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Springfield, MA | Jim Kinney, MassLiveSPRINGFIELD — Stimulus checks from the federal government meant to head off long-term financial fallout from the coronavirus epidemic should go to people who...

Washington, DC | Michael Bonner, MassLiveDays after Gov. Charlie Baker submitted economic relief loans through the Small Business Administration, the Massachusetts congressional delegation sent a...

Springfield, MA | Sarah Guernelli, Morgyn Joubert, WesternMass NewsSPRINGFIELD, MA (WGGB/WSHM) -- Residents in western Massachusetts got a chance to share their coronavirus concerns with Congressman...

Washington, DC | WWLP(WWLP) – More than 7,000 cases of coronavirus have been confirmed in the United States as of Wednesday.  In Massachusetts, 256 cases have been...

Washington, DC | Deirdre Walsh, Kelsey Snell, Ayesha Rascoe, NPRCongressional Democrats unveiled a measure for a legislative stimulus package aimed at mitigating the economic damage stemming from...

Washington, DC | Brian O'Donovan, RTEUS President Donald Trump has announced that his acting Chief of Staff Mick Mulvaney is to become the US Special Envoy to Northern Ireland. The role has been...

Springfield, MA | Ariana Tourangeau, Sydney Snow, WWLPSPRINGFIELD, Mass (WWLP) – More than 500 lawmakers were in Springfield on Friday to provide a local, state, and federal outlook to the business...

Washington, DC | Karen Brown, NEPRAs of Saturday, Massachusetts officials say there are 13 confirmed or presumed cases of COVID-19 in the state – including the first from western Mass. The state's...

Washington, DC | Doug Sword, Roll CallThere exists a “grand opportunity” for Congress and the administration to come together and pass a $1 trillion-plus infrastructure package to counter the...

Washington, DC | Jon Lafayette, Broadcasting+CableNexstar Media Group and Charter Communications said they reached an agreement that will create a special feed of local news from Nexstar’s WWLP-TV...

Pittsfield, MA | WWLP NewsroomPITTSFIELD, Mass. (WWLP) – Nexstar Media Group, the parent company of WWLP-22News, and Charter Communications announced Friday that they have agreed to provide a...

Washington, DC | The Berkshire EagleSpectrum cable television subscribers in the Berkshires will again be able to view news from WWLP-TV, the Springfield-based NBC affiliate. In a statement released...

Washington, DC | Jim Kinney, MassLivePHILADELPHIA — Julius Erving and fellow basketball hall-of-famer Sheryl Swoopes struck fear in the opposition on the court. On Tuesday, they struck coins at the...

Washington, DC | Peter Goonan, MassLiveSPRINGFIELD — City officials on Tuesday announced plans for a $2.5 million project to improve the Watershops Pond Dam, which is deemed to have “high hazard”...

Westfield, MA | Duncan MacLean, WWLPWESTFIELD, Mass. (WWLP) – Massachusetts senators and representatives announced $10 million in funding to increase rural high-speed internet access in western...

Washington, DC | Josh Landes, WAMCReaction is mixed today after the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced an agreement to carry out a new cleanup of the polluted Housatonic River. An...

Springfield, MA | Dave Canton, MassLiveSPRINGFIELD — The U.S. Postal Service’s newest “forever” stamp, featuring PBS newsperson Gwen Ifill, was officially unveiled Sunday in the atrium of the former...

Washington, DC | Adam Vaccaro, The Boston GlobeIt will take significant federal funding for Massachusetts to establish train service connecting Boston and the western part of the state,...

Washington, DC | Bruce Mohl, CommonWealthA LONG-AWAITED ANALYSIS of East-West rail service indicates passengers could travel between Boston and Springfield in as little as 79 minutes at speeds up to...

Boston, MA | Colin A. Young, State House News ServiceBOSTON - A majority of the state’s Congressional delegation is asking the U.S. Government Accountability Office to launch an inquiry into how the...