Public Affairs

ACTS Tutoring

Burt Hansen, Director of ACTS (Action Centered Tutoring Services) in Springfield, and Francine Pina-Council, a retired teacher and former ACTS volunteer tutor who now directs the ACTS tutoring site at the J.C. Williams Community Center, discuss the work their...

Veterans Coming Home: Employment

In tonight’s Veterans Coming Home story, we discuss the issues of employment. We introduce you to two veterans, one from the Marines and the other from the Navy, and learn of the challenges they faced when they transitioned out of the military and began the search for...

Ebola Preparedness

Doug Salvador, MD, Vice President for Medical Affairs and Health Care Quality, discusses the preparation and practice that is needed to properly deal with the Ebola virus and treat infected patients. Baystate Medical Center was recently designated by the Massachusetts...

The State We’re In: Rep. Richard Neal

Congressman Richard Neal (D) – Springfield –Massachusetts 1st Congressional District, discusses the results of Tuesday election, which gaves Republicans control of both houses of the Congress. What are the prospects for cooperation between congressional leaders and...

The State We’re In: Ballot Questions 2 & 4

Ballot Question 4 opponent Jon Hurst, President of the Retailers Association of Massachusetts, and Steve Crawford, representing the “Yes on 4 Coalition, debate the measure to mandate sick time for Massachusetts employees. Later, Phil Sego of the Massachusetts Sierra...

Coming Up Friday, October 31

The State We’re In: Gov. Deval Patrick/Election Day Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick discusses his campaign efforts on behalf of Democratic gubernatorial candidate Martha Coakley . Later, Political Science Prof. Jerold Duquette and political consultant Tony...

Veterans Coming Home: Social Integration

Producer Tony Dunne and videographer Mark Langevin talk to area veterans about their struggles to return to civilian life after their time of service, the resources that helped them, and the problems that issues such as geography, education and circumstance play in...

The State We’re In: Brian Herr/ Ballot Question 1

Republican candidate for United States Senate Brian Herr discusses his race against Democratic incumbent Senator Ed Markey. In a separate segment, we discuss Ballot Question 1 – to repeal indexing of the Mass. gasoline tax to the national inflation rate—with State...