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Holyoke Mayor Alex Morse, shown here in 2012 in his apartment.
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What’s Going On: Bernie’s Boat-Rocking, Morse’s Challenge, Veterans’ Sacrifices

What’s Going On this week?

  • Vermont U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders kicks off his presidential campaign. Is the far-left lawmaker a threat to Hillary Clinton in the Democratic primary in western Mass.?
  • Holyoke Mayor Alex Morse, first elected at the bright young age of 22, has been through his share of controversies in three-plus years in office. He’s looking to survive a state takeover of the school system to win a third term.
  • Lastly, it appears there’s no end in sight for an American military presence in the Middle East. As Memorial (Week) ends, we talk sacrifice and motivation.

Click the audio player above to hear New England Public Radio’s Susan Kaplan explore these issues with Greg Saulmon of the Daily Hampshire Gazette and Matt Szafranski of the Western Mass Politics and Insight blog.