WASHINGTON, July 16 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, ranking member of the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee, issued the following news release on July 15, 2025: * * * "A Conference for Foxes": Warren Presses Fed on New Deregulatory Conference "In what can be described as a conference for foxes, the Fed is enthusiastically curating panels focused on how best to raid the hen house." * U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Ranking Member of the Senate Banking, H more PR

BOSTON, Massachusetts, July 16 -- Bain and Co., a management consulting firm, issued the following news release: * * * Bain & Company forms strategic partnership with Dr. Andrew Ng to accelerate AI transformation for clients worldwide * BOSTON - July 15, 2025 - Bain & Company today announced a strategic partnership with Dr. Andrew Ng and his advisory firm, AI Aspire, to help organizations unlock scalable, transformative value from artificial intelligence. Dr. Ng is a renowned British-America more PR

BOSTON, Massachusetts, July 15 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Ropes and Gray, a law firm, issued the following news: * * * Carl Marcellino Shares Private Equity Insights with S&P Global * S&P Global spoke to private equity partner Carl Marcellino about the upward trend in global private equity and venture capital deal value, which increased in the first half of 2025 as volume declined. The aggregate value grew 18.7% compared to the same period in 2024, according to S&P Global Market Intelligenc more PR

GOLDEN VALLEY, Minnesota, July 11 -- The Center of the American Experiment, a civic and educational organization that says it creates and advocates policies, issued the following commentary: * * * $10M settlement for faulty turbine blade in Nantucket By Sarah Montalbano The town of Nantucket, Massachusetts has reached $10.5 million settlement agreement with the manufacturer of the faulty wind turbine blade that broke in July 2024, scattering fiberglass pieces onto the beaches. The July 2024 more PR

WASHINGTON, July 15 -- Rep. Katherine Clark, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Clark, Murray, Scott, Democrats Reintroduce Child Care for Working Families Act * As Republicans deliver fresh tax breaks for billionaires and kick Americans off their health care, Democrats continue their fight to help families find and afford child care ***WATCH PRESS CONFERENCE HERE WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Democratic Whip Katherine Clark (MA-5) joined Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), V more PR

WOODS HOLE, Massachusetts, July 16 -- The Marine Biological Laboratory, an affiliate of the University of Chicago, issued the following news: * * * Comb Jellies Uniquely Evolved to Sense Their World In 2023, the ctenophore made a splash, surprising researchers at the MBL with its bizarre biology. Ctenophores, also known as comb jellies, are gelatinous invertebrates that beat their iridescent combs as they swim through the water. They're an ancient animal, with over 700 million years of evo more PR

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, July 15 -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology issued the following news: * * * Connect or reject: Extensive rewiring builds binocular vision in the brain * Scientists have long known that the brain's visual system isn't fully hardwired from the start -- it becomes refined by what babies see -- but the authors of a new MIT study still weren't prepared for the degree of rewiring they observed when they took a first-ever look at the process in mice as it happene more PR

WASHINGTON, July 16 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, ranking member of the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee, issued the following news release on July 14, 2025: * * * FORWARDING: Warnock, Warren Lead 30 Senators in Pressing for Answers on Trump Admin Re-Adding Medical Debt onto Credit Reports Today, U.S. Senators Reverend Raphael Warnock (D-GA), Banking Committee Ranking Member Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY), Jeff Merkley (D-O more PR

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, July 16 [Category: BizEnergy] -- G.E. Vernova, an energy company, posted the following news release: * * * GE Vernova Adding 250 New Jobs as Part of Pennsylvania Factory Expansion to Manufacture More Critical Grid Technologies - New jobs at company's Charleroi, PA factory will help manufacture additional high voltage switchgear products essential to operation of the country's electric grids - GE Vernova has now announced plans to create a total of 1,750 new U.S. job more PR

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, July 16 (TNSjou) -- The Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics issued the following news release: * * * Astronomers Discover Rare Distant Object in Sync with Neptune This object, called 2020 VN40, is the first confirmed body that orbits the sun once for every ten orbits Neptune completes. * Cambridge, MA -- A team of astronomers led by the Center for Astrophysics | Harvard & Smithsonian has discovered a rare object far beyond Neptune, from a class known as tra more PR

BOSTON, Massachusetts, July 16 -- Northeastern University issued the following news: * * * He tried to build a Black state. A Northeastern professor tells his daring, flawed story Northeastern's Caleb Gayle wrote 'Black Moses' because Edward McCabe was one of the first Black Americans elected to political office and he was "deeply flawed." By Kate Rix When Northeastern University professor Caleb Gayle decided to write "Black Moses: A Saga of Ambition and the Fight for a Black State" about t more PR

