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Hope Seen For Avoiding Fiscal Cliff

Congressman Richard Neal

Massachusetts Congressman Richard Neal believes there is time to negotiate to avoid the so-called fiscal cliff.    WAMC”s Paul Tuthill reports

   Neal, a ranking Democrat on the House Ways and Means committee, says complicated tax and entitlement reforms can’t  be  done in just 41 days.  He advocates for a temporary solution that takes the more contentious issues into next year.

   Economists warn the automatic tax hikes and spending cuts that are to be triggered in January unless Congress intervenes will lead to recession.

The record-setting tenure of Springfield Mayor Domenic Sarno. The 2011 tornado and its recovery that remade the largest city in Western Massachusetts. The fallout from the deadly COVID outbreak at the Holyoke Soldiers Home. Those are just a few of the thousands and thousands of stories WAMC’s Pioneer Valley Bureau Chief Paul Tuthill has covered for WAMC in his nearly 17 years with the station.