Education
According to Gov. Maura Healey's office, the state stands to lose $106 million in federal education funding due to cuts made by the Trump Administration last week. In Springfield, the number is more than $47 million.
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We learn about the Scarlet Sock Foundation's mission to bring social justice to theater, take a tour of the new Little Light Farm and find out about recent changes at the Stowe Center for Literary Action.
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Today on The Rundown, we discuss how the city of Holyoke hopes to gather funds from tax-exempt organizations with voluntary Payments in Lieu of Taxes and how the state plans to combat the housing crisis in western Massachusetts.
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