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The State We're In:The Week in Politics Reporters Roundtable

Season 10 Episode 138 | 26m 45s

Adam Frenier, reporter for New England Public Media, Matt Szafranski, Editor-in-Chief of Western Mass Politics and Insight, and G. Michael Dobbs, Managing Editor of Reminder Publications, join Carrie Saldo for a roundtable discussion of the week’s hottest political stories, including the end of the current Massachusetts' legislative session, the pandemic, and calls for an end to police brutality.

Aired: 06/28/20
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