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Lee, MA | Heather Bellow, The Berkshire EagleLEE — Amid the scent of mold and decay, with each step inside is the crunch of debris from a decaying old mill building that, for more than a century,...

Springfield, MA | Jim Kinney, MassLiveSPRINGFIELD — Daily passenger train service between the city’s Union Station, Holyoke, Northampton and Greenfield could begin as soon as Aug. 30. But the start...

Holyoke, MA | Dennis Hohenberger, MassLiveHOLYOKE — Construction on a new, 6,000-square-foot unit at the Holyoke Health Center that will expand treatment for patients with opioid-related conditions...

Washington, DC | Alan Chartock, WAMC NewsTwo more mass shootings have Americans on edge. In Part 1 of Congressional Corner, Massachusetts Congressman Richard Neal speaks with WAMC’s Alan...

Holyoke, MA | Hayley Crombleholme, WWLPHOLYOKE, Mass. (WWLP) – It is National Health Center Week and Congressman Richard Neal was in Holyoke to honor the occasion. Neal was joined by Mayor Alex...

Washington, DC | Tiziana Dearing & Chris Citorik, WBUR NewsMassachusetts Congressman Richard Neal discusses what the nation needs from Washington leadership in the wake of the weekend's mass...

Springfield, MA | Sy Becker, WWLPSPRINGFIELD, Mass. (WWLP) – Congressman Richard Neal expressed fear about what he sees as a disturbing pattern regarding these mass shootings. Neal told 22News, the...

Washington, DC | Richard NealRichard E. Neal, a Democrat, represents Massachusetts’s 1st Congressional District in the House and is chairman of the Ways and Means Committee. For three decades, the...

Washington, DC | Suzanne Lynch, Denis Staunton, Fiach Kelly - Irish Times The head of the US congressional committee responsible for trade policy has warned Britain that a trade deal with...

Washington, DC | Suzanne Lynch, Denis Staunton, Fiach Kelly - Irish Times The head of the US congressional committee responsible for trade policy has warned Britain that a trade deal with the United...

Pittsfield, MA | Andy McKeever, iBerkshiresPITTSFIELD, Mass. — U.S. Rep. Richard Neal is gearing up for what he believes will be "strong negotiations" on the extension of various federal tax...

Washington, DC | Robert Weisman, Boston GlobeA bill to prop up financially ailing multiemployer pension plans advanced in Congress on Wednesday as an influential House panel approved a proposal that...

Washington, DC | Ray Kelly, MassLiveHouse Ways and Means Committee Chairman Richard E. Neal, D-Massachusetts, warned Tuesday of the damage that would be done by overturning Obamacare, just hours...

Springfield, MA | Matt Berg, MassLiveSPRINGFIELD — A sense of urgency was evident among local politicians at a briefing on the 2020 census at Springfield City Hall on Monday. Conducted every ten...

Lenox | Dick Lindsay, the Berkshire EagleLENOX — On a sultry summer afternoon on the grounds of Shakespeare & Company, North Adams Mayor Thomas Bernard recited: "We hold these truths to be...

Washington, DC | Paul Tuthill, WAMC A ceremony Monday marked the start of construction work to restore a landmark building in Springfield, Massachusetts.    Massachusetts Governor...

Springfield, MA | Jim Kinney, MassLiveSPRINGFIELD — The New England Farm Workers Council ceremonially broke ground Monday on the long-planned but oft-delayed $38-million rehab of the Paramount...

Washington, DC | Elise Linscott, MassLiveThe Internal Revenue Service could be getting its first redesign in more than two decades under the bipartisian Taxpayer First Act, which was approved by...

Washington, DC | Joe Light, Bloomberg A U.S. House committee approved a package of bills that provide tax breaks for a variety of select industries and constituencies, kicking off what’s likely to...

Washington, DC | Ray Kelly, MassLiveU.S. Rep. Richard E. Neal, D-Massachusetts, chair of the House Ways and Means Committee, on Thursday sharply criticized President Donald Trump’s decision to roll...