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February 8, 2023

Winter walk to end homelessness draws 400

(Daily Hampshire Gazette) Over 400 people walked on Sunday to end homelessness in western Massachusetts as part of the inaugural...
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February 7, 2023

Video showing car driving by Agawam school bus stop raises safety concerns

(Western Mass News - Glenn Kittle) Western Mass News has obtained video of a close call at a school bus...
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February 7, 2023

Illegal aftermarket add-ons to guns found in Massachusetts

(22 News WWLP - Taylor Knight) Springfield Police have a warning about a dangerous attachment they’re seeing on guns. When...
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February 1, 2023

Sen. Velis making national connections on mental health panel

(The Reminder - Amy Porter) Speaking from the first conference of the National Mental Health Task Force in Charleston on...
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January 31, 2023

Timeline: How sports betting made its way to Massachusetts

(22 News WWLP - Ellen Fleming) Massachusetts is now the 33rd state to accept sports bets but the path to...
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January 26, 2023

Westfield Sen. John Velis appointed to national mental health task force

(MassLive/The Republican - Stephanie Barry) State Sen. John Velis has been appointed to a national task force on workforce mental...
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January 26, 2023

State Sen. John Velis Appointed to National Mental-health Task Force

(Health Care News) This week, state Sen. John Velis will attend the first conference of a national task force focused...
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January 25, 2023

Lawmakers press DPU to rescind utility rate increases

(Daily Hampshire Gazette - Scott Merzbach) Area legislators are joining with more than 90 of their colleagues across the state...
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January 24, 2023

State legislators demand DPU reconsider energy rate hikes

(22 News WWLP - Ellen Fleming) A group of 90 bipartisan state lawmakers have sent a letter to the Department...
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January 23, 2023

State Sen. Velis urging focus on Chelsea Soldiers Home, after Inspector General’s report found veterans living in unsanitary conditions

(22 News WWLP - Ellen Fleming) Both the Chelsea and Holyoke Soldiers’ homes have been under fire since the deadly...
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