WASHINGTON, July 16 -- The Home Care Alliance of Massachusetts (HCA) has submitted a public comment letter to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) urging federal officials to address the burdensome regulatory environment facing home health agencies. Representing nearly 200 providers across the Commonwealth, the organization highlights that current regulations impose significant administrative and operational challenges that detract from the delivery of essential care. The letter outlines s more ST

BOSTON, Massachusetts, July 16 (TNSrpt) -- The Institute for Clinical and Economic Review issued the following news release on July 15, 2025: * * * Institute for Clinical and Economic Review Publishes Final Evidence Report on Treatment for Secondary Progressive Multiple Sclerosis Independent appraisal committee voted that current evidence is not adequate to demonstrate a net health benefit of tolebrutinib compared to best supportive care * BOSTON, July 15, 2025 - The Institute for Clinical  more PR

WASHINGTON, July 15 [Category: Political] -- Public Citizen issued the following news release: * * * Legislation Paves Way For States to Lead the Way on Single-Payer Health Care * WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Today, Sen.Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) and Rep. Ro Khanna (D-Calif.) reintroduced the State-Based Universal Health Care Act, which would give states the power and federal funds to develop and implement their own universal health care programs. Eagan Kemp, Public Citizen health care policy advoc more PR

WASHINGTON, July 16 -- A coalition of health organizations in Massachusetts has submitted a public comment letter to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services expressing serious concerns regarding a proposed rule aimed at preserving Medicaid funding for vulnerable populations. The coalition argues that the outlined measures could lead to unintended fiscal and programmatic challenges, potentially compromising access to essential care for m more ST

WASHINGTON, July 15 -- The Massachusetts Association of Behavioral Health Systems has submitted comments urging the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services to reinstate access to remote virtual Partial Hospitalization Programs for Medicare beneficiaries. The organization represents 53 Psychiatric and Substance Use facilities across Massachusetts and highlights the essential role of virtual services during the Public Health Emergency. David Matteodo, executive director of MABHS, stated, "Many more ST

WASHINGTON, July 16 -- The Massachusetts Head Start Association (MHSA) has issued a public comment letter to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) regarding the agency's Request for Information about regulatory changes aimed at promoting innovation and health initiatives across the nation. The letter emphasizes the critical importance of maintaining accountability measures within the regulatory framework that governs Head Start programs. Representing 28 Head Start and Early Hea more ST

WASHINGTON, July 16 -- The Massachusetts Health & Hospital Association (MHA) has submitted a public comment letter to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services regarding significant regulatory changes proposed by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) that could impact Medicaid funding for vulnerable populations. The proposed rule, titled "Medicaid Program: Preserving Medicaid Funding for Vulnerable Populations-Closing a Health Care-Related Tax Loophole," aims to alter the reg more ST

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, July 16 (TNSjou) -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology's Sloan School of Management issued the following news release: * * * The invisible handshake: How friends of friends become friends on social media New MIT Sloan research shows that having shared connections directly contributes to social media users connecting with one another online * CAMBRIDGE, Mass., July 15, 2025 - Think about your social network. How many of your friendships started out as a "frie more PR

WASHINGTON, July 15 -- Rep. Seth Moulton, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Moulton Amendment to Study Buoy Removal Passes Committee in Coast Guard Reauthorization Bill * WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Congressman Seth Moulton (D-MA) today announced that his amendment requiring a comprehensive study on the use of buoys passed out of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee as part of the Coast Guard reauthorization bill. The amendment responds to a recent Coast Gu more PR

WASHINGTON, July 16 -- Rep. Richard E. Neal, D-Massachusetts, ranking member of the House Ways and Means Committee, issued the following news release on July 15, 2025: * * * Neal, Ways and Means Democrats Demand Social Security Commissioner Correct the Record After Misleading More Than 90 Million Americans with Partisan Email Ways and Means Democrats, led by Ranking Member Richard E. Neal (D-MA), are demanding Social Security Administration (SSA) Commissioner Frank Bisignano immediately conta more PR

WASHINGTON, July 15 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * New Warren Report Exposes Potential Trump Corruption, Bribery Through Presidential Library Donations * Warren analysis reveals at least half a billion dollars in monetary contributions, gifts, in-kind donations flowing into Trump Presidential Library Donations come while Trump makes critical decisions that may impact donors; raises serious concerns about bribery, influence-peddling Rep more PR

BOSTON, Massachusetts, July 16 -- Northeastern University issued the following news: * * * Northeastern grad takes on China's monopoly of rare earth metals with thriving clean startup China controls more than 90% of the world's rare earth metal production. With Phoenix Tailings, Nick Myers found a way to process them more cleanly and in the US. By Cody Mello-Klein You might not know them by name -- and even if you do, you might not be able to pronounce them -- but rare earth metals are in e more PR

