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Show Transcript CHARLIE BAKER. JANET: LET’S TURN OUR ATTENTION TO WASHINGTON. PUBLICANS ARE CALLING THE INFRASTRUCTURE BILL TO RICH AND RESTRUCTURING THE CORPORATE TAX RATE. THE ECONOMY AND JOBS GROWTH. DEMOCRATS INSIST CORPORATIONS PAY NO TAXES MUST CHANGE. IS THE PLAN THE WRONG PLAN TO GETTING DOLLARS TO STATES LIKE US IN MASSACHUSETTS? JANET: THEY HAVE A LONG WAY TO GO UP THEIR DEBATE AND DISCUSSION. I WOULD LIKE TO SEE SOMETHING ON A BIPARTISAN BASIS. THAT IS SOMETHING WE HAVE BEEN SUCCESSFUL DOING IN THE COMMONWEALTH. IT MEANS PEOPLE HAVE TO GIVE AND I DON’T NECESSARILY THINK THAT’S A BAD THING. IN MANY CASES YOU END UP WITH A BETTER PRODUCT. THE TWO THINGS I WOULD SAY IS NUMBER ONE I WANTED TO SEE MORE FUNDING FROM THE FEDS AROUND RESILIENCY. WE DO A LOT OF WORK AROUND RESILIENCY WITH RESPECT TO CLIMATE IN MASSACHUSETTS AND EVERY CAPITAL PROJECT WE DO AND EVERY INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECT. I WOULD LIKE TO SE
On The Record: Rating vaccine rollout, schools return and Mayor Janey Share Updated: 11:27 AM EDT Apr 4, 2021 Share Updated: 11:27 AM EDT Apr 4, 2021
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Show Transcript ED: WE HAVE CALLED TOGETHER THE EASTER FINAL EASTER SUNDAY, PASSOVER SUNDAY TABLE. WE HAVE CALLED OVER MARY ANNE MARSH AND ROB GRAY. JANE UNFORTUNATELY WE ARE STILL TALKING ABOUT THE PANDEMIC. GOVERNOR BAKER SAYS THAT COVID TRANSMISSION IN SCHOOLS AFTER 1% A WEEK BEFORE THE FIRST GROUP OF ELEMENTARY FULL SCHOOL STUDENTS ARE REQUIRED TO GO BACK FULL-TIME. PREMATURE OR SHOULD WE BE COMFORTABLE TO SEND OUR CHILDREN BACK? ROB: IT IS NOT PREMATURE, IT IS ACTUALLY TOO LATE. PARENTS WERE READY TO SEND THEIR KIDS BACK TO SCHOOLS IN SEPTEMBER. THERE ARE SOME KIDS WHO HAVE NOT SEEN THE INSIDE OF A CLASSROOM FOR ONE YEAR. WHICH IS RIDICULOUS, AND WHY? IT IS BECAUSE OF TEACHER UNIONS, AND EDUCATIONAL BUREAUCRATS AT THE LOCAL AND STATE LEVELS, AND SCHOOL COMMITTEES AND TOWNS THAT
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Show Transcript ED: WE ARE BACK WITH BOSTON MAYORAL CANDIDATE JOHN BARROS. THIS MAY BE THE BIGGEST ISSUE IN THE CITY. WHAT’S THE BEST WAY TO DEAL WITH THE CITY’S HOUSING CRISIS? JOHN: WE STILL HAVE A HOUSING CRISIS. IT IS IMPORTANT TO CONTINUE TO PRODUCE BUT ALSO CREATE VARIETY. WE NEED TO MAKE SURE WE’VE GOT MORE HOUSING TO HOUSE THOSE COMING OUT OF THE HOMELESS SITUATION. WE’VE GOT TO MAKE SURE WE HAVE DEEPER AFFORDABILITY WHERE WE NEED IT AND WE HAVE SOME MIXED AFFORDABILITY AS WELL. WE CONTINUE TO HEAR FROM PEOPLE LIKE ME BORN AND RAISED IN THE CITY, BUT NOW THEY’VE GOT A JOB THEY CANNO BE AFFORD TO BE IN THE CITY. FLEXIBILITY AS WE CONTINUE TO PRODUCE IS CRITICAL. ED: SHOULD DEVELOPERS BE MANDATED TO BUILD MORE AFFORDABLE HOUSING, FOR EXAMPLE, OR INSTALL RENT CONTROL? OR BOTH? IS SOMETHING LIKE THAT NECESSARY? JOHN: I WAS PROUD OF THE FACT THAT WE WERE ABLE TO GET THE AUTHORITY FROM THE CITY OF BOS