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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....

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...

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...

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:...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

By Jessica Corbett, Common Dreams Less than two months after U.S. Senate Republicans confirmed Billy Long as head of the Internal Revenue Service, the scandal-plagued commissioner...

By Sarah Heinonen | Reminder Publishing WILBRAHAM — To honor the 60th anniversary of Medicare and Medicaid, U.S. Rep. Richard Neal visited the residents at Life Care Center of Wilbraham, a...

By Jim Kinney | jkinney@repub.com GREENFIELD — Tariffs and the uncertainty created by President Donald Trump caused July’s dismal jobs numbers reported on Friday, said U.S. Rep. James P....

Washington, D.C.|By Jim Kinney, Mass Live The national economy added 73,000 jobs in July and 258,000 fewer jobs were created in May and June than previously estimated. The numbers were so bad,...

By Tara Suter, The Hill Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent is facing heavy backlash from Democrats over a Wednesday remark in which he talked about “a backdoor for privatizing Social...

By Brett Wilkins, Common Dreams U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on Wednesday admitted that a provision in Republicans' One Big Beautiful Bill Act is a mechanism for privatizing Social...

Wilbraham, MA | By James Paleologopoulos, Northeast Public Radio Wednesday, July 30, marks 60 years since Medicaid and Medicare were signed into law – major amendments to the Social Security Act of...

Springfield, MA | By Nicole Buddie, WWLP-22 News Questions about Jeffrey Epstein and President Donald Trump’s relationship are growing. This comes just weeks after the U.S. attorney general and the...