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Berkshire State Rep. Mark Talks Rural Policy, Transportation, Higher Ed Funding

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Josh Landes
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Massachusetts State Representative Paul Mark

Massachusetts State Representative Paul Mark of the 2nd Berkshire District entered the state legislature in 2011, representing 16 communities in the largely rural Berkshire and Franklin counties. WAMC recently sat down with Mark to talk about the Democrat’s role as a member of the House’s Rural Policy Advisory Committee.

Josh Landes has been WAMC's Berkshire Bureau Chief since February 2018 after working at stations including WBGO Newark and WFMU East Orange. A passionate advocate for Berkshire County, Landes was raised in Pittsfield and attended Hampshire College in Amherst, receiving his bachelor's in Ethnomusicology and Radio Production. You can reach him at jlandes@wamc.org with questions, tips, and/or feedback.
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