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From vegetable fields to dairy farms, Massachusetts growers say labor shortages and immigration fears are making it harder to keep farms running.
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We talk with founder and organizer of the Odenong Powwow Justin Beatty before event's 6th iteration, visit Growing a Bunch Farm in Ashfield, and check in with Rep. Jim McGovern.
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We break down a lawsuit filed alleging racial segregation in western Mass. schools, the end of federal oversight on the Springfield police department, the 350th anniversary of the Great Falls Massacre, the legacy and passing of former Rep. Barney Frank and much more.
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