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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...

Holyoke, MA | Jim Kinney, MassLiveHOLYOKE — Kevin and Jennifer Chateauneuf can’t let folks eat at the dining stools at Nick’s Nest, the 99-year-old hot dog stand on Northampton Street they’ve owned...

Holyoke, MA | Katrina Kincade, WWLPHOLYOKE, Mass. (WWLP) – Businesses around the country are applying and receiving loans from the paycheck protection program. Most businesses applied through Small...

Washington, DC | Aaron Lorenzo, PoliticoHouse Democrats will soon detail plans to get federal aid to state and local governments to help them weather the economic fallout from the coronavirus...

Washington, DC | Credit Union National AssociationRep. Richard Neal (D-Mass.) joined Small Business Administration (SBA) Regional Administrator Wendell Davis, SBA Branch Manager Oreste Varela,...

Washington, DC | David Lerman, RollCallHouse Ways and Means Chairman Richard E. Neal said he wants to go back to the future in the next round of coronavirus relief aid. The Massachusetts Democrat...

Washington, DC | Jim Kinney, MassLiveWith mushrooming needs for basic services and revenue dried up by the COVID-19 pandemic, five mayors from across the country told U.S. Rep. Richard E. Neal,...

Pittsfield, MA | Tammy Daniels, iBerkshiresPITTSFIELD, Mass. — Repro Systems has been making signs and graphics for commercial and personal use for 40 years. But when the pandemic hit, the family...