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The Rundown with Carrie Saldo — 107 episodes

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1

Federal school vouchers, natural gas infrastructure, dairy industry woes & more

2

Quabbin Reservoir inequity, Hampden County courthouse controversy

3

Springfield courthouse controversy, U.S. Senate debate, sherrif budget

4

Data centers & more

5

Deep dive into higher ed.

6

Rising sewer costs, license plate surveillance, remembering the 2011 tornado

7

Behind college closures, future of public transit

8

Alleged racial segregation in schools, fed. oversight of Springfield police dept. ends & more

9

Post office closures, education cyberattack, targets on DEI

10

Environmental impacts in the 413

11

Baystate takes over Mercy Medical, Mass. GOP convention

12

Mass. Public Record Law

13

Hampshire College closure, state use of AI, rural funding need

14

Mass. social media ban, recreational cannabis, nuclear arms

15

Iran War, co-op business models, gender affirming care, gambling harm prevention

16

Hampden County Sheriff cuts, climate grants legal battle, school funding complaints

17

Springfield furloughs, Pittsfield ICE contracts, windfall from a drug dealer

18

Iran War, state budget hearing, western Mass. heath care

19

EOED Secretary Eric Paley, state prosecution of ICE crimes, winter weather

20

Health insurance costs, quantum computing, nuclear manufacturing

21

Alleged VA chaplain censorship, Housatonic waterworks woes, increasing food insecurity

22

Hydropower facilities, nicotine-free generation initiative, reducing cell-phone use

23

Snowstorm impacts, threats to Housing First program, rising utility costs

24

State of the Commonwealth Address, Quabbin Reservoir concerns

25

Declining student enrollment, controversial battery plant, public record transparency

26

Maduro capture, proposed power field in Southampton, municipal progress

27

Projected loss for Baystate Health, housing support, obstructive infrastructure

28

Social cannabis, development stalled in Holyoke, racial inequity in public offices

29

Holyoke fires, MCAS replacements, wastewater treatment concerns

30

Rent control divides, rail transportation, Henry Knox's march

31

Amherst fire, vocational schools, Mercy Medical Center concerns

32

WMass election analysis

33

Local elections, SNAP benefits

34

Sheriff's offices spending, student needs in Franklin County, 413 No Kings protests

35

Mass. vaccination rates, ICE in the Berkshires, nips cleanup

36

Casino mitigation payments, Massachusetts 'soft secession,' Holyoke immigration resolution

37

Government shutdown limbo, Legionella outbreak in Pittsfield, MCAS scores

38

Freedom of speech, Paramount Theater spending, 413 drought

39

MassWildlife board shakeup, troublesome minerals and Berkshires schools regionalization

40

Rent control, challenges in education, 'social' cannabis use

41

COVID vaccine access, labor movements, junk fees, invasive species

42

Signed state budget, hydropower relicensing, reinstating ‘happy hour’

43

Threats to Job Corps, digital equity, support for rural schools

44

“No Kings,” rising cost of living, Juneteenth celebrations

45

Legal vices: cannabis and gambling

46

Small Business Administration closes, Quabbin Reservoir protection, Cannabis Control Commission

47

Local suit against Trump administration, civil rights rollback concerns, housing advocacy alliance

48

Civil asset forfeiture, toxic lead in phone lines, low-quality nursing home food

49

Bee population decline, vacant malls, industrial development

50

ICE arrests, environmental challenges, cuts to arts

51

Trump impacts, Holyoke schools, Latino economic contributions

52

Threatened VA services, life without parole sentencing

53

Federal cuts, rising tariffs

54

Federal cuts to education, school leadership turnover

55

PILOTs, housing solutions

56

Gov. Healey’s $8.4B funding package, public school budgets, cannabis regulations

57

Energy bill relief, judge shortages, political analysis

58

President Trump’s address to Congress, bullying policy, cannabis industry

59

Primary care shortage, teacher burnout

60

Icy weather, President’s Day protests

61

Local Black history, fluoride in water

62

Catholic dioceses abuse, Baystate Health cutbacks, west-east rail

63

Trump impacts, mobile home affordability, municipal leadership

64

Local perspective on Trump’s executive orders

65

EV charging stations, farm financial crises, women’s sober homes

66

Sheriff Cocchi’s OUI arrest footage, environmental action

67

News from the 413 retrospective, part 2

68

News from the 413 retrospective, part 1

69

Wildfires, climate education, deed fraud investigation

70

TPS removal concerns, Northern Tier rail project, UMass coach buyout

71

Healthcare job cuts, digital equity, methadone access

72

Election result analysis

73

State and congressional candidate breakdown

74

Ballot questions break down

75

Congressional debate, first responder hiring, tech in policing

76

Environmental management concerns, tent encampment removal

77

Gov. Healey’s gun law, Sheriff Cocchi’s O.U.I, golden treasure hunt

78

Sheriff drunk driving arrest, dipping MCAS scores, huge Big E crowds

79

Streamlining elections, Springfield cybersecurity center, and a climate chief

80

Affordable housing, psychedelics, debate highlights

81

Massachusetts primary election results, back-to-school campus tensions

82

VP Harris in Pittsfield, Superior Court nominees, property tax burdens

83

RNC, mobile methadone clinic, nursing home maltreatment, Victor Theater restoration

84

Biden candidacy support, cannabis industry, smalltown commerce, AI development

85

Regional broadband internet, flood mitigation, accessible outdoor spaces

86

Doctor shortage, free bus fares, journalism industry support

87

Racial segregation in schools, school choice impacts, “Gender Queer” controversy

88

Opioid remediation funds, divestment debates, superintendent shuffles

89

Springfield Schools tensions, ex-crypto mogul, public opinion polls

90

New Springfield superintendent, cannabis lawsuit, LGBTQIA+ legal climate

91

UMass faculty votes no confidence in chancellor, spring housing market, Ludlow Mills

92

Public transportation funding, UMass chancellor criticism, environmental regulation

93

UMass arrests, racist bullying, hospital safety reports

94

Campus protests, UMass racial discrimination, school superintendent search

95

Border toll controversy, west-east rail, climate impacts

96

Quabbin Reservoir, school budget woes, canceled rail car contract

97

Amherst schools lawsuit, psychedelic futures, and new Springfield police superintendent

98

New North Adams hospital, PFAS lawsuits, and eclipse mania

99

Criminal neglect at Holyoke Soldiers’ Home, Holyoke schools receivership, federal disaster fund denial

100

Aftermath of racist bullying, clean energy, and a Berkshire dam repair

101

Gunfire at Springfield school, Mass. marijuana pardons, and a Berkshire House race

102

Super Tuesday, MASS MoCA strike and a $20M anti-homelessness campaign

103

Super Tuesday, vacant Catholic properties and to-go cocktails

104

Racist bullying, controversial SJC nomination and community activism

105

Standout Stories for 2024

106

West-east rail, control of Holyoke schools and mail-in ballots

107

The Rundown: February 2, 2024