All politics is local, and the Pioneer Valley is no exception.
WAMC’s Pioneer Valley Bureau Chief James Paleologopoulos spoke with Western Mass Politics &Insight editor-in-chief Matt Szafranski about some of this year’s top political stories.
They include what could be a generational divide taking shape in Springfield and beyond, and political upheaval in Northampton, where a group devoted to securing public school funding took on the city government at the ballot box...
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An abridged version of this story ran on Wednesday, Dec. 31, 2025.
More political news, analyses and commentary can be found on the Western Mass Politics & Insight website.
Full transcription of interview to come.
