OLYMPIA, Washington, May 26 -- Washington state Attorney General Nick Brown issued the following news release: * * * AG Brown joins coalition opposing KIDS Act, supports stronger online protections for children * Attorney General Nick Brown and a bipartisan coalition of attorneys general have sent a letter to congressional leadership opposing the so-called Kids Internet and Digital Safety Act (KIDS Act), H.R. 7757, which in reality would weaken states' ability to protect children online while insulating Big Tech from accountability. The c more PR

CHICAGO, Illinois, May 24 [Category: Medical] -- The American Medical Association issued the following letter with 97 co-signers to eight members of Congress: * * * Here is the text of the letter: May 11, 2026 The Honorable Roger Marshall, MD U.S. Senate, 479A Russell Senate Building, Washington, DC 20510 The Honorable Greg Murphy, MD, U.S. House of Representatives, 407 Cannon House Office Building, Washington, DC 20515 The Honorable John Joyce, MD, U.S. House of Representatives, 2102 Rayburn House Office Building, Washington, DC 20515  more PR

DEDHAM, Massachusetts, May 22 (TNSrep) [Category: BizConsulting] -- The Arc Advisory Group issued the following news release: * * * ARC Initiates MarketMap Research for Warehouse Management Systems Structured supplier evaluation to clarify competitive positioning and evolving capabilities in warehouse execution software. * ARC Advisory Group has initiated research for a new MarketMap focused on Warehouse Management Systems (WMS). This MarketMap will provide a structured, comparative evaluation of leading and emerging WMS suppliers, benchma more PR

PHOENIX, Arizona, May 27 -- Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes issued the following news release on May 26, 2026: * * * Attorney General Mayes Joins Coalition Opposing KIDS Act, Supports Stronger Online Protections for Children Today, Attorney General Kris Mayes announced Arizona has joined a bipartisan coalition of attorneys general opposing the federal Kids Internet and Digital Safety Act ("KIDS Act"), H.R. 7757, arguing the bill would weaken states' ability to protect children online while insulating Big Tech from accountability. The co more PR

ALBANY, New York, May 26 -- New York Attorney General Letitia James issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General James Joins Bipartisan Coalition Opposing Federal Legislation that Would Weaken State Protections for Children Online * New York Attorney General Letitia James joined a bipartisan coalition of 44 other attorneys general in urging Congress to reject the Kids Internet and Digital Safety Act (KIDS Act), arguing the bill would weaken states' ability to protect children online and shield big tech companies from accountabi more PR

DENVER, Colorado, May 26 -- Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Phil Weiser joins coalition opposing KIDS Act, supports stronger online protections for children * Attorney General Phil Weiser announced he has joined a bipartisan coalition of attorneys general opposing the federal Kids Internet and Digital Safety Act (KIDS Act), H.R. 7757, arguing the bill would weaken states' ability to protect children online while insulating Big Tech from accountability. The coalition warned th more PR

CHICAGO, Illinois, May 26 -- Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul issued the following news release: * * * ATTORNEY GENERAL RAOUL SUPPORTS STRONGER ONLINE PROTECTIONS * Raoul and Coalition Oppose KIDS Act; Bill Weakens Ability to Protect Children Online Attorney General Kwame Raoul joined a bipartisan coalition of attorneys general opposing the federal Kids Internet and Digital Safety Act ("KIDS Act"), arguing the bill would weaken states' ability to protect children online while insulating technology companies from accountability. In more PR

CHICAGO, Illinois, May 26 -- Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul issued the following news release: * * * ATTORNEY GENERAL RAOUL URGES COURT TO UPHOLD BLOCK ON UNLAWFUL NATIONAL GUARD DEPLOYMENT IN WASHINGTON, D.C. * Attorney General Kwame Raoul, as part of a coalition of 26 states, urged the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit to uphold a lower court's ruling blocking the unlawful deployment of National Guard troops to Washington, D.C.  In their amicus brief filed today, Raoul and the coalition argue tha more PR

WASHINGTON, May 27 (TNSLrpt) -- The U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics issued the following document on May 26, 2026, from Economics Daily: * * * Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro metro area employment down 32,600 from March 2025 to March 2026 From March 2025 to March 2026, nonfarm payroll employment increased in 8 metropolitan areas, decreased in 8 areas, and was essentially unchanged in 371 areas. * * * Chart: Over-the-year percent change in total nonfarm employment for metropolitan areas, not seasonally adjusted * * * The  more PR

