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There are major policy clashes over WMass water rights, potential upset over rejected gas tax relief, and growing local resistance to Amazon's drone delivery plans.
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We speak with museum staff at newly-renovated Berkshire Museum and catch a "Surprise Serenade" with a string quartet of Tanglewood fellows.
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Host Jill Kaufman and panelists dive deep into questions 1, 3, 7 and 8 that Massachusetts residents will see on the ballot on Nov. 3, 2026.
Voters will decide whether to approve Ballot Question 7 and compel cities and towns to let single-family homes be built on smaller land plots in the Massachusetts 2026 election.
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