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Public Policy Tipoffs Involving Massachusetts Newsletter for 2026-06-27 ( 53 items )  
ACLJ Files Opening Brief Defending Husband-Wife Pro-Life Advocates' Free Speech (10)
WASHINGTON, June 25 -- The American Center for Law and Justice posted the following statement by associate counsel Liam Harrell: * * * ACLJ Files Opening Brief Defending Husband-Wife Pro-Life Advocates' Free Speech On Monday, we filed our opening brief in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit in the case of Zachary and Lindsay Knotts. This marks a major new stage in our fight to protect pro-life advocates whose voices are being shut down on public sidewalks. ACLJ members will remember the facts from our earlier coverage. Zack and  more PR

ACLU of Massachusetts Announces New Board Leadership (10)
BOSTON, Massachusetts, June 27 -- The American Civil Liberties Union of Massachusetts issued the following news release: * * * ACLU of Massachusetts Announces New Board Leadership Experienced attorneys with strong commitments to civil liberties take on leadership roles as the organization advances campaigns to build firewalls for freedom across the Commonwealth - The ACLU of Massachusetts announced its newest board leaders, attorneys Lael Chester and Madeleine Rodriguez, who bring a strong commitment to defending and expanding freedoms for more PR

AG Brown calls for transparency as ICE refuses to release fatality information (10)
OLYMPIA, Washington, June 26 -- Washington state Attorney General Nick Brown issued the following news release: * * * AG Brown calls for transparency as ICE refuses to release fatality information * Attorney General Nick Brown today joined a coalition of 22 other attorneys general in urging the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to reverse a dangerous new policy ending investigations and public reporting of deaths that occur shortly after people are released from ICE custody. In a  more PR

AG Campbell Blocks Trump Administration From Exerting Federal Control Over Elections (10)
BOSTON, Massachusetts, June 25 -- Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell issued the following news release: * * * AG Campbell Blocks Trump Administration From Exerting Federal Control Over Elections * Boston -Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell today secured a victory from the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts, blocking President Trump's unlawful Executive Order that attempted to interfere with states' constitutional authority to administer elections. The final ruling follows a multistate lawsu more PR

AG Nessel Blocks Administration from Exerting Federal Control Over Elections (10)
LANSING, Michigan, June 25 -- Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel issued the following news release: * * * AG Nessel Blocks Administration from Exerting Federal Control Over Elections * LANSING - Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel today secured a victory (PDF) from the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts, blocking President Trump's unlawful Executive Order that attempted to interfere with states' constitutional authority to administer elections. The final ruling follows a multistate lawsuit brought by Attorney General more PR

Alumni Elect Mariko Silver '99 to Serve on Yale's Board of Trustees (10)
NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, June 27 -- Yale University issued the following news: * * * Alumni elect Mariko Silver '99 to serve on Yale's Board of Trustees Silver, president and chief executive officer of Lincoln Center, was elected in a worldwide balloting of university graduates and begins a six-year term on July 1. Four trustees will conclude their service on June 30. - Mariko Silver '99 has been elected to serve as an alumni fellow of Yale's Board of Trustees, known formally as the Yale Corporation, in a worldwide balloting of university  more PR

American Academy of Neurology: Genetic Testing Projected to Increase ALS Clinic Visits Over Next Decade (10)
MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota, June 26 (TNSjou) -- The American Academy of Neurology issued the following news release: * * * Genetic testing projected to increase ALS clinic visits over next decade Study predicts a substantial increase in need for specialized care - The availability of genetic testing for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) for people with a family member diagnosed with the disease is expected to greatly increase the number of clinic visits to specialized ALS centers over the next decade, according to a study published June 24,  more PR

Americans for Tax Reform: Erick Erickson - Bernie Moreno-Elizabeth Warren Tax Hike is "the Bipartisan Plan to Kill the Economy" (10)
WASHINGTON, June 26 -- Americans for Tax Reform posted the following commentary: * * * Erick Erickson: Bernie Moreno-Elizabeth Warren Tax Hike is "the bipartisan plan to kill the economy" Conservative leader Erick Erickson has noted the dangers of the Bernie Moreno-Elizabeth Warren $3 trillion tax hike. In a piece titled "The Bipartisan Plan to Kill the Economy," Erickson wrote: Senators Bernie Moreno of Ohio and Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts have teamed up to destroy the American economy. Under their plan, the cap on the payroll tax w more PR