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, May 26 -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology posted the following news: * * * Bridging real human movement with digital technology "Avatar," the highest-grossing film of all time, took viewers to a new world, Pandora, and it advanced filmmaking to its own new world: developing the field of virtual production.  Leveraging a wide range of technologies such as performance capture, LED virtual environments, and advanced 3D imaging technologies, virtual production is changing the landscape of modern cinema. Whil more PR

WASHINGTON, May 27 (TNSrep) -- The Center for American Progress issued the following news release on May 26, 2026: * * * 70,000 Massachusetts Drivers Could Transform Worker Organizing in the Gig Economy Following the certification of the App Drivers Union as the bargaining representative for approximately 70,000 Massachusetts rideshare drivers, a new Center for American Progress analysis (https://www.americanprogress.org/article/fast-facts-about-massachusetts-rideshare-sectoral-bargaining/) examines how the state's groundbreaking sectoral ba more PR

WASHINGTON, May 27 -- The Center for American Progress issued the following statement on May 26, 2026: * * * Historic Massachusetts Rideshare Union Certification Signals New Era for Gig Workers David Madland, senior adviser to the American Worker Project at the Center for American Progress, issued the following statement after the Massachusetts Department of Labor Relations certified the App Drivers Union as the bargaining representative for rideshare drivers in the state: This is one of the biggest labor organizing victories in decades and more PR

WASHINGTON, May 26 (TNSletter) -- The Center for Biological Diversity with 178 co-signers issued the following letter to the House Natural Resources Committee: * * * Here is the text of the letter: May 12, 2026 The Honorable Bruce Westerman Chair House Natural Resources Committee 1324 Longworth House Office Building Washington, D.C. 20515 * The Honorable Jared Huffman Ranking Member House Natural Resources Committee 1332 Longworth House Office Building Washington, D.C. 20515 Dear Chair Westerman, Ranking Member Huffman, On behal more PR

BOSTON, Massachusetts, May 26 [Category: Energy]-- 350.org, an organization that works to end the age of fossil fuels and build a community-led renewable energy, posted the following news release: * * * Communities To Gather at TotalEnergies AGM to Demand Corporate Accountability & End to Fossil Fuel Profiteering * South Africa, Johannesburg -On Friday, 29 May, communities, activists, unions, and climate justice organisations will gather outside TotalEnergies' head office in Johannesburg for the "Kick Polluters Out Community Assembly & Poli more PR

HARTFORD, Connecticut, May 26 -- Connecticut Attorney General William Tong issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Tong Leads Bipartisan Multistate Letter to Congress Supporting Stronger Online Protections for Children  Attorney General William Tong today announced the State of Connecticut has opened an investigation into online gaming and chat platform Roblox following widespread reports of child exploitation and harm.  "Roblox built an online pedophile playground. Our investigation seeks to uncover exactly what the com more PR

WASHINGTON, May 27 -- The Center for Strategic and International Studies issued the following commentary on May 26, 2026, by Benjamin Jensen, director of the Futures Lab and senior fellow for the CSIS Defense and Security Department: * * * The Vatican Just Outmaneuvered Washington on AI It takes a profound failure of political imagination for the United States government to be outflanked on the most pressing technological issue of the twenty-first century by a two-millennia-old religious institution. Yet, with the release of Pope Leo XIV's f more PR

AMHERST, Massachusetts, May 26 -- The University of Massachusetts posted the following news: * * * Despite Headlines, America's Solar Boom Isn't Sparking Constant Backlash * Most large-scale solar energy projects in the United States encounter relatively little public conflict, despite widespread perceptions that opposition to solar development is common, according to a new study led by University of Massachusetts Amherst researchers. Published in Energy Research & Social Science, the study analyzed 686 large-scale solar facilities that w more PR

SACRAMENTO, California, May 26 -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release: * * * Don't Call It Kids' Safety if Kids Aren't Safe: Attorney General Bonta Joins Bipartisan Coalition in Opposing KIDS Act * Federal law to protect kids online should set a floor, not a ceiling OAKLAND -California Attorney General Rob Bonta today joined a bipartisan coalition of 44 attorneys general in sending a letter to Congress opposing the passage of the Kids Internet and Digital Safety Act (KIDS Act). The KIDS Act would broadl more PR

ITHACA, New York, May 26 -- Cornell University posted the following news: * * * Five alumni set to join Cornell Board of Trustees in July * At its May 22 meeting, the Cornell University Board of Trustees elected five new trustees to four-year terms: Jason Brauth '02; Winifred Sandler Grinspoon '83; Angela Hwang, MBA '94; John H. Josephson '83; and Karin Bain Kukral '82. Also at the meeting, six current trustees were reelected to four-year terms: Richard S. Emmet II '94; Bobby Jain '92; Kevin P.B. Johnson '88; Eric A. Kutcher '96, M.Eng, ' more PR

