Springfield
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Springfield Mayor's office
Swan fought for civil rights in Springfield, championed desegregation in the school system and pushed for reform in the police department.
Kaliis Smith
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New England Public Media
We have a Live Music Friday with Sophia St. Helen and Michael Lesko, taste wines with Kate Norris and learn about regionalisms with the Word Nerd.
![Today's panel for The Rundown includes Greenfield Recorder reporter Erin-Leigh Hoffman; Matt Szafranski [not pictured], editor-in-chief for Western Mass. Politics and Insight; and Springfield Republican reporter Jim Kinney.](https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/00e3e33/2147483647/strip/true/crop/5712x3213+0+536/resize/1920x1080!/format/webp/quality/90/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Ff1%2Ffc%2F42f264554ede942ea62505b9114c%2Fimg-0740.JPG)
Ayu Suryawan
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NEPM
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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