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Public Policy Tipoffs Involving Massachusetts Newsletter for 2026-01-13 ( 30 items )  
2025 Holiday PC Shipments Exceed Expectations as Vendors Accelerate Inventory Purchases Amid Supply Concerns (10)
NEEDHAM, Massachusetts, Jan. 13 -- International Data Corp., a provider of market intelligence and advisory services, issued the following news release: * * * 2025 Holiday PC Shipments Exceed Expectations as Vendors Accelerate Inventory Purchases Amid Supply Concerns Global PC shipments grew 9.6% year-over-year in the fourth quarter of 2025, reaching 76.4 million units, according to preliminary results from IDC. * Global PC shipments grew 9.6% year-over-year in the fourth quarter of 2025, r more PR

ACLU-Ill.: Voting Rights Groups, Illinois Voters File Motion to Protect Privacy Against DOJ Overreach (10)
CHICAGO, Illinois, Jan. 13 -- The American Civil Liberties Union of Illinois issued the following news release: * * * Voting Rights Groups, Illinois Voters File Motion to Protect Privacy Against DOJ Overreach Voters and groups seek to intervene in DOJ's lawsuit demanding sensitive Illinois voter data * Common Cause, Illinois Coalition for Immigrant and Refugee Rights, and three individual Illinois voters, Pablo Mendoza, Brian Beals, and Alejandra Ibanez, joined the ACLU National Voting Rig more PR

Advancing Futures: How GE Vernova Is Energizing People Through Training and Growth (10)
CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Jan. 13 -- G.E. Vernova, an energy company, posted the following news release: * * * Advancing Futures: How GE Vernova Is Energizing People Through Training and Growth In today's fast-paced world of innovation and transformation, staying ahead means more than just delivering high-quality, world-class technology and energy systems. It means investing in the people behind them. When a company's people grow, the business grows too. That's why learning, development, and more PR

AFLCMC "State of the Center" Slated for Feb. 5 (10)
HANSCOM AFB, Massachusetts, Jan. 13 -- The U.S. Air Force Hanscom Air Force Base issued the following news on Jan. 12, 2026: * * * AFLCMC "State of the Center" slated for Feb. 5 By Jennifer Parks, 66th Air Base Group Public Affairs Lt. Gen. Donna D. Shipton, commander, Air Force Life Cycle Management Center, will present a "State of the Center" address, Feb. 5, in Burlington, Massachusetts. Hosted by the Lexington-Concord Chapter of AFCEA, the event will be at the Boston Marriott Burlington more PR

Ahead of Committee Markup, Warren Calls for Answers on SEC's Crypto Regulation Following President Trump's Executive Order Putting Americans' Retirement at Risk (10)
WASHINGTON, Jan. 13 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, ranking member of the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Ahead of Committee Markup, Warren Calls for Answers on SEC's Crypto Regulation Following President Trump's Executive Order Putting Americans' Retirement at Risk As the Senate Banking Committee negotiates crypto market structure legislation, Warren warns bill as currently drafted could weaken SEC authority and further more PR

Boston Consulting Group: Fewer Than One in Five Companies Have a Dedicated Geopolitics Department (10)
BOSTON, Massachusetts, Jan. 13 (TNSrpt) -- Boston Consulting Group, a management consulting firm, presented the following news release: * * * Fewer than One in Five Companies Have a Dedicated Geopolitics Department New Research from BCG, IMD Business School, and the World Economic Forum Reveals That While Executive Awareness Is High, Most Companies Lack Embedded Structures to Act on Geopolitical Risk and Opportunity * In 2025, global policy uncertainty reached a 20-year peak, more than four more PR

Boston University Wheelock College of Education and Human Development: Running Toward the Crisis (10)
BOSTON, Massachusetts, Jan. 13 -- The Boston University Wheelock College of Education and Human Development issued the following news: * * * Running Toward the Crisis A new doctoral program prepares the next generation of academic leaders to face the challenges of our times By Jay Halfond Assaults and challenges are bombarding our colleges and universities from all directions - state and federal officials, an exasperated and disenchanted public, disruptive digital technology, and harsh dem more PR

