The Republican Party that Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker belongs to lost control of the U.S. House on Tuesday. But Baker does not sound unhappy.
The silver lining for the GOP governor is that two members of Massachusetts' all-Democratic congressional delegation are now poised to become some of the most powerful members of the House.
U.S. Rep. Richard Neal, of Springfield, is… Read more »
SPRINGFIELD -- A fundraising breakfast on Tuesday to support the YWCA's work serving victims of domestic violence had the aura of an Election Day campaign rally -- and that's what Elizabeth Dineen, the agency's executive director, was hoping for as she spoke to a crowd that helped raise $60,000.
Speaking at the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame, Dineen -- a former prosecutor… Read more »
With Democrats taking control of the House after the midterm elections, a congressman from western Massachusetts is poised to be handed the gavel to the most powerful committee in the chamber.
Congressman Richard Neal of Springfield – a consummate Capitol Hill insider – said Wednesday that he expects to become chairman of the House Ways and Means… Read more »
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (WWLP) - After Tuesday's midterm elections, Congressman Richard Neal is in position to serve as chairman of the Ways and Means Committee.
Democrats took control of the House of Representatives as a result of Tuesday's midterm elections.
Congressman Richard Neal is now the ranking member of the Ways and Means Committee.
"Ways and Means" is… Read more »
SPRINGFIELD — Saying his whole career led him for this moment, U.S. Rep. Richard Neal on Wednesday pledged that, under his leadership, a powerful House committee will fight to preserve the Affordable Care Act, defend social welfare benefits from cuts and keep the Trump White House accountable to Congress.
"I will be unyielding in defense of Social Security, Medicare and… Read more »
Members of Massachusetts' congressional delegation on Tuesday condemned President Donald Trump's reported plan to terminate citizenship rights for babies born in the United States to non-citizen and unauthorized immigrants.
The Democrats, who have been a vocal critic of the president's hardline immigration policies, pledged to fight back against any efforts to… Read more »
SPRINGFIELD -- The city formally launched a $600,000 renovation project at Van Horn Park in Liberty Heights on Tuesday that includes new playground equipment and a small pavilion, aided by federal grant funds.
The contractor, Omasta Landscaping of Hadley, was joined by local officials and residents including Mayor Domenic J. Sarno and U.S. Rep. Richard E. Neal, during the groundbreaking… Read more »
DALTON, Mass. — The last time the United States had an unemployment rate of 3.5 percent was the 1960s.
But that is also when inflation skyrocketed and wasn't ultimately curbed until a painful recession hit. The expectations of the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston President Eric Rosengren is that the United States will hit that 3.5 percent unemployment mark soon and federal… Read more »
DALTON -- Despite risks posed by tariffs and other uncertainty overseas, U.S. Rep. Richard Neal, D-Springfield, and the head of the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston said Friday that the United States' economic outlook is strong.
Neal joined Federal Reserve Bank of Boston President and CEO Eric Rosengren in briefing Berkshire County business leaders and elected officials on U.S. monetary… Read more »
SPRINGFIELD -- Frank Colaccino, American International College Class of 1973, remembers coming to the United States as a 6-year-old boy and sitting in an elementary school classroom without benefit of bilingual education and without understanding a word the teacher said.
His older brother was in the same situation.
"But we got through it all," Colaccino said. "And we became… Read more »
