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The Short List: Trains, Pot and Sanctuary Churches

New England Public Media | By Adam Frenier
Published June 25, 2017 at 1:27 AM EDT
Springfield's Union Station and the Union Station Parking Garage on March 23, 2017.
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Springfield's Union Station and the Union Station Parking Garage on March 23, 2017.

Our panel of journalists looks at the big stories in the news.

What made The Short List this week?

  • The Massachusetts House and Senate passed separate bills this week seeking to change the state's voter-approved recreational marijuana law. (AP/WBUR)
  • Springfield Mayor Domenic Sarno and a church are at odds over a plan to house undocumented immigrants facing deportation at the facility. (NEPR)
  • With Springfield's Union Station opening this weekend, a state senator is renewing the push for passenger rail service between Springfield and Boston. (MassLive)

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Adam joined NEPM as a freelance reporter and fill-in operations assistant during the summer of 2011. For more than 15 years, Adam has had a number stops throughout his broadcast career, including as a news reporter and anchor, sports host and play-by-play announcer as well as a producer and technician.
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