Career Exploration Week to feature sustainability panels, pop-up (10)
WORCESTER, Massachusetts, Jan. 12 -- Clark University posted the following news: * * * Career Exploration Week to feature sustainability panels, pop-up * Sophomore Summit, Clark Experience Expo, Career Fair upcoming The Career Connections Center is launching its spring semester programming next week with the Climate, Sustainability, and Global Change Career Exploration Week. The planned events offer students opportunities to learn about potential career paths, meet alumni working in relate more PR

Cybersecurity and False Claims Act Risk - Key Takeaways from Robert Silvers and Amy Kossak (10)
BOSTON, Massachusetts, Jan. 12 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Ropes and Gray, a law firm, issued the following news: * * * Cybersecurity and False Claims Act Risk - Key Takeaways from Robert Silvers and Amy Kossak * Robert Silvers, co-chair of Ropes & Gray's national security practice and member of the data, privacy & cybersecurity practice, and Amy Kossak, partner in the firm's litigation & enforcement and Chambers Band 1 ranked False Claims Act (FCA) practices, recently led a discussion on ho more PR

EPA's New Gas Turbine Standards Open Polluter Loopholes, Ignore Public Health Harms (10)
CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Jan. 12 [Category: Environment] -- The Union of Concerned Scientists posted the following news release: * * * EPA's New Gas Turbine Standards Open Polluter Loopholes, Ignore Public Health Harms * CAMBRIDGE, Mass. (January 12, 2026)-The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has issued final nitrogen oxide (NOx) emission standards for new stationary gas turbines, including new gas-fired power plants. These standards, which have not been updated since 2006, have t more PR

Goodwin Guides TA in Strategic Partnership with PureSpectrum to Accelerate Next Phase of Growth (10)
BOSTON, Massachusetts, Jan. 12 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Goodwin, a law firm, issued the following news release: * * * Goodwin Guides TA in Strategic Partnership with PureSpectrum to Accelerate Next Phase of Growth * The Private Equity team advised TA Associates ("TA") on a strategic partnership with PureSpectrum, a leading information services network serving the insights and market research community. The partnership marks an important milestone in PureSpectrum's 10-year growth journey a more PR

Governor Healey Announces Immediate Safety Reforms Following Release of the Assisted Living Residence Commission's Final Report (10)
BOSTON, Massachusetts, Jan. 12 -- Gov. Maura Healey, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Governor Healey Announces Immediate Safety Reforms Following Release of the Assisted Living Residence Commission's Final Report * Boston -Governor Maura Healey today announced a comprehensive set of reforms to strengthen safety, transparency and consumer protections in assisted living residences (ALRs) across Massachusetts. This action follows the submission of the ALR Commission's  more PR

Governor Healey Appoints Dr. Eric Goralnick as Secretary of Veterans Services (10)
BOSTON, Massachusetts, Jan. 12 -- Gov. Maura Healey, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Governor Healey Appoints Dr. Eric Goralnick as Secretary of Veterans Services * Boston -Governor Maura Healey today announced the appointment of Eric Goralnick, MD, MS, as Secretary of the Massachusetts Executive Office of Veterans Services (EOVS). Dr. Goralnick brings over two decades of experience as an emergency physician, United States Navy Veteran, health system leader and na more PR

Governor Moore Announces Appointments of Gabriel Moreno, Derrick Coley, and Darrell Odom, Sr. to the Maryland House of Delegates (10)
ANNAPOLIS, Maryland, Jan. 12 -- Gov. Wes Moore, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * Governor Moore Announces Appointments of Gabriel Moreno, Derrick Coley, and Darrell Odom, Sr. to the Maryland House of Delegates * ANNAPOLIS, MD -Governor Wes Moore today announced the appointment of Gabriel M. Moreno to District 13; Derrick L. Coley to District 24; and Darrell C. Odom, Sr. to District 27A of the Maryland House of Delegates. "Gabriel Moreno, Derrick Coley, and Darrell Odom, more PR

