Public Affairs

Rev. Talbert Swan

Springfield Branch NAACP Pres. Rev. Talbert Swan II will join Jim Madigan to discuss his call for an independent review of police shootings in Springfield, his concern about remarks by an Easthampton City Councilor and NAACP’s role in bringing in Justice Dept....

New Hampshire Primary

Political consultant Prof. Mike Hannahan of the University of Mass-Amherst will join Jim Madigan to analyze the results of the New Hampshire Republican Presidential Primary....

ACLU

Attorney Bill Newman of Northampton,W. Mass. representative for the American Civil Liberties Union, will discuss ACLU comments on the Tarek Mehanna terror trial and the ACLU suit seeking release of the South Hadley settlement with the family of Phoebe Prince....

The State We’re In: Angelo Puppolo

State Representative Angelo Puppolo – Democrat of Springfield and the 12th Hampden District and member of the Ways and Means Committee – will discuss the Fiscal Year 2013 budget and state finances as well as the new casino law and continuing rebuilding...

Economist Polina Vlasenko

Economist Polina Vlasenko, PhD, Research Fellow at the American Institute for Economic Research, will discuss her recent “Viewpoint” column for the Springfield Republican on slow growth in the US economy and recent web posting on the unemployment rate....

Casino Opponents

Kathleen Norbut of  “United to Stop Slots in Massachusetts” will discuss latest developments now that casino and slot-machine gambling has been legalized in the state....

The State We’re In: Politics in Review

We’ll look at key political events of 2011 and the coming 2012 Presidential and Congressional elections – especially the pivotal race for the US Senate in Massachusetts with guests political consultant Tony Cignoli, Prof. Jerold Duquette from Central Connecticut State...

The Mob in Springfield

Springfield Republican reporter Stephanie Barry will join Jim Madigan to discuss her recent series, “The Undoing of the Mob” looking at the current state of organized crime in western Mass....

The State We’re In: Joe Wagner

Our guest is State Representative Joe Wagner of Chicopee and the 8th Hampden Senate District. We’ll look at state finances  and the latest developments on the Casino/Slot Parlor issue. Wagner is House chair of the legislative committee that oversees state-sanctioned...