The Codcast

With less than two weeks until school starts, parents from Somerville and Newton say they have yet to get any details on what classes will look like for their children and whether remote learning will be better than it was when schools suddenly shut down last spring amid COVID-19. “Families cannot live in a state of uncertainty,” said Keri Rodrigues of Somerville on The Codcast. “I am two weeks aw...

The federal government allows states to recoup Medicaid costs after the deaths of patients who use the program. Estate recovery allows homes to be seized and sold to pay off expended Medicaid dollars, a move advocates decry as penalizing low-income families, and making Medicaid into a loan program. Some states take the federal rules a step further. “MassHealth has some of the strongest and most dr...

Markey-Kennedy race in the homestretch by CommonWealth Beacon

Curtatone, Novick hit Baker reopening guidance by CommonWealth Beacon

Downing, Vennochi voice concerns on Baker by CommonWealth Beacon

Two opponents debate a ballot question in Maine with huge importance for Massachusetts.

As local news withers, we’re losing sense of identity by CommonWealth Beacon

Differences between AIM official and transportation advocate mirror the split on Beacon Hill.

Michael Curry: Waging a duel-front war on the pandemic and racism by CommonWealth Beacon

Contact tracing effort scaled way back by CommonWealth Beacon

Spilka makes a case for substance over process by CommonWealth Beacon

Black Lives Matter: Where do we go from here? by CommonWealth Beacon

Childcare provider: 'I'm scared for my business' by CommonWealth Beacon

6/7/20-- Rep. Russell Holmes and Segun Idowu, the Executive Director of the Black Economic Council of Massachusetts, discuss the impact of George Floyd's death and racial justice reform. Holmes is a sponsor of several bills, including one that would allow for decertification of officers for misconduct. Idowu addresses misconceptions about recent protests in Boston.

Time of reckoning for New England Aquarium, Museum of Science by CommonWealth Beacon

Mayor Marty Walsh takes stock of COVID-19 crisis by CommonWealth Beacon

Senator says nursing home industry collapsing by CommonWealth Beacon

Poftak wary of taking hard policy stances at T by CommonWealth Beacon

Sweden's coronavirus gamble by CommonWealth Beacon

Coronavirus and our unease with end of life questions by CommonWealth Beacon

Baker accused of misplaced COVID-19 priorities by CommonWealth Beacon

EVERYONE KNOWS WHAT IT’S LIKE these days to be inside a supermarket, but few people know what it’s like to be in the shoes of the essential workers who keep those stores running. On the Codcast, Boston-based Stop and Shop employee Jose Lopes and Whole Foods worker Dan offered their assessment of the risks they face these days working at grocery stores during the coronavirus pandemic. (Dan has aske...

Joined by Rep. William Straus, cochair of the legislature's Transportation Committee and Jim Aloisi, TransitMatters board member and formed Secretary of Transportation

Healing spirits in the coronavirus era by CommonWealth Beacon

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