LA JOLLA, California, May 26 -- The Salk Institute for Biological Studies issued the following news release: * * * From Salk Institute discovery to patient care: Vitamin D analog shuts down pancreatic cancer's shield in clinical trial Highlights * Preclinical studies at the Salk Institute laid the foundation for a question now being tested in patients: Can a vitamin D-based therapy "reprogram" a pancreatic tumor's protective microenvironment, making tumors more vulnerable to therapeutic treatments? * A clinical trial led by the Dana-Farber more PR

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, May 27 -- G.E. Vernova, an energy company, posted the following news release on May 26, 2026: * * * GE Vernova's HA gas turbine fleet surpasses 4 million operating hours as global power demand accelerates - Fleet reaches 128 units operating in 21 countries - Recent project wins underscore the fleet's growing role in energy security, affordability and grid reliability - Continued investment in manufacturing and services supports future HA growth - ATLANTA, GA - GE Vernova Inc. (NYSE: GEV) today announced that its more PR

BOSTON, Massachusetts, May 26 -- Gov. Maura Healey, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Governor Healey, Labor Leaders Celebrate Establishment of First Rideshare Drivers' Union in the Nation * Boston -Governor Maura Healey today joined national and local labor leaders to celebrate the establishment of the first rideshare drivers' union in the United States, the App Driver's Union (ADU). The union was certified by the Massachusetts Department of Labor Relations (DLR) on Friday, marking the largest private sector bargain more PR

MIAMI, Florida, May 26 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Greenberg Traurig, a law firm, issued the following news release: * * * Greenberg Traurig's David J. Dykeman Speaks at BPIP Conference, Israel's Premier IP Forum * BOSTON - May 26, 2026 - David J. Dykeman, co-chair of the Life Sciences & Medical Technology Group of global law firm Greenberg Traurig, LLP, was a featured speaker at the 12th annual Best Practices in Intellectual Property (BPIP) Conference, May 17-18 in Tel Aviv, Israel. Greenberg Traurig was a platinum sponsor of the conferenc more PR

BELLEVUE, Washington, May 26 [Category: Political] -- The Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms issued the following news release: * * * GUNS & GADGETS TO SPONSOR NEW ENGLAND CONFERENCE HAPPY HOUR * The Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms has announced the happy hour sponsor for the upcoming New England Firearms Advocacy Conference is Jared Yanis from Guns & Gadgets, who has pledged his support by funding the post-conference event.  The New England FAC is scheduled this Saturday, May 30 and there's stil more PR

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, May 27 -- Harvard University issued the following news: * * * Genomic Medicines Fund awards five projects The Office of the Vice Provost for Research (OVPR) is pleased to announce that awards have been made to five projects from the Harvard University Genomic Medicines Fund. The fund is intended to support of research involving genome editing that is useful or relevant to the field of genomic medicine for the prevention or treatment of human disease. Funded projects represent fields of study including biomedical st more PR

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, May 27 -- G.E. Vernova, an energy company, posted the following news release: * * * How India Is Helping More People Access Renewable Power Through High-Voltage Transmission As India grows, so does the need to deliver reliable, affordable electricity to the people and businesses that depend on it every day. Gujarat, one of the country's sunniest regions, is an ideal place to generate large-scale solar power. But many of the communities and major urban centers that need that energy most, including Mumbai, are hundred more PR

FALLS CHURCH, Virginia, May 26 -- The Defense Health Agency issued the following news: * * * Invisible threats: New tick-borne dangers found on U.S. military installations * While service members train for visible threats, a nearly invisible one is emerging from our own backyards. Rare but dangerous viruses carried by ticks no bigger than a sesame seed are being detected on and around U.S. military installations, and a proactive public health program is giving us the early warning we need to stay safe. The MilTICK SURE Path program, a nat more PR

BOSTON, Massachusetts, May 26 -- Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell issued the following news release: * * * AG's Office Secures Indictments Against Two West Brookfield Physicians for Illegally Prescribing Controlled Substances and Medicaid Fraud * The Massachusetts Attorney General's Office (AGO) announced today that Dr. Jeffrey J. Jones and Dr. James C. Wilson III were indicted by a Worcester County Grand Jury on eight counts each of Illegal Prescribing of Controlled Substances - including combinations of opioids, stimulan more PR

