Gardner's Nasturtiums | Thousands Fail Mass. Ride-Hailing Background Checks

Having trouble viewing this email? [Click here]( Thursday, April 6, 2017 | [Today's Weather]( [Like us on Facebook]( [Follow us on Twitter]( [View on Instagram]( [Beautiful And Stressful: Delicate Nasturtiums Make Annual Splash At Gardner Museum]( Isabella Stewart Gardner started the tradition of hanging nasturtiums from her museum's courtyard balconies in 1903. The labor-intensive endeavor carries on every spring. [5 Insights On The Senate's 'Nuclear' Battle Over Neil Gorsuch]( The Supreme Court will be even more polarized as future nominees become more ideologically extreme. The Senate will also be changed, as will faith in U.S. democratic institutions in general. [Legal Marijuana Advocates Are Uneasy With Sessions' Stance]( U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions has been making tough comments about the drug, and there's a lot of uncertainty about how the Trump administration will enforce federal law. [Thousands Of Ride-Hailing Drivers Fail New Mass. Background Checks]( More than 8,000 drivers for ride-hailing companies have been denied licenses to operate after failing the state's new background check process. [After 10 Years As Chancellor, UMass Boston's Motley To Step Down At End Of June]( Beleaguered UMass Boston Chancellor Keith Motley plans to step down June 30, take a year's sabbatical and then return to campus to teach. [Activists Plan 'Tax Day' Marches Calling For Release Of Trump's Taxes]( All the presidents since Gerald Ford have volunteered to show the public their tax returns. All of them except Donald Trump. [OPINION: Trump's Proposed Border Wall Is A Bigger Waste Of Money Than You Thought]( Even if you believe good fences make good neighbors, writes Rich Barlow, $21 billion is a lot to drop on a problem with illegal immigration that then-candidate Trump exaggerated. [OPINION: Why Funding The Humanities Matters For America's Anxieties]( Our deeply divided nation needs more humanities, not less; more art, not less; and more attempts to understand each other, writes David Tebaldi. [Boston Dance Alliance Brings Artists Together To Help Solve Problems Of Space And Money]( A new partnership with the Lyric Stage adds affordable rehearsal space, crucial for both theaters and dance companies. [Like us on Facebook]( [Follow us on Twitter]( [View on Instagram]( WBUR, 890 Commonwealth Ave., Boston, MA 02215 [SafeUnsubscribe™ {EMAIL}]( [Forward this email]( | [Update Profile]( | [About our service provider]( Sent by wburtoday@wbur.org in collaboration with [Constant Contact]( [Try it free today](