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Public Policy Tipoffs Involving Massachusetts Newsletter for 2026-01-28 ( 32 items )  
66 ABG Command Post, CPTS Capture Center-Level Awards (10)
HANSCOM AFB, Massachusetts, Jan. 28 -- The U.S. Air Force Hanscom Air Force Base issued the following news: * * * 66 ABG Command Post, CPTS capture center-level awards By Mark Wyatt, 66th Air Base Group Public Affairs Installation leaders recently announced the names of higher headquarters-level awards captured by 66th Air Base Group personnel and the Command Post in an email to the workforce. Lt. Col. Nicholas Stockdale, 66th Comptroller Squadron commander, and Senior Master Sgt. Alan Kitl more PR

AACR Announces Fellows of the AACR Academy Class of 2026 (10)
PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, Jan. 27 [Category: Medical] -- The American Association for Cancer Research posted the following news release: * * * AACR Announces Fellows of the AACR Academy Class of 2026 * PHILADELPHIA - The American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) today announced its newly elected 2026 class of Fellows of the AACR Academy. The Fellows of the AACR Academy was established to honor scientists, clinicians, and physician-scientists whose visionary work has reshaped the la more PR

Attorney General Clark Joins Comment Letter to FERC Opposing Blanket Permit to Construct New and Expanded LNG Plants Without Notice and Consultation (10)
MONTPELIER, Vermont, Jan. 26 -- Vermont Attorney General Charity Clark posted the following news release: * * * Attorney General Clark Joins Comment Letter to FERC Opposing Blanket Permit to Construct New and Expanded LNG Plants Without Notice and Consultation * Attorney General Charity Clark today joined a coalition of 9 attorneys general opposing the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission's (FERC) efforts to allow the construction and expansion of liquefied natural gas (LNG) plants without n more PR

Cantwell, Duckworth, Warner, Markey & Shaheen Reintroduce Legislation to Review and Strengthen FAA's Safety Management System to Ensure Agency Comprehensively Identifies and Corrects Safety Risks (10)
WASHINGTON, Jan. 28 -- Sen. Maria Cantwell, D-Washington, ranking member of the Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee, issued the following news release on Jan. 27, 2026: * * * Cantwell, Duckworth, Warner, Markey & Shaheen Reintroduce Legislation to Review and Strengthen FAA's Safety Management System to Ensure Agency Comprehensively Identifies and Corrects Safety Risks U.S. Senators Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.), Ranking Member of the Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Co more PR

Congress Should Rein in Foolhardy Pursuit of Golden Dome Program (10)
CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Jan. 27 [Category: Environment] -- The Union of Concerned Scientists posted the following news release: * * * Congress Should Rein in Foolhardy Pursuit of Golden Dome Program * WASHINGTON -A year ago today, President Donald Trump issued a sweeping Executive Order calling for an "Iron Dome for America" to defend "against ballistic, hypersonic, advanced cruise missiles, and other next-generation aerial attacks from peer, near-peer, and rogue adversaries." While such a more PR

Criminal illegal alien sentenced to prison for assaulting ICE officers during Massachusetts arrest (10)
WASHINGTON, Jan. 27 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security Immigration and Customs Enforcement issued the following news release: * * * Criminal illegal alien sentenced to prison for assaulting ICE officers during Massachusetts arrest * BOSTON -Guido Andres Alexander Cuellar-Batres, a criminal illegal alien from Guatemala, was sentenced in federal court Jan. 12 to eight months in prison and one year of supervised release for attacking ICE officials during a targeted enforcement action.  more PR

De Nicola Center for Ethics & Culture Senior Fellow Wubbenhorst Testifies Before Senate Health Committee (Part 1 of 2) (10)
WASHINGTON, Jan. 27 -- The Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee released the following written testimony by Monique Chireau Wubbenhorst, a senior fellow with De Nicola Center for Ethics and Culture at the University of Notre Dame, from a Jan. 14, 2026, hearing entitled "Protecting Women: Exposing the Dangers of Chemical Abortion Drugs": * * * Abortion is an important subject of intense interest, debate and legislative action among the people of the United States and their ele more PR

