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SPRINGFIELD, MA (WGGB/WSHM) -- Residents in the Atwater Community walk the neighborhood and place Black Lives Matter signs on lawns. City leaders along with Congressman Richard Neal spoke about the unrest the country has gone through and policing. Now the goal is to show the Atwater Community supports Black Lives Matter. One neighborhood resident said she already has a sign in her lawn.… Read more »

SPRINGFIELD, MA (WGGB/WSHM) -- The Trump Administration rescinds the rule that would require international students to transfer schools or leave the country if their schools are remote in the fall. An international student in Holyoke is feeling a sigh of relief as she was directly impacted by this because her school already announced they’re going completely remote in the… Read more »

SPRINGFIELD, MA (WGGB/WSHM) -- The clock is ticking for the CARES Act that comes to an end on July 31, leaving many people without the extra enhanced unemployment assistance and many wondering if we will see another round of stimulus checks. Congressman Richard Neal said the HEROES Act is still under negotiation even though it is clear Americans need more financial help now more than… Read more »

STOCKBRIDGE — His party didn't get all that it wanted, but U.S. Rep. Richard Neal still applauded the Supreme Court's decision Thursday to give prosecutors access to President Donald Trump's tax filings. During a Q&A with constituents Friday morning, Neal hailed the justices' 7-2 ruling in the Trump v. Vance case, which allows New York prosecutors to view the same… Read more »

STOCKBRIDGE, MA (WGGB/WSHM) -- The U.S. Supreme Court decided to allow President Trump to continue to keep his tax records out of Congress' hands. Representative Richard Neal spoke out about the ruling after facing some backlash. On Thursday, Holyoke Mayor Alex Morse, who's challenging Neal in this year's election, called out the congressman, saying his inaction in Congress is the… Read more »

STOCKBRIDGE, Mass. — Rep. Richard Neal, D-Springfield, visited the Norman Rockwell Museum on Friday to announce $72,500 in grants to benefit cultural institutions throughout Berkshire County. The funds are part of $75 million in grants distributed by the National Endowment for the Humanities from the $2 trillion Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act, or CARES… Read more »

National Endowment of the Humanities grants totaling $135,000 for 26 organizations in Greater Springfield and the Berkshires were announced on Friday. U.S. Rep. Richard E. Neal, D-Springfield, who represents 87 cities and towns that make up the First Congressional District, announced the grants with Mass Humanities Executive Director Brian Boyles. Fourteen grants were earmarked to… Read more »

SPRINGFIELD — The Pioneer Valley Planning Commission has received $400,000 from federal coronavirus response legislation passed earlier this year that could help it lay groundwork for even more federal funding in the future. The money comes through the CARES Act and the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Economic Development Administration. “This is significant in the… Read more »

House Democrats are making their case to voters with a raft of legislation. In today’s Congressional Corner, Massachusetts Congressman Richard Neal speaks with WAMC’s Alan Chartock. This conversation was recorded July 1st. Alan Chartock: Here we are with my congressman, Richard Neal, Massachusetts’ first district, a man I admire incredibly. Richie is the chairman of… Read more »

SPRINGFIELD — U.S. Rep. Richard Neal said Thursday that he, and by extension the American people, are one large step closer to seeing President Donald Trump’s closely guarded tax records following rulings by the U.S. Supreme Court. The high court sent House subpoenas for the records back to lower courts for further rulings. But it upheld the Manhattan district… Read more »