WASHINGTON, July 16 -- Point32Health, Canton, Massachusetts, has submitted a public comment letter to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) emphasizing the urgent need for regulatory reforms to streamline healthcare operations and enhance patient outcomes. The organization recognizes the complexities and financial burdens posed by overlapping regulations that hinder effective healthcare delivery and inflate costs. In its communication, Point32Health highlights the outdated and  more ST

WASHINGTON, July 15 -- Rep. Ayanna Pressley, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news: * * * Pressley Mourns Death of Haverhill Man, Champions Bills to Support People in Mental Health Crisis * People's Response Act and Mental Health Justice Act Take a Public Health Approach to Public Safety Press Conference Video WASHINGTON - Today, Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley (MA-07), issued the following statement on the death of Haverhill resident Francis Gigliotti after an encounter with police t more PR

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, July 15 -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology issued the following news: * * * Professor Emeritus Daniel Kleppner, highly influential atomic physicist, dies at 92 * Daniel Kleppner, the Lester Wolfe Professor Emeritus of Physics at MIT whose work in experimental atomic physics made an immense mark on the field, died on June 16 at the age of 92, in Palo Alto, California. Kleppner's varied research examined the interactions of atoms with static electric and m more PR

BURLINGTON, Massachusetts, July 16 -- DNV, a provider of classification, technical assurance, software and independent expert advisory services, posted the following news: * * * PSC CIC 2025 on ballast water management and DNV's PSC Top 18 This year's Port State Control Concentrated Inspection Campaign (PSC CIC), taking place from 1 September to 30 November 2025, will focus on ballast water management. This news also shares some updates of DNV's PSC Top 18 detainable deficiencies list. Relev more PR

WASHINGTON, July 16 -- Rep. Robert C. Scott, D-Virginia, ranking member of the House Education and Workforce Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Ranking Member Scott Statement on SCOTUS Greenlighting the Mass Firing of Education Department Employees Ranking Member Robert C. "Bobby" Scott (VA-03), House Committee on Education and Workforce, issued the following statement after the Supreme Court granted the Trump Administration's request to temporarily pause an order by a federa more PR

WASHINGTON, July 15 -- Rep. Jake Auchincloss, D-Massachusetts, issued the following floor remarks on June 25, 2025 (In this document, the reference to Mr. Speaker refers to the presiding officer of the House at the time of the speech): * * * Mr. Speaker, I rise today in opposition to H.R. 1664, the Deploying American Blockchains Act of 2025, which passed under voice vote. This bill gives the Department of Commerce broad authority to pursue U.S. leadership of blockchain technology. This is an  more PR

WASHINGTON, July 15 -- Rep. Jim McGovern, D-Massachusetts, issued the following floor remarks on June 25, 2025 (In this document, the reference to Mr. Speaker refers to the presiding officer of the House at the time of the speech): * * * Mr. Speaker, I rise today to talk about the United States' policy toward Cuba. There are many crises in the world, like Iran. One crisis that does not get enough attention is the humanitarian one in Cuba today, with its hunger and deprivation. To many, the w more PR

WASHINGTON, July 15 -- Rep. Jim McGovern, D-Massachusetts, issued the following floor remarks on June 24, 2025 (In this document, the reference to Mr. Speaker refers to the presiding officer of the House at the time of the speech): * * * Mr. Speaker, last week, Democratic Whip Katherine Clark, Representative Ayanna Pressley, and I joined the Greater Boston Food Bank and Mass General Brigham to highlight the persistent problem of hunger, now made exponentially worse by policy proposals from Don more PR

WASHINGTON, July 15 -- Rep. Ayanna Pressley, D-Massachusetts, issued the following floor remarks on June 26, 2025 (In this document, the reference to Mr. Speaker refers to the presiding officer of the House at the time of the speech): * * * Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize the traumatic loss of life around the world and to reaffirm a simple truth: Our destinies are tied. Too often, in moments of crisis, we are bombarded with abstract numbers and detached headlines describing casualties  more PR

WASHINGTON, July 15 -- A public comment letter from Computable Publishing LLC, Ipswich, Massachusetts, to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services seeks to shed light on the development of a health management application designed to facilitate health decision-making for patients. The letter outlines various issues faced by patients regarding clinical interventions and emphasizes the need for a structured approach in deciphering the benefits and harms associated with such decisions. "The more ST

BOSTON, Massachusetts, July 15 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Ropes and Gray, a law firm, issued the following news: * * * Ropes & Gray Secures Full Exoneration for Pro Bono Client Charles Collins After 31 Years of Wrongful Conviction * A Ropes & Gray team has secured the full exoneration of pro bono client Charles Collins, who was wrongfully convicted of murder in 1994 when he was just 18 years old. Beginning in August 2024, Ropes & Gray worked with the Innocence Project and the Post-Convictio more PR

