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Springfield, MA | Jim Kinney, MassLiveSPRINGFIELD — U.S. Rep. Richard Neal said Wednesday he is confident that the new $3 trillion coronavirus relief bill that he and his House Democratic colleagues...

Springfield, MA | Jim Kinney, MassLiveSPRINGFIELD — The coronavirus pandemic will change the way the public votes with more vote-by-mail and the way lawmakers — especially in the U.S. House of...

Holyoke, MA | Mike Masciadrelli, WWLPHOLYOKE, Mass. (WWLP) – House democrats are proposing a new $3 trillion stimulus package to get more funding to front line workers, and the millions of...

Washington, DC | Paul Tuthill, WAMCA vote is expected Friday in the U.S. House on another coronavirus relief bill. A Democratic leader from western Massachusetts said it will be the starting point...

Washington, DC | Ron Chimelis, MassLiveEmergency federal financial aid grants totaling $8.3 million were distributed to more than 7,700 undergraduate students this week by the University of...

Boston, MA | Chris Lisinski, State House News ServiceBOSTON (SHNS) – Congressional Democrats unveiled the most expansive COVID-19 bill to date Tuesday, calling for nearly $3 trillion in spending to...

Springfield, MA | Sarah Guernelli, Western Mass NewsSPRINGFIELD, MA (WGGB/WHSM) -- A second round of stimulus checks could be heading in the way of the American people soon. House Democrats unveiled...

Washington, DC | Benjamin Kail, MassLiveOn trips to his neighborhood 7-Eleven during the COVID-19 pandemic, U.S. Rep. Richard Neal notices local newspapers coming off the shelves. “I can tell you...

Washington, DC | Benjamin Kail, MassLiveA second round of coronavirus stimulus checks, including payments for dependent college students, may be in store for millions of Americans in the fourth...

Springfield, MA | Jim Kinney, MassLiveSPRINGFIELD — U.S. Rep. Richard E. Neal says that with lines growing at food banks across the country an expansion of SNAP food benefits and money to pay for it...

Washington, DC | Natalie Andrews, Wall Street JournalHouse Democrats are putting the finishing touches on their next legislative response to the coronavirus pandemic, a package that will propose...

East Longmeadow, MA | Jim Kinney, MassLiveEAST LONGMEADOW -- U.S. Rep. Richard Neal, chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee, said work on another round of federal stimulus for the...

East Longmeadow, MA | Jim Kinney, MassLiveEAST LONGMEADOW -- Hand washing is an important weapon in the fight against the novel coronavirus. But so is hand drying, the folks at Excel Dryer in East...

East Longmeadow, MA | Ryan Trowbridge, Briceyda Landaverde, Western Mass NewsEAST LONGMEADOW, MA (WGGB/WSHM) -- Congressman Richard Neal spent part of his day Wednesday in East Longmeadow. Neal...

Washington, DC | Rich Rubin, Wall Street JournalBipartisan momentum is building in Congress to let small businesses get tax-free loan forgiveness while also deducting their expenses, a move that...

Washington, DC | Sarah Martinson, Law360Law360 (May 5, 2020, 4:58 PM EDT) -- The U.S. International Trade Commission released a report detailing tariff levels for medical supplies needed...

Washington, DC | Matt Murphy, State House News ServiceThe White House may be trying to pump the brakes on the next round of economic relief being discussed in Congress, but U.S. Rep. Richard Neal...

East Longmeadow, MA | G. Michael Dobbs, The Reminder PublicationsEAST LONGMEADOW – Gov. Charlie Baker, Lt. Gov. Karyn Polito, Congressman Richard Neal and Hasbro President and COO John Frascotti all...

Springfield, MA | G. Michael Dobbs, The Reminder PublicationsSPRINGFIELD – In 1990 a regional effort was established to better cope with trash in quickly filling landfills. The Springfield Materials...

Washington, DC | James Walker, NewsweekThe American bus industry could lose billions of dollars and cut thousands of jobs as the wider economy is hit by the coronavirus pandemic and related...