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Public Policy Tipoffs Involving Massachusetts Newsletter for 2026-06-30 ( 61 items )  
10 things to know about the property market: June 2026 (10)
IRVINE, California, June 29 [Category: BizReal Estate] -- Cotality (formerly CoreLogic) issued the following news release: * * * 10 things to know about the property market: June 2026 Cotality, a leading property information, analytics, and data-driven solutions provider, has released its latest market update. Underneath the national baseline, local real estate markets are telling conflicting stories. While the national price trend suggests a slow-moving market, strong gains are defining the Northeast and the Midwest while Florida, New York more PR

AACR Names Matthew Vander Heiden, MD, PhD, FAACR, as Editor-in-Chief of the Journal Cancer Discovery (10)
PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, June 29 [Category: Medical] -- The American Association for Cancer Research posted the following news release: * * * AACR Names Matthew Vander Heiden, MD, PhD, FAACR, as Editor-in-Chief of the Journal Cancer Discovery * PHILADELPHIA - The American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) today announced the appointment of Matthew Vander Heiden, MD, PhD, Fellow of the AACR Academy (FAACR), as editor-in-chief of Cancer Discovery, one of the 10 highly esteemed journals published by AACR. Vander Heiden will serve as ed more PR

AG Brown sues over unlawful federal implementation of Medicaid work requirements (10)
OLYMPIA, Washington, June 29 -- Washington state Attorney General Nick Brown issued the following news release: * * * AG Brown sues over unlawful federal implementation of Medicaid work requirements * The federal administration's unlawful implementation of new Medicaid work requirements will make it even harder for people with challenging medical conditions to get the healthcare they need, Attorney General Nick Brown and a coalition of 23 other attorneys general and two governors argue in a new lawsuit filed today. "With this new rule, peo more PR

AG Campbell Sues Trump Administration Over Unlawful Medicaid Work Requirements Rule (10)
BOSTON, Massachusetts, June 30 -- Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell issued the following news release: * * * AG Campbell Sues Trump Administration Over Unlawful Medicaid Work Requirements Rule Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell today co-led a coalition of 26 states in filing a lawsuit challenging the Trump Administration's unlawful implementation of new Medicaid work requirements included in the One Big Beautiful Bill Act. The lawsuit challenges provisions of an interim final rule published by the U.S. Depar more PR

AG's Office Secures Indictments Against Quincy Roofing Company And Owner For Workers' Compensation Insurance Fraud And Larceny (10)
BOSTON, Massachusetts, June 30 -- Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell issued the following news release on June 29, 2026: * * * AG's Office Secures Indictments Against Quincy Roofing Company And Owner For Workers' Compensation Insurance Fraud And Larceny * Boston -The Massachusetts Attorney General's Office (AGO) announced today that Quincy-based roofing company The Roof Kings, LLC and its owner, Craig Galligan, 55, of Quincy, were indicted by a Norfolk County Grand Jury on June 25, 2026, on four counts each of Workers' Compe more PR

Ariz. A.G. Mayes Sues Federal Government Over Unlawful Implementation of Medicaid Work Requirements for Medically Frail Individuals (10)
PHOENIX, Arizona, June 30 -- Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes issued the following news release on June 29, 2026: * * * Attorney General Mayes Sues Federal Government Over Unlawful Implementation of Medicaid Work Requirements for Medically Frail Individuals As part of a coalition of 24 attorneys general and two governors, Attorney General Kris Mayes today announced a lawsuit over the Trump Administration's unlawful implementation of new Medicaid work requirements included in the One Big Beautiful Bill Act. Specifically, the lawsuit challe more PR

Attorney General Bonta Files Supplemental Lawsuit Challenging Trump Administration's New Funding Restrictions for Permanent Housing Projects (10)
SACRAMENTO, California, June 29 -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Bonta Files Supplemental Lawsuit Challenging Trump Administration's New Funding Restrictions for Permanent Housing Projects * OAKLAND - As part of a coalition of 19 attorneys general and two governors, California Attorney General Rob Bonta filed a supplemental complaint challenging the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development's (HUD) Fiscal Year (FY) 2026 Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) for the Cont more PR

