An interview with North Adams, Massachusetts, Mayor Jennifer Macksey.

It's been over a month since the Massachusetts Attorney General’s Office closed the book on an out-of-state company that once had a stake in dozens of Springfield properties - many the subject of thousands of complaints.Following a settlement, several owners involved with "Springfield Gardens" won’t be owning any building in the City of Homes again anytime soon. Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell and her staff stopped in Springfield Tuesday to meet with former tenants who could possibly see some restitution down the road.

During an hour-long virtual town hall, Vermont’s Congressional delegation heard concerns from Vermonters about federal policies impacting the state.

For the past year-and-a-half, residents at a mobile home park in Ludlow, Mass. have been fighting for what they consider to be a fairer rent. The battle began soon after the park's current owner purchased the property and raised monthly rent payments by around 150 percent. Tenants have since scored some legal wins, but the latest hurdle now rests in the hands of the town's rent control board.

The Burlington City Council considered a resolution Monday night that would remove an exemption for local colleges to meet minimum housing standards.

Over the past week, SNAP benefits have returned for millions of Americans, after leaving households and food providers in a precarious situation amid the government shutdown.Massachusetts was no different, where a million residents and hundreds of food pantries waited with bated breath for two weeks. Various food banks and other organizations would step up amid the SNAP cutoff, and on Monday, Governor Maura Healey journeyed to western Massachusetts to commend those who did.

Last week the Vermont School Redistricting Task Force voted on a plan to revamp the number of districts across the state. The new maps are being criticized by educators and the governor.

With federal funding cuts threatening one of the key sectors of the Western Massachusetts economy, a legislator is taking action to ensure the state is prepared to support it.

Years in the making, one of the longest-running childcare providers in western Massachusetts has returned to a familiar spot, over a decade after a tornado decimated their hub in Springfield’s South End neighborhood.

For at least a decade, millions in grant dollars have gone out to Massachusetts communities that either host a casino or are next to a community that does. Funding from the Community Mitigation Fund has meant money for projects, initiatives and other local efforts – but due to decisions by lawmakers on Beacon Hill, the funding is running dry. Officials in Springfield have been making their case for keeping the fund going - going as far as to lay out what the city's been doing with its grant money during a state gaming commission meeting held at city hall.