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The Codcast

A weekly conversation about Massachusetts politics and policy.

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Airbnb wants to be taxed. Really

Airbnb wants to be taxed. Really

It's almost Alice through the Looking Glass. An emerging industry leader that legally operates tax-free is asking - no, ... Read more

16 Dec 2016

31mins

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Rep. O'Day discusses National Grid legislation

Rep. O'Day discusses National Grid legislation

Rep. O'Day discusses National Grid legislation by CommonWealth Magazine

19 Nov 2018

18mins

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"Time to degree" is key

"Time to degree" is key

"Time to degree" is key by CommonWealth Magazine

14 May 2018

31mins

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How you beat Baker

How you beat Baker

Jay Gonzalez and Bob Massie grabbed some badly needed media attention this week when the two candidates for the Democrat... Read more

16 Jun 2017

35mins

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Is Charlie Baker really a Republican?

Is Charlie Baker really a Republican?

Gov. Charlie Baker has an R next to his name, but many Republicans don’t think it belongs there.Ed Lyons, a Republican a... Read more

6 Aug 2018

30mins

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Dorchester booming, mostly for the better

Dorchester booming, mostly for the better

It’s boom time in Dorchester. That’s what Bill Forry of the Dorchester Reporter told Bruce Mohl and me when we sat down ... Read more

19 May 2017

34mins

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Moulton doesn’t mince words

Moulton doesn’t mince words

The phrase “mealy-mouthed politician” often seems redundant, so closely do we associate political figures with an aversi... Read more

21 Apr 2017

32mins

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Wu grades the T

Wu grades the T

Boston residents are probably more reliant on the MBTA than anyone in the state, yet city government has no formal say i... Read more

19 Mar 2018

33mins

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Water shuttle coming to Seaport District

Water shuttle coming to Seaport District

Patrick Sullivan, executive director of the Seaport TMA, estimates 4,000 people on a typical weekday come into North Sta... Read more

7 Apr 2017

29mins

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Auburndale whistleblowers

Auburndale whistleblowers

Today’s Codcast features the TransitMatters guys who put the brakes on an $11 million MBTA redesign of the Auburndale co... Read more

9 Jun 2017

35mins

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Transportation advocates list priorities

Transportation advocates list priorities

Three leading transportation advocates – Jim Aloisi of TransitMatters, Chris Dempsey of Transportation for Massachusetts... Read more

2 Jan 2019

27mins

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Disagreeing agreeably: Nassour and Mermell talk politics across the partisan divide

Disagreeing agreeably: Nassour and Mermell talk politics across the partisan divide

“Politics, Ideas & Civic Life in Massachusetts” has been the tagline describing the focus of CommonWealth’s coverage... Read more

10 Sep 2018

29mins

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Bellotti going strong at 95

Bellotti going strong at 95

Frank Bellotti is 95, the kind of 95 you'd want to be if you live to be 95. Trim, tan, sharp of mind (but perhaps slower... Read more

15 Oct 2018

35mins

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The great pipeline debate

The great pipeline debate

This week’s Codcast features representatives from the two opposing camps -- Robert Rio, the senior vice president of gov... Read more

5 Mar 2018

26mins

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Uber, Lyft expanding to bikes, scooters

Uber, Lyft expanding to bikes, scooters

Uber and Lyft are expanding their vision of ride-sharing to include not just cars but bicycles, electric bicycles, and e... Read more

23 Jul 2018

39mins

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Osgood details mayor’s transportation initiatives

Osgood details mayor’s transportation initiatives

Boston Mayor Marty Walsh made a splash last week by announcing a bunch of new transportation initiatives, some of which ... Read more

11 Mar 2019

35mins

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No bridges make good neighbors

No bridges make good neighbors

When disputes arise between communities bordering each other, the public proclamations are usually fairly muted and resp... Read more

7 May 2018

22mins

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Charter battle heats up in New Bedford

Charter battle heats up in New Bedford

Mayor Jon Mitchell has come out strongly against the expansion proposals, arguing they would be devastating to city fina... Read more

20 Aug 2018

21mins

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Is Walsh preparing to go ‘bold’ on transportation?

Is Walsh preparing to go ‘bold’ on transportation?

The Greater Boston Chamber of Commerce’s “City to City” program sets out to take Boston civic and business leaders to ot... Read more

25 Nov 2019

43mins

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Freeland rips UMass Amherst-Mt. Ida deal

Freeland rips UMass Amherst-Mt. Ida deal

Richard Freeland is a man of careful thought and measured words.That made it noteworthy when the former state higher edu... Read more

30 Apr 2018

21mins

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