The Horse Race
Your weekly look at politics, policy and elections in Massachusetts
Episode 42: The Bootleg Edition, Part 1
8/1/18 -- In the last minute scramble of legislation, the state appears to have made horse racing illegal, which means Lauren and Steve are off to the glue factory.
But first, they speak with The Springfield Republican’s Shira Schoenberg about the chaotic end of the Legislature’s formal session, and what did and didn’t fall through the cracks. Then former state senator Ben Downing returns to analyze the legislative process that led to the messy end of session, and we continue our tour de commonwealth with CommonWealth Magazine’s Michael Jonas on the race for Middlesex District Attorney.
This episode is sponsored by WeWork Boston.
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