ICYMI: Lujan, Wyden, Markey Urge Apple and Google to Remove X and Grok from App Stores Following Grok Generating Illegal Sexual Images at Scale (10)
WASHINGTON, Jan. 12 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI: Lujan, Wyden, Markey Urge Apple and Google to Remove X and Grok from App Stores Following Grok Generating Illegal Sexual Images at Scale * Washington, D.C. - In Case You Missed It : In response to X Corp's Grok AI tool being used to generate nonconsensual sexualized images of women and children at scale in recent days, U.S. Senators Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.), Ron Wyden (D-Ore.), and Edward J more PR

Judicial Watch Asks Supreme Court to Take Up Case of Teacher Fired for Off-Duty Political Speech (10)
WASHINGTON, Jan. 13 -- Judicial Watch issued the following news release on Jan. 12, 2026: * * * Judicial Watch Asks Supreme Court to Take Up Case of Teacher Fired for Off-Duty Political Speech Judicial Watch announced today that it filed a petition for a writ of certiorari asking the Supreme Court of the United States to review a decision of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit that permits public school officials to fire a tenured teacher for political speech made privately, off more PR

Judicial Watch Sues Barnstable Public Schools for Firing Associate Principal Over Protected Facebook Speech (10)
WASHINGTON, Jan. 13 -- Judicial Watch issued the following news release on Jan. 12, 2026: * * * Judicial Watch Sues Barnstable Public Schools for Firing Associate Principal Over Protected Facebook Speech Judicial Watch announced today that it filed a federal lawsuit against Barnstable Public Schools in Massachusetts for violating the First Amendment rights of a former associate principal who was fired over lawful social media posts addressing matters of public concern. The lawsuit was filed i more PR

Marketplace 2026 Open Enrollment Period Report: National Snapshot (10)
BALTIMORE, Maryland, Jan. 12 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services issued the following news release: * * * Marketplace 2026 Open Enrollment Period Report: National Snapshot * The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) reports that 22.8 million consumers have signed up for 2026 individual market health insurance coverage through the Marketplaces since the start of the 2026 Marketplace Open Enrollment Period (OEP) on November 1 more PR

Neal Applauds Extension of International Trade Agreements With Africa and Haiti (10)
WASHINGTON, Jan. 13 -- Rep. Richard E. Neal, D-Massachusetts, ranking member of the House Ways and Means Committee, issued the following news release on Jan. 12, 2026: * * * Neal Applauds Extension of International Trade Agreements with Africa and Haiti Ways and Means Committee Ranking Member Richard E. Neal (D-MA) released the following statement after the House passed H.R. 6500, the AGOA Extension Act, and H.R. 6504, the Haiti Economic Lift Program Extension Act: "Tonight's votes are a win more PR

New Publications: December 2025 (10)
WOODS HOLE, Massachusetts, Jan. 12 [Category: Biology] -- The Marine Biological Laboratory, an affiliate of the University of Chicago, posted the following news: * * * New Publications: December 2025 * Every month, research from MBL scientists and affiliates is published in academic journals across the globe. In December 2025, 11 new studies were published. MBL-affiliated authors are in bold. McParland, E. L., Wittmers, F., Bolanos, L. M., Carlson, C. A., Curry, R., Giovannoni, S. J., Mich more PR

New Year, New Dirtbags: DHS Adds 5,000 MORE Criminal Illegal Aliens to WOW.DHS.GOV, Delivering Even More Transparency (10)
WASHINGTON, Jan. 12 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security issued the following news release: * * * New Year, New Dirtbags: DHS Adds 5,000 MORE Criminal Illegal Aliens to WOW.DHS.GOV, Delivering Even More Transparency * The 20,000 criminal illegal aliens listed are but a fraction of those removed from American communities under the Trump Administration WASHINGTON - The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) today announced another 5,000 criminal illegal aliens have been added to t more PR

Researchers Uncover How Tumors Become Resistant to Promising p53-Targeted Therapy (10)
BOSTON, Massachusetts, Jan. 12 [Category: BizHospital] -- Mass General Brigham issued the following news release: * * * Researchers Uncover How Tumors Become Resistant to Promising p53-Targeted Therapy * Mutations in the tumor suppressor TP53 are a common cause of cancer, making the altered protein an attractive target for therapeutics. Among them, the Y220C mutation is the ninth most frequent and it creates a small crevice in the mutant protein that is not present in the wild type conformat more PR

