Tom Moroney, Joe Shortsleeve, Kim Carrigan, Janet Wu and Ann Mostue are joined by top decision makers from local business and finance to politics and technology, along with Bloomberg reporters covering the latest stories in Boston, the Bay State, and beyond.
Baystate Business: Senate President Karen Spilka (Radio)
Bloomberg Baystate Business for Thursday, March 4th, 2021 - Portland Press Herald columnist Bill Nemitz on Maine governor's shift to age-only criteria for vaccines, no preference for teachers or others. Baker said to be considering (3:15) - Bloomberg News reporter Matt Robinson on his profile of Massachusetts Secretary of State Bill Galvin (17:35) - State House News Service reporter Colin Young on state tax revenues continuing to exceed expectations (26:28) - Bloomberg senior editor Chris Anstey has explored Bloomberg data that shows MA had the 3rd-largest job loss in the pandemic per capita of all states. (36:43) - Senate President Karen Spilka on mental health, which is an issue of special concern to her (49:57) - Sam Scarpino of Northeastern University on why the decline in Covid testing is troubling for efforts to control the disease (56:35) - Janet Wu reports on the state of the race for Mayor of Boston, followed by former Chief of Economic Development for the City of Boston, and now candidate for Mayor, John Barros on why he is running and his thoughts on the issues facing the city (1:07:47) - Senate President Karen Spilka on the vaccine roll out, the state’s financial condition, and other legislative priorities for this session (1:23:10) Hosts: Tom Moroney, Joe Shortsleeve and Kim Carrigan Producer: Dan Pierce
Mar 04, 2021
