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Washington, DC | Shannon Young, MassLiveWith jobs across the country going unfilled due, in part, to a lack of skilled workers, U.S. Rep. Richard Neal, D-Springfield, introduced legislation this...

Washington, DC | Josh Landes, WAMCAn opioid abuse treatment bill cosponsored by Western Massachusetts Congressman Richard Neal has cleared a hurdle in the House.  Neal’s bill, cosponsored by...

Wilbraham | Sy Becker, WWLPWILBRAHAM, Mass. (WWLP) - The son of a western Massachusetts Polish-American couple will be educated at the U.S. Military Academy at West Point. Darius and Izabella...

South Hadley | Jim RussellSOUTH HADLEY - Political leaders and residents honored the late Ted Belsky on Saturday, unveiling a plaque with his name to recognize his decades of hard work on many...

Springfield, MA | Nicholas Aresco, WWLPSPRINGFIELD, Mass. (WWLP) - Leagrey Dimond made a visit to downtown Springfield to help honor her stepfather, Dr. Seuss, on Friday afternoon. Dimond has been...

Washington, DC | Ray O'Hanlon, Irish EchoThe spring, 2018 flowering of Irish American political activity in support of the Good Friday Agreement and political progress in Northern Ireland has...

Washington, DC | Shannon Young, MassLivePresident Donald Trump's Tuesday decision to exit the Iran nuclear deal drew pushback from Massachusetts lawmakers, who cautioned that the move could leave...

Washington, DC | Shannon Young, MassLiveU.S. Rep. Richard Neal, D-Springfield, took issue Tuesday with President Donald Trump's request that Congress rescind $7 billion in previously approved...

Washington, DC Federal funds are flowing into a workforce development program for high school dropouts in western Massachusetts.     The U.S. Department of Labor has awarded a $1.1...

Washington, DCU.S. Rep. Richard Neal, D-Springfield, called on the Trump administration this week to clarify details surrounding the new pass-through deduction included in the Republican-backed tax...

Washington, DC Federal funds are flowing into a workforce development program for high school dropouts in western Massachusetts.     The U.S. Department of Labor has awarded a...

Springfield, MASPRINGFIELD, Mass. (WWLP) - The YWCA of western Massachusetts is being awarded a $1.1 million grant for its YouthBuild program. Congressman Richard Neal will be in Springfield...

Washington, DCIt is a busy period in Washington: House Speaker Paul Ryan is leaving office, the Mueller investigation is heating up, and foreign policy matters are once again in the forefront....

Washington, DCIn his most recent weekly address, President Donald Trump said international trade policies and the export of jobs over the past two decades have "hammered American families." Unfair...

Washington, DCU.S. Rep. Richard Neal called on the Internal Revenue Service to extend Tuesday's tax deadline following reports that the agency's online filing system was experiencing technical...

Washington, DCWhile President Donald Trump and congressional Republicans used Tuesday's tax filing deadline to promote the changes Americans will see when submitting their federal tax returns next...

Washington, DCRepublican Speaker of the U.S. House Paul Ryan announced Wednesday he would not be running for re-election this year. And Democratic Congressman Richard Neal of Springfield says he's...

Washington, DCThe House Ways and Means Committee on Wednesday approved a package of bipartisan bills aimed at reforming the IRS, days before the April 17 tax filing deadline. The bills, which passed...

Easthampton, MAEASTHAMPTON, Mass. (WWLP) - Congressman Richard Neal and Secretary of Housing and Economic Development Jay Ash will take part in a roundtable discussion on affordable housing Monday...

Easthampton, MAEASTHAMPTON — After a year of stressful negotiating in Congress for federal money, housing officials came together Monday to discuss the effects of a recent increase in funding for...