State Senator John Velis

In Massachusetts, one of the last major pieces of legislation to be signed into law in 2024 was an omnibus bill, geared toward substance use disorders and support for those affected. WAMC spoke with one of the bill’s biggest proponents in the Senate about just what the new act does.

It took nearly a decade, but a large, mixed-income housing development in Agawam will welcome its first tenants in the coming weeks. The project comes as the region, and Agawam itself, deals with affordable housing shortages.

The Springfield City Council was joined by two state senators Monday as the lawmakers promoted legislation dealing with repeat, violent firearms offenders.

Changes are in response to 2020 deadly COVID outbreak

Democratic State Rep. John Velis has won a special election in Massachusetts to fill a vacant State Senate seat last held by Don Humason, who is now the…

Democratic Massachusetts State Representative John Velis is claiming victory in the special election for the 2nd Hampden and Hampshire District Senate…

Elections are being postponed in Massachusetts because of the coronavirus pandemic. Four special elections that had been scheduled for March 31st to fill…

A Massachusetts state legislator is hoping to highlight a potential health risk to recent military veterans. Service members deployed overseas in the last…

The American flag was raised at Hampshire College this morning, two weeks after the removal of the Stars and Stripes drew national attention, sharp…

Massachusetts has a set of new laws on the books to safeguard the integrity of benefits, programs, and services intended for members of the military,…