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Springfield, MA | WCBV BostonSPRINGFIELD, Mass. — Massachusetts officials plan to hire a consultant to study the possibility of passenger rail service between Boston and Springfield. Republican Gov....

Washington, DC | Shannon Young, MassLiveU.S. Rep. Richard Neal, D-Springfield, and other House Democrats condemned the Trump administration Friday after the Justice Department announced it would not...

Washington, DC | Shannon Young, MassLiveWith federal housing support set to run out on June 30, dozens of Western Massachusetts residents displaced by the Puerto Rico hurricane took to Capitol Hill...

Washington, DC | Josh Landes, WAMCWestern Massachusetts Congressman Richard Neal says that there’s a public relations campaign being waged against Special Counsel Robert Mueller.  Neal, a...

Washington, DC | Josh Landes, WAMCMassachusetts Congressman Richard Neal travelled to Shakespeare & Company in Lenox today to announce new grants for area cultural institutions. Neal, a 15-term...

Lenox | Shannon Young, MassLiveLENOX -- Despite recent threats to federal arts funding, Western Massachusetts cultural organizations will receive nearly $350,000 in National Endowment for the Arts...

Washington, DC | Shannon Young, MassLiveWith a new report suggesting that at least 4,700 people died as a result of Hurricane Maria, U.S. Rep. Richard Neal, D-Springfield, urged the Trump...

Richmond | Heather Bellow, The Berkshire EagleRICHMOND — The green hills are wet and bright, the sky is gray, and the school marching band comes up the road with sounds to rally the troops, and...

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...