Boston Firefighters vs. Mayor Wu. Boston Firefighters are pushing back against the city of Boston’s vaccine mandate that requires all city workers to now be vaccinated by next week. Despite the roughly 91% vaccination rate within the Boston Fire Department, the Boston fire union claims their rights are “being trampled on” by the Wu Administration. Rich MacKinnon, President of the Professional Firefighters of Massachusetts joins Dan to discuss.
Police Tackle Nation’s Growing Crime Wave. Last week one NYPD officer was killed and another critically injured while responding to a domestic call in Harlem. This marks the now 5th NYPD officer that has been shot this month. Closer to home, Burlington, MA Police were forced to shoot a man having a mental episode who was wielding a knife. These are just two examples of rising crime in correlation with mental health issues that are sweeping our nation. How can we as a society de-escalate rising crime, tackle mental health issues, and support our police?
Are We Headed For War? Tensions continue to rise on the Ukrainian/Russian border as Russia continues to mass forces and equipment near Ukraine's border. The U.S. State Department has now reduced staff levels at the U.S. Embassy in Kyiv, Ukraine and ordered eligible family members to leave out of an abundance of caution. Then, today 8,500 U.S. troops were put on heightened alert and told to be ready for deployment if needed by NATO. Is a war with Russia in our immediate future?
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