Richard Neal
Editorial Roundup: New England

By The Associated Press Apr. 09, 2021 02:33 PM EDT
Hearst Connecticut Media Editorial Board. April 8, 2021. Editorial: CT must catch up with times on voting There shouldn...

FILE - In this Feb. 5, 2020, file photo, a W-4 form is viewed in New York. The IRS will delay the traditional April 15 tax filing due date until May 17, 2021, to cope with added duties and provide Americans more flexibility. (AP Photo/Patrick Sison, File)
IRS will delay tax filing due date until May 17

By Sarah Skidmore Sell Mar. 17, 2021 04:50 PM EDT

Edward Kennedy Institite hosts virtual St. Patrick's Day

Mar. 14, 2021 05:28 PM EDT
BOSTON (AP) — While Boston's St. Patrick's Day parade has been canceled again because of the coronavirus pandemic, the Edward M. Kennedy...

In this March 10, 2021, photo, Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., gestures after the $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief bill was passed at the Capitol in Washington. Biden’s $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief package is being hailed by Democrats and progressive policy advocates as a generational expansion of the social safety net, providing food and housing assistance, greater access to health care and direct aid to families in what amounts to a broad-based attack on the cycle of poverty. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)
COVID relief bill could permanently alter social safety net

By Ashraf Khalil And Alan Fram Mar. 12, 2021 05:44 AM EST

President Joe Biden speaks in the Roosevelt Room of the White House, Saturday, Feb. 27, 2021, in Washington. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)
Biden hails House passage of $1.9T virus bill, now to Senate

By Alan Fram Feb. 27, 2021 02:37 AM EST

Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., meets with reporters before the House votes to pass a $1.9 trillion pandemic relief package, during a news conference at the Capitol in Washington, Friday, Feb. 26, 2021. Pelosi is joined by Majority Leader Steny Hoyer, D-Md., right, Majority Whip James Clyburn, D-S.C., third from right, and House Budget Committee Chairman John Yarmuth, D-Ky., left. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
House passes $1.9T pandemic relief bill, sends it to Senate

By Alan Fram Feb. 26, 2021 12:45 AM EST

President Joe Biden talks with reporters after arriving on the South Lawn of the White House, Monday, Feb. 8, 2021, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
Dems propose $1,400 payments as part of Biden virus relief

By Alan Fram, Kevin Freking And Josh Boak Feb. 08, 2021 03:16 PM EST

People enter a socially distanced line to get their COVID-19 vaccinations at Gillette Stadium, Monday, Feb. 8, 2021, in Foxborough, Mass. (AP Photo/Steven Senne)
Baker: Call center a success; Virus cases continue to slow

Feb. 08, 2021 11:21 AM EST

President Joe Biden speaks about the economy in the State Dinning Room of the White House, Friday, Feb. 5, 2021, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
Yellen: Biden's plan could restore full employment by 2022

By Martin Crutsinger And Alan Fram Feb. 07, 2021 01:20 PM EST

Editorial Roundup: New York

By The Associated Press Dec. 16, 2020 06:32 PM EST
Recent editorials of statewide and national interest from New York’s newspapers: Build on Common Ground The New York...

Gov. Baker unveils state COVID-19 vaccine distribution plan

By Steve Leblanc And Mark Pratt Dec. 09, 2020 10:28 AM EST
BOSTON (AP) — The distribution of the first round of COVID-19 vaccine shipments to Massachusetts is set to begin as early as next week, Gov. Charlie Baker...

FILE - In this Sept. 23, 2020, file photo, a summary of Ballot Question 2 on the Nov. 3 Massachusetts election ballot known as a "Ranked Choice Voting" law is displayed in Marlborough, Mass., in a handbook provided to voters by the Secretary of the Commonwealth. (AP Photo/Bill Sikes, File)
Massachusetts voters to decide ballot questions, Senate race

By The Associated Press Oct. 31, 2020 08:22 AM EDT

Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif. speaks during a news conference Thursday, Sept. 24, 2020 on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)
Democrats to redraft virus relief in bid to jump-start talks

By Andrew Taylor Sep. 24, 2020 05:25 PM EDT

Editorial Roundup: New England

By The Associated Press Sep. 18, 2020 04:15 PM EDT
Recent editorials of regional and national interest from New England’s newspapers: CONNECTICUT Lawmakers must think...

This Sept. 1, 2020 photo shows Jake Auchincloss, who is running in the Massachusetts 4th District race, campaigns Foxboro, Mass., near the John J. Ahern Middle School on Primary Day. Auchincloss has won a packed primary to become the Democratic nominee to fill the U.S. House seat being vacated by Rep. Joe Kennedy III in Massachusetts. The Newton city councilor edged out six fellow Democrats in a race for the 4th Congressional District. (Jonathan Wiggs/The Boston Globe via AP)
Marine wins Democratic primary for Kennedy's US House seat

By William J. Kole Sep. 04, 2020 01:33 AM EDT

U.S. Rep. Joe Kennedy III speaks outside his campaign headquarters in Watertown, Mass., after conceding defeat to incumbent U.S. Sen. Edward Markey, Tuesday, Sept. 1, 2020, in the Massachusetts Democratic Senate primary. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)
Kennedy loses Senate bid; race for his House seat is tight

By Steve Leblanc Sep. 02, 2020 08:57 AM EDT

Congressman Richard Neal celebrates his victory in the Democratic primary over challenger, Holyoke Mayor Alex Morse, Tuesday, Sept. 1, 2020, in Springfield, Mass. (Don Treeger/The Republican via AP)
Reps. Neal, Moulton, Lynch win in Democratic primary races

By Steve Leblanc Sep. 01, 2020 08:02 AM EDT

FILE - In this pair of June 1, 2020, file photos, Rep. Joe Kennedy III, left, and Sen. Edward Markey, D-Mass., right, wait for the start of a debate in Springfield, Mass. Kennedy is a candidate and Markey is the incumbent in the Sept. 1 Democratic primary election for Senate. (Matthew J. Lee/The Boston Globe via AP, Pool, File)
Candidates make final push for votes ahead of primary

By Steve Leblanc Aug. 31, 2020 02:33 PM EDT

Editorial Roundup: New England

By The Associated Press Aug. 28, 2020 01:47 PM EDT
Recent editorials of regional and national interest from New England’s newspapers: CONNECTICUT The CIAC needs to drop...

President Donald Trump waves goodbye after signing four executive orders during a news conference at the Trump National Golf Club in Bedminster, N.J., Saturday, Aug. 8, 2020. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)
Trump allows some unemployment pay, defers payroll tax

By Jonathan Lemire And Zeke Miller Aug. 08, 2020 03:37 PM EDT