Springfield, MA | Kristina D'Amours, WWLPSPRINGFIELD, Mass. (WWLP) – On Thursday, U.S. Representative Richard Neal visited Baystate Medical Center to thank frontline workers during the COVID-19...
Inmates at Hampden County Jail help make PPE for COVID-19 pandemic
Jul 15, 2020
Ludlow, MA | Hector Molina, WWLPLUDLOW, Mass. (WWLP) – Many state agencies have played a significant role in fighting COVID-19. The Hampden County Jail inmates have been working to help benefit the...
US Rep. Richard Neal congratulates Hampden County inmates as they make face masks, protective gowns for the fight against coronavirus
Jul 15, 2020
Ludlow, MA | Jim Kinney, MassLiveLUDLOW — Inmates in the York Street Industries vocational training program at the Hampden County Correctional Center have made 67,000 face masks as well as hundreds...
US Rep. Richard Neal defends Dr. Anthony Fauci, decries ‘chaotic’ White House coronavirus response
Jul 15, 2020
Washington, DC | Jim Kinney, MassLiveLUDLOW — In March, when everyone was still learning about the coronavirus and before it had killed 136,00 Americans, U.S. Rep. Richard E. Neal was telling...
Hampden County Jail Inmates Making Face Masks, Medical Gowns For Local Use
Jul 15, 2020
Washington, DC | Paul Tuthill, WAMCInmates at correctional institutions across the country are producing face masks and other protective equipment to combat the coronavirus pandemic. ...
Congressman Richard Neal On His Push For Trump To Release His Tax Returns
Jul 15, 2020
Washington, DC | WBUR NewsroomWe speak with Congressman Richard Neal about the Supreme Court's ruling on President Trump's taxes, the coronavirus pandemic, his reelection campaign and...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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....
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Congressman Neal discusses recent legislative achievements
Jul 3, 2020
Springfield, MA | Katrina Kincade, WWLPSPRINGFIELD, Mass. (WWLP) – Congressman Richard Neal held a news conference Thursday afternoon to discuss recent legislative achievements. Congressman Neal...
$600 unemployment enhancement could continue, more stimulus likely in coronavirus fight, says US Rep. Richard E. Neal
Jul 2, 2020
Springfield, MA | Jim Kinney, MassLiveSPRINGFIELD — The U.S. House and Senate are likely to pass another stimulus payment program and the federal government might extend a $600-a-week enhancement...