Attorney General Bonta Slams Trump Administration's Proposed Non-Disclosure Agreement for Federal Employees (10)
SACRAMENTO, California, June 30 -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Bonta Slams Trump Administration's Proposed Non-Disclosure Agreement for Federal Employees * OAKLAND - California Attorney General Rob Bonta co-led a coalition of 15 attorneys general in opposing the United States Office of Personnel Management's (OPM) proposed government-wide Non-Disclosure Agreement (NDA) that would silence federal civil servants. The proposed NDA would have a chilling effect on federal employ more PR

Attorney General Clark Sues Trump Administration Over Unlawful Implementation Of Medicaid Work Requirements For Medically Frail Individuals (10)
MONTPELIER, Vermont, June 29 -- Vermont Attorney General Charity Clark posted the following news release: * * * Attorney General Clark Sues Trump Administration Over Unlawful Implementation Of Medicaid Work Requirements For Medically Frail Individuals * As part of a coalition of 23 other attorneys general and two governors, Attorney General Charity Clark today announced a lawsuit over the Trump Administration's unlawful implementation of new Medicaid work requirements included in the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, HR.1. Specifically, the lawsu more PR

Attorney General James Sues Trump Administration to Protect Medicaid Coverage for Vulnerable New Yorkers (10)
ALBANY, New York, June 29 -- New York Attorney General Letitia James issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General James Sues Trump Administration to Protect Medicaid Coverage for Vulnerable New Yorkers * June 29, 2026 NEW YORK - New York Attorney General Letitia James today joined a coalition of 24 other states and the District of Columbia in suing the Trump administration over a new federal rule that threatens to take health care away from vulnerable Medicaid recipients. The rule, issued by the U.S. Department of Health and  more PR

Attorney General Phil Weiser sues Trump administration for unlawful implementation of Medicaid work requirements for medically frail individuals (10)
DENVER, Colorado, June 29 -- Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Phil Weiser sues Trump administration for unlawful implementation of Medicaid work requirements for medically frail individuals * June 29, 2026 (DENVER) - As part of a coalition of 24 attorneys general and two governors, Attorney General Phil Weiser today announced a lawsuit over the Trump administration's unlawful implementation of new Medicaid work requirements included in the so-called One Big Beautiful Bill Act.  more PR

Attorney General Rayfield Statement on Supreme Court Ruling Protecting Mail Ballot Deadline (10)
SALEM, Oregon, June 29 -- Oregon Attorney General Dan Rayfield issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Rayfield Statement on Supreme Court Ruling Protecting Mail Ballot Deadline * Statement from Attorney General Dan Rayfield on today's ruling by the United States Supreme Court upholding the right of states to count mail ballots postmarked by Election Day: "Today's Supreme Court opinion is a victory for every Oregonian. Our state laws ensure that every vote counts-including mailed ballots that are postmarked by Election D more PR

Attorney General Rayfield Sues Trump Administration over Unlawful Implementation of Medicaid Work Requirements for Medically Frail Individuals (10)
SALEM, Oregon, June 29 -- Oregon Attorney General Dan Rayfield issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Rayfield Sues Trump Administration over Unlawful Implementation of Medicaid Work Requirements for Medically Frail Individuals * AG Rayfield: "Eligible people will lose coverage despite doing nothing wrong." Attorney General Dan Rayfield announced a lawsuit today over the Trump Administration's unlawful implementation of new Medicaid work requirements that would strip healthcare access from thousands of Oregonians and cr more PR

BNY Expands Relationship with Circle and Adds to Institutional-Grade Stablecoin Enablement Services (10)
BOSTON, Massachusetts, June 29 [Category: BizFinancial Services] -- Circle Internet Financial, a financial technology firm, issued the following news release: * * * BNY Expands Relationship with Circle and Adds to Institutional-Grade Stablecoin Enablement Services BNY to Provide Comprehensive Stablecoin Services Combining Custody with Mint and Burn Capabilities  NEW YORK -- BNY (NYSE: BNY), a global financial services company, today announced an expanded relationship with Circle Internet Group, Inc. (NYSE: CRCL) as part of new stablecoin e more PR

