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House Ways and Means Committee leaders introduced a long-awaited bipartisan collection of retirement savings incentives on Tuesday, building off another sweeping package enacted late last year.  The new proposal, intended to lay the groundwork for action next year if not in a postelection lame-duck session, would among other things expand and enhance the saver’s… Read more »

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (WWLP) – October is both National Cybersecurity Awareness Month and Massachusetts Cybersecurity Month. Cybersecurity officials met with Congressman Richard Neal this afternoon to discuss an uptick in cyber crimes. This year’s theme is “Collaborating for a Secure Future.” The Massachusetts IT Bond Bill included one million dollars for the… Read more »

SPRINGFIELD — Cybercriminals have latched onto confusion surrounding COVID-19 in their efforts to gain access to secure computer systems. “They might say, ‘You have a signed check waiting,’” Stephanie Helm, director of the MassCyberCenter, said on a call with local officials Monday. “Or they might say, ‘COVID vaccines are available.’… Read more »

SPRINGFIELD, MA (WGGB/WSHM) -- It’s the start of a new week, and it appears there's movement in the right direction to reach agreement on a stimulus deal in Washington D.C. Congressman Richard Neal said he thinks it’s possible to reach an agreement with the House and Senate by Election Day. With just over a week until the presidential election, all eyes have been on… Read more »

BOSTON — The longtime congressman and chair of the House Ways and Means Committee believes a deal will be struck before Election Day. Watch the interview HERE. Read more »

U.S. Rep. Richard Neal, D-Springfield, wants the expansion of two tax credit programs to be included in the next coronavirus relief package. Neal, who chairs the House Ways and Means Committee, has asked that the expansion of the earned income tax credit and child tax credit be part of the next stimulus bill, The Hill reported Friday. Both tax credit programs are geared toward… Read more »

SPRINGFIELD, MA (WGGB/WSHM) -- There's been a back-and-forth on the next round of stimulus checks for the American people coming from the White House. Negotiations hit a stand still Tuesday on the economic relief bill and then, late last night, the president said he is once again willing to go to the negotiating table. It's been six months since a stimulus bill was signed into law,… Read more »

A long-running lawsuit by the House Ways and Means Committee to access President Donald Trump’s tax returns will continue after the New York Times published a lengthy report about the returns on Sunday.  The newspaper obtained years of the president’s tax documents from an unnamed source. It reports Trump paid just $750 in federal income taxes the year he ran for… Read more »

SPRINGFIELD — The New York Times' exhaustive report into President Donald J. Trump’s troubled finances and a looming tax audit that could cost him more than $100 million asks the same question U.S. Rep. Richard E. Neal wants to see answered. “We want the IRS to tell us how they audit a presidential tax form,” Neal, D-Springfield, said Monday in… Read more »

SPRINGFIELD — U.S. Rep. Richard Neal, D-Springfield, said it is imperative that another relief package be approved in order to keep the economy moving forward as the nation continues to address the coronavirus pandemic. “Much of this is based upon the urgency of the moment for sure, but the understanding that the resurgence of the virus as we head into fall and winter would… Read more »