BOSTON, Massachusetts, May 27 -- Nutter, a law firm, issued the following news release: * * * Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly Recognizes Liam O'Connell and Mike Scott as Top Managing Partners for Third Consecutive Year Liam O'Connell and Mike Scott, co-managing partners of Nutter, have earned recognition as "Top Managing Partners" from Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly for the third consecutive year. Featured in the "Managing Partners Spotlight," the duo were praised for their dynamic leadership. This recognition from Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly ad more PR

WASHINGTON, May 24 -- The Massachusetts Society of Addiction Medicine issued the following letter to state lawmakers: * * * Here is the text of the letter: May 22, 2026 Re: MASAM's Support for H. 2200, An Act Relative to the Prescription Drug Program Dear Honorable State Lawmakers, On behalf of the Massachusetts Society of Addiction Medicine (MASAM), the leading medical specialty society representing physicians and other clinicians in Massachusetts who treat substance use disorders, we write today in support of H. 2200. This important l more PR

WASHINGTON, May 26 -- Rep. James McGovern, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * McGovern, McCaul Introduce Legislation to Assure Continued Engagement with the Tibetan People After the Dalai Lama * Today, U.S. Representatives James P. McGovern (MA-02) and Michael McCaul (TX-10) introduced legislation to strengthen the United States's commitment to the aspirations of the Tibetan people for human rights and dignity. The ''Assuring the Future of Tibet Act of 2026" would empower the U.S. government to continue its engagement more PR

BALTIMORE, Maryland, May 27 -- Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown issued the following news release on May 26, 2026: * * * Attorney General Brown Leads Multistate Coalition Urging Court to Uphold Block on Unlawful National Guard Deployment in Washington, D.C. Attorney General Anthony G. Brown today led a coalition of 23 attorneys general and 3 governors in filing an amicus brief in the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, urging the court to deny the Trump administration's appeal and uphold a lower cou more PR

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, May 25 -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology posted the following news: * * * One stage at a time Associate Professor Sara Brown, an accomplished theater set designer, teaches MIT students to create and think visually. * In a theater, the first thing the audience sees, and looks at the longest, is the stage. Even so, set design is something most of us know little about. Why does a set have its form and elements? How does it suit the performance? Consider a set that designer and MIT Associate Professor Sa more PR

WASHINGTON, May 26 -- Rep. Seth Moulton, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Moulton Leads Letter Demanding Answers on the Backlog at USCIS * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Congressman Seth Moulton (MA-06) is leading 18 Democratic lawmakers in demanding answers from Secretary of Homeland Security Markwayne Mullin and Director of U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) Joseph B. Edlow regarding the unprecedented backlog and "frontlog" of applications currently paralyzing the U.S. legal immigration system. In a letter, t more PR

WASHINGTON, May 26 -- Rep. Seth Moulton, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Moulton Re-Introduces American High Speed Rail Act, Calling for $41 Billion Annual Investment to Build America's Rail Future * WASHINGTON, D.C. -Congressman Seth Moulton (MA-06) today re-introduced the American High Speed Rail Act of 2026, a landmark piece of legislation that represents a generational investment in America's infrastructure, economy, and future. The bill authorizes up to $41 billion annually over five years to build a world-cla more PR

TRENTON, New Jersey, May 27 -- New Jersey Attorney General Jennifer Davenport issued the following news release on May 26, 2026: * * * Attorney General Davenport Urges Congress Not to Weaken Online Safeguards for Children Bipartisan Coalition: Proposed Legislation Gives Tech Firms Too Much Power * Attorney General Jennifer Davenport and a multistate bipartisan coalition of 43 other attorneys general announced that they are opposing the federal Kids Internet and Digital Safety Act (KIDS Act), H.R. 7757, citing concerns the bill would weaken more PR

WASHINGTON, May 24 [Category: Political] -- The NAACP issued the following letter with two co-signers to Chair Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, and Ranking Member Edward J. Markey, D-Massachusetts, both of the Senate Small Business and Entrepreneurship Committee: * * * Here is the text of the letter: May 20, 2026 The Honorable Joni Ernst, Chair, U.S. Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship, 428A Russell Senate Office Building, Washington, DC 20510 The Honorable Edward J. Markey, Ranking Member, U.S. Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneu more PR

WOODS HOLE, Massachusetts, May 26 [Category: Biology] -- The Marine Biological Laboratory, an affiliate of the University of Chicago, posted the following news: * * * New Publications: April 2026 * Every month, research from MBL scientists and affiliates is published in academic journals across the globe. In April 2026, 12 new studies were published. MBL-affiliated authors are in bold. Giacomini, J. J., Torres-Morales, J., Dewhirst, F. E., Borisy, G. G., & Mark Welch, J. L. (2026). Spatial ecology of the Capnocytophaga genus in the human  more PR