Calif. Gov. Newsom Announces Appointments on June 29, 2026 (10)
SACRAMENTO, California, June 30 -- Gov. Gavin Newsom, D-California, issued the following news release on June 29, 2026: * * * Governor Newsom announces appointments 6.29.2026 Governor Gavin Newsom today announced the following appointments: Anna Naimark, of Sacramento, has been appointed Undersecretary at the California Environmental Protection Agency. Naimark has been Deputy Secretary and Special Counsel for Water Policy at the California Environmental Protection Agency since 2022. She was Senior Advisor for Tribal Negotiations in the Offi more PR

Christine Selby Co-authors New Academic Paper Following Recent Publication of Latest Book (10)
AMHERST, Massachusetts, June 29 -- The University of Massachusetts posted the following news: * * * Christine Selby Co-authors New Academic Paper Following Recent Publication of Latest Book * Christine Selby, staff psychologist in the Center for Counseling and Psychological Health (CCPH), has co-authored a new article, " Improving Early Detection of Eating Disorder Risk Among Athletes: Practical Strategies for Nonspecialist Health Providers," which was published online ahead of print by the Journal of Clinical Sport Psychology in May. The p more PR

Department of Justice Files Complaints Against Massachusetts and Rhode Island Challenging State Laws That Provide In-State Tuition to Illegal Aliens (10)
WASHINGTON, June 30 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release on June 29, 2026: * * * The Department of Justice Files Complaints Against Massachusetts and Rhode Island Challenging State Laws that Provide In-State Tuition to Illegal Aliens Today, the Department of Justice's Civil Division filed complaints against Massachusetts and Rhode Island to challenge state laws that provide in-state tuition and financial assistance to illegal aliens. These laws unconstitutionally discriminate against U.S. citizens who are not a more PR

Dr. Ying Li Compton Named PCAOB Chief Economist and Director of Its Office of Economic and Risk Analysis (10)
WASHINGTON, June 29 [Category: Accounting] -- The Public Company Accounting Oversight Board posted the following news release: * * * Dr. Ying Li Compton Named PCAOB Chief Economist and Director of Its Office of Economic and Risk Analysis * The Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB) today announced the appointment of Dr. Ying Li Compton as the PCAOB's Chief Economist and Director of its Office of Economic and Risk Analysis (OERA). At the PCAOB, OERA conducts independent, evidence-based economic and risk analyses to inform the or more PR

Education Commission of the States: 'Funding Special Education Services' (10)
DENVER, Colorado, June 29 (TNSLrpt) -- The Education Commission of the States issued the following report on June 25, 2026 by Chris Duncombe and Katja Krieger entitled "Funding Special Education Services." Here is the executive summary: * * * The number and percentage of students receiving special education services in schools has increased over the past two and half decades, and this trend has continued in recent years even as overall student enrollment has declined. Common explanations for the increasing enrollment point to improvements id more PR

Eye-Tracking Technology Helps Researchers See IV Pump Safety Through Student Nurses' Eyes (10)
AMHERST, Massachusetts, June 29 -- The University of Massachusetts posted the following news: * * * Eye-Tracking Technology Helps Researchers See IV Pump Safety Through Student Nurses' Eyes * Researchers at the University of Massachusetts Amherst are using eye-tracking technology to help understand how nurses interact with intravenous smart pumps, providing a new way to identify design flaws in systems associated with more medication errors than any other route of administration.The approach, detailed in a study published in the June 2026 i more PR

