WASHINGTON, July 17 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * After Supreme Court Greenlights Mass Layoffs at ED, New Warren Report Reveals Impact of Trump Administration's Attacks On Public Education * 11 national organizations warn of dangers from dismantling the Department of Education. Warren: "If President Trump succeeds in completely eliminating the Department of Education, millions of students, teachers, and families will pay the price." T more PR

WASHINGTON, July 17 -- Sen. Edward J. Markey, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Amid Trump Cuts to the FDA, Senators Markey and Booker Introduce Legislation to Get Dangerous Chemicals Out of Food * Bill Text (PDF) | One Pager (PDF) Washington (July 17, 2025) - Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), a member of the Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee and the Environment and Public Works Committee, and Senator Cory Booker (D-N.J.) today introduced the more PR

WESTON, Massachusetts, July 18 -- Regis College issued the following news: * * * Arlington Public Schools and Regis College Partner to Enhance Staff Development and Recruitment Initiatives New Partnership Expands Access to Affordable Undergraduate and Advanced Degrees * Regis College and Arlington Public Schools announce a strategic partnership that will support school employees with unique development programs, employee recruitment through access to Regis graduates, collaboration opportun more PR

WASHINGTON, July 17 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * As Chaotic Trump Tariffs Drive Price Hikes, Warren, Baldwin, Schakowsky, Deluzio Propose New Tools to Fight Price Gouging * Text of Bill (PDF) | Bill One-Pager (PDF) Washington, D.C. -- U.S. Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Tammy Baldwin (D-Wis.), along with Representatives Jan Schakowsky (D-Ill.) and Chris Deluzio (D-Pa.) reintroduced the Price Gouging Prevention Act to fight bac more PR

BOSTON, Massachusetts, July 18 -- Foley Hoag, a law firm, issued the following news: * * * Boston Business Journal Recognizes Foley Hoag as a Top Charitable Contributor For the seventh consecutive year, Foley Hoag was recognized in the Boston Business Journal's Massachusetts Corporate Citizenship Awards, a recognition of the region's top corporate charitable contributors. "It is with honor that we present our list of the Top Charitable Contributors in Massachusetts - companies who gave $100, more PR

BURLINGTON, Massachusetts, July 18 -- OASIS Open, an international open source and standards consortium, issued the following news on July 17, 2025: * * * Coalition for Secure AI Marks First Anniversary with New Principles for Agentic Systems and Defender Frameworks Global Participation Expands as the Coalition Releases Essential AI Guidance * Boston, MA - 17 July 2025 - The Coalition for Secure AI (CoSAI), an OASIS Open Project, celebrates its first anniversary since launching at the Aspen more PR

BOSTON, Massachusetts, July 18 -- Community Catalyst issued the following news release: * * * Community Catalyst Statement: Federal Judge Vacates CFPB Rule That Would Have Removed Medical Debt From Credit Reports BOSTON, MA -- In response to a federal judge ruling that medical debt can remain on credit reports, Colin Reusch, Director of Policy at Community Catalyst, issued the following statement: "This ruling is a disappointing setback--but it will not stop the growing movement to protect  more PR

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, July 18 (TNSrep) -- Akamai Technologies, a provider of content delivery network services, issued the following news release: * * * Customer Trust: Akamai Is a Customer Favorite in 2025 Zero Trust Platforms Report Report notes Akamai also received the highest scores available in the Segmentation and Control, Pricing flexibility and transparency, and Supporting services and offerings criteria of the evaluated providers * Akamai Technologies, Inc., the cybersecurity a more PR

WASHINGTON, July 18 -- Rep. Richard E. Neal, D-Massachusetts, ranking member of the House Ways and Means Committee, issued the following news release on July 17, 2025: * * * Democratic Health Committee Leaders to Insurers: Protect Vaccine Coverage "Evidence shows that even modest cost-sharing deters patients from accessing care and exposure to cost-sharing reduces the use of preventive care. Disruptions in coverage could roll back the significant health care gains that have been made under th more PR

