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The deadline for Mass. lawmakers to enact a law related to rent control, in order to remove the question from November's ballot, is swiftly approaching.
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We talk with Green River Festival organizer John Sanders to preview the lineup, check out the "Brewing Massachusetts" exhibit at the Memorial Hall Museum, and talk to organization 18 Degrees in honor of 413 Gives.
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Panelists break down the reasons behind rising sewer costs, final plans to clean up PCBs in the Housatonic River by GE, privacy concerns regarding license plate cameras, and the 15th anniversary of the devastating tornado that ripped through western Mass..
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