From Medical Student to Chancellor: David McManus Charts UMass Chan's Next Chapter (10)
WORCESTER, Massachusetts, June 30 -- The University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School issued the following news: * * * From medical student to chancellor: David McManus charts UMass Chan's next chapter By Pat Sargent and Bryan Goodchild When David D. McManus, MD'02, ScM'12, MBA, arrived at UMass Chan Medical School as a medical student in 1998, he embarked on a remarkable journey to becoming a renowned physician-scientist, a leader in digital medicine, an esteemed faculty member and an inspiring mentor. He has now reached another milesto more PR

Goodwin Advises Teachers' Venture Growth on Its Participation in Alan's EUR480 Million Series G Financing (10)
BOSTON, Massachusetts, June 29 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Goodwin, a law firm, posted the following news release: * * * Goodwin Advises Teachers' Venture Growth on Its Participation in Alan's EUR480 Million Series G Financing * The Paris Private Equity team advised Teachers' Venture Growth, the late-stage venture investment platform of Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan, Canada's largest single-profession pension plan, on its participation in Alan's EUR480 million Series G financing led by Prosus. Alan, a leading French digital health insura more PR

High school student Ayush Vasireddy gaining hands-on chemistry research experience using nanoporous gold at UMSL (10)
ST. LOUIS, Missouri, June 29 -- The University of Missouri St. Louis campus posted the following news: * * * High school student Ayush Vasireddy gaining hands-on chemistry research experience using nanoporous gold at UMSL * Marquette High School student Ayush Vasireddy has been conducting research using hierarchical bimodal nanoporous gold, or hb-NPG, to detect traces of Bisphenol F, or BPF, in water samples under the guidance of Professor Keith Stine and doctoral candidate Taiwo Adeniji since early 2025. He was recently recognized with fou more PR

HRSA Publishes 95 Vaccine Injury Compensation Petitions Filed During May (10)
WASHINGTON, June 29 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Health Resources and Services Administration has published a notice listing 95 petitions filed under the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program between May 1 and May 31, 2026, as required by federal law. The filing provides the names of petitioners, their cities and states, and docket numbers assigned by the U.S. Court of Federal Claims. The notice fulfills a requirement under the Public Health Service Act directing the Secretary of Health and Human Services more PR

Inspired at ESF, Leading Change Nationwide: Alumni Earn James Beard Foundation Impact Award (10)
NEW YORK, June 29 -- The State University of New York College of Environmental Science and Forestry posted the following news: * * * Inspired at ESF, Leading Change Nationwide: Alumni Earn James Beard Foundation Impact Award * SYRACUSE, N.Y. -June 29, 2026 -The SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry (ESF) proudly celebrates the achievements of alumni and ReFED co-founders, who were recently recognized with a prestigious James Beard Foundation (JBF) Impact Award for their groundbreaking work addressing food waste and advancing su more PR

ITC Seeks Public Comments on Dermatological Device Patent Complaint (10)
WASHINGTON, June 29 (TNSFR) -- The International Trade Commission has received a patent-related complaint from Serendia, LLC, Los Angeles, California, alleging violations of Section 337 of the Tariff Act involving imports of dermatological treatment devices and components and is seeking public comments on the potential impact of the requested trade remedies. The complaint, filed on June 22, 2026, alleges infringing imports, sales for importation and post-import sales of dermatological treatment devices. Serendia named the following respondents more PR

Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law: Supreme Court Rules States Can Count Ballots Mailed by Election Day (10)
WASHINGTON, June 29 [Category: Law/Legal] -- The Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law issued the following news release: * * * Supreme Court Rules States Can Count Ballots Mailed by Election Day The U.S. Supreme Court upheld the right for states to decide whether to count ballots postmarked before or on Election Day but received after Election Day. Robert Weiner, the Voting Rights Project director of the Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, which filed an amicus brief with other civil rights groups and is suing over the a more PR

Markey Applauds Supreme Court Ruling Protecting Voting by Mail (10)
WASHINGTON, June 29 -- Sen. Edward J. Markey, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Markey Applauds Supreme Court Ruling Protecting Voting by Mail * Boston (June 29, 2026) - Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) today released the following statement after the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in Watson v. Republican National Committee to uphold a state law mandating that mail-in-ballots postmarked by Election Day but received within a grace period can be counted. "Today's ruling is a victory for democracy," said Senator Markey. " more PR

