Public Affairs

The State We’re In: Gale Candaras

Former State Senator Gale Candaras of Wilbraham and the 1st Hampden-Hampshire District discuss her 18 years serving in the State House of Representatives and the State Senate. We’ll look at the growing number of women holding key public offices in Massachusetts and...

Governor’s Council: Michael Albano

Governor’s Councilor for Western Massachusetts’ Michael Albano discusses his recently released “Report to the Citizens of Western Massachusetts” detailing the work of the Council during the 2013-15 term, as well as Governor Baker’s decision to...

The State We’re In: Senator Eric Lesser

State Senator Eric Lesser (D) – Longmeadow and the 1st Hampden-Hampshire District discusses Governor Baker’s budget cuts announced this week to deal with the larger-than-expected $765 Million dollar deficit in the current fiscal year. We’ll also look at the upcoming...

New Head of Economic Development Council of Western MA

Rick Sullivan—former Chief of Staff to Governor Deval Patrick, State Secretary of Environmental Affairs, and former Westfield Mayor—discusses his new role heading the Economic Development Council of Western Massachusetts. Economic Development Council of Western...

Reader to Reader

David Mazor, founding Executive Director of Amherst-based “Reader to Reader, Inc” talks about this initiative aimed at getting books into the hands of underprivileged children. Reader to Reader Reader to Reader on...

The State We’re In: Rep. John Scibak

State Representative John Scibak (D) – South Hadley and the 2nd Hampshire District, discusses the coming 2015 legislative session and the Fiscal Year 2016 budget, reacting to Governor Baker’s announcement this week that the Commonwealth faces a larger-than-expected...