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Washington, DC | Ray Kelly, MassLiveU.S. Rep. Richard E. Neal has been appointed by House Speaker Nancy Pelosi to lead the House Democrats’ Trade Working Group. The task force will be charged with...

Springfield, MA | Jim Kinney, MassLiveSPRINGFIELD — Amtrak showed off its new ticket window Monday and checked luggage drop-off on the first floor of Union Station. The counter moves Amtrak customer...

Washington, DC | Paul Tuthill, WAMCAmtrak announced today it has started operating out of Springfield’s historic Union Station. Two years after Union Station reopened following a $95 million...

Holyoke, MA | Jennifer Zarate, WWLPHOLYOKE, Mass. (WWLP) – The Valley Blue Sox celebrated their home opener Saturday, with Congressman Richard Neal throwing out the ceremonial first pitch. The...

Springfield, MA | Jim Kinney, MassLiveSPRINGFIELD — Employers will gather Monday at Springfield Technical Community College to talk about preparing potential applicants for jobs that businesses are...

Washington, DC | Cynthia G. Simison, MassLive‘You just kept going forward and hoped you didn’t get killed,” Earl D. Clark Jr., of West Springfield, remembered. “You’d see people going down around...

Washington, DC | Jim Kinney & Peter Goonan, MassLiveThe fight by House Democrats to obtain President Donald Trump’s tax returns will go to the courts in a lawsuit soon-to-be filed by the House...

Springfield, MA | Jim Kinney, MassLiveSPRINGFIELD — U.S. Rep. Richard Neal pushed back Thursday on President Donald J. Trump’s proposed tariffs on Mexican imports, calling the plan an “overreach”...

Washington, DC | Michael Collins and Deirdre Shesgreen, USA TODAYThe chairman of a key congressional committee warned Thursday that he would take steps to block new tariffs against Mexico if...

Ludlow, MA | Sy Becker, WWLPLUDLOW, Mass. (WWLP) – Congressman Richard Neal was in Ludlow Wednesday to announce a three million dollar grant from the U.S. Department of Commerce to help upgrade...

Pittsfield, MA | Andy McKeever, iBerkshiresPITTSFIELD, Mass. — It'll be a series of firsts for Central Berkshire Habitat for Humanity when it builds six net-zero energy use condominiums on land on...

Washington, DC | Colin A. Young, State House News ServiceBOSTON – If state government is going to approve the three-month delay in payroll taxes needed to fund the new paid family and medical leave...

Springfield, MA | Peter Goonan, MassLiveSPRINGFIELD — The Pioneer Valley Transit Authority showed off its new $55 million, state-of-the-art operations and maintenance center on Cottage Street...

Agawam | Jim Kinney, MassLiveAGAWAM — Memorial Day observances Monday at the Massachusetts Veterans Memorial Cemetery had state Rep. John C. Velis recalling words painted on a wall in Afghanistan....

Washington, DC | Jodi Reed, WWLPAGAWAM, Mass. (WWLP) - Top state lawmakers attended a Memorial Day ceremony at the Agawam Veterans Cemetery on Monday.  Lieutenant Governor Karyn...

Washington, DC | Matthew Daley, APThe House overwhelmingly approved a bill Thursday to promote retirement security by making it easier for small businesses and other companies to offer retirement...

Washington, DC | Patrick Johnson, MassLiveThe U.S. House of Representatives’ passage on Thursday of a bill that intends to increase the ability of people to save for retirement was praised by U.S....

Washington, DC | Paul Tuthill, WAMCAs debate continues in Washington over funding to rebuild the nation’s aging infrastructure, a major project is beginning to improve part of the wastewater...

Springfield, MA | Peter Goonan, MassLiveSPRINGFIELD — Local, state and federal officials gathered Monday to launch a $115 million water infrastructure project along the Connecticut River that...

North Adams | Haven Orecchio-Egresitz, The Berkshire EagleNORTH ADAMS — The 2019 Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts graduates truly have a reason to celebrate. In addition to putting their last...