Public Affairs

Maternity & Paternity Leave

Kevin V. Maltby is an associate with Bacon Wilson, P.C. and a former prosecutor for the Northwestern District Attorney’s Office. He recently wrote an article about Massachusett’s Maternity Leave Act (MMLA) and what employers and employees should know about...

Home Heating

Most people this winter are turning up the heat to try to stay warm in the bitter cold we’ve had this winter. But with increased demand in the Northeast, people can expect to pay more for their energy bills. Tonight we look at two families looking at ways to...

The State We’re In: State Rep. Joseph Wagner

State Representative Joseph Wagner (D) – Chicopee/8th Hampden District and House Chair of the Economic Development and Emerging Technologies Committee, discusses the Governor’s “State of the Commonwealth” Address, Speaker DeLeo’s 2014 Agenda, the 2015 State Budget...

State of the Union Reaction

Mark Howard PhD., Assistant Professor of Economics at Springfield College, gives his perspective to the President’s State of the Union Speech.  Topics to be covered are: minimum wage debate, the Democrats & Republicans not getting along, the President’s approval...

Sheriff Joe Arpaio

On January 27, PBS will run an independent lens documentary titled the state of Arizona about the controversial SB 1070 law that was enacted in the state of Arizona …also commonly called the “show me your papers” law. While the documentary focuses on the push by...

School Choice

National School Choice Week (@schoolchoicewk) is January 26th to February 1st and highlights the different schooling options available. It includes the popular public and private options, but we are going to learn about lesser known ones such as homeschooling, school...

The State We’re In: State Rep. Stephen Kulik

State Representative Stephen Kulik (D) – Worthington/1st Franklin District and House Vice Chair of the Ways and Means Committee, discusses the Governor’s 2015 State Budget proposal as well as anticipated legislative action on the Transportation Bond legislation...

Business Growth Center

Marla Michel, Director of the Business Growth Center at Springfield Technology Park in  Springfield; Karen Utgoff of Utgoff Consulting; and Colleen Moynihan, Director of the Business Development Center for New England Business Associates, discuss the value and...

Professor Martin Dobrow on MLK

Springfield College Professor Martin Dobrow is an author and National Award-Winning journalist and has written multiple pieces regarding MLK’s visit to Springfield College in 1964. Follow Springfield College on Twitter:...

Veteran Business Owner

Nick Colgin served 15 months in Afghanistan as an airborne medic, earning the Bronze Star. He was recognized for saving the life of a French soldier who had been shot in the head and for working with other soldiers to rescue more than 40 civilians from a flood. When...

New Heritage & History Book

Wayne Phaneuf, Executive Editor of the Republican, and historian and co-author Joseph Carvalho discuss the latest publication in the Republican “Heritage & History” series — “The Struggle for Freedom: The History of African Americans in...