GOVERNMENT & POLITICS

Lawmakers debate the "Mass Wins Act" containing tech and business investments, amid tight deadlines, assessing consequences of a decreased income tax and state budget talks.

Massachusetts is home to nearly 90,000 Cape Verdeans, the largest population in the U.S.

We check out the 2nd annual R.I.S.E. Fest coming to Northampton and check in Rep. Jim McGovern.

We talk with author an illustrator Jesse Mechanic and Leyla Moushabeck of Interlink Publishing about new book, "Don't be a F*#king Marshmallow," check out the Greenfield Bee Fest with live music from Mister and Missus G, and visit Conway Natives to see native plants.

Communities across western Massachusetts are in the middle of finalizing spending plans for the 2027 Fiscal Year which starts July 1.

The Mass. Senate’s $63.3B budget adds $53M in local aid via a new per-capita formula, and the state's highest court weighs if a rent control ballot bid illegally exempts religious groups.

We talk to author and gerrymandering expert David Daley about recent Supreme Court decisions, find out about Rachel's Table's Outrun Hunger 5k run, and chat with Mr. Universe about UAPs.

According to AAA, the average price of a gallon of gas in Massachusetts last week was up $0.31 from the previous week.

Today on The Rundown, panelists discuss hidden blood tests for PCBs by the state, rural concerns of renewable energy projects, how changes with the U.S. EPA impacts western Mass., and find out what pee-cycling is.

We visit Flora Farm in Haydenville, check out how the youth is fighting for a sustainable future at the Future Planet Fiesta, and McGovern with Rep. Jim McGovern.