Springfield, MA | “Left Out: Barriers to Health Equity for Rural and Underserved Communities” presents an honest, holistic analysis of the many cross-sector and historically rooted challenges facing...
HEROES Act still under negotiation in Congress
Jul 14, 2020
Springfield, MA | Ryan Trowbridge, Sarah Guernelli, Western Mass NewsSPRINGFIELD, MA (WGGB/WSHM) -- The clock is ticking for the CARES Act that comes to an end on July 31, leaving many people...
Trump Administration rescinds international student rule, local student reacts
Jul 14, 2020
Springfield, MA | Leon Purvis, Western Mass NewsSPRINGFIELD, MA (WGGB/WSHM) -- The Trump Administration rescinds the rule that would require international students to transfer schools or leave the...
Springfield neighborhood supports Black Lives Matter movement
Jul 14, 2020
Springfield, MA | Leon Purvis, Western Mass NewsSPRINGFIELD, MA (WGGB/WSHM) -- Residents in the Atwater Community walk the neighborhood and place Black Lives Matter signs on lawns. City leaders...
Neighbors in Springfield’s Atwater Park step up to support Black Lives Matter movement
Jul 14, 2020
Springfield, MA | Elizabeth Román, MassLiveSPRINGFIELD — As Black Lives Matter protests around the country continue in the wake of George Floyd’s death at the hands of a white Minneapolis police...
Chairman Neal Statement on Trump Administration’s Proposed Rule to Protect Non-ACA-Compliant Health Plans
Jul 12, 2020
Springfield, MASPRINGFIELD, MA – Today, House Ways and Means Chairman Richard E. Neal expressed his concern over the Trump Administration’s proposed rule that would protect workplace health plans...
Neal: High court ‘did America a favor’ with Trump tax filing ruling
Jul 11, 2020
Stockbridge | Jack Lyons, The Berkshire EagleSTOCKBRIDGE — His party didn't get all that it wanted, but U.S. Rep. Richard Neal still applauded the Supreme Court's decision Thursday to give...
Chairman Neal Calls on CMS to Ramp Up Oversight of Nursing Homes as Pandemic Continues to Devastate Long-Term Care Facilities
Jul 10, 2020
Springfield, MA | Data suggest more than 55,000 long-term care residents and staff members have died from COVID-19SPRINGFIELD, MA – Today, House Ways and Means Chairman Richard E. Neal (D-MA) called...
Neal Announces CARES Act Grants for Cultural Organizations
Jul 10, 2020
Stockbridge | Stephen Davis, iBerkshiresSTOCKBRIDGE, Mass. — Rep. Richard Neal, D-Springfield, visited the Norman Rockwell Museum on Friday to announce $72,500 in grants to benefit cultural...
Cultural organizations in Greater Springfield, Berkshires receive $135K in federal grants
Jul 10, 2020
Washington, DC | Ray Kelly, MassLiveNational Endowment of the Humanities grants totaling $135,000 for 26 organizations in Greater Springfield and the Berkshires were announced on Friday. U.S. Rep....
Congressman Neal responds to Supreme Court’s ruling on President Trump’s taxes
Jul 10, 2020
Stockbridge | Jordyn Jagolinzer, Morgyn Joubert, Western Mass NewsSTOCKBRIDGE, MA (WGGB/WSHM) -- The U.S. Supreme Court decided to allow President Trump to continue to keep his tax records out...
Neal Statement on Today’s Supreme Court Rulings
Jul 9, 2020
Springfield, MASPRINGFIELD, MA – Today Ways and Means Committee Chairman Richard E. Neal (D-MA) released the following statement after the Supreme Court handed down its decisions related to the...
Neal Statement on House Passage of Measure to Provide Relief to Non-Profits and State, Local, and Tribal Governments
Jul 9, 2020
Springfield, MASPRINGFIELD, MA – Today, Ways and Means Committee Chairman Richard E. Neal (D-MA) released the following statement after the House passed S. 4209, which would ensure that non-profits...
Neal Announces $400,000 to Pioneer Valley Planning Commission
Jul 9, 2020
Springfield, MASPRINGFIELD, MA – Today, Congressman Richard E. Neal joined Pioneer Valley Planning Commission Executive Director Kimberly H. Robinson to announce a $400,000 grant from the U.S....
US Rep. Richard Neal announces $400K coronavirus response grant for Pioneer Valley Planning Commission
Jul 9, 2020
Springfield, MA | Jim Kinney, MassLiveSPRINGFIELD — The Pioneer Valley Planning Commission has received $400,000 from federal coronavirus response legislation passed earlier this year that could...
To US Rep. Richard Neal, President Donald Trump’s ‘petulance’ reinforces Supreme Court victory in tax case
Jul 9, 2020
Springfield, MA | Jim Kinney, MassLiveSPRINGFIELD — U.S. Rep. Richard Neal said Thursday that he, and by extension the American people, are one large step closer to seeing President Donald Trump’s...
Congressman Neal announces $400,000 grant to Pioneer Valley Planning Commission
Jul 9, 2020
Springfield, MA | Ariana Tourangeau, WWLPSPRINGFIELD, Mass. (WWLP) – Congressman Richard Neal met with the Pioneer Valley Planning Commission Executive Director to announce a $400,000 grant from the...
Congressional Corner With Richard Neal
Jul 9, 2020
Washington, DC | Alan Chartock, WAMCHouse Democrats are making their case to voters with a raft of legislation. In today’s Congressional Corner, Massachusetts Congressman Richard Neal speaks with...
Chairman Neal Statement on Supreme Court ACA Contraception Case Ruling
Jul 8, 2020
Washington, DCToday, Ways and Means Committee Chairman Richard E. Neal (D-MA) released the following statement regarding the Supreme Court’s ruling this morning which will allow employers to deny...
Child care is essential to reopening the economy
Jul 3, 2020
Washington, DC | by Congressman Richard E. Neal and Congresswoman Nita M. LoweyThe coronavirus pandemic has plunged America's already struggling child care system into a state of heightened crisis....