Youth basketball game builds bridges between Springfield, Holyoke
Sen. Velis secures $100K for Westfield’s Camp Shepard
Velis presents $100,000 check to upgrade Westfield YMCA’s Camp Shepard
So That Reminds Me: Velis sounds off on recent statewide issues
“Enough’s enough,” Massachusetts Senator fed up with lack of opioid settlement fund spending
Recognizing a ‘force multiplier’: Southampton COA director honored among 2026 class of Commonwealth Heroines
Mass. Senate passes social media bill with retro vision for online networks
Senators zero in on algorithms ahead of social media debate
As AI boom reaches Massachusetts, state lawmakers push for strict data center rules
Mass. senator pushes data centers to pay utility costs
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August 30, 2026
(22 News WWLP) Youth teams from the Springfield YMCA and Holyoke YMCA faced off Saturday in a friendly basketball game...
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August 20, 2026
(22 News WWLP) State Senator John Velis announced Tuesday a $100,000 state earmark for the YMCA of Greater Westfield’s Camp...
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August 20, 2026
(The Westfield News) State Sen. John C. Velis gathered Representative Kelly Pease, Mayor Michael McCabe, members of the Westfield YMCA...
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August 15, 2026
(Reminder Publishing) On the latest episode of “So That Reminds Me,” state Sen. John Velis sat down with co-hosts Ryan...
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July 23, 2026
(WCVB Channel 5) Massachusetts State Senator John Velis is threatening to claw back opioid settlement funds if cities and towns...
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July 13, 2026
(Daily Hampshire Gazette) Every community needs a Kate DiSanto. Whether it’s through her work as director of the Council on...
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July 10, 2026
(WBUR) The Senate on Thursday passed a bill to regulate youth social media use in what some senators said is...
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July 9, 2026
(22 News WWLP) As senators prepare to debate youth social media regulations Thursday, they’ve got implementation, reporting and algorithms on...
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July 7, 2026
(Daily Hampshire Gazette) State lawmakers have proposed a change to the Legislature that would hold data centers responsible for their...
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June 30, 2026
(WWLP - Beck Wehner) State Senator John Velis filed a comprehensive amendment on Tuesday aimed at ensuring data centers bear...
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