WASHINGTON, May 27 -- The Senate Small Business and Entrepreneurship Committee released the following written testimony by Edward 'Ned' Hill, professor emeritus of economic development at the Ohio State University John Glenn College of Public Affairs, and a senior research associate at the Ohio Manufacturing Institute, from a May 13, 2026, hearing entitled "America 250: Industrialization and the Rise of Small Manufacturers": * * * I. INTRODUCTION Chair Ernst, Ranking Member Markey, and Members of the Committee, thank you for the privilege of more PR

BOSTON, Massachusetts, May 26 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Massachusetts posted the following news release: * * * Peabody Man Pleads Guilty to Theft of Government Money * BOSTON - A Peabody man pleaded guilty to fraudulently obtaining over $100,000 in coronavirus relief funds. Jonathan Carpenter, 52, pleaded guilty to theft of government money before U.S. District Court Judge Myong J. Joun who scheduled sentencing for Sept. 3, 2026. Carpenter was arrested and charged in January 2026. Carpenter defrauded the Uni more PR

WASHINGTON, May 26 -- The U.S. Department of War issued the following news: * * * Pennsylvania Guard Shapes Army's Extended Basic Leader Course * National Guard members assigned to Fort Indiantown Gap, Pennsylvania, are leading the validation effort for the Army's expanded basic leader course, refining the curriculum before it is implemented forcewide later this year. The 166th Regiment - Regional Training Institute, which provides training and support to develop leaders through professional military education and training, is serving as  more PR

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, May 27 -- Gov. Daniel J. McKee, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release on May 26, 2026: * * * Governor McKee and Bipartisan New England States Urge FERC to Reject Profit Increase for Transmission Owners All six New England governors submit joint statement opposing major profit increase for transmission utilities * Governor Dan McKee joined with a bipartisan group of New England governors to urge the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) to reject a proposal by New England transmission owners to si more PR

WASHINGTON, May 26 (TNSletter) -- Rep. Brad Sherman, D-California, with 19 co-signers issued the following letter to British Home State Secretary Shabana Mahmood: * * * Here is the text of the letter: May 12, 2026 The Honorable Shabana Mahmood Secretary of State for the Home Department Home Office c/o Embassy of the United Kingdom 3100 Massachusetts Avenue, NW Washington, D.C. 20008 Dear Secretary of State Mahmood: We write to urge you to fast-track legislation proscribing the Iranian Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) as a terr more PR

WASHINGTON, May 27 (TNSletter) -- Rep. Richard E. Neal, D-Massachusetts, ranking member of the House Ways and Means Committee, and three co-signers, issued the following letter to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services: * * * Here is the text of the letter: May 11, 2026 The Honorable Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. Secretary U.S. Department of Health and Human Services 200 Independence Avenue, SW Washington, D.C., 20201 * Dr. Mehmet Oz Administrator Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services 7500 Security Boulevard Baltimore, Maryl more PR

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, May 26 -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology Sloan School of Management issued the following news release: * * * The value of extending the Diablo Canyon nuclear plant's operating life * As California legislators weigh whether to extend the operating life of the Diablo Canyon Nuclear Power Plant (DCPP) beyond 2030, new research from the MIT Sloan School of Management finds that keeping the plant running through 2045 could save state ratepayers more than $7.6 billion, and potentially more than $20 billion, co more PR

MILPITAS, California, May 26 [Category: Electronic Products] -- SEMI, an association serving the manufacturing supply chain for the electronics industry, posted the following news release: * * * SEMI Foundation and the U.S. National Science Foundation Launch First Four Regional Nodes of the National Network for Microelectronics Education (NNME) * National Workforce Infrastructure Initiative Activates More Than 325 Organizations Across the United States to Accelerate America's Microelectronics Talent Pipeline MILPITAS, Calif., May 26, 202 more PR

WASHINGTON, May 27 (TNSletter) -- Sen. Edward J. Markey, D-Massachusetts, with nine co-signers issued the following letter to the U.S. Department of Homeland Security: * * * Here is the text of the letter: May 14, 2026 The Honorable Markwayne Mullin Secretary U.S. Department of Homeland Security 2707 Martin Luther King Jr. Ave, S.E. Washington, DC 20528 Dear Secretary Mullin, The Department of Homeland Security's (DHS) 2027 budget proposal to develop "smart glasses" for biometric identification presents a grave threat to the privacy a more PR

