The last week has been a rollercoaster of court decisions, legal threats, and lots of promises about the abortion pill mifepristone. The governor of Massachusetts has promised to stockpile the drug in case it’s made illegal. What will happen in Rhode Island? And the race for the First Congressional District is growing larger every week. Political reporter Ian Donnis will give us the lowdown on the latest candidates. Plus, we’ll introduce you to our new Metro Reporter Olivia Ebertz, who’s been covering the workers’ strike at RISD. Finally, we take a trip to a New Bedford art exhibition – for your ears.

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Mareva joined The Public’s Radio in 2022 and oversees daily news production, writes our Daily Catch newsletter and edits two weekly productions, Artscape and The Weekly Catch. In 2023, Mareva received...

James produces and engineers Political Roundtable, The Weekly Catch and other special programming on The Public’s Radio. He also produces Artscape, the weekly arts & culture segment heard every Thursday....

Luis helms the morning lineup. He is a 20-year public radio veteran, having joined The Public's Radio in 2022. That journey has taken him from the land of Gators at the University of Florida to WGCU in...