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Bloomberg Baystate Business With Tom Moroney, Joe Shortsleeve, Kim Carrigan, Anne Mostue and Janet Wu 11-2-22 MA Congressman Richard Neal talks about his appearance before the Boston Chamber of Commerce today, and also discusses the midterm elections and energy prices. Janet Wu speaks with Rick McConnell, CEO of Waltham-based Dynatrace, which just announced earnings this morning.… Read more »

With Republicans poised to possibly retake control of the U.S. House in next month’s election, Rep. Richard Neal (D-MA) is trying to get an expansion of the Low Income Housing Tax Credit added to year-end legislation.  No matter what happens in November, Neal, who is the Chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee, believes both sides of the aisle have a vested interest in… Read more »

U.S. Rep. Richard E. Neal, chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee, visited Berkshire Community College on Wednesday to announce a $350,000 earmark for upgrades to the nursing program’s simulation (SIM) equipment. The allocation was made possible through Congressionally Directed Spending from the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education. Neal submitted… Read more »

Congressman and Chair of the House Committee on Ways and Means Richard Neal announced a $54 million Federal Transit Authority (FTA) grant to the Pioneer Valley Transit Authority (PVTA) during an Oct. 18 press conference at the PVTA’s 655 Cottage St. facility. The grant derives from the FTA’s Low-Emission and No-Emission and Bus/Bus Facilities Grant programs included in President Joe… Read more »

The town will get $740,000 in federal funds to help reduce damage to the Westfield River, U.S. Rep. Richard Neal announced on Oct. 20. Neal gathered with Agawam elected officials at Town Hall to announce that the federal government’s fiscal year 2022 budget includes extra aid to Agawam to restore the river embankment along Main Street, to prevent erosion, and to help renovate a sewer… Read more »

The Greylock Glen project got a significant shot in the arm Wednesday — to the tune of nearly $4 million. U.S. Rep. Richard Neal stopped by Town Hall to announce an injection of federal funding to support the $50 million project. Included in the allocations are $1 million in earmarks for the Greylock Glen Outdoor Center and $2.9 million in American Rescue Plan Act funding. The… Read more »

U.S. Rep. Richard Neal toured the West Parish Treatment Center and Cobble Mountain Reservoir with Springfield Water and Sewer Executive Director Josh Schimmel and commissioners Daniel Rodriguez and Matthew Donnellan on Oct. 21 to mark “Imagine a Day Without Water,” a national day of advocacy and education about the value of water. Also on the tour was Blandford Town Administrator… Read more »

Members of Congress from New England are calling on President Joe Biden to aid families facing high home heating costs this winter by releasing stockpiles from the Northeast Home Heating Oil Reserve. In a letter to Biden dated Wednesday, House Energy and Commerce Committee members Reps. Lori Trahan of Westford and Annie Kuster of New Hampshire, and others, said the U.S. Energy… Read more »

Mount Holyoke College is launching a free program for western Massachusetts educators designed to address a crisis growing in classrooms throughout the country — teacher burnout. In working with schools and school districts around the region as well as the country, the college has heard time and again from teachers and administrators that they are struggling with a shortage of teachers… Read more »

Gov. Charlie Baker announced at an Aug. 23 press conference at Union Station his administration will prepare the necessary applications for federal aid for east-west rail in the remaining months of his tenure in office. “We will do the best job we possibly can in making the case,” he said, adding, “I actually think we are very well positioned.” He said, “While my time here is short, I… Read more »