Carrie Healy, NEPM

A 'tail' of the Massachusetts dog tax giving a 'leg up' to local libraries Diving into a more than 150 year old tradition, one a law, that is still upheld by a couple of small Massachusetts towns and supports Massachusetts libraries.

So, the story, as I had drafted it, changed form. I negotiated more time from my editor, and then attended an annual town meeting, and re-wrote the story. www.nepm.org/regional-new... Take a listen, or read the print, at the link. Enjoy!

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We're in the thick of budget season. And with continued funding pressure on libraries from the Trump Administration, I thought a little radio postcard from days-gone-by on a little known source of funding for Mass. libraries might be fun to put on the radio... but... it turned out it still exists!

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