Mass Politics Profs: How will a new crop of lawmakers reshape Massachusetts?

<p>This week on <em>Under the Radar with Callie Crossley:</em></p> <p>Massachusetts inaugurated a historic slate of top leaders with Maura Healey as governor and Kim Driscoll as lieutenant governor. Some believe Driscoll could reshape the traditionally low-key role.</p> <p>Meanwhile, in the U.S. House, days of chaos surrounded Republican Kevin McCarthy’s bid to become speaker — what does this discord mean for governing in the new Congress?</p> <p>And as the state Legislature wrapped up its last session, lawmakers tried to push through a slew of bills, including one aimed at addressing the widespread thefts of catalytic converters.</p> <p>That and more during our full hour with the Mass Politics Profs.</p> <p>Find more of their analysis <a href="http://www.masspoliticsprofs.org" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">on their blog</a>.</p> <p><strong>GUESTS</strong></p> <p><strong><a href="https://www.umb.edu/academics/cla/faculty/erin_obrien" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Erin O’Brien</a></strong>, associate professor of political science at UMass Boston</p> <p><strong><a href="https://www.masspoliticsprofs.org/prof-duquette/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Jerold Duquette</a></strong>, associate professor of political science and director of the public administration degree program at Central Connecticut State University</p> <p><strong><a href="https://www.umassd.edu/cas/polisci/faculty-and-staff/shannon-jenkins/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Shannon Jenkins</a></strong>, associate dean of the college of arts and sciences at UMass Dartmouth and a professor of political science</p>