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The Short List: Pot Panel, LEGO Layoffs, Sell The Statehouse, Stealing Signs

New England Public Media | By Adam Frenier
Published September 8, 2017 at 4:27 PM EDT
The LEGO Group's U.S. headquarters is in Enfield, Conn.
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The LEGO Group's U.S. headquarters is in Enfield, Conn.

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

What made The Short List this week?

  • The chair of the Massachusetts Cannabis Control Commission said he expects recreational marijuana to be regulated fairly, safely and on time. And he's sampled some weed recently. (WBUR)
  • Toy-maker LEGO is looking to cut 1,400 jobs world wide, but said it will keep its Enfield, Conn., facility open. (NEPR)
  • A former Boston city councilor wrote a column calling for Massachusetts to move its state capital to Springfield. (NEPR)
  • The Red Sox and Yankees are involved in a controversy over stealing signs during games. (AP/NEPR)

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Adam Frenier
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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