Massachusetts Achieves Early Progress Toward 10-Year Housing Production Goal (10)
BOSTON, Massachusetts, June 28 -- The Massachusetts Executive Office of Housing and Livable Communities issued the following news release on June 26, 2026: * * * Massachusetts Achieves Early Progress Toward 10-Year Housing Production Goal The Healey-Driscoll Administration today announced that Massachusetts added more than 34,500 new homes in 2025, marking strong early progress toward the state's goal of creating 222,000 homes between 2025 and 2035. The new data shows Massachusetts is already more than 15 percent of the way toward meeting  more PR

Md. A.G. Brown Opposes Trump Administration's Proposed Non-Disclosure Agreement for Federal Employees (10)
BALTIMORE, Maryland, June 30 -- Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown issued the following news release on June 29, 2026: * * * Attorney General Brown Opposes Trump Administration's Proposed Non-Disclosure Agreement for Federal Employees Attorney General Anthony G. Brown joined a multistate comment letter by 16 attorneys general opposing the United States Office of Personnel Management's (OPM) proposed a government-wide Non-Disclosure Agreement (NDA) that would silence federal civil servants. The proposed NDA would have a chilling effec more PR

Md. A.G. Brown Sues Trump Administration Over Unlawful Implementation of Medicaid Work Requirements for Medically Frail Individuals (10)
BALTIMORE, Maryland, June 30 -- Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown issued the following news release on June 29, 2026: * * * Attorney General Brown Sues Trump Administration over Unlawful Implementation of Medicaid Work Requirements for Medically Frail Individuals Attorney General Anthony G. Brown today joined a coalition of 24 attorneys general and two governors in filing a lawsuit over the Trump administration's unlawful implementation of new Medicaid work requirements included in the One Big Bill Act. Specifically, the lawsuit cha more PR

Medal of Honor Monday: Army Pvt. Elden Harvey Johnson (10)
WASHINGTON, June 29 -- The U.S. Department of War issued the following news: * * * Medal of Honor Monday: Army Pvt. Elden Harvey Johnson * Army Pvt. Elden Harvey Johnson fought in the 1944 Italian Campaign of World War II as an infantryman and was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor for his extraordinary heroism. Johnson was born in Bivalve, New Jersey, Feb. 13, 1921, and grew up in East Weymouth, Massachusetts. He enlisted in the Army in April 1943, at age 22, shortly after the United States entered World War II. Later that year, a more PR

MIT: Graphene can hold multiple states of superconductivity, a new study finds (10)
CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, June 30 -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology posted the following news: * * * Graphene can hold multiple states of superconductivity, a new study finds * The ordinary graphite in pencil lead is proving to be surprisingly multifaceted at the microscale. In a study appearing today in the journal Nature, MIT researchers report that a certain microscopic structure found in natural graphite can host multiple superconducting states. Superconductivity is an electronic state of matter in which electrons pair up an more PR

MIT: Scientists find ozone depletion began decades before discovery of ozone hole (10)
CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, June 30 -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology posted the following news: * * * Scientists find ozone depletion began decades before discovery of ozone hole Using modern tools, they also determined that carbon tetrachloride, used as a dry-cleaning and degreasing agent as early as the 1930s, was at the root of early ozone loss. - The Antarctic ozone hole was discovered in 1985, when scientists observed a severe depletion in the Earth's protective layer of stratospheric ozone. Industrial chemicals known as ch more PR

Morgan Lewis Partner Heather Egan Named a Go To Cybersecurity & Data Privacy Lawyer by Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly (10)
PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, June 30 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Morgan Lewis, a law firm, issued the following news release: * * * Morgan Lewis Partner Heather Egan Named a Go To Cybersecurity & Data Privacy Lawyer by Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly BOSTON: Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly has named Morgan Lewis partner Heather Egan among its Go To Cybersecurity & Privacy Lawyers for 2026. The special feature recognizes top cybersecurity and data privacy lawyers in Massachusetts who exemplify leadership in the field and a sustained record of excell more PR

