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Join WBSM's Barry Richard as he welcomes into the studio Representative Geoff Diehl (R-Whitman), candidate for U.S. Senate. Rep. Diehl is running against current U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren, and has promised to put a focus on the SouthCoast, and especially the fishing industry, in this campaign...

Paul Shanley's release from prison and panhandler's top this week's list of outrage in the WBSM studio.

"Massachusetts lawmakers are considering several bills that would make part or all of college education free or debt-free for a segment of the population. When will these do-gooders learn that nothing is free? Someone has to pay for it." - Barry Richard

The WBSM hosts get together to talk about some of the things that really got to them this week. Coco loco, the fiscal year, and city council's handling of landlord violations in the city.

Barry Richard spoke to MA State Rep Shaunna O'Connell about an amendment that would allow child care providers to inquire about Level 1 sex offenders in their area. It was passed as part of the House budget, but eliminated in the Senate version...

The Massachusetts Senate begins debate Tuesday on a proposed $40.3 billion budget for fiscal year 2018, and one state lawmaker thinks it's going to be lot harder than expected to maintain that type of a budget going forward if changes aren't made...

What's age got to do with it?

NEW BEDFORD - Conservative politicians and other notables from around the state are descending upon New Bedford Friday to speak out against what they call the 'Massachusetts Establishment'. WBSM Talk Show Host Howie Carr will lead off the Drain the Massachusetts Swamp Rally on the Pleasant Street side of the downtown library at 12 p...

There are still a lot of unanswered questions about how the legalization of marijuana will be implemented here in Massachusetts.  Implementation of the ballot initiative, approved by 54 percent of Massachusetts voters last Fall has been postponed for at least six months while state lawmakers figure out the rules 33 of New Bedford's 36 precincts voted in favor of the marijuana initiative but withou

Two state representatives offered differing viewpoints on the recent pay raise for state legislators on Friday’s edition of The Barry Richard Show on WBSM. The bill came about after an advisory committee pushed it through last week, the day before the Presidential Inauguration, in quick fashion...