Bradley Jay fills in for Dan Rea. Does Massachusetts’ highest court have the authority to raise the salary of public defenders? That’s the question that is being argued in front of the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court. Beginning in May, many court-appointed lawyers stopped taking new cases to try to force state lawmakers to raise their starting salaries of $65 an hour. There is concern over the number of criminal cases dismissed due to a lack of representation. Michael Coyne, the Dean of the MA School of Law joined Bradley to discuss.

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Music writer and journalist Jim Sullivan joined Bradley to talk about his new book, Backstage & Beyond: COMPLETE: 45 Years of Rock Chats and Rants. Jim has spent his career interviewing and talking to famous rock stars and musicians whose songs dominated the airwaves and music charts. He shared some of his wild and compelling stories with some of music's biggest rock stars over the years! 

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Music writer and journalist Jim Sullivan joined Bradley to talk about his new book, Backstage & Beyond: COMPLETE: 45 Years of Rock Chats and Rants. Jim has spent his career interviewing and talking to famous rock stars and musicians whose songs dominated the airwaves and music charts. He shared some of his wild and compelling stories with some of music's biggest rock stars over the years! 

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Is it dishonest to post an old picture of yourself as a social media profile picture? On the one hand people who do say it's dishonest argue it misrepresents who you are and that you are not being fully truthful. Those who say no argue you should be able to post whatever you want and not face scrutiny. What do you think?

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In September, Lynne Forester was walking on the Cape Cod Rail Trail when a bicyclist suddenly collided with her from behind, where the bike impaled her eye. She spent 24 days in the hospital, has suffered some vision loss and is still on what she says is the long road to recovery. Lynne is calling for stricter e-bike regulations. What are the current regulations for e-bikes in Massachusetts? Do you believe there should be stricter rules? Lynne joined us to share her story and discuss regulations for e-bikes.

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Tuesday was Veteran’s Day and we honor vets and welcomed callers to the program to shout out and salute the veteran(s) in their life!

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Two Major League Baseball pitchers who play for the Cleveland Indians allegedly conspired with sports bettors to rig pitches they threw so the bettors would profit from illegal wagers. Luis Leandro Ortiz was arrested Sunday at Logan Airport in Boston. Emmanuel Clase has not yet been taken into custody. According to the indictment, the pitchers started conspiring with sports betters in 2023.

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A Massachusetts bill has been proposed that would triple the motor vehicle excise tax in MA. This would affect everyone in the state that owns a car. The Municipal Empowerment Act that Governor Healey's Administration supports would give municipalities the ability to raise local revenue through various tax means, which includes an increased automobile excise tax that would triple the current price from 2 1/2% to 7 1/2%. Gubernatorial candidate Brian Shortsleeve is against this measure and if elected claims he would not allow cities and towns the ability to increase the vehicle excise tax. Brian checked in to discuss it with Dan.

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We kicked off the program with four news stories and different guests on the stories we think you need to know about!

Cash Benefits and financial support most veterans don't know exist…
Guest: Paula Almgren - attorney specializing in VA benefits and long-term care

The new salary transparency law in Massachusetts. What does it mean for you?
Guest: Bethany Moulthrop - job recruiter at Talener in Boston

The National Toy Hall of Fame inducted Battleship, Slime, and Trivial Pursuit into the class of 2025!
Guest: Shane Rhinewald - Senior Director of Communications at the Museum of Play (which is where the National Toy Hall of Fame is)

Rob Gronkowski announces that he will ‘retire as a Patriot’ this week!
Guest: Khari Thompson – Boston Globe Sports reporter/writer

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Late Sunday evening, the Senate voted 60-40 to advance legislation to end the longest government shutdown. Eight Democrats joined most Senate Republicans to advance the bill. The majority of Senate Democrats opposed moving forward with the deal because it does not address the health care tax credits, which has been their main arguing point throughout the shutdown fight. The timing of final passage of the revised package remains unclear as the legislation still needs a final Senate vote and House approval. We discussed the latest congressional efforts made to end the ongoing government shutdown!

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