The Rundown with Carrie Saldo cover art

All Episodes

The Rundown with Carrie Saldo — 98 episodes

#
Title
1

Environmental impacts in the 413

2

Baystate takes over Mercy Medical, Mass. GOP convention

3

Mass. Public Record Law

4

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

5

Mass. social media ban, recreational cannabis, nuclear arms

6

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

7

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

8

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

9

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

10

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

11

Health insurance costs, quantum computing, nuclear manufacturing

12

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

13

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

14

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

15

State of the Commonwealth Address, Quabbin Reservoir concerns

16

Declining student enrollment, controversial battery plant, public record transparency

17

Maduro capture, proposed power field in Southampton, municipal progress

18

Projected loss for Baystate Health, housing support, obstructive infrastructure

19

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

20

Holyoke fires, MCAS replacements, wastewater treatment concerns

21

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

22

Amherst fire, vocational schools, Mercy Medical Center concerns

23

WMass election analysis

24

Local elections, SNAP benefits

25

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

26

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

27

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

28

Government shutdown limbo, Legionella outbreak in Pittsfield, MCAS scores

29

Freedom of speech, Paramount Theater spending, 413 drought

30

MassWildlife board shakeup, troublesome minerals and Berkshires schools regionalization

31

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

32

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

33

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

34

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

35

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

36

Legal vices: cannabis and gambling

37

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

38

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

39

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

40

Bee population decline, vacant malls, industrial development

41

ICE arrests, environmental challenges, cuts to arts

42

Trump impacts, Holyoke schools, Latino economic contributions

43

Threatened VA services, life without parole sentencing

44

Federal cuts, rising tariffs

45

Federal cuts to education, school leadership turnover

46

PILOTs, housing solutions

47

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

48

Energy bill relief, judge shortages, political analysis

49

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

50

Primary care shortage, teacher burnout

51

Icy weather, President’s Day protests

52

Local Black history, fluoride in water

53

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

54

Trump impacts, mobile home affordability, municipal leadership

55

Local perspective on Trump’s executive orders

56

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

57

Sheriff Cocchi’s OUI arrest footage, environmental action

58

News from the 413 retrospective, part 2

59

News from the 413 retrospective, part 1

60

Wildfires, climate education, deed fraud investigation

61

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

62

Healthcare job cuts, digital equity, methadone access

63

Election result analysis

64

State and congressional candidate breakdown

65

Ballot questions break down

66

Congressional debate, first responder hiring, tech in policing

67

Environmental management concerns, tent encampment removal

68

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

69

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

70

Streamlining elections, Springfield cybersecurity center, and a climate chief

71

Affordable housing, psychedelics, debate highlights

72

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

73

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

74

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

75

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

76

Regional broadband internet, flood mitigation, accessible outdoor spaces

77

Doctor shortage, free bus fares, journalism industry support

78

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

79

Opioid remediation funds, divestment debates, superintendent shuffles

80

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

81

New Springfield superintendent, cannabis lawsuit, LGBTQIA+ legal climate

82

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

83

Public transportation funding, UMass chancellor criticism, environmental regulation

84

UMass arrests, racist bullying, hospital safety reports

85

Campus protests, UMass racial discrimination, school superintendent search

86

Border toll controversy, west-east rail, climate impacts

87

Quabbin Reservoir, school budget woes, canceled rail car contract

88

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

89

New North Adams hospital, PFAS lawsuits, and eclipse mania

90

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

91

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

92

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

93

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

94

Super Tuesday, vacant Catholic properties and to-go cocktails

95

Racist bullying, controversial SJC nomination and community activism

96

Standout Stories for 2024

97

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

98

The Rundown: February 2, 2024