Brian Thomas

Bristol County for Correctional Justice plans a march and demonstration on January 18 in New Bedford.

Failed charter school students are demanding teachers and the education they were promised.

Raise Up Massachusetts, the grass-roots coalition behind multiple ballot campaigns this election cycle, kicked off its statewide lobbying tour Saturday at Carney Academy in New Bedford. It is an effort to build support to raise the minimum wage to $15 an hour, and guarantee workers paid family and medical leave ...

Anabel Santiago, regional coordinator for Raise Up Massachusetts, joins Brian Thomas to talk about increasing the minimum wage in Massachusetts, and providing improved benefits for workers in the Commonwealth.

New four-year term, MA state trooper lawsuit, and free birth control in MA

Republican Governor Charlie Baker has filed legislation this week that imposes minimum mandatory sentences for drug dealers. The WBSM hosts gather to discuss (and argue over) the issue.

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.

Brian vents about three different events that all occurred within the 5 minutes that he was waiting for the bus. He was nearly hit by a woman who was texting while driving. Another car drove the wrong way despite TWO "do not enter" signs. And a police cruiser with lights but no siren missed a pedestrian by a hair...