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We dive into the virtual worlds designed for this weekend's Power of Truths festival with designer Khalif Neville, hear about pushing the boundaries of chamber music at Sunday's Connections Concert, and McGovern with Rep. Jim McGovern.
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A UMass Amherst researcher presented new findings on gambling behavior this week to the Massachusetts Gaming Commission. The state's 2011 casino legislation mandates such research.
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We speak with NPR enthusiast Sen. Jake Oliveira about some of the many issues on his agenda, and we hear about the amalgam of art, history, education, and racial justice that will be the Power of Truths festival.
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Construction of a new state-run veterans’ home in Holyoke is progressing. The $480-million project will replace the current building. Formerly known as the Holyoke Soldiers' Home, the facility in use now was the site of a deadly 2020 COVID-19 outbreak, where at least 76 veterans died.
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The number of people dying from overdoses in rural areas in Massachusetts is dramatically higher than it was about a decade ago, according to state public health data.
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Gun reform lawmaking in Massachusetts will continue with urgency behind closed doors. We get the scoop on that and other stories from State House News Service reporter Chris Lisinski.
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Many Massachusetts municipalities inked host community agreements with cannabis companies that included payment of an "impact" fee. By law that amount is capped at 3% of the gross sales of the marijuana business. Now some cannabis retailers are demanding refunds.
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The 60-member Council aims to advise Gov. Maura Healey and her administration on critical issues impacting the state.
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The panel discusses the latest with criminal neglect charges at the Holyoke Soldiers’ Home, the move for local control of Holyoke public schools, and the denial of federal funds for local counties impacted by flooding and much more.
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A contract "reset" with the manufacturer of new Red and Orange Line trains would set the end of 2027 as the latest completion target for the maligned project, add up to $148 million in allowable costs, and forgive tens of millions of dollars more in penalties.