De Nicola Center for Ethics & Culture Senior Fellow Wubbenhorst Testifies Before Senate Health Committee (Part 2 of 2) (10)
WASHINGTON, Jan. 27 -- The Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee released the following written testimony by Monique Chireau Wubbenhorst, a senior fellow with De Nicola Center for Ethics and Culture at the University of Notre Dame, from a Jan. 14, 2026, hearing entitled "Protecting Women: Exposing the Dangers of Chemical Abortion Drugs": * * * (Continued from Part 1 of 2) Physicians in pro-abortion states must follow the laws of the states where women fill their prescriptions more PR

European Business Leader Optimism Dips (10)
BOSTON, Massachusetts, Jan. 27 [Category: BizConsulting] (TNSrep) -- Boston Consulting Group, a management consulting firm, presented the following news release: * * * European Business Leader Optimism Dips Citizens and Business Leaders United in Calling for Europe's Reinvention * Time is running out for Europe: 96% of business leaders, supported by 85% of citizens, say Europe must urgently protect its commercial interests to avoid severe consequences. * Business confidence is weakenin more PR

Families of Trinidadian Men Killed in Illegal Boat Strike Sue Trump Administration (10)
NEW YORK, Jan. 27 [Category: Law/Legal] -- The American Civil Liberties Union, an organization that works to defend and preserve the individual rights and liberties guaranteed by the Constitution and laws of the U.S., posted the following news release: * * * Families of Trinidadian Men Killed in Illegal Boat Strike Sue Trump Administration * BOSTON, MA - Today, family members of two Trinidadian men killed in a U.S. missile strike in October are suing the U.S. government for wrongful death an more PR

First in the Nation: NH's 1776 Constitution to the Present (10)
CONCORD, New Hampshire, Jan. 22 -- The University of New Hampshire School of Law issued the following news: * * * First in the Nation: NH's 1776 Constitution to the Present Six months before the national Declaration of Independence, NH inked its first Constitution. Join the Rudman Center and NH Humanities for a conversation on the NH Constitution's enduring significance. Hear unique stories about NH's bold break from the Crown, look through the lens of "originalism," and see how NH's frequent more PR

Global M&A poised to sustain momentum in 2026 after great rebound, finds Bain & Company (10)
BOSTON, Massachusetts, Jan. 27 [Category: BizConsulting] -- Bain and Co., a management consulting firm, posted the following news release: * * * Global M&A poised to sustain momentum in 2026 after great rebound, finds Bain & Company * * 80% of M&A executives expect to sustain or increase deal activity in 2026 after near-record rebound in 2025, finds Bain's survey * Technology disruption, geopolitics and post-globalization, and shifting portfolio strategies are key forces that will shape  more PR

Governor Hochul Announces $8.5 Million Available to New York's Agricultural Industry to Support Food and Fiber Processing (10)
ALBANY, New York, Jan. 27 -- Gov. Kathy Hochul, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * Governor Hochul Announces $8.5 Million Available to New York's Agricultural Industry to Support Food and Fiber Processing * Governor Kathy Hochul today announced the availability of $8.5 million through the new Food and Fiber Processing Grant program - the first of its kind in the state. The program provides funding to New York agricultural operations to expand food and fiber processing capac more PR

Harvard: XBridge Program to Facilitate Industry-academic Research Collaborations (10)
CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Jan. 28 -- Harvard University issued the following news: * * * New XBridge Program to facilitate industry-academic research collaborations BioMed X and Harvard University announced the launch of a pilot initiative under BioMed X's XBridge framework to support structured research collaborations between academic investigators and pharmaceutical industry scientists through sponsored research agreements. The XBridge pilot is designed to connect senior biomedical researc more PR

Healey-Driscoll Administration and Electric Utilities Launch the Power Forward Initiative to Build Housing Faster and Lower Costs (10)
BOSTON, Massachusetts, Jan. 27 -- Gov. Maura Healey, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Healey-Driscoll Administration and Electric Utilities Launch the Power Forward Initiative to Build Housing Faster and Lower Costs * Boston -The Healey-Driscoll Administration has joined the state's two largest electric utilities - Eversource and National Grid - in announcing Power Forward, a new initiative to get housing connected to the electric grid faster. Power Forward will supp more PR

Joint Democratic Leadership Statement on Kristi Noem and the Department of Homeland Security (10)
WASHINGTON, Jan. 27 -- Rep. Katherine Clark, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Joint Democratic Leadership Statement on Kristi Noem and the Department of Homeland Security * Today, House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries, Democratic Whip Katherine Clark and Democratic Caucus Chair Pete Aguilar issued the following statement: Taxpayer dollars are being weaponized by the Trump administration to kill American citizens, brutalize communities and violently target law-abi more PR