BURLINGTON, Massachusetts, July 17 -- DNV, a provider of classification, technical assurance, software and independent expert advisory services, posted the following news: [Category: BizConsulting] * * * FuelEU Maritime: Key updates on fuel certification, methane slip, and exemptions * Relevant for ship owners and managers. Two guidelines have recently been completed by the European Sustainable Shipping Forum (ESSF) and are now published. The two guidelines are: 1\. Report on calculati more PR

BOSTON, Massachusetts, July 17 [Category: BizHospital] -- The Dana-Farber Cancer Institute issued the following news release: * * * Global Rise in Many Early-Onset GI Cancers Detailed in Two Dana-Farber Reviews, With Colorectal Cancer Leading the Trend * # Fewer than 1 in 5 U.S. adults aged 45-49 screened for colorectal cancer, despite guidelines Early-onset gastrointestinal (GI) cancers are rising at alarming rates worldwide and, in the U.S., are increasing faster than any other type of ea more PR

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, July 17 -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology issued the following news: * * * Helping cities evolve * Growing up in Paris, Vincent Rollet was exposed to the world beyond France from an early age. His dad was an engineer who traveled around the globe to set up electrical infrastructure, and he moved the family to the United States for two years when Rollet was a small child. His father's work sparked Rollet's interest in international development and growth.  more PR

NEEDHAM, Massachusetts, July 18 -- International Data Corp., a provider of market intelligence and advisory services, issued the following news release: * * * IDC Honors Asia's Top Financial Innovators at 2025 AFSC Amid Surge in AI and Digital Transformation Investments * SINGAPORE, 17 July 2025 - IDC Asia/Pacific proudly announces the winners of the 2025 Financial Insights Innovation Awards (FIIA), recognizing outstanding achievements by financial institutions that are shaping the future of more PR

WATERTOWN, Massachusetts, July 17 [Category: BizEngineering] -- Vanasse Hangen Brustlin Inc., a provider of transportation planning, engineering, design, land development and environmental services, posted the following news: * * * Innovative Urban Village Groundbreaking Brings New Life to East New York * The East New York community is one step closer to seeing the visionary Innovative Urban Village project take shape. On July 15, VHB joined Gotham Organization, Monadnock Development, and t more PR

BOSTON, Massachusetts, July 18 (TNSrpt) -- The Institute for Clinical and Economic Review issued the following news release on July 17, 2025: * * * Institute for Clinical and Economic Review Publishes Evidence Report on Treatments for Spinal Muscular Atrophy There are many remaining uncertainties around the best management of SMA; ICER estimates that a new therapy for some patients with SMA, apitegromab, would achieve common thresholds of cost-effectiveness if priced between $4,600 and $30,20 more PR

WASHINGTON, July 17 -- Sen. Edward J. Markey, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Markey Rips Republicans for Gutting Public Broadcasting, Global Public Health Funding * Washington (July 17, 2025) - Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), a member of the Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee, today issued the following statement after Senate Republicans passed a rescissions package that claws back more than $9 billion in congressionally appropriated funding, inclu more PR

WASHINGTON, July 16 -- Sen. Edward J. Markey, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Markey, Padilla, Chu Join Union Workers to Announce Legislation to Protect Workers from Extreme Heat * Washington (July 16, 2025) - Today, on the heels of another harsh heat wave across California, Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) joined Senator Alex Padilla (D-Calif.), Representative Judy Chu (D-Calif.-28), and union workers from the United Farm Workers (UFW), American Federation of Sta more PR

WASHINGTON, July 17 -- The Massachusetts Executive Office of Health and Human Services submitted a public comment letter to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services advocating for expanded roles and support for state-designated health information exchanges in the development of an interoperable, patient-centered digital health ecosystem. The letter emphasized how regional networks like the Mass HIway can act as policy-aligned infrastructure partn more ST