Are FDA-Authorized Flavored Vapes a Win or a Loss for Public Health? (10)
BOSTON, Massachusetts, June 26 -- The Boston University School of Public Health issued the following news: * * * Are FDA-Authorized Flavored Vapes a Win or a Loss for Public Health? * Are FDA-Authorized Flavored Vapes a Win or a Loss for Public Health ? adolescents Following the Food and Drug Administration's authorization of the sale and marketing of fruit-flavored e-cigarettes for the first time, SPH faculty members Jennifer Ross, Ziming Xuan, and Lynsie Ranker discuss the potential public health benefits and harms of this significant more PR

Ariz. A.G. Mayes Demands Transparency as ICE Refuses to Release Fatality Information (10)
PHOENIX, Arizona, June 27 -- Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes issued the following news release on June 26, 2026: * * * Attorney General Mayes Demands Transparency as ICE Refuses to Release Fatality Information Attorney General Kris Mayes today joined a coalition of 22 other attorneys general in urging the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to reverse a dangerous new policy ending investigations and public reporting of deaths that occur shortly after people are released from ICE c more PR

ATTORNEY GENERAL RAOUL PROTECTS ELECTIONS FROM FEDERAL OVERREACH, PERMANENTLY BLOCKS TRUMP ADMINISTRATION'S UNLAWFUL EXECUTIVE ORDERS (10)
CHICAGO, Illinois, June 25 -- Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul issued the following news release: * * * ATTORNEY GENERAL RAOUL PROTECTS ELECTIONS FROM FEDERAL OVERREACH, PERMANENTLY BLOCKS TRUMP ADMINISTRATION'S UNLAWFUL EXECUTIVE ORDERS * Chicago -Attorney General Kwame Raoul scored two separate legal victories permanently blocking the implementation of key provisions in President Trump's unlawful executive orders that attempted to interfere with states' constitutional authority to administer elections. "These rulings are a win for  more PR

Boston University Wheelock College of Education and Human Development: Doctoral Student Earns Dissertation Fellowship (10)
BOSTON, Massachusetts, June 27 -- The Boston University Wheelock College of Education and Human Development issued the following news: * * * Doctoral Student Earns Dissertation Fellowship By Stephanies Vang Souhaila Nassar, a fourth-year PhD student in the Language & Literacy Education program at BU Wheelock, was one of 35 students to be selected for a National Academy of Education (NAEd)/Spencer Dissertation Fellowship. The NAEd/Spencer Foundation's Dissertation Fellowship program supports emerging education scholars and journalists by  more PR

Court Upholds Life-Saving National Soot Air Quality Standard (10)
BOSTON, Massachusetts, June 26 -- Conservation Law Foundation issued the following news release: * * * Court Upholds Life-Saving National Soot Air Quality Standard * Soot is a lethal combination of metals, organic chemicals, and acidic substances so tiny that they can be easily inhaled into our lungs and delivered directly into our bloodstream. Photo: Shutterstock June 26, 2026 (Boston, MA) - Today, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit upheld the national, health-based limit on fine particulate matter (PM2.5), also known as soot more PR

Court upholds life-saving national soot air quality standard (10)
BOSTON, Massachusetts, June 26 [Category: Environment] -- Clean Air Task Force, an organization that says it works to safeguard against the impacts of climate change by catalyzing the development and deployment of low-carbon energy and other climate-protecting technologies, issued the following news: * * * Court upholds life-saving national soot air quality standard * Washington, D.C. -Today, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit upheld the national, health-based limit on fine particulate matter (PM2.5), also known as soot, that th more PR

EDC Experts Engage Community in Digital Wellbeing Innovation Workshop (10)
WALTHAM, Massachusetts, June 27 -- The Education Development Center issued the following news on June 25, 2026: * * * EDC Experts Engage Community in Digital Wellbeing Innovation Workshop In June, EDC convened Massachusetts students, parents, educators, and community members in a community-driven design workshop focused on cultivating youths' sound tech habits and digital wellbeing. The event was part of both EDC's MetroWest Foundation-funded MetroWest Digital Wellness Collaborative initiative and our national Healthy Digital Futures work.  more PR