WASHINGTON, July 15 -- Rep. Robert C. Scott, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Scott Statement on SCOTUS Greenlighting the Mass Firing of Education Department Employees * As originally released by the Committee on Education & Workforce, Democrats (link is external) WASHINGTON - Ranking Member Robert C. "Bobby" Scott (VA-03), House Committee on Education and Workforce, issued the following statement after the Supreme Court granted the Trump Administration's request to tem more PR

WASHINGTON, July 16 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, ranking member of the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee, issued the following news release on July 15, 2025: * * * Senator Warren Statement on June 2025 CPI United States Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Ranking Member of the Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee released the following statement: "For those saying we have not seen the impact of Trump's tariff wars, look at today's data. America more PR

WASHINGTON, July 16 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, ranking member of the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee, issued the following news release on July 15, 2025: * * * Senator Warren Statement on Trump Admin's Reported Decision to Approve Licenses for Nvidia to Sell the H20 to The People's Republic of China United States Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Ranking Member of the Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee, released the following statement o more PR

BOSTON, Massachusetts, July 16 -- Wentworth Institute of Technology issued the following news: * * * Tetris CEO Rogers, VHB CEO Carragher Named Keynote Speakers for Wentworth Commencement By Greg Abazorius Wentworth Institute of Technology has announced that Michael J. Carragher, President and CEO of VHB, and Maya Rogers, President and CEO of Tetris, will deliver the keynote addresses at the university's two Summer Commencement ceremonies on Thursday, August 14. Carragher will speak at the more PR

LOWELL, Massachusetts, July 16 -- The University of Massachusetts Lowell campus issued the following news: * * * Can Fiber Supplements Help Remove PFAS From the Human Body? Pilot Studies Show a Promising Decrease of "Forever Chemicals" By Karen Angelo Found in everything from food and water to the air we breathe, per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), or "forever chemicals," are difficult to avoid. An analysis conducted by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported PFAS in more PR

BOSTON, Massachusetts, July 16 (TNSrep) -- Liberty Mutual Insurance Group issued the following news release: * * * US Companies Spend $50.87B per Year on the Top Ten Causes of Serious Workplace Injuries According to 2025 Liberty Mutual Workplace Safety Index 25th Annual Index Helps Employers Improve Safety to Better Protect Employees and the Bottom Line * BOSTON (July 15, 2025) - Liberty Mutual Insurance has released its 2025 Workplace Safety Index (https://business.libertymutual.com/workpl more PR

WASHINGTON, July 16 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, ranking member of the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee, issued the following news release on July 14, 2025: * * * Warren Doubles Down Seeking Answers from Empower on Threats to Americans' 401(k)s from Private Equity and Private Credit "Unfortunately, your response failed to meaningfully explain how Empower's efforts to invest retirement savings in private funds-which often yield returns on-par with the public ma more PR

WASHINGTON, July 15 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Warren, Schumer, Sanders Urge ED Secretary McMahon to Reverse Interest Hike on Student Loan Borrowers Amid Rising Costs * ED will increase the student loan balances of eight million Americans by $300/month on average. Senators: "You should immediately reverse this policy so that millions of borrowers are not forced to pay billions of dollars in unnecessary interest charges." Text of Le more PR

WASHINGTON, July 15 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Warren, Wyden, Baldwin Tell Social Security: Stop Lying to Stroke Trump's Ego * Senate Democrats Call on SSA Commissioner Bisignano to Retract False Claims About Social Security Taxes That Could Confuse, Hurt Seniors "Rather than focusing on improving customer service, you are using your position as Commissioner to stroke Donald Trump's ego and peddle lies on his behalf." Text of Lette more PR

BOSTON, Massachusetts, July 15 -- Boston University issued the following news: * * * Why Is Everyone So Obsessed with Protein? BU Nutrition Expert Has Some Answers As far as food fads go, protein is having a moment. This one may just stick around, and for good reason, says Joan Salge Blake By Molly Glass If you've been inside a grocery store lately, you may have noticed something curious. Cereal, once the purview of children's breakfasts, is now "packed with protein!" The small refrigerato more PR

NEEDHAM, Massachusetts, July 15 -- International Data Corp., a provider of market intelligence and advisory services, issued the following news release: * * * Worldwide Smartphone Market Grows 1.0% in Q2 2025, Despite Global Uncertainty and Weak Demand in China, according to IDC Vendors Continue to Push Higher Price Points to Offset the Slowdown in Unit Shipments by Offering AI in More Affordable Devices * NEEDHAM, Mass., July 14, 2025 - According to preliminary data from the International  more PR

WASHINGTON, July 16 -- The Young Invincibles, an advocacy organization, issued the following news release on July 14, 2025: * * * SCOTUS Fails to Prioritize Education, Dismisses Order to Reinstate ED Employees Today, the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) ruled to pause an order issued by a Massachusetts judge requiring the Department of Education to reinstate nearly 1,400 employees who were fired as part of a reduction in force in March. This decision follows President Trump's dire more PR