Continuing our discussion with Mayor Nicole LaChepelle, focusing on how the Easthampton town charter is affecting some hiring choices. For more Civil Politics visit our website, civilpoliticsradio.com and follow us on the socials! Facebook.com/civilpoliticsradio @CivilPoliticsFM Don't miss another episode - subscribe to our podcast (iTunes, Google Play, tunein.com) Support Civil Politics by donating to the tip jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/civilpoliticsradio This podcast part of...

We had a special guest on this episode: Mayor Nicole LaChepelle! you can find her on Twitter and Facebook Further Reading: Paul Ryan declares support for Kevin McCarthy as next House Speaker - https://abcn.ws/2JIVn9D Speaker Ryan resists calls to step aside for quicker transition to new GOP House leader - https://wapo.st/2JKxhLU Sen. Dick Durbin Proves Mark Zuckerberg Is As Awkward As the Rest of Us - https://slate.me/2JJ3Iu1 Twitter thread On Metadata -...

An extra treat for our online listeners! We discuss what the effect of a democratic sweep of congress. What would happen? What COULD happen? Enjoy! Massachusetts Assault Weapons Ban Enforcement - http://www.mass.gov/ago/public-safety/awbe.html For more Civil Politics visit our website, civilpoliticsradio.com and follow us on the socials! Facebook.com/civilpoliticsradio @CivilPoliticsFM Don't miss another episode - subscribe to our podcast (iTunes, Google Play, tunein.com) Support...

Further Reading: E.P.A. Officials Sidelined After Questioning Scott Pruitt - https://nyti.ms/2GDYHB6 This is what America looked like before the EPA cleaned it up - http://bit.ly/2GETRDr Merrick Garland Supreme Court nomination - http://bit.ly/2IzaLEg TRACKING TRUMP - http://bit.ly/2qaXqLz 'Torture Memos' Author, Former DOJ Attorney John Yoo, Says Trump Has Gone Too Far - https://nbcnews.to/2JoXIXe We’re journalists at a Sinclair news station. We’re pissed. -...

Tonight we welcome John Sheirer back on Civil Politics! Follow him on Twitter (@realamericanlib) and Facebook! Check out his book Donald Trump's Top Secret Concession Speech: https://amzn.to/2uyioJ2 For more Civil Politics visit our website, civilpoliticsradio.com and follow us on the socials! Facebook.com/civilpoliticsradio @CivilPoliticsFM Don't miss another episode - subscribe to our podcast (iTunes, Google Play, tunein.com) This podcast part of the Planetside Productions...

Further Reading: Cambridge Analytica, the shady data firm that might be a key Trump-Russia link, explained - http://bit.ly/2pzQXte Facebook may have violated FTC privacy deal, say former federal officials, triggering risk of massive fines - https://bloom.bg/2pFPl1l Uber Self-Driving Crash Calls Safety, Rules Into Question - https://wapo.st/2pALzpP The Real Scandal Isn’t What Cambridge Analytica Did - It’s what Facebook made possible. - https://slate.me/2pD2W9t Craigslist Shuts Down...

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Further reading: Florida governor signs gun-safety bill into law after school shooting - http://reut.rs/2Dfyu9e Falling Sales Concern Gun Industry - http://abcn.ws/2DgudT2 The Finger (Wikipedia) - http://bit.ly/2DelgK9 H.R.4477 - Fix NICS Act of 2017 - http://bit.ly/2tAVwYW U.S. Added 313,000 Jobs in February. Here’s What That Means. - http://nyti.ms/2DeYHFc After tariff fight loss, Trump economic adviser Cohn quits - http://reut.rs/2DdJm7K The White House said it was imposing steel...

Further Reading: Georgia Senate approves tax bill, snubbing Delta in NRA feud - http://abcn.ws/2CWeWGL Trump Stuns Lawmakers With Seeming Embrace of Comprehensive Gun Control - http://nyti.ms/2CUTORk In Blow to Dianne Feinstein, California Democrats Won’t Endorse Senate Run - http://nyti.ms/2CUlshh Delta CEO after losing $38M tax break over NRA: 'Our values are not for sale' - http://bit.ly/2CTbsFb Kushner loses access to top-secret intelligence - http://politi.co/2CRZ8Vv New...