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, July 17 -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology issued the following news: * * * MIT's Mason Estrada to sign with the Los Angeles Dodgers * Like almost any MIT student, Mason Estrada wants to take what he learned on campus and apply it to the working world. Unlike any other MIT student, Estrada will soon be going to work on a pitcher's mound, and some day Dodger Stadium might be his office. Estrada, the star pitcher for MIT's baseball team, is signing a con more PR

WASHINGTON, July 17 -- Rep. Seth Moulton, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Moulton Condemns Trump Administration's Elimination of the 988 LGBTQ+ Crisis Lifeline * The "press 3" option for LGBTQ+ youth lapses today WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Today, Congressman Seth Moulton (D-MA) joined fellow lawmakers and mental health advocates (link is external) on Capitol Hill to protest the Trump administration's elimination of the LGBTQ+ line of the 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline,  more PR

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, July 17 [Category: Environment] -- The Union of Concerned Scientists posted the following news release: * * * Nation Urgently Needs Federal Heat Standard as Trump's Cuts Further Endanger Outdoor Workers During Heat Waves * WASHINGTON--Asuncion Valdivia was only 53 years old when he died of heat stroke after working a 10-hour shift picking grapes in 105-degree temperatures. Yesterday, Sen. Alex Padilla and Rep. Judy Chu reintroduced the Asuncion Valdivia Heat Illness more PR

BOSTON, Massachusetts, July 18 -- The Berkshire Bank Foundation issued the following news release: * * * Nearly $400,000 invested in local nonprofits by Berkshire Bank Foundation * BOSTON, July 16 -- Berkshire Bank Foundation, the philanthropic arm of Berkshire Bank, invested nearly $400,000 in communities through grants and other giving in the second quarter of the year. "We're committed to building a future where every community has the tools it needs to thrive," said Lori Kiely, managing more PR

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, July 17 -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology issued the following news: * * * New tool gives anyone the ability to train a robot * Teaching a robot new skills used to require coding expertise. But a new generation of robots could potentially learn from just about anyone. Engineers are designing robotic helpers that can "learn from demonstration." This more natural training strategy enables a person to lead a robot through a task, typically in one of three  more PR

WASHINGTON, July 16 -- Sen. Edward J. Markey, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * On 80th Anniversary of Trinity Test, Sen. Markey Introduces Resolution to Halt and Reverse the Nuclear Arms Race * Resolution Text (PDF) Washington (July 16, 2025) - On the 80 th anniversary of the Trinity test, Senators Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.), Peter Welch (D-Vt.), Bernie Sanders (D-Vt.) and Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) today introduced a Senate companion to H.Res. more PR

WOODS HOLE, Massachusetts, July 18 -- The Marine Biological Laboratory, an affiliate of the University of Chicago, issued the following news: * * * Plants Improve Soil Carbon Storage, But They Can Disrupt it Too | University of Lausanne News MBL Senior Scientist Zoe Cardon co-authored this study and is lead principal investigator on two of the Department of Energy grants that supported it. Plants can capture CO2 from the atmosphere and turn it into building blocks they use to grow. Ultimatel more PR

WASHINGTON, July 17 -- Rep. Ayanna Pressley, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news: * * * Pressley Slams Trump DOJ for Seeking One-Day Sentence for Officer Convicted in Breonna Taylor Case * WASHINGTON - Today, Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley (MA-07) issued the following statement slamming the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) for seeking a one-day jail sentence for the officer convicted in the 2020 killing of Breonna Taylor. "Breonna Taylor should be alive today. Instead, she was shot a more PR

WASHINGTON, July 16 -- Rep. Jim McGovern, D-Massachusetts, issued the following floor remarks on July 15, 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, diethylstilbestrol, or DES, is a drug that was prescribed to pregnant women between 1940 and 1971 to prevent miscarriage. As early as 1953, there was evidence it didn't work. Nevertheless, it was prescribed for decades because the FDA waited year more PR

WASHINGTON, July 17 -- Sen. Edward J. Markey, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Sen. Markey, Reps. Matsui, Barragan, Schneider, Carbajal Introduce Legislation to Create Coordinated Federal Response to Climate and Health Crisis * Bill Text (PDF) Washington (July 17, 2025) - Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), a member of the Environment and Public Works Committee and the Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, and Representatives Doris Matsui (CA-07) more PR