WASHINGTON, May 27 (TNSletter) -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, issued the following letter to the U.S. Department of Defense: * * * Here is the text of the letter: April 26, 2026 The Honorable Stephen Andrew Feinberg Deputy Secretary U.S. Department of Defense 1000 Defense Pentagon Washington, D.C., 20301-1000 Dear Deputy Secretary Feinberg, I write about concerns regarding conflicts of interest that could affect your contracting and implementation decisions with regard to the Department of Defense's (DoD) missile defense p more PR

WASHINGTON, May 27 (TNSletter) -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, ranking member of the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee, issued the following letter to the departments of Energy and Defense: * * * Here is the text of the letter: April 14, 2026 The Honorable Chris Wright Secretary of Energy U.S. Department of Energy 1000 Independence Ave, SW Washington, DC 20585 * The Honorable Pete Hegseth Secretary of Defense U.S. Department of Defense 1000 Defense Pentagon Washington, DC 20301 Dear Secretary Wright a more PR

WASHINGTON, May 26 (TNSletter) -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, ranking member of the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee, issued the following letter to the Federal Reserve: * * * Here is the text of the letter: April 14, 2026 The Honorable Jerome Powell Chair Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System 20th Street and Constitution Avenue NW Washington, DC 20551 Dear Chair Powell: I write to request that the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (Fed or Federal Reserve) provide copies of all  more PR

WASHINGTON, May 26 (TNSletter) -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, ranking member of the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee, issued the following letter to the Federal Reserve: * * * Here is the text of the letter: May 15, 2026 Kevin Warsh Chair Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System 20th St. and Constitution Avenue NW Washington, D.C. 20551 Dear Chair Warsh: On May 13, 2026, you were confirmed to serve as the Chair of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (Federal Reserve or the Fed).1 more PR

WASHINGTON, May 26 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, ranking member of the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee, issued the following letter to Federal Reserve Chairman Kevin Warsh and the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency. * * * Here is the text of the letter: May 20, 2026 Jonathan V. Gould Comptroller Office of the Comptroller of the Currency 400 7th St. SW Washington, D.C. 20219 - Kevin Warsh Chair Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System 20th St and Constitution Avenue N.W. Washington D more PR

WASHINGTON, May 24 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, ranking member of the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee, issued the following letter to Federal Reserve System, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation and U.S. Department of Treasury: * * * Here is the text of the letter: May 20, 2026 The Honorable Michelle W. Bowman, Vice Chair for Supervision, Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, 20th Street and Constitution Ave, NW, Washington, DC 20551 The Honorable Jonathan Gould, Comptroller of the Currency,  more PR

WASHINGTON, May 27 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, ranking member of the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee, issued the following letter to the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency: * * * Here is the text of the letter: May 18, 2026 The Honorable Jonathan Gould Comptroller of the Currency Office of the Comptroller of the Currency 400 7th Street SW Washington, DC 20219 Dear Comptroller Gould: I write regarding your decision in recent months to grant national trust charters to seemingly ineligible compa more PR

WASHINGTON, May 27 (TNSletter) -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, ranking member of the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee, issued the following letter to the Securities and Exchange Commission: * * * Here is the text of the letter: April 15, 2026 The Honorable Paul Atkins Chairman Securities and Exchange Commission 100 F St NE Washington, D.C. 20549 Dear Chairman Atkins, I write regarding the Securities and Exchange Commission's (the "Commission" or "SEC") publication of Fiscal Year 2025 ("FY 2025") enforceme more PR

WASHINGTON, May 27 (TNSletter) -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, ranking member of the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee, issued the following letter to the Securities and Exchange Commission: * * * Here is the text of the letter: May 13, 2026 The Honorable Paul Atkins Chairman U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission 100 F Street NE Washington, DC 20549 Dear Chairman Atkins: I am writing to ask the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC" or "Commission") to investigate whether the Trump family's cryptocurr more PR

WASHINGTON, May 26 (TNSletter) -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, ranking member of the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee, issued the following letter to the U.S. Department of the Treasury: * * * Here is the text of the letter: May 15, 2026 The Honorable Scott Bessent Secretary U.S. Department of the Treasury 1500 Pennsylvania Avenue NW Washington, DC 20220 Dear Secretary Bessent: On February 5, 2026, you testified in front of the Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee and refused to acknowledg more PR

