WBUR Up Next

As part of our Week in Review, we discuss the politics of reopening, and the politics of our city and state.

Plus, we catch up with Rep. Ron Mariano, the new Massachusetts Speaker of the House, to talk about a number of issues.

We catch up with Rep. Ron Mariano, the new Massachusetts Speaker of the House, to talk about a the state's handling of the pandemic, ongoing negotiations over a wide-ranging climate change bill, the Speaker's leadership choices, and more.

John Barros, Boston's former chief of economic development, has officially announced he's running for mayor. Barros joins us to talk about why he decided to run and what he sees as the most important issues facing the city.

Two recent deadly construction incidents are raising questions about how we keep construction workers safe on the job, especially as buildings keep going up in the city, and fast.

As the state pushes schools to return students to an in-person learning model, Gov. Charlie Baker has announced that teachers will be able to make COVID vaccine appointments as of Thursday, March 11th.

Massachusetts Sen. Ed Markey joins us to discuss legislative priorities he hopes Democrats will focus on early in the Biden administration.

Plus, Sen. Ed Markey joins us to discuss the legislative priorities he hopes Democrats will focus on early in the Biden administration.

Plus, we take listener calls with Dr. Shira Doron of Tufts Medical Center and Dr. Mark Siedner of Massachusetts General Hospital.

Normally, state house elections, especially off-cycle special elections, don't garner a lot of attention outside the district. But that is not the case for the 19th Suffolk.