After the recent town hall, the Florida mass shooting is still fresh in our minds, and our show is dominated on a discussion about firearms. During this we go into a frank discussion about the specific weapon used and its effects on the human body. If you would rather not hear this part of the episode, the time codes marking the beginning and the end of that topic are below. Thank you for listening, and we hope you enjoy this week’s Civil Politics. Further Reading: Stoneman Douglas cop...

This show we were happy to have Anne Thalheimer: Comic Book Author, Local Politician, Educator, and Artist! You can find her creative works on her Etsy Page - http://etsy.me/2BwEsW2 Her book about the shootings at Simon's Rock, What You Don't Get can be found on Lulu.com - http://bit.ly/2BynXc8 Further Reading: Florida school shooting: Timeline of the massacre - http://bit.ly/2BAwFqz After Florida Shooting, Trump Focuses on Mental Health Over Guns - http://nyti.ms/2ByvaZJ No, there...

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Further Reading: Fact-checking the 2018 State of the Union address - http://wapo.st/2DXt0kE How strong has job growth been on Donald Trump's watch? - http://bit.ly/2DXND09 Stocks Fall to End a Bad Week, and a Boom Begins to Look Shaky - http://nyti.ms/2DXDeBI American Coal Can Fuel Friendship With China - http://bit.ly/2DXlpTr Dozens dead in double suicide bombing in Baghdad - http://cbsn.ws/2DZioBZ Trump state of the union transcript (The Hill) - http://bit.ly/2DXOT3n Fact check:...

Further Reading: Flu vaccine may be only 10 percent effective this year, experts say - http://trib.in/2DFbIZp nprShots - Health News Flu Season Rages On, Hitting Baby Boomers Unusually Hard - http://bit.ly/2DEanlV Men and Women Really Do See Things Differently - http://bit.ly/2DEMM4B Sen. Stan Rosenberg picks up papers to run for re-election - http://bit.ly/2DFPt5W Ex-Senate President Stan Rosenberg separates from his husband Bryon Hefner - http://bit.ly/2DCwqJu Marijuana...

Further Reading: 'There's no other word but racist': Trump's global rebuke for 'shithole' remark - http://bit.ly/2DmCoOr Children’s health insurance has become a political hostage - http://bit.ly/2Dk7Fl3 What happens in a U.S. government shutdown? - http://reut.rs/2DjwKNi 'Executive time': Trump mocked for taking it easy – but so did other presidents - http://bit.ly/2DmEa23 Time immemorial (Wikipedia) - http://bit.ly/2Dmxpxz Trump appointing judges at rapid pace -...

This Civil Politics Supplemental continues our November 3rd, 2017 show Incumbent Questions featuring Northampton Mayor, David Narkewicz. We discuss how roundabouts are a tool to ease traffic concerns and their function in overall city planning. For more Civil Politics visit our website, civilpoliticsradio.com and follow us on the socials! Facebook.com/civilpoliticsradio @CivilPoliticsFM Don't miss another episode - subscribe to our podcast (iTunes, Google Play, tunein.com) This...

Further Reading: Trump derides protections for immigrants from ‘shithole’ countries - http://wapo.st/2CYJlp3 3 reasons things are looking up for African economies - http://bit.ly/2CXxRBS Who they were: The victims of the Montecito mudslides - http://lat.ms/2CWcDo2 Will Cape Town be the first city to run out of water? - http://bbc.in/2CVy2xF NoHo Council opposes privatized city water - http://bit.ly/2CW8gcM Northampton City Council overrides mayor’s veto, upholds camera ordinance -...

How Sweden's getting ready for the election-year information war - http://bit.ly/2CxIlro New Pot Policy by Trump Administration Draws Bipartisan Fire - http://nyti.ms/2CA8yWg Trump book author Michael Wolff made a damaging admission on the ‘Today’ show - http://wapo.st/2Cxe3Fm Raid! National Guard, State Police descend on 81-year-old’s property to seize single pot plant - http://bit.ly/2CuZylj ‘That’s the model’: Republican Cory Gardner stands up to President Trump -...

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Further Reading: In Mass., public records can be hard to get - http://bit.ly/2j73UHy Why No One Knows What Will Happen in Alabama - http://nyti.ms/2j8VgZ5 Exit poll results: How different groups voted in Alabama - http://wapo.st/2jasmb3 Shout Out to #HorseTwitter - http://bit.ly/2j6eU7L US senator’s illness raises what-if scenarios in home state - http://bit.ly/2j755qs The final GOP tax bill is complete. Here’s what is in it. - http://wapo.st/2j757yA Momentum Builds to Restore Net...