Senator Warren Statement on Her Call With President Donald Trump (10)
WASHINGTON, Jan. 13 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, ranking member of the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee, issued the following news release on Jan. 12, 2026: * * * Senator Warren Statement on Her Call with President Donald Trump United States Senator Elizabeth Warren, Ranking Member of the Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee released the following statement: "This morning, I gave a speech noting how Donald Trump is driving up costs for familie more PR

Statement From Senator Warren on President Trump Abusing the Law in Attempt to Punish Powell and Control the Fed (10)
WASHINGTON, Jan. 13 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, ranking member of the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee, issued the following news release on Jan. 11, 2026: * * * Statement from Senator Warren on President Trump Abusing the Law in Attempt to Punish Powell and Control the Fed Today, U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Ranking Member of Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, released the following statement: "As Donald Trump prepares to n more PR

Tampa General Hospital and Mass General Brigham Launch Joint Ambulatory Care Network on Florida's East Coast (10)
BOSTON, Massachusetts, Jan. 12 [Category: BizHospital] -- Mass General Brigham issued the following news release: * * * Tampa General Hospital and Mass General Brigham Launch Joint Ambulatory Care Network on Florida's East Coast * Partnership expands access to high-quality primary, specialty and surgical care throughout Martin, St. Lucie and Palm Beach counties Tampa General Hospital (TGH) and Boston-based Mass General Brigham today announced a new joint venture creating a coordinated ambu more PR

This new tool could tell us how consciousness works (10)
CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Jan. 12 -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology posted the following news: * * * This new tool could tell us how consciousness works * Consciousness is famously a "hard problem" of science: We don't precisely know how the physical matter in our brains translates into thoughts, sensations, and feelings. But an emerging research tool called transcranial focused ultrasound may enable researchers to learn more about the phenomenon. The technology has entered use  more PR

Tufts Vice Provost for Research Named Foreign Fellow of Indian National Science Academy (10)
SOMERVILLE, Massachusetts, Jan. 13 -- Tufts University issued the following news release: * * * Tufts Vice Provost for Research Named Foreign Fellow of Indian National Science Academy Bernard Arulanandam's research interests include the cellular and molecular mechanisms involved in immune responses to infectious diseases By Dave Nuscher Bernard Arulanandam, vice provost for research at Tufts University and professor of immunology at Tufts University School of Medicine, has been named a fore more PR

United States Attorney's Office Files Civil Forfeiture Action to Recover Proceeds of Cryptocurrency Investment Fraud Scheme (10)
BOSTON, Massachusetts, Jan. 12 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Massachusetts posted the following news release: * * * United States Attorney's Office Files Civil Forfeiture Action to Recover Proceeds of Cryptocurrency Investment Fraud Scheme * BOSTON - The United States Attorney's Office filed a civil forfeiture action to recover 200,000.039646 USDT (Tether), alleged to be proceeds of an online investment fraud scheme. The cryptocurrency currently has an estimated valu more PR

Walmart to Pay $60,000 in EEOC Disability Discrimination Lawsuit (10)
WASHINGTON, Jan. 12 -- The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission issued the following news release: * * * Walmart to Pay $60,000 in EEOC Disability Discrimination Lawsuit * Retailer settles federal suit charging its Farmingdale store refused to accommodate employee's disability and fired her NEW YORK - Global retailer Walmart will pay $60,000 and provide other relief to settle a disability discrimination suit by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the federal agency  more PR

Warren, Min Release New Details on Trump Ballroom Donations by Giant Corporations With Business in Front of Trump Admin (10)
WASHINGTON, Jan. 12 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Warren, Min Release New Details on Trump Ballroom Donations by Giant Corporations With Business in Front of Trump Admin * Members release responses to December inquiry Microsoft reveals it was solicited for ballroom donations; Meta, Nvidia do not deny possible quid pro quo arrangements Amazon Response | Apple Response | Comcast Response | Meta Response | Microsoft Response | Nvidia Res more PR