Public Affairs

The State We’re In: Governor Deval Patrick

Governor Deval Patrick joins Jim Madigan for a discussion of state funding to start the critical Interstate 91 viaduct repair project as well as legislative action on welfare reform, continuing difficulties with “Obamacare” and the Governor’s reflections on the 50th...

Springfield Gas Explosion Anniversary

On November 23, 2012, a massive gas explosion in downtown Springfield leveled Scores strip club, damaged a dozen other buildings, and resulted in the hospitalization of eighteen people.A year later, the historic Macintosh building has still not been repaired. A total...

Coming Up Friday, November 22, 2013

The State We’re In: Governor Deval Patrick Governor Deval Patrick joins Jim Madigan for a discussion of state funding to start the critical Interstate 91 viaduct repair project as well as legislative action on welfare reform, continuing difficulties with...

Typhoon Haiyan

Marina Lopez Shah of West Springfield, a member of the Philipino-American Association of New England and native of the Philippines, discusses efforts to aid her homeland following the devastation of Typhoon Haiyan. She grew up in the area most-severely damaged by the...

Coming Up Friday, November 15, 2013

The State We’re In: State Representative John Scibak State Representative John Scibak (D) –South Hadley/2nd Hampshire District, discusses recently passed Welfare Reform legislation, the Transportation Bond issue, and continuing efforts to reconcile...

Springfield Public Forum Speaker Isabel Wilkerson

Connecting Point’s Jim Madigan talks with Springfield Public Forum speaker Isabel Wilkerson, author of “The Warmth of Other Suns,” examining how the Great Migration of African-Americans away from the south dramatically changed the face of America’s...