BUNS Podcast

Shewtha Surendran and Shannon Iriarte recap Sunday's Imola Grand Prix and analyze this season's Lewis Hamilton versus Max Verstappen showdown.

WTBU Reporter Joel Lau speaks with Cathie Jo Martin, Boston University Professor of Political Science and author of "Stuck in Neutral: Business and the Politics of Human Capital Investment Policy."

The week's most important national, statewide & local COVID-19 vaccination news.

THIS EDITION:

FDA and CDC call for a temporary halt of Johnson & Johnson vaccinations as very rare blood clotting is studied … Massachusetts scrambles to find replacement shots for J&J appointments … and the White House institutes measures to meet its promise to have 90% of adults eligible to be vaccinated by Monday.

Last week, Indiana lifted its statewide mask mandate, it was the 10th state to do this. Alabama and Utah also followed suit. Now, local governments and businesses will decide whether they want to continue mandatory masking. WTBU commentator Maya Jones worries that the movement away from masks is shortsighted.

Acting Boston Mayor Kim Janey, the city's first Black and female mayor, is tossing her hat into the ring to be the first black woman to be elected mayor. WTBU News reporter Patrick Donnelly has more.

President Joe Biden is touting his $2 trillion plan to upgrade the nation's infrastructure and boost the economy this afternoon in Washington. WTBU reporter Maddie Scheele has more.

The debate around COVID-19 vaccine passports rages as states diverge on whether to require proof of vaccination to travel or enter crowded venues. WTBU reporter Joel Lau has more.

Boston University and Northeastern University will require all students to be vaccinated by the fall to return to campus. WTBU reporter Kyla Denisevich spoke with Ronald Corley, director of the National Emerging Infectious Disease Laboratory at Boston University, to discuss the latest Covid-19 trends in Massachusetts.

By Joel Lau

As Senate Democrats are pushing hard for gun control measures, voting rights, and infrastructure bills, one thing is blocking them: the Senate filibuster.

WTBU reporter Iris Tao looks into the Democrats' push to end the filibuster.