Moulton Introduces TPS Relief Act to Restore Judicial Review and Protect 1.3 Million TPS Holders from Mass Deportation (10)
WASHINGTON, June 30 -- Rep. Seth Moulton, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release on June 29, 2026: * * * Moulton Introduces TPS Relief Act to Restore Judicial Review and Protect 1.3 Million TPS Holders from Mass Deportation Today, Congressman Seth Moulton (MA-06) introduced the TPS Relief Act, legislation that would reaffirm the ability of federal courts to review Temporary Protected Status (TPS) termination decisions, directly overturning the Supreme Court's 6-3 ruling in Mullin v. Doe, handed down last week, which stripped the  more PR

Pacific Legal Foundation: Plum Island homeowners push back on town warning over July 4 flags (10)
SACRAMENTO, California, June 29 [Category: Law/Legal] -- The Pacific Legal Foundation issued the following news release: * * * Plum Island homeowners push back on town warning over July 4 flags Newbury, Massachusetts: Less than two weeks before the nation's 250th birthday, Plum Island property owners, including Marc Sarkady, received letters from the Town of Newbury warning that flying American flags and patriotic banners on their own property could violate state and federal endangered species law. Pacific Legal Foundation sent a letter to t more PR

R.I. A.G. Neronha, Coalition Sue Trump Administration for Unlawful Implementation of New Medicaid Work Requirements (10)
PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, June 30 -- Rhode Island Attorney General Peter F. Neronha issued the following news release on June 29, 2026: * * * Attorney General Neronha, coalition sue Trump Administration for unlawful implementation of new Medicaid work requirements Attorney General Peter F. Neronha today joined a coalition of 24 attorneys general and two governors in filing a lawsuit against the Trump Administration for its unlawful implementation of new Medicaid work requirements included in the One Big Beautiful Bill Act. Specifically, the more PR

Robin Hojnoski Named Dean for Lehigh's College of Education (10)
BETHLEHEM, Pennsylania, June 29 -- Lehigh University posted the following news: * * * Robin Hojnoski Named Dean for Lehigh's College of Education * Robin Hojnoski, Ph.D., Professor of School Psychology, has been appointed Dean of the College of Education at Lehigh University effective July 1, 2026. Hojnoski assumes this role following a two-year term as Acting Dean of the College. "Robin's appointment as dean marks an exciting chapter for the College of Education," said Nathan Urban, Provost and Senior Vice President of Academic Affairs more PR

Ropes & Gray Advised on $358.8 Million Gores Holding XI IPO (10)
BOSTON, Massachusetts, June 30 -- Ropes and Gray, a law firm, issued the following news: * * * Ropes & Gray Advised on $358.8 Million Gores Holding XI IPO Ropes & Gray represented Santander US Capital Markets as the underwriter in Gores Holding XI, Inc.'s $358.8 million IPO (NASDAQ:GHXIU), including the full exercise by the underwriter of its over-allotment option. The IPO closed on June 24 and is one of the largest SPAC IPOs of 2026 to date. Gores Holdings XI is a blank check company sponsored by an affiliate of The Gores Group and forme more PR

Ropes & Gray Represented Patient Square Capital as Lead Investor in Osanni Bio's $190 Million Series B Financing (10)
BOSTON, Massachusetts, June 30 -- Ropes and Gray, a law firm, issued the following news: * * * Ropes & Gray Represented Patient Square Capital as Lead Investor in Osanni Bio's $190 Million Series B Financing Ropes & Gray advised Patient Square Capital in its role as lead investor in Osanni Bio's $190 million Series B financing. The transaction was announced on June 23. Osanni Bio is a developmental stage therapeutics platform advancing the discovery and development of new medicines in therapeutic areas including ophthalmology and cardiolo more PR

