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LUDLOW — Inmates in the York Street Industries vocational training program at the Hampden County Correctional Center have made 67,000 face masks as well as hundreds of protective face shields and gowns for the fight against the coronavirus. And on Wednesday they got a visit from U.S. Rep. Richard E. Neal congratulating them on their efforts and handing out award… Read more »

LUDLOW, Mass. (WWLP) – Many state agencies have played a significant role in fighting COVID-19. The Hampden County Jail inmates have been working to help benefit the future of others and themselves by assisting in the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic “We are self sufficient, we have to be, we’re a city behind the fences.” Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic… Read more »

Inmates at correctional institutions across the country are producing face masks and other protective equipment to combat the coronavirus pandemic.   There is a PPE production program at a county jail in western Massachusetts.  York Street Industries, the corrections industry of the Hampden County Sheriff’s Department, has produced more than 67,000 face masks,… Read more »

We speak with Congressman Richard Neal about the Supreme Court's ruling on President Trump's taxes, the coronavirus pandemic, his reelection campaign and other issues facing his district. Listen HERE.  Read more »

SPRINGFIELD, MA – In response to President Trump’s concerning tweets directing the Department of the Treasury (Treasury) to examine the tax-exempt status of certain universities and school systems, House Ways and Means Chairman Richard E. Neal (D-MA) called on both the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration (TIGTA) and Treasury’s Office of the Inspector… Read more »

LUDLOW — In March, when everyone was still learning about the coronavirus and before it had killed 136,00 Americans, U.S. Rep. Richard E. Neal was telling people to pay attention to everything Dr. Anthony Fauci said. Today, with the director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases under attack from the Trump administration and seemingly sidelined from… Read more »

SPRINGFIELD, MA – Today, House Ways and Means Chairman Richard E. Neal (D-MA) released a staff report, titled “Left Out: Barriers to Health Equity for Rural and Underserved Communities” that analyzes the barriers to health care in underserved communities and discusses the challenges associated with scalable and sustainable solutions. From massive geographic coverage… Read more »

SPRINGFIELD — As Black Lives Matter protests around the country continue in the wake of George Floyd’s death at the hands of a white Minneapolis police officer, several residents of Springfield’s Atwater Park noticed an uncomfortable silence about the issue from their neighbors. “George Floyd’s death was a shock for the entire nation,” said Jillian… Read more »

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 »