Elections
Jill Kaufman
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NEPM
Massachusetts towns and cities have 15 days after the election to submit their final ballot count. In the days after Nov. 5, one western Mass. community which has voted for the Democratic candidate since 1988, at first appeared to have flipped.
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We check out the student exhibition at Smith College, "Signs of Solastalgia," talk with Julian Saporiti, otherwise known as No-No Boy, about writing the Asian-American diaspora in music and learn about chopping trees at Cranston's Tree Farm.
![This week’s panel includes Larry Parnass, executive editor for the Springfield Republican; Matt Szafranski [not pictured], editor-in-chief of Western Mass Politics and Insight; and NEPM reporter Karen Brown.](https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/b02e04e/2147483647/strip/true/crop/1920x1080+0+111/resize/1920x1080!/format/webp/quality/90/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F9d%2F77%2F784da41d43458780b78b0862c2b7%2Fthumbnail-rundown-11-15-24.jpg)
Tony Dunne
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NEPM
Today on The Rundown with Carrie Saldo, we discuss Baystate Health’s giant job cut, the rise in counterfeit pills and need for methadone access, and how Springfield is working to increase digital access for its residents.
In-Depth
Karen Brown
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NEPM
A new federal rule change has made methadone more accessible than ever, but many advocates and patients say it should be much easier for patients to receive. Those running the methadone clinics are not so sure.
More Regional News
![Lenita Reason [center] originally from Brazil, stands with her son Michael [left] Wednesday, Aug. 14, 2019, during a demonstration outside federal court, in Boston. The protest was held to call attentions to the Trump administration's campaign during his first term to end temporary protected status, or TPS, for tens of thousands of immigrants nationwide.](https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/e744454/2147483647/strip/true/crop/4500x2507+0+0/resize/560x312!/format/webp/quality/90/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fcc%2F8c%2F1385f2d54b5d9d531e23b2bcb19d%2Fap19226643687390.jpg)
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