San Diego State University: At 250, new insights on America's origin story (10)
SAN DIEGO, California, June 30 -- California State University San Diego State University posted the following news: * * * At 250, new insights on America's origin story * It's a busy year for Edward Blum, San Diego State University history professor and American Revolution and Constitutional scholar. With the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence this week, research by Blum and his students is drawing widespread attention. Through The American Revolution and Constitution History (ARCH) Project, housed in the  more PR

Sen. Markey Issues Letter to Postal Service (10)
WASHINGTON, June 29 (TNSletter) -- Sens. Edward J. Markey, D-Massachusetts, Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, and Rep. James McGovern, D-Massachusetts, issued the following letter to the U.S. Postal Service: * * * Here is the text of the letter: May 21, 2026 David Steiner Postmaster General United States Postal Service 475 L'Enfant Plaza SW Washington, DC 20260 - Benjamin Kuo Senior Vice President of Facilities and Infrastructure United States Postal Service Office of the Consumer Advocate 475 L'Enfant Plaza SW Washington, DC 2 more PR

Sen. Warren Issues Letter to SEC (10)
WASHINGTON, June 29 (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: June 9, 2026 The Honorable Paul Atkins Chair U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission 100 F Street NE Washington, DC 20549 Dear Chair Atkins, I write with extreme concern regarding the upcoming initial public offering (IPO) of Space Exploration Technologies Corp. ("SpaceX"). Accord more PR

Sen. Warren, 21 Co-Signers Issue Letter to HUD (10)
WASHINGTON, June 29 (TNSletter) -- 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: June 9, 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 in strong opposition to the Department of Housing and Urban Development's (HUD more PR

Sen. Warren, 3 Co-Signers Issue Letter to Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (10)
WASHINGTON, June 29 (TNSletter) -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, ranking member of the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee, with three co-signers issued the following letter to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau: * * * Here is the text of the letter: June 22, 2026 The Honorable Russell Vought Acting Director Consumer Financial Protection Bureau 1700 G St. NW, Washington, DC 20552 Dear Acting Director Vought, We write regarding the sudden deletion of thousands of pages of consumer protection information p more PR

Sen. Warren, 4 Co-Signers Issue Letter to Comptroller of the Currency, FDIC, Fed (10)
WASHINGTON, June 29 (TNSletter) -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, ranking member of the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee, with four co-signers issued the following letter to the Comptroller of the Currency, Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. and Federal Reserve Board: * * * Here is the text of the letter: June 18, 2026 The Honorable Michelle Bowman Vice Chair for Supervision Federal Reserve Board 20th Street and Constitution Ave NW Washington, D.C. 20551 - The Honorable Jonathan Gould Comptroller of the Curre more PR

Sen. Warren, 4 Co-Signers Issue Letter to Treasury Deputy IG (10)
WASHINGTON, June 29 (TNSletter) -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, ranking member of the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee, with four co-signers issued the following letter to the U.S. Department of the Treasury Deputy Inspector General: * * * Here is the text of the letter: June 23, 2026 Mr. Loren Sciurba Deputy Inspector General Office of the Inspector General U.S. Department of the Treasury 1500 Pennsylvania Avenue NW Room 4436 Washington, DC, 20220 Dear Mr. Sciurba: According to recent reports, the U.S. more PR

Sen. Warren, Rep. Krishnamoorthi Issue Letter to Goldman Sachs (10)
WASHINGTON, June 29 (TNSletter) -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, ranking member of the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee, and Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi, D-Illinois, issued the following letter to Goldman Sachs: * * * Here is the text of the letter: June 9, 2026 David Solomon Chief Executive Officer Goldman Sachs 200 West Street New York, NY 10282 Dear Mr. Solomon: I am writing to request information regarding shocking new reports that you have asked Goldman Sachs Chief Legal Officer and General Counsel Kathr more PR

