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On Wednesday, city councilor Tracye Whitfield announced she had the votes to become its president for the next term. But, a colleague, Melvin Edwards, is calling that declaration into question.
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We learn about the Black history of millinery in Amherst with milliner Anika Lopes of Ancestral Bridges, discuss film fashion with costume designer Mona May and check in with Rep. Jim McGovern.
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Today on The Rundown, panelists breakdown Tuesday’s elections throughout western Massachusetts, which largely favored incumbents in contested races.
After a contentious campaign, a ballot question, which would have overturned the city council's decision to develop the land, failed.
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