EPA Invests in Making America Healthy Again with Announcement of $1.5 Million to Improve Drinking Water in New England (10)
WASHINGTON, June 26 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release: * * * EPA Invests in Making America Healthy Again with Announcement of $1.5 Million to Improve Drinking Water in New England * BOSTON (June 26, 2026) - Today, U.S Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is announcing $1.5 million in grant funding to improve drinking water infrastructure in New England. These grants will help Make America Healthy Again by providing communities with needed resources to make critical drinking water infrastructure upgrad more PR

EPA Invests in Making America Healthy Again with Announcement of $25 Million to Improve Drinking Water in Small and Rural Communities (10)
WASHINGTON, June 26 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release: * * * EPA Invests in Making America Healthy Again with Announcement of $25 Million to Improve Drinking Water in Small and Rural Communities * WASHINGTON- Today, U.S Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is announcing more than $25 million in grant funding to improve drinking water infrastructure in small and rural communities. These grants will help Make America Healthy Again by providing communities across the nation with needed resources to make  more PR

Goodwin Advises Topaz Labs on Entry Into Definitive Agreement To Be Acquired by Adobe (10)
BOSTON, Massachusetts, June 26 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Goodwin, a law firm, posted the following news release: * * * Goodwin Advises Topaz Labs on Entry Into Definitive Agreement To Be Acquired by Adobe * The Technology team advised Topaz Labs in its entry into a definitive agreement to be acquired by Adobe (Nasdaq: ADBE), a global technology leader in creativity, productivity, and customer experiences. Topaz Labs, an AI company specializing in industry-leading video and image enhancement models, will be integrated across Adobe's creati more PR

Governor Healey Signs Blue Envelope Bill to Improve Interactions Between Law Enforcement and Individuals with Autism (10)
BOSTON, Massachusetts, June 25 -- Gov. Maura Healey, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Governor Healey Signs Blue Envelope Bill to Improve Interactions Between Law Enforcement and Individuals with Autism * Boston -Governor Maura Healey today signed An Act Facilitating Better Interactions Between Police Officers and Persons with Autism Spectrum Disorder, legislation designed to improve communication and understanding during encounters between law enforcement officers and individuals with autism. The new law formally more PR

Governor Healey Signs Legislation to Improve Early Literacy Instruction in Massachusetts (10)
BOSTON, Massachusetts, June 26 -- Gov. Maura Healey, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Governor Healey Signs Legislation to Improve Early Literacy Instruction in Massachusetts * Boston -Governor Maura Healey today signed An Act Relative to Teacher Preparation and Student Literacy, legislation designed to improve student literacy across Massachusetts and provide schools and educators with additional tools to support early reading success. Massachusetts is home to the nation's top-ranked K-12 school system, and Gover more PR

Healey-Driscoll Administration Celebrates Major Upgrades at Kendall/MIT Station (10)
BOSTON, Massachusetts, June 26 -- Gov. Maura Healey, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Healey-Driscoll Administration Celebrates Major Upgrades at Kendall/MIT Station * Boston -Governor Maura Healey today joined the MBTA, BXP, MIT Investment Management Company (MITIMCO), the Cambridge Redevelopment Authority and local leaders to celebrate the completion of major improvements at Kendall/MIT Station on the Red Line and highlight how partnerships between the public and private sectors are helping to modernize the MBTA a more PR

Humans of Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences: Emma Beretta (10)
BOULDER, Colorado, June 27 -- The Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences issued the following news: * * * Humans of CIRES: Emma Beretta Statistician found way to soundscape monitoring through hands on undergraduate research experience - Emma Beretta is a passive acoustic data analyst at CIRES and NOAA's National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI) who uses open source software to build accessible visualizations about ocean sounds. A statistician by training, she is passionate about protecting Earth's ecosyste more PR