WASHINGTON, May 27 (TNSletter) -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, ranking member of the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee, issued the following letter to X Corp.: * * * Here is the text of the letter: April 14, 2026 Elon Musk Owner, Chairman, and CTO X Corp. Building 2, Hyperloop Plaza, 865 FM1209 Bastrop, TX 78602 Dear Mr. Musk: I write to request information regarding the announced April launch of your new payments platform, X Money. This product launch represents the next phase of your longstanding plan to more PR

WASHINGTON, May 27 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, ranking member of the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee, with 21 co-signers issued the following letter to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development: * * * Here is the text of the letter: May 21, 2026 The Honorable Scott Turner Secretary U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development 451 7th Street SW Washington, DC 20410 Dear Secretary Turner: We write to oppose the Department of Housing and Urban Development's (HUD) notice of proposed rulem more PR

WASHINGTON, May 26 -- Sen. Edward J. Markey, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Markey Statement on the Passing of Former Massachusetts State Representative Benjamin Swan * Boston (May 26, 2026) - Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) released the following statement after the passing of former Massachusetts State Representative Benjamin Swan. "State Representative Benjamin Swan was a lifelong public servant, consummate statesman, and champion for civil and human rights. "As a young activist and organizer, he more PR

WASHINGTON, May 27 (TNSletter) -- Sens. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, Kirsten Gillibrand, D-New York, Richard Blumenthal, D-Connecticut, and Mark Kelly, D-Arizona, issued the following letter to the U.S. Department of Defense: * * * Here is the text of the letter: April 26, 2026 The Honorable Pete Hegseth Secretary of Defense U.S. Department of Defense 1000 Defense Pentagon Washington, DC 20301-1000 Dear Secretary Hegseth, We write with concerns about the failure of the Department of Defense (DoD) to take even basic precautions t more PR

WASHINGTON, May 26 (TNSletter) -- Sens. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, Angus S. King Jr., I-Maine, and Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, issued the following letter to the Government Accountability Office: * * * Here is the text of the letter: May 17, 2026 Orice Williams Brown Acting Comptroller General of the United States U.S. Government Accountability Office 441 G Street NW Washington, D.C. 20548 Dear Ms. Williams Brown: We write to request that the Government Accountability Office (GAO) conduct a new review to follow up on developments sin more PR

WASHINGTON, May 27 (TNSletter) -- Sens. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, and Jack Reed, D-Rhode Island, issued the following letter to the U.S. Department of the Treasury and U.S. Department of Justice: * * * Here is the text of the letter: May 13, 2026 The Honorable Scott Bessent Secretary U.S. Department of the Treasury 1500 Pennsylvania Avenue NW Washington, DC 20220 * The Honorable Todd Blanche Acting Attorney General U.S. Department of Justice 950 Pennsylvania Avenue NW Washington, DC 20530 Dear Secretary Bessent and Actin more PR

WASHINGTON, May 27 (TNSletter) -- Sens. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, and Tim Sheehy, R-Montana, issued the following letter to the Senate Armed Services Committee: * * * Here is the text of the letter: May 18, 2026 The Honorable Roger F. Wicker Chair Senate Committee on Armed Services Russell Senate Building, Room 228 Washington, D.C. 20510 * The Honorable Jack Reed Ranking Member Senate Committee on Armed Services Russell Senate Building, Room 228 Washington, D.C. 20510 * The Honorable Mike Rogers Chair House Committee  more PR

WASHINGTON, May 26 (TNSletter) -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, ranking member of the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee, and Sen. Chris Van Hollen, D-Maryland, issued the following letter to the Securities and Exchange Commission: * * * Here is the text of the letter: April 24, 2026 The Honorable Paul Atkins Chairman Securities and Exchange Commission 100 F St NE Washington, D.C. 20549 Dear Chairman Atkins, We are writing to express our concern about the Securities and Exchange Commission's interpretive rel more PR

WASHINGTON, May 27 (TNSletter) -- Sens. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, ranking member of the Senate Finance Committee, and Edward J. Markey, D-Massachusetts, issued the following letter to the U.S. Small Business Administration: * * * Here is the text of the letter: May 14, 2026 The Honorable Kelly Loeffler Administrator U.S. Small Business Administration 409 3rd St, SW Washington, DC 20416 Dear Administrator Loeffler: We write to request information from the Small Business Administration (SBA) about its role in addressing emerging small-busine more PR

