NightSide With Dan Rea

In recent months there has been a battle between State Auditor Diana DiZoglio and state legislators over efforts to audit the state legislature. Despite an overwhelming number of MA residents, roughly 71%, who approved Question 1 last Fall, which asked if the state auditor should be able to audit the state legislature, Massachusetts House Speaker Ron Mariano opposes the audit and says DiZoglio has turned this into a “political audit”. State Auditor Diana DiZoglio joined us to discuss her efforts to audit the state legislature.
 
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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!

The share of patients experiencing long waits in Massachusetts emergency departments remains elevated, according to new state research by the Health Policy Commission. Dr. Laura Nasuti – Health Policy Comm. Director of Research and Analytics joined Dan.

“Serial Killers with Dr. Scott Bonn”-A Live Theatrical Event Coming to the Wilbur Theatre in Boston on March 23rd! With  Dr. Scott Bonn – Criminologist.

Antiaging pill for dogs clears key FDA hurdle…one doctor says unforeseen problems can occur with new drugs that are still in testing…  Dr. Deborah Kado - co-director of the Stanford Center on Longevity and a longtime dog mom explained.

Daylight Saving Time/Spring Forward is this weekend. How might it affect your sleep and health? Aarti Grover, MD, Medical Director of the Center for Sleep Medicine at Tufts Medical Center checked in.

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Boston Mayor Michelle Wu testified before the House Oversight Committee, which is a Republican-led panel, which pressed the Mayor on Boston’s immigration policies. The Congressional hearing is part of a federal investigation into "sanctuary cities." Democratic mayors of New York City, Chicago and Denver also appeared before the Committee. In Mayor Wu’s opening statement she hammered down the point that Boston is “the safest major city in the country” and at one point during the hearing went on to say Boston residents are “afraid of the federal government.” Dan went over the key parts of the hearing and discussed immigration policies locally here in Boston as well as nationally.

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Boston Mayor Michelle Wu testified before the House Oversight Committee, which is a Republican-led panel, which pressed the Mayor on Boston’s immigration policies. The Congressional hearing is part of a federal investigation into "sanctuary cities." Democratic mayors of New York City, Chicago and Denver also appeared before the Committee. In Mayor Wu’s opening statement she hammered down the point that Boston is “the safest major city in the country” and at one point during the hearing went on to say Boston residents are “afraid of the federal government.” Dan went over the key parts of the hearing and discussed immigration policies locally here in Boston as well as nationally.


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Boston Mayor Michelle Wu testified before the House Oversight Committee, which is a Republican-led panel, which pressed the Mayor on Boston’s immigration policies. The Congressional hearing is part of a federal investigation into "sanctuary cities." Democratic mayors of New York City, Chicago and Denver also appeared before the Committee. In Mayor Wu’s opening statement she hammered down the point that Boston is “the safest major city in the country” and at one point during the hearing went on to say Boston residents are “afraid of the federal government.” Dan went over the key parts of the hearing and discussed immigration policies locally here in Boston as well as nationally.

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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!

Comedian T.J. Miller brings his Crowd Sorcerer Tour to the Comedy Connection in East Providence, RI on Friday March 7th & Saturday March 8th! T.J. Miller checked in!

National Ladder Safety Month This Month! Mike Van Bree - director of product safety and engineering with a major U.S. ladder manufacturer discussed it with Dan.

The real concern when it comes to black plastics (which was discovered to have high levels of flame retardants) that are used in cooking spatulas, kitchen peelers, and more. With  Dr. Tracey Woodruff - professor of reproductive sciences at the University of California at San Francisco.

Trade Wars: What will cost Americans more from sweeping tariffs on Mexico, China and Canada? Lance Thrailkill – Manufacturing expert & CEO of PRINT3D Technologies and All Metals Fabricating based in Texas explained.

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What did you make of President Trump’s address to a joint session of Congress? Were you pleased or disappointed in the speech? Dan recapped the speech, gave his opinion, and graded the President’s speech. At a time when it appears the political winds have shifted against Trump, did his speech help or hurt him?

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WBZ NewsRadio brought you live coverage of President Trump’s address to a joint session of Congress! Here is the Democratic response, right here on WBZ NewsRadio!

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WBZ NewsRadio brought live coverage of President Trump’s address to a joint session of Congress! Here is Trump’s speech to Congress right here on WBZ NewsRadio!

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President Trump addressed a joint session of Congress. The speech comes on the heels of an Oval Office dust up with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and at a time many are concerned about the stock market after Monday’s stock market drop that occurred shortly after Trump announced his new U.S. tariffs. What will Trump's speech to Congress entail? Is there anything you'd like to see Trump hit on during his speech?

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