BPR Full Show: Primary Day

Today on Boston Public Radio:

We began the show by hearing from candidates in contested races in the Mass. primaries. 

Trenni Casey talked about the controversy surrounding Boston’s recent LIV Golf Tournament and Serena Williams’ final match at the US Open. Casey is a reporter and anchor for NBC Sports Boston, and a weekly Boston Public Radio contributor.

Carol Rose shared her thoughts on the latest in the investigation into former President Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago raid, and shared some insight into voter participation and the ACLU’s work ahead of Mass. Primary Day. Rose is the executive director of the ACLU of Massachusetts.

Lee Pelton discussed the importance of voting in local elections, the plight of care workers in Mass., and how student loan forgiveness fits into the problematic landscape of equity in higher education. Pelton is the president and CEO of The Boston Foundation.

Then, we continued to hear from candidates, and took calls from listeners about their voting experiences on Primary Day.

John King talked about the latest political headlines, including his take on the latest with former President Donald Trump’s Mar-a-lago document investigation and the recent streak of wins for President Joe Biden and Democrats in Congress ahead of the midterms. King is CNN's chief national correspondent and anchor of "Inside Politics,” which airs weekdays and Sunday mornings at 8 a.m.

We ended the show by hearing from more candidates.