BOSTON, Massachusetts, May 27 -- Ropes and Gray, a law firm, issued the following news: * * * Seven Ropes & Gray Partners Named to Lawdragon's 2026 "Leading Global Cyber Lawyers" List Seven Ropes & Gray partners have been recognized on Lawdragon's 2026 "Leading Global Cyber Lawyers" list. This list spotlights 500 lawyers worldwide who are at the forefront of advising clients on cybersecurity, data privacy, and cyber-related regulatory and litigation matters. The firm's recognized lawyers include: * Amanda Raad * Anne Johnson Palmer * Chr more PR

BOSTON, Massachusetts, May 26 -- Northeastern University issued the following news: * * * Social media can be toxic. Yik Yak's CEO says it doesn't have to be. Yik Yak and Sidechat's new CEO wants to protect "one of the last good social platforms"  While at Northeastern University, all Kyle Venn wanted to do was create a social media app like the college student-focused Yik Yak. Now, he's running what he said is one of the last bastions for positivity online. By Cody Mello-Klein  To enter Yik Yak is like opening the beating heart of a un more PR

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, May 26 -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology posted the following news: * * * Ten from MIT accept 2026 Fulbright awards * Ten MIT affiliates -including undergraduates, graduate students, and alumni -have accepted Fulbright grants to conduct research in countries across the world. Five other students declined their awards to pursue other opportunities, and another student is still deciding. In total, 16 of MIT's 30 Fulbright applicants won awards this year. Funded by the U.S. Department of State with annual more PR

SOMERVILLE, Massachusetts, May 27 -- Tufts University issued the following news release: * * * New Residence Hall Earns Prestigious Sustainability Recognition Pre-certified by the Passive House Institute, Pachyderm Place prioritizes energy efficiency, indoor air quality, and student comfort * Pachyderm Place, a new 660-bed residence hall at 401-403 Boston Avenue, has achieved pre-certification from the Passive House Institute (PHI), a rigorous international standard for high-performance, energy-efficient buildings. The milestone reflects d more PR

MANCHESTER, England, May 26 (TNSjou) -- The University of Manchester issued the following news release: * * * New genetic map of the human eye reveals clues to vision loss An international team led by University of Manchester scientists has created the most detailed picture yet of how genetic differences shape the way the human eye works. The breakthrough could help explain why millions of people develop sight threatening conditions such as age related macular degeneration (AMD), as well as rarer inherited eye diseases. The research is pub more PR

WORCESTER, Massachusetts, May 27 -- The University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School issued the following news: * * * Massachusetts offers new apprenticeship program to address the state's nursing shortage Nursing Council on Workforce Sustainability, supported by ForHealth Consulting, to play key role in program By Sarah Willey The Executive Office of Health and Human Services (EOHHS) has awarded $240,000 in grants to launch nursing apprenticeships across Massachusetts. The program will be implemented by the Massachusetts Nursing Counci more PR

COLUMBUS, Ohio, May 26 -- Ohio State University posted the following news: * * * Unsealing cells' 'black box' strategy to regulate gene activation While scientists have known for over two decades that all cells use a strategy called RNA interference to regulate gene expression, a new study is the first to describe how a specific protein manages the step-by-step process of assembling the molecular complex that performs the regulatory job.  Among the surprising findings: The messenger RNA (mRNA) that is targeted for interference - suppressio more PR

BOSTON, Massachusetts, May 26 [Category: Sociological] -- Oxfam America issued the following news release: * * * US: Medicaid Work Requirements Risk Coverage Loss for Millions of People * Authorities Should Mitigate Harm Ahead of June 1 Deadline Federal regulators should act urgently to prevent millions of people with low incomes from losing Medicaid coverage under new work requirements, Human Rights Watch and Oxfam America said in a joint letter to the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and the Centers for Medicare & Medica more PR

BOSTON, Massachusetts, May 26 -- Conservation Law Foundation issued the following news release: * * * Vermont Legislature Passes One of the Nation's Strongest Data Center Laws (Montpelier, VT) - T he Vermont legislature has given final passage to H.727, the state's first-ever legislation to regulate the construction and operation of data centers. The bill passed with overwhelming, tripartisan margins -26-3 in the Senate and with a near-unanimous voice vote in the House. The legislation establishes a comprehensive regulatory framework for lar more PR

ST. LOUIS, Missouri, May 26 -- Washington University in St. Louis posted the following news: * * * Yu installed as Art Krieg Professor * Yan Yu, a scientist trained in both chemistry and engineering whose research focuses on developing nanotechnologies to detect and treat immune-related diseases, is the inaugural Art Krieg Professor at Washington University in St. Louis. An installation ceremony took place March 31. Yu joined the Department of Chemistry in WashU Arts & Sciences in fall 2025, arriving from Indiana University-Bloomington. S more PR