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In this weekly check-in with U.S. Rep. Richard Neal, D-Springfield, NEPM's Kari Njiiri asks him about the local effects of the U.S. and Israeli war in Iran and the state of health care for rural communities in WMass.
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We take a tour of the Jones Library as they near the light at the end of the tunnel for their renovation project and McGovern with Rep. Jim McGovern.
Ayu Suryawan
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In for Carrie Saldo, NEPM's Jill Kaufman and panelists discuss Secretary of the Executive Office of Economic Development Eric Paley's visit to Franklin County, Amherst's new resolution to hold ICE agents accountable when they violate state laws, and more.
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