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Union Station renovation project receives award for brownfield redevelopment

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SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (WWLP) – The clean up process involved with renovating Springfield’s Union Station complex has gained national prominence. Congressman Richard Neal of Springfield accepted the National Phoenix Award for brownfield redevelopment at Union Station on Monday. It was presented by the Environmental Protection Agency. The award is in recognition of the city…

From Reps. Neal And McGovern, No Transparency On Tax Returns

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Springfield Congressman Richard Neal, like many Democrats and some Republicans, has repeatedly called on President Trump to release his tax returns.  Neal is the top Democrat on the tax-writing Ways and Means Committee and has made that statement in hearings, including in late March. "Every American president since Gerald Ford has yielded his tax forms to the public," Neal…

US Rep. Richard Neal, Democrats ask Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin for analysis, input on GOP tax plan

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U.S. Rep. Richard Neal, D-Springfield, and other Democrats on the panel charged with reconciling the House and Senate versions of a GOP tax overhaul plan called on Treasury officials this week to brief lawmakers on the legislation's potential impacts.  Neal led a group of conference committee Democrats in urging Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin to provide the agency's…

US Rep. Richard Neal among lawmakers tasked with reconciling House and Senate tax bills

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U.S. Rep. Richard Neal, D-Springfield, is one of a handful of congressional lawmakers named to a bipartisan, bicameral panel charged with hammering out the final version of tax overhaul legislation. House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi announced this week that the Massachusetts congressman would be among five chamber Democrats to serve as a conferee for the tax overhaul plans. Neal, the…

Rep. Richard Neal Says Tax Overhaul Isn't Set In Stone

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Massachusetts Rep. Richard Neal, the ranking member of the House Ways and Means Committee, says the Republican tax bill that passed the Senate last week isn’t a done deal. “[Republicans] are trying very hard to placate, still, members of their own caucus,” he said on Boston Public Radio today. “I think there is room here for the discussions that…

US Rep. Richard Neal recognizes The Republican's David Starr

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SPRINGFIELD -- U.S. Rep. Richard Neal, D-Springfield, recognized the work of longtime The Republican Co. President David Starr Tuesday, announcing that his legacy will be honored as part of the Congressional Record. The congressman presented Starr, who has spent more than 70 years with the Newhouse media conglomerate -- now known as Advance Publications -- with a copy of Extension…

US Rep. Richard Neal backs Capitol Hill crackdown on sexual harassment; surprised by allegations against John Conyers

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U.S. Rep. Richard Neal, D-Springfield, expressed support Tuesday for efforts to prevent and address sexual harassment on Capitol Hill. The Springfield Democrat said during an editorial board meeting with The Republican / MassLive that he was surprised by reports that Rep. John Conyers, D-Michigan, secretly settled a sexual harassment claim with a staffer. The news came one week after…

3 new officers paid by federal grant will help Holyoke police deal with opioid epidemic

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HOLYOKE -- The Police Department will hire three new officers with a $375,000 federal grant and a $127,000 match in city funds to increase community policing in dealing with the opioid epidemic, officials said Tuesday. "It'll enable us to do a little bit more community policing than what we have. We'll be able to get to the hot spots to deal with some of the opiate-related issues,"…

Peter Pan Bus Lines to move executive offices to Union Station

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SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (WWLP) – Peter Pan Bus Lines has finalized their lease to move their executive offices to Union Station. The announcement was made Monday morning at Union Station, where Springfield Mayor Domenic Sarno was joined by Congressman Richard Neal and President of Peter Pan Bus Lines Peter Picknelly. The lease agreement has a potential for 20 years with a five-year…

Peter Pan Moving Corporate Offices To Springfield's Union Station

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A venerable bus company founded in Springfield, Massachusetts is moving its corporate headquarters to the city’s Union Station, which is rapidly filling with tenants less than a year after it was restored and reopened.    Peter Pan Bus Company has signed a lease to occupy the entire third floor of the redeveloped transportation hub in a move that will bring 100 jobs to…

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