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WAMC's Dr. Alan Chartock discusses the latest mass shooting at a school in Texas that killed two teachers and 19 children. He also discusses the outcome of the primaries in Georgia, Alabama, Arkansas and Texas. Dr. Chartock also reminds listeners of WAMC's Locked Box challenge.

Here is NewsChannel 13 Meteorologist Paul Caiano's WAMC Regional Forecast: A mix of sun and clouds today. Highs in the mid 70s. Partly cloudy tonight. Lows in the lower 50s. Partly sunny tomorrow. Highs in the mid 70s.

NBA PLAYOFFS: Luka Doncic had 30 points and 14 rebounds as the Dallas Mavericks avoided being swept with a 119-109 victory over Golden State in Game 4 of the Western Conference finals. Dorian Finney-Smith had 23 points and Reggie Bullock had 18 points for Dallas on 6-of-10 shooting after missing all 10 of his shots in Game 3. Steph Curry had 20 for Golden State. The loss snapped the Warriors’ nine-game winning streak in Western Conference finals games.

WAMC Northeast Public Radio | By David Guistina Published May 25, 2022 at 6:36 AM EDT Provided by Miles Reed / WAMC's David Guistina speaks with Miles Reed of The Daily Gazette about a suit filed by the New York State Attorney General’s Office on Tuesday against the Roman Catholic Diocese of Albany, seeking millions of dollars for roughly 1,100 former St. Clare’s Hospital employees whose pensions were reduced or eliminated in 2018.

Governor Kathy Hochul says she’s putting together a team of independent experts to look into New York’s nursing home policies during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic in the state, when thousands of elderly residents died. Hochul, saying the “people of the state deserve to know”, says she is launching an independent analysis of every aspect of the decision-making process during the pandemic to find out what worked and what did not.

New York state Senator Dan Stec led a group of Republican legislators in Albany Tuesday calling for the repeal of solitary confinement limits. The state legislature passed the Humane Alternatives to Long-Term Solitary Confinement Act, known as HALT, last year. It limits the use of solitary and segregated confinement and implements alternative rehabilitation. On Tuesday Republican Dan Stec of the 45th district was joined by other members of the GOP to announce legislation to repeal the HALT Act.

Vermont’s Commissioner of Public Safety has stepped down to become the University of Vermont’s new safety chief. Governor Phil Scott announced on Tuesday that Department of Public Safety Commissioner Michael Schirling will leave his position on June 18th to take a senior role at the University of Vermont. The college subsequently announced Schirling has been appointed its Chief Safety and Compliance Officer.

The Burlington, Vermont City Council reviewed new redistricting maps for the city at its Monday meeting. Burlington councilors had requested the planning department draft redistricting maps outlining seven, eight or twelve wards with caveats that include keeping distinct the Old and New North End of the city. After city planners presented the new proposed maps, councilors engaged in an extended discussion on their benefits and drawbacks. The UVM campus currently dominates Ward 8.

New York Attorney General Letitia James is suing the Roman Catholic Diocese of Albany over the St. Clare’s Hospital pension shortfall. She made the announcement Tuesday outside Ellis Health Center in Schenectady. James, a Democrat, announced the lawsuit on behalf of 1,100 former St. Clare's Hospital employees who lost some or part of their pensions after the hospital merged with Ellis Hospital and the 60-year-old pension fund was terminated in 2019. "650 retirees who lost all pension rights.

A regional trash incinerator that operated in greater Springfield, Massachusetts for more than 30 years has been permanently shut down. The decommissioning of the trash incinerator at Bondi’s Island in Agawam has made the air cleaner for all but left some with higher bills for the disposal of their solid waste. A bankruptcy sale resulted in the facility changing hands last month.