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Facing a primary challenge, Massachusetts Congressman Richard Neal says he’s focused on affordability and combatting the president’s agenda.

Last month, the Supreme Court backed state-level bans on trans athletes participating in women’s sports. As WAMC reports, the issue is a flashpoint in this year’s Massachusetts Democratic Senate primary.

NPR's Debbie Elliot speaks with Linda Bilmes, professor at the Harvard Kennedy School and expert of budgeting and public finance, about why the war between the U.S. and Iran has become so expensive.

A new poll shows support for moving the U.S. toward proportional representation, a system that elects multiple representatives in a single district in rough proportion to a party's vote share.

Many people don't pay attention to bond markets, but they should — especially now. This is why they matter and why the drop in bond prices is signaling investor concerns about the U.S. economy.

ALBANY – All counties in the Mid-Hudson/Catskills region experienced job growth for the 12 months ended in January with the exception of Sullivan, the…

NEW PALTZ, NY (WAMC) - Unemployment numbers for two Hudson Valley counties show that recovery has been difficult - but there is a glimmer of hope - Hudson…

Massachusetts voters are heading to the polls to pick a new U.S. senator.Democrat Edward Markey and Republican Gabriel Gomez scrambled to energize…

In a speech being lauded by environmental activists, yesterday President Barack Obama announced several proposals to limit pollution that is contributing…

Congress' failure to pass a farm bill last week has already resurrected talk of a "dairy cliff," in which milk prices could skyrocket to $6 a gallon.The…