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Josh Landes/WAMC NewsMassachusetts Gov. Maura Healey brought up bridges in her State of the Commonwealth Thursday night – a topic near and dear to the hearts of Western Massachusetts communities in dire need of long-delayed and much needed infrastructure repair. -
Governor's Office/Mass.govMaking her latest “State of the Commonwealth” speech Thursday night at 7 p.m., Massachusetts Governor Maura Healey is slated to talk utility bills, how her administration plans to reduce them and how the state is faring in the face of federal cuts and changes of all kinds.WAMC’s Lucas Willard spoke with Pioneer Valley Bureau Chief James Paleologopoulos about what’s likely to come up - plus election year implications.
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An interview with Massachusetts State Auditor Diana DiZoglio. -
Given recent immigration enforcement actions in Los Angeles, Chicago and particularly Minneapolis, Vermont advocates and legislators are calling for protections to be enshrined in state law. -
Vermont Governor Phil Scott outlined his budget proposal on Tuesday for the next fiscal year. -
A decade ago, voters in Massachusetts approved the legalization of recreational marijuana sales and cultivation, spurring a $1.65 billion industry. Now, a measure on the ballot this November could repeal that legalization. But, as WAMC reports, the tactics of the group behind the ballot initiative have been called into question. -
Public health officials in Berkshire County say a vicious flu season across the commonwealth is hitting Western Massachusetts particularly hard. -
The state auditor of Massachusetts is accusing the governor of unlawfully withholding documents from her office related to the Holyoke Soldiers’ Home disaster, where at least 76 veterans died during a COVID-19 outbreak in March 2020. -
Vermont Conservation Voters have brought advocacy groups together for over a decade to identify environmental legislative priorities. -
An interview with bassist and vocalist Oteil Burbridge. -
An interview with violinist Joshua Brown. -
Burlington’s mayor laid out a three-prong strategy today to address homelessness in the Vermont city.
