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By Dareh Gregorian, NBC News President Donald Trump on Friday signed an executive order exempting a range of food imports — including coffee, beef and bananas — from his reciprocal tariff policies....

By Jim Kinney | jkinney@repub.com SPRINGFIELD — Square One child care says it’s “back to Square One,” reopening in a new $15.5 million center on William Street, 14 years after a 2011...

By Jim Kinney | jkinney@repub.com SPRINGFIELD – U.S. Rep. Richard E. Neal expects a vote on releasing the Epstein files on Wednesday or Thursday, though what the Senate does remains unclear. “I...

LISTEN HERE By Adam Frenier, New England Public Media Springfield U.S. Representative Richard Neal said Monday he will be voting "no" on a deal to reopen the federal government. Most Democrats had...

LISTEN HERE By Adam Frenier, New England Public Media The question whether President Donald Trump has the authority to implement trade tariffs went before the Supreme Court Wednesday. The President...

By Hadley Barndollar | HBarndollar@masslive.com An estimated 337,000 of the state’s 400,000 health insurance marketplace enrollees will soon lose federal subsidies that make their coverage...

By Jim Kinney | jkinney@repub.com WASHINGTON – If U.S. Rep. Richard E. Neal himself had been able to write the questions Supreme Court justices asked Wednesday about Trump tariffs, they...

By Jim Kinney | jkinney@repub.com CHICOPEE – The Food Bank of Western Massachusetts worked Monday afternoon to obtain and distribute enough food to get needy households through a November...

By Jim Kinney | jkinney@repub.com CHICOPEE – The Food Bank of Western Massachusetts worked Monday afternoon to obtain and distribute enough food to get needy households through a November...

LISTEN HERE New England Public Media | By Adam Frenier Springfield U.S Representative Richard Neal is calling on President Donald Trump to take action to preserve food assistance benefits, which are...

WATCH HERE by: Areta Odiah, 22 News CHICOPEE, Mass. (WWLP) – The government shutdown has reached its 29th day, with local officials expressing concern as no resolution appears imminent. As the...

WATCH HERE By Madison Lisowski and Mark Gardyna, Western Mass News SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (WGGB/WSHM) - Our team coverage on the impending loss of SNAP benefits now turns to Western Mass News speaking...

By Jim Puzzanghera Globe Staff WASHINGTON — Despite the federal government shutdown, senators from both parties began arriving back at the Capitol late Monday afternoon, and the hallways soon were...

by Irish Echo Staff A former British army paratrooper known as "Soldier F" was found not guilty Thursday of seven counts of murder and attempted murder resulting from the slaughter on Bloody Sunday...

LISTEN HERE New England Public Media | By Adam Frenier There's been no new momentum towards resolving the federal shutdown, which has taken place all month, leaving many federal workers off the...

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...

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....

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...