KU recognizes researchers improving cancer treatments, developing advanced electronics and exploring galaxies (10)
LAWRENCE, Kansas, Jan. 27 -- The University of Kansas posted the following news: * * * KU recognizes researchers improving cancer treatments, developing advanced electronics and exploring galaxies * LAWRENCE -University of Kansas researchers expanding the understanding of molecular cancer therapy, highly sensitive electronics and active galactic nuclei have received this year's Steven F. Warren Research Achievement Award and the KU Research Staff & Postdoctoral achievement awards. The annu more PR

La. A.G. Murrill Testifies Before Senate Health, Education, Labor & Pensions Committee (10)
WASHINGTON, Jan. 27 -- The Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee released the following written testimony by Louisiana Attorney General Elizabeth Murrill from a Jan. 14, 2026, hearing entitled "Protecting Women: Exposing the Dangers of Chemical Abortion Drugs": * * * Dobbs Returned to the States the Ability to Protect Life, but the Biden FDA Thwarted that Promise by Allowing Mail-Order Abortion Drugs The United States Supreme Court "return[ed] the issue of abortion to the peo more PR

More than 1,000 Mass General Brigham Physicians Named to Boston Magazine's 'Top Doctors' List (10)
BOSTON, Massachusetts, Jan. 27 [Category: BizHospital] -- Mass General Brigham issued the following news release: * * * More than 1,000 Mass General Brigham Physicians Named to Boston Magazine's 'Top Doctors' List * We are proud to announce that more than 1,000 Mass General Brigham doctors have been selected by Boston magazine for its 2026 "Top Doctors" issue. The Mass General Brigham physicians acknowledged for their excellence in medical care span many of the hospitals within our system. more PR

Multiple State Attorneys General Urge FAA to Conduct Full Environmental Impact Review of Drone Delivery Operations (10)
WASHINGTON, Jan. 28 -- A collective group of Attorneys General from multiple states and Harris County, Texas, expressed their concerns in a public comment letter submitted to the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) regarding its Draft Programmatic Environmental Assessment (PEA) for drone package delivery operations in the United States. The PEA includes an assessment that they argue fails to adequately evaluate the potentially significant environmental impacts associated with the widespread us more ST

Neal Announces $960,000 Earmark for Town of Spencer Sewer Collection Systems (10)
WASHINGTON, Jan. 27 -- Rep. Richard E. Neal, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Neal Announces $960,000 Earmark for Town of Spencer Sewer Collection Systems * Spencer, MA - Today, Congressman Richard E. Neal joined Spencer Town Administrator Jeffrey Bridges to announce $960,000 in federal funding for the Town of Spencer's sewer collection systems. This allocation was made possible through Congressionally Directed Spending (CDS) from the U.S. Department of the Interio more PR

NEW POLL: New England Women Sound the Alarm on Energy Costs Amid Brutal Winter Storms (10)
WASHINGTON, Jan. 27 [Category: Political] -- The Independent Women's Forum posted issued the following news release: * * * NEW POLL: New England Women Sound the Alarm on Energy Costs Amid Brutal Winter Storms * NEW ENGLAND -A new regional energy poll unveiled today by Independent Women reveals widespread concern among New England women over rising energy costs, reliability, and tradeoffs embedded in the region's aggressive green-energy agenda. The poll, focused on the region with the highest more PR

New WHOI study cautions that deep-sea fishing could undermine valuable tuna fisheries (10)
WOODS HOLE, Massachusetts, Jan. 27 [Category: Environment] -- Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution issued the following news release: * * * New WHOI study cautions that deep-sea fishing could undermine valuable tuna fisheries * Woods Hole, Mass. (January 28, 2026) -A new study led by scientists at Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI), along with international partners, finds that proposed commercial fishing in the deep ocean could have serious consequences for bigeye tuna, one of the  more PR

Noem's Leadership Poses Threat to Democracy, Fails Communities Harmed by Disasters. She Must Go. (10)
CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Jan. 27 [Category: Environment] -- The Union of Concerned Scientists posted the following news release: * * * Noem's Leadership Poses Threat to Democracy, Fails Communities Harmed by Disasters. She Must Go. * WASHINGTON-The Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS) is joining calls for the removal of Kristi Noem as secretary of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS). UCS previously called for a change in leadership at DHS following the disastrous handling of numer more PR

