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Massachusetts Governor Maura Healey’s budget boosts spending 3.8% over last year, even as tax revenue growth slows to 2.9%, federal aid is uncertain, and reserves have already been tapped.
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Taber Art Gallery
We check out the exhibit, "River Valley Radical Futures" at Holyoke Community College, hear live music from a capella group The Zumbyes and sip wine with Franklin County Wine Friend Ken Washburn.
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Today on The Rundown, panelists discuss the local impacts hydropower facilities across the region, the nicotine-free generation initiative, and an app that helps reduce screen time.
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