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We head into the woods with author Noah Charney to talk about his book, "These Trees Tell a Story," and learn about the legal advocate shortage in Mass. with Jack Godleski and Izaac Maas.

As part of a national class action lawsuit, drug companies and pharmacies have to pay $1 billion to Massachusetts over 18 years. Sixty percent of the money goes to the state to distribute, and 40 percent to cities and towns directly.

A State House News Service reporter digs into that supplemental budget request and explains what Mass. Gov. Maura Healey is seeking.

For the first time in six years, Beacon Hill rewrites its rule book — promising transparency, but leaving plenty of room to operate in the dark.

Easthampton, Mass. medical marijuana dispensary INSA recently released a study that found mislabeled and potent hemp products are widely available to all.

The Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education announced Monday night that Holyoke Public Schools will exit chronically underperforming status on July 1.

It remains unknown how far apart Mass. House and Senate negotiators are on crafting a compromise annual budget.

Today on The Rundown, Carrie Saldo and panelists discuss the legal landscapes of cannabis and gambling in western Massachusetts.

More than five months into lawmaking, and Massachusetts House and Senate lawmakers have yet to agree to joint rules to foster transparency and process.

Drafts of the next Massachusetts budget have cleared the House and Senate. They now move to a six-person conference committee, which must come up with a single approach.