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Public Policy Tipoffs Involving Massachusetts Newsletter for 2025-10-28 ( 23 items )  
Assumption University: Management Course Prepares Students for AI-Infused Future (10)
WORCESTER, Massachusetts, Oct. 28 -- Assumption University issued the following news: * * * Management Course Prepares Students for AI-Infused Future Much has been said about the potential for artificial intelligence (AI) to fundamentally reshape the relationship between employees and employers. It is a conversation, and a reality, that changes by the day. This fall, MGT 332, a new course in the Grenon School of Business, aims to help students not only navigate, but lead, that changing lands more PR

Boston University: Wheelock Program Aims to Broaden Who Stands in Front of Classrooms (10)
BOSTON, Massachusetts, Oct. 28 -- Boston University issued the following news: * * * Wheelock Program Aims to Broaden Who Stands in Front of Classrooms BU's Holmes Scholars chapter is part of a national effort to create a more representative educational workforce By Alene Bouranova For the past decade, Boston University's Wheelock College of Education & Human Development has been home to a chapter of a national scholars program that is working to broaden who stands at the front of classroom more PR

Cross-Industry Stakeholders, Local Elected Officials Praise Senate Passage, Urge House Action on Landmark Bipartisan ROAD to Housing Act (10)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 28 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, ranking member of the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee, issued the following news release on Oct. 27, 2025: * * * Cross-Industry Stakeholders, Local Elected Officials Praise Senate Passage, Urge House Action on Landmark Bipartisan ROAD to Housing Act Mayors, housing and consumer advocacy groups, industry associations, and more voiced their support and urged the House to take up the bill * This month, the Senat more PR

Dana-Farber's "Sleep ALL Night" Program Helps Children with Leukemia Sleep Better During Treatment (10)
BOSTON, Massachusetts, Oct. 27 [Category: BizHospital] -- The Dana-Farber Cancer Institute issued the following news release: * * * Dana-Farber's "Sleep ALL Night" Program Helps Children with Leukemia Sleep Better During Treatment * Disrupted sleep is a common, often overlooked problem for pediatric patients being treated for acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL). To address this issue, researchers at Dana-Farber/Boston Children's Cancer and Blood Disorders Center Institute created Sleep ALL Ni more PR

Diana Cieslak to Speak at HCCA Healthcare Enforcement Compliance Conference (10)
BOSTON, Massachusetts, Oct. 30 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Ropes and Gray, a law firm, issued the following news: * * * Diana Cieslak to Speak at HCCA Healthcare Enforcement Compliance Conference * Diana Cieslak, litigation & enforcement counsel, will speak at the HCCA Healthcare Enforcement Compliance Conference on October 30. Diana will be speaking at a session titled "Pre-Trial Pleadings, Discovery and False Claims Act Matters." The discussion will outline the key stages of False Claims more PR

FWD: Klobuchar, Warren, Colleagues Urge the Administration to Reverse Its Decision to Double Aid to Argentina and Instead Prioritize Restoring Export Markets for U.S. Farmers (10)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 28 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, ranking member of the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee, issued the following news release: * * * FWD: Klobuchar, Warren, Colleagues Urge the Administration to Reverse Its Decision to Double Aid to Argentina and Instead Prioritize Restoring Export Markets for U.S. Farmers Senators Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, and Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), Ran more PR

GE Vernova and YTL PowerSeraya Kick Off Post-Combustion Carbon Capture Feasibility Study in Singapore (10)
CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Oct. 28 -- G.E. Vernova, an energy company, posted the following news release: * * * GE Vernova and YTL PowerSeraya kick off Post-Combustion Carbon Capture Feasibility Study in Singapore * The Feasibility Study, which was granted by Singapore's Energy Market Authority aims to explore the capture of at least 90 percent of carbon dioxide emissions at YTL PowerSeraya Pte Limited's to be constructed 600 MW H-Class power plant using GE Vernova 9HA.01 Gas Turbine * This m more PR

Goodwin Advises General Catalyst, Bertelsmann Investments, and Meridian Health Ventures on Phare Health's Acquisition by R1 (10)
BOSTON, Massachusetts, Oct. 27 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Goodwin, a law firm, issued the following news release: * * * Goodwin Advises General Catalyst, Bertelsmann Investments, and Meridian Health Ventures on Phare Health's Acquisition by R1 * The London team advised General Catalyst, Bertelsmann Investments, and Meridian Health Ventures on the sale of Phare Health to R1, an industry leader in managing and intelligently automating healthcare revenue management. The transaction marks a sig more PR

