Adam Frenier
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Health care costs for millions of Americans could rise at the start of 2026 if action is not taken to restore subsidies under the Affordable Care Act.
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We speak with artist and author Robin Crofut-Brittingham, chat with the Young@Heart Chorus co-director before their upcoming concert and hear live music from local LuxDeluxe.
Ayu Suryawan
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NEPM
We discuss the divisions as rent control makes its way on the 2026 ballot, how decreased rail use in western Mass. could impact the east-west rail project and historical debates on the route of Henry Knox's artillery march.
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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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