State Sen Julian Cyr joins us on OTR! Housing, the migrant crisis funding and the new beds coming to Cape Cod hospital to ease the capacity crunch. Plus, his efforts to update state law on who can be a parent. Join me Ed Harding and Mary Anne Marsh and Rob Gray WCVB-TV Boston at 11!

“It…smacks of a Ponzi scheme.” On OTR, criticism of Steward from House Speaker Speaker Ron Mariano & new rules lawmakers are considering. Plus why he says the shelter system “may or may not” continue as is. Join Ed Harding & me, Mary Anne Marsh, Rob Gray & Michael Cole at 11 on WCVB-TV Boston

Only on 5: MBTA General Manager Phil Eng on his one-year anniversary on the job - 'I think the turnaround is occurring as we speak.' This year he expects to remove slow zones and focus on keeping projects 'on time' and 'on budget.' WCVB-TV Boston

Only on 5: MBTA General Manager Phil Eng on his one-year anniversary on the job - 'I think the turnaround is occurring as we speak.' This year he expects to remove slow zones and focus on keeping projects 'on time' and 'on budget.' WCVB-TV Boston wcvb.com/article/mbta-g…

ONLY ON 5: The MBTA is preparing for hundreds of thousands of people on Marathon Monday. One year after a Green line train broke down and caused big headaches on race day, the NEW steps the T is taking to make sure it doesn’t happen again WCVB-TV Boston
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Lead negotiator on migrant shelter crisis funding insists the state will be “compassionate” while also ramping down spending. On OTR, Ways & Means Chair Michael J. Rodrigues says “We don’t shut the spigot off overnight. We do it over the next 15 months.” wcvb.com/article/on-the… WCVB-TV Boston

“We have cocktails to go. It’s called package stores.”
One of the lead negotiators hashing out a funding deal that would restore some pandemic era policies. Catch our interview with ⁦Michael J. Rodrigues⁩ on OTR on ⁦WCVB-TV Boston⁩ : wcvb.com/article/on-the…

At 11 on WCVB-TV Boston catch OTR with Michael J. Rodrigues. We are asking about migrant crisis funding, UMass tuition hikes, Maura Healey pause on hiring for some state jobs and the future of to-go cocktails. Also don’t miss Virginia Buckingham and Mary Anne Marsh! Join Ed Harding and me. Michael Cole

Brunch with the Mayor. Sean Reardon from Newburyport is with us. Climate, Housing, Schools, Sharman Sacchetti Ed Harding get to it all. Plus Mary Anne Marsh Lizzy Guyton on State House transparency. @wcvb OTR, 11 AM. #mapoli #bospoli Adam Gaffin Happy Easter to all who celebrate!

On OTR Rep. Jake Auchincloss 🟧 with his efforts to force a sale of TikTok. Plus the war between Israel and Hamas and the crisis in Haiti. Adrian Walker and Rob Gray join us- the pushback against the MBTA communities law and how much chaos can RFK jr cause? At 11 on WCVB-TV Boston

The first step to sensible regulation of social media giants is ensuring they’re subject to US law - says Jake Auchincloss - co-signer of the #tiktokban bill that passed the House. More on that, 11am Sunday on #OTR with Sharman Sacchetti and Ben Simmoneau on #WCVB

Turkeys want to get into the State House! Sorry guys I think they closed the gates WCVB-TV Boston

President Biden is speaking to a small crowd in New Hampshire about the high costs of prescription drugs and lowering other costs. He has just released his budget WCVB-TV Boston

The latest on the emergency shelter crisis from the people managing it from the front lines. David Shapiro of YMCA Greater Boston and Danielle Ferrier of Heading Home give us an inside look along w potential solutions. Plus Mary Anne Marsh Rob Gray on SOTU. At 11AM on WCVB-TV Boston