New England News

Vermont officials this week announced a new round of grants that will move the state closer to a universal broadband network across the state.

 Massachusetts voters are heading to the polls today, casting ballots in primary elections that will determine the November matchups in the state's reconfigured congressional districts. 

In the state’s redrawn first district, incumbent Democratic Congressman Richard Neal, the former Springfield mayor, is facing challenges from activist and writer Bill Shein and Berkshire Middle Register of Deeds and former state Senator Andrea Nuciforo.

Connecticut death row inmates who have sued the state to get their sentences overturned argue that race and geographic bias played a part in their prosecution. WAMC’s Lucas Willard has more….

Five of the 11 men on Connecticut's death row are plaintiffs. They claim their penalty was arbitrary and discriminatory.

Their lawsuit went to trial Wednesday at the Northern Correctional Institution in Somers.

The city of Springfield Massachusetts put its casino competition on hold Wednesday. The move came one day after the state’s top gambling industry regulators raised questions about the city’s casino selection process.  WAMC’s Pioneer Valley Bureau Chief Paul Tuthill reports.