Immigration Attorney Pawelski Slams Proposed H-1B Rule Change, Claims it Undermines Global Talent Pipeline and Congressional Intent (10)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 28 -- Anthony Pawelski, an immigration attorney and a member of the American Immigration Lawyers Association Media Advocacy Committee, submitted a public comment letter to U.S. Department of Homeland Security Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) opposing a proposed rule that would dramatically alter the selection of H-1B registrations for the annual cap. The Somerville, Massachusetts, commenter stated the misguided rule is inconsistent with Congressional intent, is a c more ST

Neal Statement on Latest Democratic Action in the Fight to Lower Prices (10)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 28 -- Rep. Richard E. Neal, D-Massachusetts, ranking member of the House Ways and Means Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Neal Statement on Latest Democratic Action in the Fight to Lower Prices Neal spearheaded new amicus brief before the Supreme Court challenging the unlawful IEEPA tariffs that are ravaging American wallets and businesses * SPRINGFIELD, MA -- Ways and Means Committee Ranking Member Richard E. Neal (D-MA) released the following statement a more PR

Neal, House Democrats' Litigation Task Force Submits Bicameral Amicus Brief to Supreme Court, Challenging Trump's Unlawful IEEPA Tariffs (10)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 28 -- Rep. Richard E. Neal, D-Massachusetts, ranking member of the House Ways and Means Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Neal, House Democrats' Litigation Task Force Submits Bicameral Amicus Brief to Supreme Court, Challenging Trump's Unlawful IEEPA Tariffs 171 House Democrats and 36 Senators took their fight against President Donald Trump's sweeping and chaotic on-again-off-again tariffs to the highest court in the land, filing an amicus brief before the U more PR

Neal, Sanchez Joint Statement on Trump Administration's China 'Trade Deal' (10)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 28 -- Rep. Richard E. Neal, D-Massachusetts, ranking member of the House Ways and Means Committee, issued the following news release on Oct. 27, 2025: * * * Neal, Sanchez joint statement on Trump administration's China 'trade deal' Ways and Means Ranking Member Richard E. Neal and Trade Subcommittee Ranking Member Linda T. Sanchez (D-Calif.) today released the following joint statement on the Trump administration's latest "trade deal" with China: "President Trump is cowering more PR

Pressley Joins Hayes, Craig, 211 House Democrats Urging USDA to Take Immediate Action to Fund SNAP (10)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 27 -- Rep. Ayanna Pressley, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news: * * * Pressley Joins Hayes, Craig, 211 House Democrats Urging USDA to Take Immediate Action to Fund SNAP "For far too many veterans, seniors, and children, SNAP benefits are the difference between having food or not." * Today, Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley (MA-07) joined Congresswoman Jahana Hayes (CT-05), Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Nutrition and Foreign Agriculture, Congresswoman Angie Crai more PR

Ropes & Gray Attorneys to Present at 2025 International Bar Association Annual Conference (10)
BOSTON, Massachusetts, Nov. 2 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Ropes and Gray, a law firm, issued the following news: * * * Ropes & Gray Attorneys to Present at 2025 International Bar Association Annual Conference * Ropes & Gray attorneys will present sessions at the 2025 International Bar Association (IBA) Annual Conference in Toronto November 2 to 7. The conference brings together legal professionals and industry experts from around the world to discuss global legal developments, cross-border t more PR

Ropes & Gray Named a 2025 Top Legal Advisor for Retail M&A by GlobalData (10)
BOSTON, Massachusetts, Oct. 27 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Ropes and Gray, a law firm, issued the following news: * * * Ropes & Gray Named a 2025 Top Legal Advisor for Retail M&A by GlobalData * Ropes & Gray was ranked second on GlobalData's Q1-Q3 2025 Retail Sector M&A "Top Legal Advisors" table, which ranks firms by the total value of the retail sector M&A transactions they advised on in the first three quarters of 2025. The firm was noted for advising on deals valued at $32.3 billion duri more PR

