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Northampton, MA | Nick Aresco, WWLPNORTHAMPTON, Mass. (WWLP) – Nearly 3,000 additional American troops have been ordered to the Middle East, amid a dangerous situation in the U.S. showdown with...

Washington, DC | Jim Kinney, MassLiveWith Iran vowing to avenge the death of Maj. Gen. Qassem Soleimani, two congressmen serving Central and Western Massachusetts asked Friday for President Donald...

Springfield, MA | G. Michael Dobbs, The ReminderSPRINGFIELD – The chair of the House’s Ways & Means Committee brought back to his district quite the holiday present for the workers at CRRC-MA:...

Washington, DC | Adam Frenier, NEPRMassachusetts U.S. Rep. Richard Neal said he believes restrictions placed upon the CRRC rail car facility in Springfield can be overcome.  Neal helped...

Springfield, MA | Ryan Trowbridge, Beth Ward, Western Mass NewsSPRINGFIELD, MA (WGGB/WSHM) -- Employees at the Chinese-owned rail car manufacturer CRRC in Springfield are calling it a Christmas...

Springfield, MA | Jim Kinney, MassLiveSPRINGFIELD — The 122 production employees at CRRC MA’s mammoth rail car factory on Page Boulevard celebrated Monday with U.S. Rep. Richard E. Neal to mark a...

Washington, DC | Jim Kinney, MassLiveU.S. Rep. Richard Neal spoke Wednesday in favor of impeaching President Donald Trump as the House of Representatives moved toward a historic vote. “It is deeply...

Washington, DC | Irish Echo StaffCongressman Joe Kennedy III, together with Congressman Richard Neal and Brendan Boyle, called on the leaders of the United Kingdom’s three major political parties to...

Washington, DC | Paul Tuthill, WAMCA $ 1 million improvement plan has been unveiled for an urban park in western Massachusetts. Walsh Park is 12 acres of fields and woods tucked between residential...

Springfield, MA | Andy Rosen, The Boston GlobeSPRINGFIELD — This city has long sought to recover the jobs it lost during its 20th century industrial decline, and in recent years it began to make...

Washington, DC | Adam Frenier, NEPRA defense spending bill passed by the U.S. House includes language granting a reprieve to a Chinese-owned rail car factory in Springfield. There was a push by some...

Springfield, MA | Jim Kinney, MassLiveSPRINGFIELD — Walsh Park in the city’s Liberty Heights section is basically an empty field ringed by trees. But by the summer 2021, the 12-acre park tucked back...

Washington, DC | Jim Kinney, MassLiveCompromise language in a Pentagon spending bill passed Wednesday evening by the U.S. House of Representatives will allow Springfield’s CRRC MA factory to compete...

Washington, DC | Mary Ellen McIntire, Roll CallThe House Ways and Means Committee released its own proposal Wednesday for ending surprise medical bills, potentially complicating an effort by some...

Washington, DC | Jazmine Ulloa, The Boston GlobeWhile House Democrats were publicly battling with President Trump over impeachment this fall, Representative Richard Neal was a key player in the...

Statehouse, BOSTON | Colin A. Young, State House News ServiceSTATE HOUSE, BOSTON, DEC. 10, 2019.....Led by U.S. Rep. Richard Neal of Springfield, Democrats in the U.S. House of Representatives on...

Washington, DC | Jacob Pramuk, CNBCHouse Democrats and the Trump administration have reached an agreement to move forward with the White House’s replacement for the North American Free Trade...

Washington, DC | Jim Kinney, MassLiveHouse Democrats including Ways and Means Chair Rep. Richard E. Neal, D-Mass., and Speaker Nancy Pelosi touted Tuesday a deal with the White House and organized...

Springfield, MA | Jim Kinney, MassLiveSPRINGFIELD — The Hartford Line commuter rail service attracted record ridership during Thanksgiving weekend, the Connecticut Department of Transportation...

Springfield, MA | Hector Molina, WWLPSPRINGFIELD, Mass (WWLP) -Congressman Richard Neal gathered with current and prospective doctors at UMass-Medical Schools’ Baystate campus to learn about their...