LeachGarner to Pay $2.8 Million in EEOC Pay Discrimination Suit (10)
WASHINGTON, June 26 -- The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission issued the following news release: * * * LeachGarner to Pay $2.8 Million in EEOC Pay Discrimination Suit Metallurgical company settles federal suit charging it placed female workers in lower-paying departments and paid them less than men for similar work BOSTON -LeachGarner, Inc., a metallurgical manufacturer and supplier, will pay $2.8 million and provide other relief to settle a federal sex discrimination lawsuit, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) ann more PR

Lowell Man Pleads Guilty to Distributing Fentanyl and Crack Cocaine (10)
BOSTON, Massachusetts, June 26 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Massachusetts posted the following news release: * * * Lowell Man Pleads Guilty to Distributing Fentanyl and Crack Cocaine * BOSTON - A Lowell man pleaded guilty yesterday in federal court in Boston to distributing fentanyl and cocaine base (crack cocaine). Gino Hem, 34, pleaded guilty to one count of distribution of and possession with intent to distribute 28 grams or more of cocaine base; one count of possession with intent to distribute 28 grams or mo more PR

Lowell Man Pleads Guilty to Drug Distribution and Gun Charges (10)
BOSTON, Massachusetts, June 26 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Massachusetts posted the following news release: * * * Lowell Man Pleads Guilty to Drug Distribution and Gun Charges * BOSTON - A Lowell man pleaded guilty yesterday in federal court in Boston to distributing cocaine base (crack cocaine) and illegal possession of two guns. Marc Sanchez, 31, pleaded guilty to two counts of distribution of and possession with intent to distribute 28 grams or more of cocaine base and to being a felon in possession of firear more PR

Massachusetts Biotechnology Council CEO Issues Innovation Policy Update on June 25, 2026 (10)
CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, June 26 [Category: Biology] -- The Massachusetts Biotechnology Council issued the following statement on June 25, 2026, by CEO Kendalle Burlin O'Connell: * * * CEO Innovation Policy Update 06.25.26 It was a consequential week for federal policy. Operation TrialBlazer is the kind of reform MassBio and our members have long pressed for to fight for American leadership in first-in-human trials. Leadership matters in moving the Massachusetts ecosystem forward and it meant a great deal to host Chairman Aaron Michlewitz a more PR

Massachusetts Man Sentenced to More Than Six Years in Prison for Firearms Trafficking (10)
BOSTON, Massachusetts, June 25 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Massachusetts posted the following news release: * * * Massachusetts Man Sentenced to More Than Six Years in Prison for Firearms Trafficking * BOSTON - A Dorchester, Mass. man was sentenced today in federal court in Boston for trafficking firearms. Joshua Morency, 28, was sentenced by U.S. Senior District Court Judge Nathaniel M. Gorton to 78 months in prison, to be followed by three years of supervised release. In March 2026, Morency pleaded guilty to o more PR

Massachusetts' New Energy Siting Rules Take Effect July 1 (10)
BOSTON, Massachusetts, June 25 -- Conservation Law Foundation issued the following news release: * * * Massachusetts' New Energy Siting Rules Take Effect July 1 After years of advocacy by environmental justice communities across Massachusetts, landmark energy siting reforms will take effect on July 1. Starting that day, the Energy Facilities Siting Board will require developers to assess cumulative impacts - how existing environmental burdens stack up - before a large energy project can move forward. And for the first time, community members more PR

MIT Physicist Kara Uses X-Ray Echoes to Map Extreme Properties of Supermassive Black Holes (10)
CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, June 26 -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology posted the following news: * * * Listening for the echoes of black holes By analyzing X-ray reverberations and other astrophysical data, Erin Kara seeks to understand the most extreme objects in the universe. - Black holes are often misunderstood to be just that: dark and mysterious voids that are somehow akin to Alice in Wonderland's mind-bending rabbit hole. But rather than a tunnel of nothing, a black hole is actually something -and a lot of it. The denses more PR

MIT: Antenna array could provide protected tactical satellite communications in low-Earth orbit (10)
CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, June 26 -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology posted the following news: * * * Antenna array could provide protected tactical satellite communications in low-Earth orbit The prototype array uses a small, lightweight, low-power, and low-cost aperture. - Preventing adversaries from interfering with communications is crucial to national security. Tactical satellite communications (SATCOM) focus on securing reliable communications channels against adversaries in contested environments. In support of this missi more PR

