Massachusetts
Sam Drysdale
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Healey also announced she is filing legislation that her office says is designed "to keep ICE out of courthouses, schools, child care programs, hospitals and churches; make it unlawful for another state to deploy its National Guard in Massachusetts without the Governor’s permission.
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Kaliis Smith
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NEPM
We check in about Northampton's annual Ice Art Festival, chat with members of punk band Film & Gender before their show at The Iron Horse and ask the Word Nerd about phrases concerning construction.
Ayu Suryawan
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NEPM
We cover Gov. Maura Healey's State of the Commonwealth address, discuss Quabbin Reservoir stewardship as water levels dip 10 feet lower than normal, explore a production furlough in Springfield following U.S. Customs and Border Protection decision and much more.
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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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