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Staffers in the Massachusetts Senate want to unionize for better pay, benefits and workplace protections. But, it's unclear whether state law even allows legislative branch employees to collectively bargain.

Plus, a look at a decision from the Boston Athletic Association to not allow runners under Russian or Belarusian flags to participate in this year's race.

Last month, U.S. Congresswoman Lori Trahan joined a bipartisan delegation of U.S. lawmakers touring the Ukrainian border. Since returning, Trahan has rattled cages about the response, including pressing oil executives about gas prices and their response to the Russian invasion.

We get gardening and lawn care tips and answer listener questions with our gardening expert.

Several Boston city councilors are pushing to add 200 new liquor licenses with the hope most will go to underserved neighborhoods like Mattapan, Hyde Park and Roxbury.

Plus, all your springtime gardening and lawn care questions are answered.

The Boston Philharmonic Orchestra will close out its season this Friday with a performance of Mahler's 3rd Symphony, the longest ever written. We check in with the orchestra's founder and conductor Benjamin Zander.

Research published in the journal Social Science and Medicine finds that when white Americans learn of those disparities, they become less empathetic, feel less fear about the virus, and are less likely to support safety measures.

Plus, the Boston Philharmonic Orchestra will close out its season this Friday with a performance of Mahler's 3rd Symphony, the longest ever written. We check in with the orchestra's founder and conductor Benjamin Zander.

We hear a first-hand story of a man's experience with Lyme disease and then take your questions with Dr. Sam Donta, a leading expert on tick-borne diseases.