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The U.S. House of Representatives’ passage on Thursday of a bill that intends to increase the ability of people to save for retirement was praised by U.S. Rep. Richard E. Neal as a way of averting an impending “retirement crisis.” The bill, known as the Setting Every Community Up for Retirement Enhancement (SECURE) Act, was overwhelmingly approved by a vote of 417-3,… Read more »

The House overwhelmingly approved a bill Thursday to promote retirement security by making it easier for small businesses and other companies to offer retirement plans. The bipartisan bill, approved 417-3, also makes it easier for workers to transfer retirement plans when they change jobs and allows part-time workers to save for retirement. The measures changes a provision of the 2017… Read more »

As debate continues in Washington over funding to rebuild the nation’s aging infrastructure, a major project is beginning to improve part of the wastewater treatment system in western Massachusetts.         The Springfield Water and Sewer Commission broke ground Monday to build a new pump station to take wastewater from Springfield and three… Read more »

SPRINGFIELD — Local, state and federal officials gathered Monday to launch a $115 million water infrastructure project along the Connecticut River that officials say will protect the drinking water supply and the river. The Springfield Water and Sewer Commission held the groundbreaking ceremony for the project, which includes a new pumping station on York Street and a new river… Read more »

NORTH ADAMS — The 2019 Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts graduates truly have a reason to celebrate. In addition to putting their last batch of final exams behind them, they'll be starting their job search at an opportune time, their commencement speakers assured them. "Today's college graduates are entering one of the best job markets in many years. The U.S. Bureau of Labor… Read more »

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — U.S. Rep. Richard Neal urged the new graduates of Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts to not only hear, but to listen and not to be afraid of encountering alternative opinions. Rather, he said, determine the facts before forming an opinion because that will make your argument "more clear and more crisp." "It helps me to gain a fresh perspective and new ideas… Read more »

House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Richard Neal (D-Mass.) said Friday that Democrats will likely take action to start a court case over President Trump's tax returns as soon as next week. Neal gave the Treasury Department and IRS until 5 p.m. Friday to comply with subpoenas for six years of Trump's personal and business tax filings. Treasury Secretary Steven… Read more »

Rep. Richard Neal issued subpoenas Friday to the Treasury secretary and IRS chief seeking six years of President Trump’s tax returns and audit records, taking the next formal step in the dispute between House Democrats and the Treasury Department. Democrats don’t expect Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin or Charles Rettig, commissioner of the Internal Revenue… Read more »

The Trump administration on Monday rejected House Democrats' request to obtain President Donald Trump's tax returns, which will likely lead to a fight in the courts. In a letter to Rep. Richard Neal, D-Mass., Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin claimed that the Ways and Means Committee's "request is unprecedented," adding that he believes "it presents serious constitutional questions,… Read more »

House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Richard E. Neal joined a group of Congressional leaders Tuesday at the White House for a meeting with President Donald Trump regarding a $2 trillion bipartisan infrastructure bill. The Springfield Democrat was accompanied by Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, House Transportation and Infrastructure Chairman Peter DeFazio and Senate Democratic… Read more »