MIT: David Autor named head of the Department of Economics (10)
CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, June 26 -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology posted the following news: * * * David Autor named head of the Department of Economics * David Autor, the Daniel (1972) and Gail Rubinfeld Professor in the MIT Department of Economics, has been named head of the Department of Economics, effective July 1. "David is a world-class labor economist," says Agustin Rayo, the Kenan Sahin Dean of the School of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences. "He is also an individual of wisdom and insight. I look forward to welco more PR

MIT: How data centers can better manage energy use (10)
CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, June 26 -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology posted the following news: * * * How data centers can better manage energy use A new study suggests flexibility in the timing of electricity consumption could lower consumer costs. - The number of U.S. data centers is growing, largely to power artificial intelligence programs. That has led to concern about the environmental consequences of data centers -and their impact on the energy grid itself. What will happen if scores of new data centers come online? A n more PR

MIT: LLMs help robots understand vague instructions and focus on key details (10)
CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, June 26 -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology posted the following news: * * * LLMs help robots understand vague instructions and focus on key details To help robots do chores in places like homes and factories, a new approach from MIT uses one language model to clarify users' instructions, then another to ignore irrelevant info. - Imagine working at a warehouse or office sometime in the near future, and you're asked to help a new trainee learn the basics of their job. The catch: It's a robot. To teach the more PR

Neal Demands Trump Administration Withdraw Dangerous Rule to Politicize Federal Grantmaking (10)
WASHINGTON, June 25 -- Rep. Richard E. Neal, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Neal Demands Trump Administration Withdraw Dangerous Rule to Politicize Federal Grantmaking * With stunning new executive overreach, the Trump Administration is finding new ways to politicize the cures of tomorrow WASHINGTON, DC- Ways and Means Committee Ranking Member Richard E. Neal (D-MA) today sent a letter to the Office of Management and Budget Director Russell Vought and Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. K more PR

New Microscope to Illuminate the MBL's Campus this Summer (10)
WOODS HOLE, Massachusetts, June 26 [Category: Biology] -- The Marine Biological Laboratory, an affiliate of the University of Chicago, posted the following news: * * * New Microscope to Illuminate the MBL's Campus this Summer * Amid the MBL's bustling summer science scene, a new microscope has come to campus: the ZEISS LSM 990 with the Lightfield 4D Module. ZEISS has provided the scope through the MBL's seasonal loaner program, through which vendors offer, assemble, and train researchers on free instruments. The companies gain exposure, a more PR

Past participants are now the leaders of MIT's dynaMIT Club (10)
CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, June 26 -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology posted the following news: * * * Past participants are now the leaders of MIT's dynaMIT Club * Every summer for the past 13 years, students in MIT's club dynaMIT have taught STEM principles to Boston-area middle school students at no cost, all in an effort to inspire the next generation of innovators. In August, dynaMIT will welcome two cohorts of budding scientists and engineers to campus. First, 40 middle schoolers in grades 6-7 will dive into hands-on STEM l more PR

Patchogue Student Environmental Program Advances Coastal Resilience (10)
WATERTOWN, Massachusetts, June 26 [Category: BizEngineering] -- Vanasse Hangen Brustlin Inc., a provider of transportation planning, engineering, design, land development and environmental services, posted the following news: * * * Patchogue Student Environmental Program Advances Coastal Resilience * VHB supported the development of a pilot program with community organizations in Patchogue, NY, to launch a long-term initiative designed to connect students with hands-on environmental stewardship while advancing coastal resilience at Shorefr more PR

Polluters must pay for European heatwave costs (10)
BOSTON, Massachusetts, June 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: * * * Polluters must pay for European heatwave costs * Fossil fuel companies must be held responsible for the extreme heat gripping Europe by paying permanent windfall taxes to help cover the mounting health costs, 350.org campaigners say. A new study by World Weather Attribution found that climate change is "unequivocally" the driving force be more PR

Pressley Commands Moment of Silence on House Floor to Honor Those Who Died Because They Were Denied Abortion Care (10)
WASHINGTON, June 26 -- Rep. Ayanna Pressley, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news: * * * Pressley Commands Moment of Silence on House Floor to Honor Those Who Died Because They Were Denied Abortion Care * "I rise with a heavy heart to remember the women who have died because they were denied essential abortion care after the devastating Dobbs decision unleashed abortion care bans across our country." On Fourth Anniversary of Devastating Dobbs Decision, Pressley Issues Call to Action, Uplifts Families Impacted by Republicans Denying  more PR

