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A Springfield City Council subcommittee will now have decide whether to award a $100,000 grant to the New North Citizens Council with no further investigation into a conflict of interest claim.
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A federal state voucher program is weighted to benefit private schools, communities receive $100 million in natural gas investments from utilities companies despite moving away from fossil fuels, Berkshire County loses another dairy farm, and South Hadley considers lifting a ban on marijuana establishments.
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