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State House News Service
Massachusetts hosts the first of seven World Cup matches on June 13, 2026, but before then, Mass. lawmakers want to shore up immigrant laws, begin reconciling the state budget and other timely matters.
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NEPM
We talk with founder and organizer of the Odenong Powwow Justin Beatty before event's 6th iteration, visit Growing a Bunch Farm in Ashfield, and check in with Rep. Jim McGovern.
![Today's panel for The Rundown includes Greenfield Recorder reporter Erin-Leigh Hoffman; Matt Szafranski [not pictured], editor-in-chief for Western Mass. Politics and Insight; and Springfield Republican reporter Jim Kinney.](https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/00e3e33/2147483647/strip/true/crop/5712x3213+0+536/resize/1920x1080!/format/webp/quality/90/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Ff1%2Ffc%2F42f264554ede942ea62505b9114c%2Fimg-0740.JPG)
Ayu Suryawan
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NEPM
We break down a lawsuit filed alleging racial segregation in western Mass. schools, the end of federal oversight on the Springfield police department, the 350th anniversary of the Great Falls Massacre, the legacy and passing of former Rep. Barney Frank and much more.
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