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Public Policy Tipoffs Involving Massachusetts Newsletter for 2026-06-01 ( 13 items )  
29 Nursing, Health Organizations Oppose EPA Proposal to Roll Back Ethylene Oxide Emission Standards (10)
WASHINGTON, June 1 -- A coalition of 29 nursing and health organizations has submitted a public comment letter to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency opposing the agency's current proposal to reconsider the National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants related to ethylene oxide emissions from commercial sterilization facilities (Docket No. EPA-HQ-OAR-2019-0178). The groups urge the EPA to maintain the 2024 NESHAP standards, which they say provide critical protections against harm more ST

Advanced Micro Devices CEO Su Inspires Graduates to Tackle Challenging Problems (10)
WASHINGTON, May 29 -- Delivering the commencement address at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in Cambridge, Massachusetts, Advanced Micro Devices CEO Lisa Su urged the graduating class of 2026 to embrace risks and actively pursue the world's most difficult technological challenges. Reflecting on her personal educational journey as an alumna, Su described how the institution instill the engineer's instinct to methodically break down complex, seemingly impossible issues. She highlighted  more PR

Assumption University: 2026 Alumni Award Recipients Announced (10)
WORCESTER, Massachusetts, May 29 -- Assumption University issued the following news: * * * 2026 Alumni Award Recipients Announced Assumption University is proud to announce the recipients of its 2026 Alumni Awards before the University's upcoming Reunion Weekend, June 5-7. This year's honorees include a distinguished financial manager, an accomplished NASA scientist, a successful mergers and acquisitions director, an award-winning general counsel, and a beloved professor, mentor, and scientif more PR

BIDMC-Led Study Finds Low-Dose Aspirin May Reduce Risk of Preterm Births in Extreme Heat Climate (10)
BOSTON, Massachusetts, May 26 (TNSjou) -- Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center issued the following news: * * * BIDMC-Led Study Finds Low-Dose Aspirin May Reduce Risk of Preterm Births in Extreme Heat Climate New Findings Highlight Role of Aspirin in Climate-Linked Pregnancy Health - Rising temperatures are contributing to worse health outcomes for mothers and newborns, with mounting evidence linking extreme heat to preterm (often called premature) birth and other complications. Preterm bir more PR

Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives Issues Commentary: CUSMA Review Comes Into Focus (10)
OTTAWA, Ontario, May 29 -- The Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives issued the following commentary on May 28, 2026, by Stuart Trew, director of the Trade and Investment Research Project: * * * CUSMA review comes into focus What Trump and the Democrats agree about the future of North American trade - In just over a month, North American governments are expected to decide the future of the Canada-U.S.-Mexico Agreement (CUSMA). More likely, they will decide how to decide that future. It's  more PR

Center on Budget & Policy Priorities: By Coordinating With Medicaid and SNAP, State WIC Programs Reach Additional Eligible Low-Income Families With Young Children (10)
WASHINGTON, May 29 -- The Center on Budget and Policy Priorities issued the following report on May 28, 2026, by senior fellow Zoe Neuberger and Luis Nunez, research analyst on the food assistance team: * * * By Coordinating With Medicaid and SNAP, State WIC Programs Reach Additional Eligible Low-Income Families With Young Children Collaboration Has Become More Widespread Over Past Five Years - Collaboration between the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children more PR

Healey-Driscoll Administration Awards $1 Million to Protect Residents From Housing Discrimination (10)
BOSTON, Massachusetts, May 28 -- The Massachusetts Executive Office of Housing and Livable Communities issued the following news release: * * * Healey-Driscoll Administration Awards $1 Million to Protect Residents from Housing Discrimination First Fair Housing Trust Fund awards will support enforcement, education, outreach, testing and legal services statewide * HOLYOKE -- The Healey-Driscoll Administration today announced $1 million in the first Fair Housing Trust Fund awards to seven orga more PR

Intellectual Asset Management Honors Hunton in 2026 IAM Patent 1000 (10)
DALLAS, Texas, May 29 -- Hunton Andrews Kurth, a law firm, issued the following news: * * * Intellectual Asset Management Honors Hunton in 2026 IAM Patent 1000 Hunton was recognized in the 2026 edition of IAM Patent 1000: The World's Leading Patent Professionals. The firm was recognized in the following categories: * Patent Litigation in New York * Patent Prosecution in New York * Patent Litigation in Washington, DC * Patent Prosecution in Washington, DC * Patent Prosecution in Texas T more PR

Legal Defense Fund Associate Director-Counsel Cox Testifies Before Senate Judiciary Subcommittee (Part 1 of 2) (10)
WASHINGTON, May 29 -- The Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution released the following written testimony by Todd A. Cox, associate director-counsel of the Legal Defense Fund, from a May 19, 2026, hearing entitled "Enforcing Callais: Implementing the Supreme Court's Command Against Racial Gerrymandering": * * * I. INTRODUCTION Chairman Schmitt, Ranking Member Welch, and members of the Committee: My name is Todd A. Cox, and I am Associate Director-Counsel of the Legal Defense Fund  more PR

Littler Issues Commentary: Massachusetts Rideshare Drivers Sign Up for Unionization - And Spotlight Potential New State Law Labor Avenues (10)
SAN FRANCISCO, California, May 29 -- Littler, a law firm, issued the following commentary by shareholder Alexander T. MacDonald and associate Rachel Ring: * * * Massachusetts Rideshare Drivers Sign Up for Unionization - And Spotlight Potential New State Law Labor Avenues At a Glance * As of May 26, Massachusetts rideshare drivers are the first in the nation to organize and secure certification of a union as their exclusive bargaining representative. * Similar legislation has been enacted i more PR

Perioperative Apalutamide in High-Risk Localized or Locally Advanced Prostate Cancer Reduces Risk of Metastasis and Death (10)
BOSTON, Massachusetts, May 31 [Category: BizHospital] -- The Dana-Farber Cancer Institute issued the following news release: * * * Perioperative Apalutamide in High-Risk Localized or Locally Advanced Prostate Cancer Reduces Risk of Metastasis and Death * High-risk localized and locally advanced prostate cancer patients treated with apalutamide -a next generation neoadjuvant androgen-receptor pathway inhibitor (ARPI) -plus hormone therapy before and after prostate cancer surgery resulted in m more PR

Powering the Next Generation of NVIDIA AI Factories With MGX (10)
NORWOOD, Massachusetts, June 1 -- Analog Devices, a manufacturer of data conversion and signal processing technology, issued the following news release: * * * Powering the Next Generation of NVIDIA AI Factories with MGX Wilmington, MA - As AI workloads accelerate, the shift toward AI factories are driving unprecedented rack-level power density. At the center of this transition is NVIDIA MGX(TM), an open modular architecture that enables faster system design, improved scalability and rapid dep more PR

RAS(ON) Inhibitor Doubles Median Overall Survival in Results of Phase 3 Trial for Patients with Metastatic Pancreatic Cancer (10)
BOSTON, Massachusetts, May 31 [Category: BizHospital] -- The Dana-Farber Cancer Institute issued the following news release: * * * RAS(ON) Inhibitor Doubles Median Overall Survival in Results of Phase 3 Trial for Patients with Metastatic Pancreatic Cancer * At the ASCO annual meeting, Dana-Farber's Brian Wolpin, MD, MPH, will present positive results from the RASolute 302 trial showing a substantial prolongation of survival for patients with previously treated metastatic pancreatic cancer, r more PR