Ropes & Gray Represented Nexthink in Majority Investment by Vista Equity Partners (10)
BOSTON, Massachusetts, Oct. 27 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Ropes and Gray, a law firm, issued the following news: * * * Ropes & Gray Represented Nexthink in Majority Investment by Vista Equity Partners * Ropes & Gray represented Nexthink, a category creator and leader in Digital Employee Experience (DEX) management, in its majority investment by Vista Equity Partners, valuing the company at approximately $3 billion. The deal was announced in a press release on October 27. This strategic in more PR

Ropes & Gray to Co-Host Brazil-U.S. Anti-Corruption & Financial Crime Enforcement Roundtable (10)
BOSTON, Massachusetts, Oct. 30 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Ropes and Gray, a law firm, issued the following news: * * * Ropes & Gray to Co-Host Brazil-U.S. Anti-Corruption & Financial Crime Enforcement Roundtable * Ropes & Gray will co-host a Brazil-U.S. anti-corruption and financial crime enforcement roundtable with leading Brazilian firm Demarest, convening in Brazil to examine cross-border enforcement priorities shaping the U.S. and Brazil. Ryan Rohlfsen, co-head of the anti-corruption  more PR

Ropes & Gray to Join Boston Bar Association in Honoring Justice Marshall (10)
BOSTON, Massachusetts, Oct. 27 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Ropes and Gray, a law firm, issued the following news: * * * Ropes & Gray to Join Boston Bar Association in Honoring Justice Marshall * Ropes & Gray congratulates Chief Justice Margaret H. Marshall on the well-deserved recognition of the Boston Bar Association's Lifetime Achievement Award. Justice Marshall is receiving the award in recognition of her historic tenure leading the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court and her authorship  more PR

Ropes & Gray to Join Boston Bar Association in Honoring Justice Marshall (10)
BOSTON, Massachusetts, Oct. 30 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Ropes and Gray, a law firm, issued the following news: * * * Ropes & Gray to Join Boston Bar Association in Honoring Justice Marshall * Ropes & Gray congratulates Chief Justice Margaret H. Marshall on the well-deserved recognition of the Boston Bar Association's Lifetime Achievement Award. Justice Marshall is receiving the award in recognition of her historic tenure leading the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court and her authorship  more PR

Stillbirths in the U.S. Higher Than Previously Reported, Often Occur with No Clinical Risk Factors (10)
BOSTON, Massachusetts, Oct. 27 [Category: BizHospital] -- Mass General Brigham issued the following news release: * * * Stillbirths in the U.S. Higher Than Previously Reported, Often Occur with No Clinical Risk Factors * Key points * Stillbirth burden in the U.S. is higher than previously reported, with over 1 in 150 births ending in stillbirth. The rate is even higher1 in 112in low-income areas. * Over 70% of stillbirths occurred in pregnancies with at least one identified clinical ri more PR

Supreme Court Associate Justice Sonia Sotomayor Offers Advice, Insight to BU Law Students at Annual Shapiro Lecture (10)
BOSTON, Massachusetts, Oct. 28 -- Boston University issued the following news: * * * Supreme Court Associate Justice Sonia Sotomayor Offers Advice, Insight to BU Law Students at Annual Shapiro Lecture She spoke with her former law clerk Cesar Lopez-Morales (LAW'14) in a wide-ranging conversation at the Tsai Performance Center By Molly Glass As any law student would be, the Boston University School of Law students gathered to hear this year's Shapiro Lecture were curious about how to secure more PR

The New York Times Quotes Michael Littenberg in Story on California Climate Disclosures Emissions Lawsuit (10)
BOSTON, Massachusetts, Oct. 27 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Ropes and Gray, a law firm, issued the following news: * * * The New York Times Quotes Michael Littenberg in Story on California Climate Disclosures Emissions Lawsuit * Partner and global head of the firm's ESG, CSR and business and human rights compliance practice Michael Littenberg commented in a October 25, 2025, New York Times article on a new lawsuit challenging two California laws requiring large companies to disclose the green more PR

VHB Leads Educational Permitting Workshop with NAIOP (10)
WATERTOWN, Massachusetts, Oct. 28 [Category: BizEngineering] -- Vanasse Hangen Brustlin Inc., a provider of transportation planning, engineering, design, land development and environmental services, posted the following news: * * * VHB Leads Educational Permitting Workshop with NAIOP * For more than five years, VHB has partnered with the Massachusetts chapter of NAIOP (National Association for Industrial and Office Parks) to present "Navigating the Permitting Maze: A Crash Course on Permitt more PR