Princeton University: Eight Members Join Princeton Board of Trustees (10)
PRINCETON, New Jersey, June 27 -- Princeton University issued the following news: * * * Eight new members join Princeton Board of Trustees By Emily Aronson, Office of Communications Princeton University has named eight new members to its Board of Trustees, effective July 1. The trustees are: * Katherine Bradley and Kevin Callaghan, who were elected by the board to serve as charter trustees * Thomas Frist III, Thomas Rosenbaum and James Yeh, who were elected by the board to serve as term trustees * John Dabiri and Katharine Strunk, who w more PR

Remembering Nate Nickerson, SPH's first DrPH graduate (10)
BOSTON, Massachusetts, June 26 -- The Boston University School of Public Health issued the following news: * * * Remembering Nate Nickerson, SPH's first DrPH graduate *. Featured Remembering Nate Nickerson, SPH's First DrPH Student Nathan "Nate" Nickerson (SPH'07), SPH's first DrPH student, died on May 14, at the age of 69, after a life devoted to advancing public health and serving vulnerable communities in Boston, Maine, Haiti, and beyond. Remembered for his humility, compassion, and unwavering commitment to social justice, Nickerson more PR

Sen. Grassley: James T. Woods Act Fights Online Child Exploitation That's Sweeping the Nation (10)
WASHINGTON, June 26 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release on June 25, 2026: * * * The James T. Woods Act Fights Online Child Exploitation That's Sweeping the Nation BUTLER COUNTY, IOWA - Online child exploitation, sextortion and violent online criminal networks like '764,' which coerce children into violent or suicidal acts, are sweeping the nation, impacting children across all 50 states. Each of the 56 Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) field offices are invol more PR

Sen. Markey, Rep. Summer Lee Demand Answers from Major Corporations on Use of "Stay-or-Pay" Contracts and Worker Debt Schemes (10)
WASHINGTON, June 26 -- Sen. Edward J. Markey, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Sen. Markey, Rep. Summer Lee Demand Answers from Major Corporations on Use of "Stay-or-Pay" Contracts and Worker Debt Schemes * Text of Letters (PDF) Washington (June 26, 2026) -Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) and Congresswoman Summer Lee (PA-12) sent letters to University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Frontier Airlines, Smoothstack, HCA Healthcare, and CRST seeking information about the companies' use of coercive "stay-or-pay" contr more PR

Sen. Warren: At Nomination Hearing, Trump Nominee for CEA Chair Failed to Answer Basic Facts When Pressed on Trump's Economy (10)
WASHINGTON, June 26 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, ranking member of the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee, issued the following news release on June 25, 2026: * * * At Nomination Hearing, Trump Nominee for CEA Chair Failed to Answer Basic Facts When Pressed on Trump's Economy Today, U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Ranking Member of the Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee, delivered opening remarks at a nomination hearing on Trump's picks for Chair of the Council of Economic Advisers, C more PR

Sen. Warren: Democrats Urge Trump to Sign Bipartisan 21st ROAD to Housing Act (10)
WASHINGTON, June 26 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, ranking member of the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee, issued the following news release on June 24, 2026: * * * Democrats Urge Trump to Sign Bipartisan 21st ROAD to Housing Act Today, U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Ranking Member of the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee, gave remarks at a press conference with Leader Chuck Schumer, Rep. Maxine Waters (D-CA-43), and Senate and House Democrats calling on the President to sign the bip more PR

Seven Arrested After Takedown Of Major Drug Trafficking Operation In Northeast Massachusetts (10)
BOSTON, Massachusetts, June 26 -- Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell issued the following news release: * * * Seven Arrested After Takedown Of Major Drug Trafficking Operation In Northeast Massachusetts * BOSTON -A joint operation on Wednesday, June 25, 2026, led by the Massachusetts Attorney General's Office's State Police Detective Unit (SPDU) and prosecuted by the Massachusetts Attorney General's Office (AGO), resulted in the execution of search warrants at 16 locations in Haverhill, Methuen, Boston, and Lawrence and the  more PR

