The Rundown with Carrie Saldo
Fridays at 9 a.m. on 88.5 NEPM
Dig into the week’s most important stories and know what’s up in western Mass. Join Carrie Saldo for The Rundown — where reporters from newsrooms across the region recap the biggest headlines and share their takes on the news and events that shaped the week in the 413.
What do you think was the most important news event of the week? Share your thoughts at 413-225-4922 or via email at therundown@nepm.org.
Latest Episodes
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This week on The Rundown, our panelists discuss state Senate action on spending in local sheriff's offices, a new Franklin County survey on student needs, how the Trump administration is affecting higher education and the local impact of the No Kings protests. -
On The Rundown, panelists discuss why some schools in western Mass. have lower vaccination rates, the Pittsfield man who is back at home after being unlawfully detained by ICE, and a pilot program to clean up nips. -
This week, western Mass. marks two years of war between Israel and Hamas, looks at a controversial immigration resolution in Holyoke, the end of casino mitigation payments from MGM Springfield and asks, is Massachusetts in a "soft secession?" -
This week on The Rundown, our panel takes on the local impacts of the federal government shutdown, a Legionella bacteria outbreak in Pittsfield, and what the latest MCAS test scores mean for Massachusetts students. -
On The Rundown with Carrie Saldo, panelists discuss the state of freedom of speech in western Mass., where $2.5 million in state funds went, and the impacts of a potential federal government shutdown. -
On The Rundown with Carrie Saldo, panelists discuss changes to the MassWildlife board, how an aerial survey may solve New England's pyrrhotite problem, why school districts in the Berkshires are eyeing regionalization, and what happened at the Massachusetts Democratic Convention in Springfield. -
Today on The Rundown with Carrie Saldo, panelists discuss rent control as western Mass. towns see tenant rights advocacy, how school districts are addressing infrastructure needs, inconsistent leadership in higher education and continued delays from the Cannabis Control Commission (CCC). -
The Rundown with Carrie Saldo is back! On today's episode, we discuss protected access to COVID vaccines in Massachusetts, evolving labor movements, a statewide ban on “junk fees” and the status of invasive insects in the 413. -
![This week's panel for The Rundown includes Larry Parnass, executive editor for The Springfield Republican; freelance journalist Sarah Robertson [not pictured]; and Elizabeth Román, NEPM executive news director.](https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/f158bee/2147483647/strip/true/crop/542x542+169+0/resize/280x280!/quality/90/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Ffd%2F4d%2Fca2d953b403a8d57d347b9c226e9%2Fgrove.png)
We discuss how a new state budget could aid local homeowners with crumbling foundations, relicensing hydropower facilities in Franklin County, talks of reinstating “happy hour” for Mass. restaurants and bars and more. -
Today on The Rundown, we discuss local reaction to U.S. strikes in Iran, threats waged against Job Corps, local advocacy for digital equity and public schooling in rural areas and much more.
![This week's panel for The Rundown includes Larry Parnass, executive editor for The Springfield Republican; freelance journalist Sarah Robertson [not pictured]; and Elizabeth Román, NEPM executive news director.](https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/3dcf8b2/2147483647/strip/true/crop/542x542+169+0/resize/560x560!/format/webp/quality/90/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Ffd%2F4d%2Fca2d953b403a8d57d347b9c226e9%2Fgrove.png)
