The Rundown with Carrie Saldo

Declining student enrollment, controversial battery plant, public record transparency


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Low enrollment could cost the Pittsfield school district millions in state education aid as statewide public school enrollment has decreased to its lowest level in over a decade.

And whether they like it or not, the residents of Agawam may be getting a new battery storage plant in town. We explore why they can’t say no.

Plus, we talk about the transparency, or lack thereof, in public records and ballot question funding.

This week’s panel for The Rundown include Eric Lesser, senior counsel with WilmerHale; Greg Sukiennik, news editor for The Berkshire Eagle; and Dusty Christensen, investigations editor at The Shoestring.

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