By Greg Sukiennik, The Berkshire Eagle In a battle of wills pitting Democrats against congressional Republicans and President Donald Trump, U.S. Rep. Richard Neal says he won't blink first. In an...
Dems demand investigation into report of IRS targeting progressives
Oct 17, 2025
They also want a sit-down with Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, who is also acting IRS commissioner, on the issue. By: Brian Faler, POLITICO House Democratic tax writers are demanding an...
Neal: It’s up to Trump, and the pressure of rising health insurance costs, to end the shutdown
Oct 17, 2025
By Jim Kinney | jkinney@repub.com SPRINGFIELD — Democrats are firm in their resolve to protect tax credits in the Affordable Care Act as the government shutdown heads toward its fourth week. U.S....
Congressman Richard Neal says extending tax credits fastest way to reopen government
Oct 17, 2025
WATCH HERE BY Cam Jandrow Worcester On Wednesday, Massachusetts Congressman Richard Neal (D-First Massachusetts District) described himself as frustrated when discussing the government shutdown in...
Worried ICE has taken a relative? Shutdown cuts key communication lines for lawmakers with that agency and others.
Oct 17, 2025
By Jim Puzzanghera and Julian E.J. Sorapuru Globe Staff WASHINGTON — When people fear that US Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents have taken a family member into custody, they frequently...
Congressman Neal speaks out on U.S. government shutdown
Oct 15, 2025
WATCH HERE by: Kaelee Collins, 22 News CHICOPEE, Mass. (WWLP) – The U.S. government shutdown has entered its third week as lawmakers remain at an impasse, with the Senate rejecting the House-passed...
Federal workers to miss paychecks during government shutdown
Oct 10, 2025
WATCH HERE by: Tony Fay, 22 News SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (WWLP) – The federal government shutdown has entered its ninth day with no resolution in sight, as lawmakers remain divided over health insurance...
Neal: Public pressure could be key to resolving federal shutdown
Oct 10, 2025
LISTEN HERE New England Public Media | By Adam Frenier The shutdown of the federal government has dragged into its second week. And there's little indication a deal is close to being reached....
With DC hurtling toward a shutdown, Mass. lawmakers draw battlelines over health care, tax cuts
Sep 26, 2025
By John L. Micek | jmicek@masslive.com With a federal government shutdown moving from an “if” to a likely “when” with every passing hour, Bay State lawmakers on Capitol Hill are bracing for a fight....
Neal weighs in on a possible government shutdown, free speech
Sep 25, 2025
LISTEN HERE New England Public Media | By Adam Frenier The federal government could be headed for a shutdown if an agreement on a spending plan is not reached by the end of the month. A...
2 Mass. men part of flotilla attacked during aid mission to Gaza
Sep 24, 2025
By Larry Parnass | LParnass@repub.com Two Western Massachusetts brothers are safe after their ships, part of a flotilla carrying food and other aid to Gaza, were attacked Tuesday off the coast of...
Neal Reacts to Bloody Sunday Trial
Sep 24, 2025
By Irish Echo Staff Congressman Richard Neal has released a statement on the trial of “Soldier F,” who has been charged for his alleged role in the 1972 Bloody Sunday massacre in Derry Said Neal:...
Berkshire County Gold Star Memorial Unveiled in Lenox
Sep 21, 2025
By Tammy Daniels, iBerkshires Staff LENOX, Mass. — William "Smitty" Pignatelli was visiting the Veterans Memorial Bicentennial Park in Fall River with its tributes ranging from the Revolution to the...
On the right track: Knowledge Corridor rail marks 10 years
Sep 15, 2025
by Sam Ferland, Hampshire Gazette NORTHAMPTON — Congressmen Richard Neal and Jim McGovern visited Northampton late last week to celebrate the 10-year anniversary of the Amtrak Vermonter Rail in the...
Chicopee celebrates transformation of old library into community hub
Sep 13, 2025
WATCH HERE By Claire Overton, 22 News CHICOPEE, Mass. (WWLP) – The city of Chicopee celebrated the transformation of its old library building into a community hub with a ceremony attended by state...
Democrats coalesce around insurance subsidies as shutdown demand, Neal says
Sep 11, 2025
Any stopgap deal needs to include an extension of enhanced health care tax credits or other concessions, the Ways and Means leader said after strategy meeting. By: Nicholas Wu, Jennifer...
Springfield remembers 9/11 with unveiling of monument addition, call for unity
Sep 11, 2025
By Jeanette DeForge | jdeforge@repub.com SPRINGFIELD – Whether it was a 25-year-old Air Force lieutenant escorting passenger planes to safety, a lawyer who signed up to join the military or a...
West-east rail gets additional $3.5M from US Dept. of Transportation
Aug 26, 2025
By Jim Kinney | jkinney@repub.com SPRINGFIELD — Efforts to develop west-east passenger rail received a $3.5 million boost Monday. The money will be used to prepare the state Department of...
Markey, Neal, state delegates tour Springfield JCC on Aug. 14
Aug 20, 2025
by Ryan Feyre | Aug 20, 2025 | Hampden County, Local News, Photo Slider, Springfield U.S. Sen. Ed Markey (D-Malden) visited the Springfield Jewish Community Center to see how a $1 million earmark...
Longer wait times, slower service: A birthday visit to Springfield Social Security Office reveals impact of cuts
Aug 15, 2025
By Jim Kinney | jkinney@repub.com SPRINGFIELD — Staffing at local Social Security offices is down 40% since January, said Rafael Castillo, the American Federation of Government Employees...