Government & Politics
Nicole DeFeudis
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State House News Service
U.S. Rep. Richard Neal, a Springfield Democrat, says some of the GOP members who broke away from Speaker Mike Johnson on ACA vote were facing pressure in their respective districts.
Chris Schwantner
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NEPM
We hear the East African sounds of sounds of Zikina for Live Music Wednesday, review the runners-up for Merriam-Webster's word-of-the-year, and mourn the loss of beloved singer Evelyn Harris.
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Ayu Suryawan
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NEPM
Today on The Rundown, panelists discuss legal social cannabis consumption coming to Mass., a lack in racial diversity in western Mass. public offices, and stalled development of Sublime Systems expansion in Holyoke following a grant rescission.
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NEPM
When SNAP funding was cut for residents in early November Hameed Bello and his wife Ayo, co-owners of Farm Store 99 in Springfield, continued to serve customers, even when they couldn't pay.
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