Students from across the Northeast step inside MIT.nano's cleanroom (10)
CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, June 26 -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology posted the following news: * * * Students from across the Northeast step inside MIT.nano's cleanroom A hands-on boot camp teaches integrated photonics to community and four-year college students in the region. - "Illuminating." "Spectacular." "Compelling." This is how community college students described the two days they spent at MIT.nano learning about the complex tools inside the cleanroom and building and packaging their own functional photonic chips. "In more PR

Teach Plus Hails Governor Healey's Signing of the Right to Read Act into Law (10)
BOSTON, Massachusetts, June 26 [Category: Education] -- Teach Plus, an organization that empowers teachers to take leadership over key policy and practice issues that affect their students' success, posted the following news release: * * * Teach Plus Hails Governor Healey's Signing of the Right to Read Act into Law * Teacher leaders celebrate a generational win for Massachusetts students and turn their focus to classroom implementation Boston, Massachusetts, June 26, 2026-Teach Plus Massachusetts celebrates Governor Maura Healey's signing more PR

Team Moulton Helps Constituent Secure Long-Delayed USAID Pension and $180,000 in State Department Compensation (10)
WASHINGTON, June 26 -- Rep. Seth Moulton, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Team Moulton Helps Constituent Secure Long-Delayed USAID Pension and $180,000 in State Department Compensation * SALEM, MA -Today, Congressman Seth Moulton (MA-06) announced that his office successfully helped a constituent secure their long-delayed USAID pension benefits while also assisting in the release of approximately $180,000 in damages owed through the U.S. Department of State, after delays. The constituent, a former federal employe more PR

Trahan Statement on the Bipartisan KIDS Act (10)
WASHINGTON, June 26 -- Rep. Lori Trahan, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Trahan Statement on the Bipartisan KIDS Act * Today, Congresswoman Lori Trahan (MA-03), a member of the House Energy and Commerce Committee's Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade Subcommittee, issued the following statement regarding the bipartisan compromise to advance the Kids Internet and Digital Safety (KIDS) Act, a child online safety legislative package expected to be considered by the U.S. House of Representatives next week: "For the la more PR

Troutman Pepper Locke's Ellie Hughes Honored With 2026 Connect CRE U.S. Next Gen Award (10)
ATLANTA, Georgia, June 26 -- Troutman Pepper Locke, a law firm, issued the following news: * * * Troutman Pepper Locke's Ellie Hughes Honored With 2026 Connect CRE US Next Gen Award BOSTON - Ellie Hughes, associate in Troutman Pepper Locke's Real Estate Practice Group, has been named a winner of the Connect CRE 2026 U.S. Next Gen Award for the Boston and New England region. The annual program honors outstanding young professionals in commercial real estate who have distinguished themselves through talent, leadership, innovation, and meaning more PR

Voting Rights Groups Applaud Ruling Declaring 2026 Executive Order Interference With Voter Rolls and Mail-In Ballots Unconstitutional and Unlawful (10)
WASHINGTON, June 26 -- The League of Women Voters posted the following news release on June 25, 2026: * * * Voting Rights Groups Applaud Ruling Declaring 2026 Executive Order Interference with Voter Rolls and Mail-In Ballots Unconstitutional and Unlawful BOSTON -- A federal court today declared unconstitutional key portions of President Trump's executive order restricting mail voting. The executive order, issued in March 2026, unlawfully attempted to seize control of elections by ordering the Department of Homeland Security to compile a list more PR

Watchdog Urges New York Attorney General to Investigate Improper Diagnostic Practices of Pregnancy Centers (10)
WASHINGTON, June 26 -- Campaign for Accountability issued the following news release on June 24, 2026: * * * Watchdog Urges New York Attorney General to Investigate Improper Diagnostic Practices of Pregnancy Centers This week, Campaign for Accountability (CfA) submitted a complaint to New York Attorney General Letitia James, urging her to investigate potential violations by so-called "crisis pregnancy centers" (CPCs). The complaint alleges that at least five New York CPCs' advertising practices and diagnostic ultrasound services may violate  more PR