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...
Rep. Richard Neal: Impeachment hearings will educate public; hails court ruling in tax case against President Trump
Nov 13, 2019
Springfield, MA | Jim Kinney, MassLiveSPRINGFIELD — The secret “grand jury” portion of the impeachment inquiry against President Donald Trump is over and now it’s time for public testimony, said...
Rep. Richard Neal, quoting Ronald Reagan, makes case for expanding earned income, child tax credit
Nov 13, 2019
Springfield, MA | Jim Kinney, MassLiveSPRINGFIELD — Research suggests expanding the Earned Income Tax Credit and the Child Tax Credit, like U.S. Rep. Richard E. Neal wants to do, would boost 1.9...
US Rep. Richard Neal leading trade delegation to Canada
Nov 7, 2019
Washington, DC | Colin A. Young, State House News ServiceWith work to finalize the new trade agreement between the U.S., Canada and Mexico still incomplete, U.S. Rep. Richard Neal is leading a...
New Firefighter Training Structure Funded With Federal Grant
Nov 6, 2019
Washington, DC | Paul Tuthill, WAMCA new structure to train firefighters from throughout western Massachusetts to save lives has been erected at the Department of Fire Services’ Springfield academy....
Congressman Richard Neal reaffirms sanctity of GFA
Nov 1, 2019
Washington, DC | Ray O'HanlonThe Brexit maelstrom might be three thousand miles to the east, but it was the topic of hot discussion on Thursday evening of last week in two U.S. cities less than...
Rep. Richard Neal says in statement: It’s time for President Donald Trump ‘to be held accountable’
Oct 31, 2019
Washington, DC | Benjamin Kail, MassLiveU.S. Rep. Richard Neal of Massachusetts’s 1st District said Thursday that the House vote to advance the impeachment inquiry of President Donald Trump to the...
Brexit talks continue and progress reported
Oct 16, 2019
Washington, DC | Irish Echo StaffThe effort to secure a Brexit deal moved past a midnight deadline Tuesday and into today with reports indicating progress on a package that the British government...
US will not pass trade deal with UK if Belfast Agreement undermined, Congressman says
Oct 16, 2019
Washington, DC | Suzanne Lynch, The Irish TimesA member of the United States House of Representatives has warned that US Congress will not pass a trade deal with Britain if the Belfast Agreement is...
Community Empowerment Center makes banking services more accessible
Oct 15, 2019
Pittsfield, MA | The Berkshire EaglePITTSFIELD — Greylock Federal Credit Union is deepening its commitment to provide access to financial services and tools for those in the community who are...
Wayfair CEO Returns Home to Celebrate Opening of New Pittsfield Call Center
Oct 10, 2019
Pittsfield, MA | Amanda Drane, Berkshire EaglePITTSFIELD — Mayor Linda Tyer introduced Wayfair co-founder and CEO Niraj Shah as "our new and old friend," during a ceremony Thursday welcoming the...
Wayfair, Massachusetts Leaders Cut Ribbon On Pittsfield Call Center With 300 Jobs Promised
Oct 10, 2019
Washington, DC | Josh Landes, WAMCMassachusetts Governor Charlie Baker joined other officials in Pittsfield today to mark the opening of Wayfair’s corporate call center. Several state leaders...
Welcome to Pittsfield: Dignitaries, Business Leaders Celebrate Opening
Oct 10, 2019
Pittsfield, MA | Tammy Daniels, iBerkshiresPITTSFIELD, Mass. — The welcome wagon was rolled out in earnest for Wayfair on Thursday as state and local leaders celebrated the "homecoming" of the...
US Rep. Richard Neal blames Trump pullout for assault on Kurds
Oct 9, 2019
Washington, DC | Jim Kinney, MassLiveHouse Ways and Mean Chair Richard E. Neal, D-Mass., joined both Republican and Democrats on Wednesday in criticizing President Donald Trump’s abrupt decision to...
Ways And Means Chairman Sees Progress Toward New NAFTA Deal
Oct 9, 2019
Washington, DCA congressional delegation led by Massachusetts Democratic Representative Richard Neal, who chairs the Ways and Means Committee, traveled to Mexico earlier this week. Their mission was...
Greylock Federal Prepares to Open Community Empowerment Center
Oct 7, 2019
Washington, DC | Tammy Daniels, iBerkshiresEscobar said she receives phone calls all the time, "people saying, I bless you, I bless you for doing this for us. Thank you so much." Neal noted that...
Springfield dedicates memorial park to officers killed in the line of duty
Oct 5, 2019
Washington, DC | Dave Canton, MassLiveOn November 12, 1985, two Springfield police officers made a routine traffic stop on State Street not far from the Friendlys restaurant. It was like any number...
For EU Ambassador Stavros Lambrinidis as he visits Springfield, free trade, protecting Democratic values go ‘hand in hand’
Oct 3, 2019
Washington, DC | Jim Kinney, MassLiveRhetoric on both sides of the Atlantic has turned against free trade and against international cooperation, according to Stavros Lambrinidis, ambassador from the...
Wayfair CEO Talks Taxes, Trade, Immigration In Pittsfield
Oct 3, 2019
Washington, DC | Josh Landes, WAMCThe CEO of online retail giant Wayfair talked taxes, trade, and immigration with Massachusetts Congressman Richard Neal in Pittsfield Wednesday. Niraj Shah – a...
Revitalize CDC Awarded $730,000 Grant To Continue Work For Veterans
Oct 2, 2019
Washington, DC | BusinessWest StaffSPRINGFIELD — Revitalize Community Development Corp. and its JoinedForces initiative announced they were awarded a $730,000 grant from the Department of...