio Boston

08:35 Mar 29, 2023

A girl and her loom: the feminist re-telling of Arachne the weaver

Author Rebecca Caprara joins us to talk about her new book SPIN, which re-tells the classic myth of Arachne the weaver through a new lens,...

Radio Boston

10:53 Mar 29, 2023

More Boston Headlines

Boston Medical Center registered nurse Ellen Stephenson prepares to enter a room of a COVID-19 patient. (Jesse Costa/WBUR)

Travel nurses aiding and disrupting Mass. hospitals, report says

Registered nurse vacancy rates in Massachusetts hospitals doubled from 2019 to 2022, with especially high vacancy rates in community hospitals, according to a new report by the Massachusetts Health Policy...

Health

Mar 30, 2023

House lights are dimmed as Nashville Predators pause during a moment of silence for the victims of the Covenant School shooting, before the team's NHL hockey game against the Bruins, March 28, 2023, in Boston. (Charles Krupa/AP)

After fatal school shooting, Bruins matchup 'wasn't just another game' to Nashville team

The Nashville Predators' dedicated their efforts at Tuesday's game against the Bruins to the people of Nashville. Members of both teams wore helmet stickers to show support for The Covenant...

Local Coverage

Mar 30, 2023

Wind could give fly balls and fans a hard time for Red Sox home opener

If you're planning on heading to the Fenway area to enjoy the Red Sox opening day festivities, be prepared. Though the average high in the city should be the 50...

Local Coverage

Mar 30, 2023

Fertilizer containing sludge being applied to farmland. (Courtesy North East Biosolids and Residuals Association)

Our sewage often becomes fertilizer. Problem is, it's tainted with PFAS

About half the wastewater sludge in the United States is turned into fertilizer. Some want to ban the practice because the sludge contains PFAS and can contaminate food crops. Others...

Environment

06:13 Mar 30, 2023

Mel King campaigns for mayor of Boston. (Ira Wyman/Sygma via Getty Images)

Longtime South End state rep. remembers fellow civil rights and social justice leader Mel King

Byron Rushing took over the legislative seat Mel King vacated in 1983. Rushing says King believed in bringing all races together to work on social justice issues.

Local Coverage

05:33 Mar 29, 2023

In 2019, Pamela Smart spoke with NHPR at the Bedford Hills Correctional Facility. (Jack Rodolico/NHPR)

Pamela Smart’s latest bid for sentence reduction dismissed

Pamela Smart's latest attempt to seek a reduction in her life sentence has been turned away by New Hampshire’s highest court. Smart is in prison for plotting with her teenage...

Local Coverage

Mar 29, 2023

A student celebrates at the UMass Boston commencement ceremony at TD Garden in Boston in 2021. (Craig F. Walker/The Boston Globe via Getty Images)

Here's who's speaking at this year's college graduations in Mass.

Whether they're a politician, celebrity, deep thinker or innovator in their field, here are some of the keynote speakers attending this season's commencements.

Local Coverage

Mar 29, 2023

What to know about Gov. Healey's estate tax proposal — and why some Dems are pushing back

Gov. Healey's latest tax reform proposal promises breaks for everyone from parents to renters to low-income seniors, but one particular provision emerged as the subject of pushback from fellow Democrats...

Local Coverage

Mar 29, 2023

Local elected officials react to Mel King's death: 'He was the generational conscience' for Massachusetts

Local political leaders are reacting to the death of pioneering Boston civil rights activist Mel King, who died in his sleep Tuesday at the age 94. Mayor Michelle Wu said...

Local Coverage

Mar 29, 2023

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The push for potential tax cuts in Mass. just got a crucial boost

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These cockroaches tweaked their mating rituals after adapting to pest control

Pope Francis will be discharged from the hospital on Saturday

Limbo District, 'Encased'

Why Trump isn't the first president to face arrest

How the $7,500 tax credit to buy an electric car is about to change yet again

How we could live forever... virtually

At 'Clyde's' diner, a hero is more than a sandwich in Huntington coproduction

Your guide to the freshest art in Boston this spring

An uncertain Red Sox season begins

Can you afford to retire in Massachusetts?

Fall River babysitter sentenced to 25 years in prison for sexually exploiting children

Mass. pedestrian deaths spiked in 2022

Why aging affordably in Greater Boston is out of reach for many

Exploring female comic characters and how they've changed over the decades

What's new at Fenway Park this year, from security screening to avocado fries

New players and rules to know going into the 2023 Red Sox season

How educators hope a new form will improve special education in Mass.

Remembering Mel King, Boston civil rights activist and politician

Remembering Mel King, and his legacy in Boston

A girl and her loom: the feminist re-telling of Arachne the weaver

Travel nurses aiding and disrupting Mass. hospitals, report says

After fatal school shooting, Bruins matchup 'wasn't just another game' to Nashville team

Wind could give fly balls and fans a hard time for Red Sox home opener

Our sewage often becomes fertilizer. Problem is, it's tainted with PFAS

Longtime South End state rep. remembers fellow civil rights and social justice leader Mel King

Pamela Smart’s latest bid for sentence reduction dismissed

Here's who's speaking at this year's college graduations in Mass.

What to know about Gov. Healey's estate tax proposal — and why some Dems are pushing back

Local elected officials react to Mel King's death: 'He was the generational conscience' for Massachusetts