WASHINGTON, July 16 -- Sen. Edward J. Markey, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Markey, Leader Schumer Call on FCC to Stop Partisan Games, Drop Frivolous CBS Investigation in Light of Fox News' Misleading Editing of Trump's Epstein Comments * The FCC is pursuing an investigation into CBS' edits of an October 2024 interview with then-Vice President and Presidential Nominee Kamala Harris Letter Text (PDF) Washington (July 16, 2025) - Senator Edward J. Markey more PR

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, July 17 -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology issued the following news: * * * This "smart coach" helps LLMs switch between text and code * Large language models (LLMs) excel at using textual reasoning to understand the context of a document and provide a logical answer about its contents. But these same LLMs often struggle to correctly answer even the simplest math problems. Textual reasoning is usually a less-than-ideal way to deliberate over computationa more PR

WASHINGTON, July 17 -- Rep. Lori Trahan, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Trahan Statement on House Passage of Cryptocurrency Legislation * WASHINGTON, DC - Today, Congresswoman Lori Trahan (MA-03) issued the following statement after the U.S. House of Representatives passed the S. 1582, the GENIUS Act, and H.R. 3633, the Digital Asset Market Clarity Act of 2025 : "Crypto is here to stay. That's why we can't afford to wait any longer to establish guardrails that pr more PR

BEVERLY, Massachusetts, July 18 -- Trustees of Reservations issued the following news release: * * * The Trustees Acquire Beaver Brook; Will 'Rewild' It to Provide Climate Resilience, Outdoor Recreation Hub WILLIAMSBURG, Mass. - The Trustees of Reservations have acquired Beaver Brook Golf Course in Williamsburg and Northampton, closing on the property this week. The Trustees have begun planning and assessment work toward its plan to "rewild" the property to create an outdoor recreation and co more PR

BOSTON, Massachusetts, July 18 (TNSrep) -- Bain and Co., a management consulting firm, issued the following news release: * * * Upper-income Americans plan more spending amid market highs, but housing and jobs worries cloud mood of other consumers--Bain/Dynata Consumer Health Indexes Optimism among better-off earners set to buoy near-term consumer spending, but longer-term outlook dogged by financial anxieties among medium- and lower-income households * BOSTON--July 17, 2025--Upper-income A more PR

BOSTON, Massachusetts, July 17 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Ropes and Gray, a law firm, issued the following news: * * * Volcon Announces over $500 Million Private Placement to Initiate Bitcoin Treasury Strategy * Ropes & Gray represented Volcon, an all-electric power sports company, in a private placement of common stock with institutional and accredited investors, raising over $500 million. The closing is expected around July 21, 2025, subject to customary conditions. Volcon plans to use at more PR

WASHINGTON, July 18 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, ranking member of the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee, issued the following news release on July 17, 2025: * * * Warren Calls for Stress Test on Private Credit, Presses Ratings Agencies on Inflated Private Credit Ratings "The growth [of private credit] could have significant implications for the stability of the financial system and health of the broader economy" * Today, U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass more PR

WASHINGTON, July 17 -- Rep. Ayanna Pressley, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news: * * * WATCH: On House Floor, Pressley Assails CLARITY Act as Green Light for Corruption, Financial Abuse * "This bill gives a green light to the self-enriching crypto schemes we've seen where officials at the highest levels of power, including in the White House, have generated hundreds of millions of dollars in personal profit." "The American people deserve crypto legislation that is fair, transparent more PR

WASHINGTON, July 17 -- Rep. Katherine Clark, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Whip Clark on CNN: Republicans Are Telling Families They're On Their Own * WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Today, Democratic Whip Katherine Clark (MA-5) joined CNN's The Situation Room to discuss the devastating impact of Republicans' Big, Ugly Law and their rescissions package. Below are excerpts from her interview: On Republicans' Rescission Package: "I cannot make sense of this split screen th more PR