How does public media survive threats from inside and out?
OVERVIEW This week on The Codcast, CommonWealth Beacon reporter Jennifer Smith is joined by Margaret Low, CEO of WBUR, to discuss the role of NPR in the news ecosystem, defending journalistic...
View Article‘Forewarned is forearmed’ on housing voucher cuts
OVERVIEW This week on The Codcast, CommonWealth Beacon reporter Jennifer Smith is joined by Kenzie Bok, head of the Boston Housing Authority, to discuss the threat of President Trump’s budget on rental...
View ArticleChief Justice Kimberly Budd makes the case for the state courts
OVERVIEW This week on The Codcast, Supreme Judicial Court Chief Justice Kimberly Budd sits down for a wide-ranging interview with CommonWealth Beacon reporter Jennifer Smith. They discuss trust in the...
View ArticleDecoding the state budget with Doug Howgate
OVERVIEW This week on The Codcast, CommonWealth Beacon reporter Jennifer Smith talks to Doug Howgate, president of the Massachusetts Taxpayers Foundation, about the Fiscal Year 2026 state budget. They...
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