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WBUR TODAY: Fed flip flop

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  ❤️  Donate Thursday, January 15, 2026 ☁️ Slight chance of showers, high of 51. Good Morning Boston, Happy National Bagel Day , to all who celebrate. If you’re hungry this morning,  Dunkin'  is offering a BOGO bagel deal, along with a  bunch of other bagel slingers,  from Panera to Bruegger’s. Or, you can check out one of the local acclaimed  best bagel spots . Personally, I’ll be getting my bagel from Weinberg’s in Hull. Wipe that cream cheese off your face and let’s get to the news. Fed funding whiplash:   Providers of mental health and substance abuse treatment have had a panicked and stressful 48 hours. On Tuesday, many of them started getting letters from the U.S. Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMSHA) notifying them that their grants would be cut off, to the tune of almost $2 billion nationwide. Then late last night, after outrage from both sides of the aisle, a Trump administration source told NPR they're ...

WBUR TODAY: Wu take two

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  ❤️  Donate Tuesday, January 13, 2026 🌤️ Partly sunny, highs in the 40s Good Morning Boston, The Patriots' next playoff opponent is set: they'll face the Houston Texans this Sunday at 3 p.m. for the AFC divisional round. Let's hope they keep  cooking   baking . Now to the news: Second act:   Fresh off her  second inauguration , Boston Mayor Michelle Wu has her hands full. Ongoing fights with the state Legislature over  the city's property tax rate . Declining  school enrollment .  Dueling   lawsuits  and  investigations  with the Trump administration. Later today, she'll join a bunch of kindergarteners to kick off a program teaching them ride bikes. (Okay, that one just sounds fun.) Amid it all, Wu sat down yesterday with WBUR  Morning Edition  host Tiziana Dearing to cover a slew of hot topics. (You can listen to the full interview on air this morning or at  this link  a bit later today . ) Watch ou...