Physicians for Reproductive Health Fellow Verma Testifies Before Senate Health, Education, Labor & Pensions Committee (10)
WASHINGTON, Jan. 27 -- The Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee released the following testimony by Nisha Verma, an OB/GYN and fellow with Physicians for Reproductive Health, from a Jan. 14, 2026, hearing entitled "Protecting Women: Exposing the Dangers of Chemical Abortion Drugs": * * * Good morning Chair Cassidy, Ranking Member Sanders, and distinguished members of the Senate HELP Committee. My name is Dr. Nisha Verma, and I am a double board-certified, fellowship trained,  more PR

Research Spotlight: All People with High Cigarette Use May Not Face the Same Health Risks (10)
BOSTON, Massachusetts, Jan. 27 [Category: BizHospital] -- Mass General Brigham issued the following news release: * * * Research Spotlight: All People with High Cigarette Use May Not Face the Same Health Risks * Yohannes Tesfaigzi, PhD, of the Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine at Mass General Brigham, and Bartolome Celli, MD, are the lead and senior authors of a paper published in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Diseases: Journal of the COPD Foundation, " Low Lung Function in Mi more PR

Thriving Beyond Treatment: Building Resilience for Lymphoma Survivors (10)
MIAMI, Florida, Jan. 27 -- The University of Miami Miller School of Medicine posted the following news: * * * Thriving Beyond Treatment: Building Resilience for Lymphoma Survivors * Article Summary * SMART 3RP Lymphoma is a clinical trial designed to improve survivors' quality of life after treatment. * Virtual group sessions teach stress management and healthy routines. * Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center leads advances in survivorship care and Hodgkin lymphoma treatment. In  more PR

U.S. News & World Report Reveals 2026 Best Online Programs Rankings (10)
WASHINGTON, Jan. 27 [Category: BizMedia] -- The U.S. News and World Report, a digital news and information company, posted the following news release: * * * U.S. News & World Report Reveals 2026 Best Online Programs Rankings * Washington, D.C. - U.S. News & World Report, the global authority in education rankings, today published the 2026 Best Online Programs rankings. Developed to provide prospective students with a data-driven path to advancing their career and knowledge, the new evaluatio more PR

UA Little Rock Earns National Recognition in U.S. News 2026 Online Graduate Rankings (10)
LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, Jan. 27 -- The University of Arkansas Little Rock campus issued the following news: * * * UA Little Rock Earns National Recognition in U.S. News 2026 Online Graduate Rankings * UA Little Rock's online graduate criminal justice program ranked No. 38 nationally in the 2026 U.S. News & World Report Best Online Graduate Programs rankings. In the 2026 rankings, UA Little Rock also rose to No. 38 (tied) in Best Online Master's in Information Technology Programs, up three s more PR

UMass Scholars Lend Expertise to Supreme Court Case on Transgender Athletes and Title IX (10)
AMHERST, Massachusetts, Jan. 28 -- The University of Massachusetts issued the following news: * * * UMass Scholars Lend Expertise to Supreme Court Case on Transgender Athletes and Title IX As the Supreme Court weighs the future of state laws barring transgender girls from school sports, two UMass Amherst scholars are among key academic voices urging the justices to interpret Title IX as a statute of inclusion, not exclusion. Elizabeth (Libby) Sharrow, professor of public policy and history a more PR

UMass-Amherst: Partnership for Worker Education Awarded $250,000 to Expand Workforce Training in Climate-Critical Careers (10)
AMHERST, Massachusetts, Jan. 28 -- The University of Massachusetts issued the following news: * * * Partnership for Worker Education Awarded $250,000 to Expand Workforce Training in Climate-Critical Careers The UMass Amherst Partnership for Worker Education (PWE) has received a $250,000 grant from the Massachusetts Clean Energy Center (MassCEC) to expand its Community Works pre-apprenticeship program. The funding will support workforce training in construction and transportation while adding  more PR

Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution and CMA CGM expand their partnership (10)
WOODS HOLE, Massachusetts, Jan. 27 [Category: Environment] -- Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution issued the following news release: * * * Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution and CMA CGM expand their partnership * Images and video available for use with credit can be found here Woods Hole, Mass. (January 27, 2026) - Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) and CMA CGM Group, a global player in sea, land, air, and logistics solutions, announced today a new, expanded collaboration to pr more PR