Senate Small Business Ranking Member Markey Slams Trump Administration Proposal to Pay Out Private Equity at the Expense of Small Businesses, Incarcerated Individuals (10)
WASHINGTON, June 26 -- Sen. Edward J. Markey, D-Massachusetts, ranking member of the Senate Small Business and Entrepreneurship Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Ranking Member Markey Slams Trump Administration Proposal to Pay Out Private Equity at the Expense of Small Businesses and Incarcerated Individuals Ranking Member Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) today sent a letter to Federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP) Director William Marshall III calling on the BOP to explain its controversial proposal to push small businesses out of rec more PR

Sens. Markey, Wyden Issue Letter to Customs & Border Protection (10)
WASHINGTON, June 29 (TNSletter) -- Sens. Edward J. Markey, D-Massachusetts, ranking member of the Senate Small Business and Entrepreneurship Committee, and Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, ranking member of the Senate Finance Committee, issued the following letter to U.S. Customs and Border Protection: * * * Here is the text of the letter: June 10, 2026 The Honorable Rodney S. Scott Commissioner U.S. Customs and Border Protection 1300 Pennsylvania Avenue NW Washington, DC 20229 Dear Commissioner Scott, The Trump Administration collected $166 bill more PR

Skanska USA Building Appoints Bryan Northrop as General Manager of Its Advanced Technology Operating Unit (10)
NEW YORK, June 30 -- Skanska, a construction and development company, issued the following news release on June 29, 2026: * * * Skanska USA Building Appoints Bryan Northrop as General Manager of its Advanced Technology Operating Unit Extensive Experience Managing Complex Builds Brings Valuable Expertise to Drive Continued Growth - Skanska, a leading global development and construction firm, today announced the appointment of Bryan Northrop to executive vice president and general manager of the Advanced Technology operating unit, effective  more PR

Streams Critical to Des Moines' Drinking Water No Longer Protected by the Clean Water Act - New Research (10)
MERRIFIELD, Virginia, June 29 [Category: Environment] -- The National Wildlife Federation posted the following news release: * * * Streams Critical to Des Moines' Drinking Water No Longer Protected by the Clean Water Act - New Research * DES MOINES, Ia. - More than a third - 36% - of the water in the Raccoon River comes from smaller streams that are no longer protected by the Clean Water Act. In the Des Moines River, these newly-unprotected streams provide 26% of the total flow, according to new research from Yale and the University of Mass more PR

Trahan Backs Long Overdue Bipartisan Legislation to Protect Children Online (10)
WASHINGTON, June 29 -- Rep. Lori Trahan, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Trahan Backs Long Overdue Bipartisan Legislation to Protect Children Online * Today, Congresswoman Lori Trahan (MA-03), a member of the House Energy and Commerce Committee's Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade Subcommittee, spoke on the House floor in support of the Kids Internet and Digital Safety Act (KIDS) Act, bipartisan legislation containing multiple provisions to better protect children from online harms. "Our children have been left t more PR

University of Utah Health: How Brain Messenger Protein Drives Progression of Alzheimer's Disease (10)
SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, June 30 (TNSjou) -- The University of Utah Health issued the following news release: * * * How a Brain Messenger Protein Drives Progression of Alzheimer's Disease Alzheimer's disease is driven by a buildup of a toxic protein called Tau that kills neurons. As toxic Tau spreads to new regions of the brain, symptoms become worse and ultimately fatal. Now, researchers have discovered that, in mice, a brain protein called Arc helps spread Tau from sick brain cells to healthy ones. If therapies could be designed to target t more PR

USF's soccer stadium has a direct link to the Declaration of Independence Signer Elbridge Gerry (10)
TAMPA, Florida, June 29 -- The University of South Florida posted the following news: * * * USF's soccer stadium has a direct link to the Declaration of Independence * By Paul Guzzo, University Communications and Marketing Fifteen years ago, a $1.5 million gift from Dick and Cornelia "Cornie" Corbett transformed USF's soccer stadium into one of the nation's premier collegiate venues. Less obvious was what came with it: A direct connection to the founding of the United States. Cornelia Corbett, whose last name now adorns the stadium, is  more PR

USITC Institutes Section 337 Investigation of Certain Systems, Devices, Software, Compositions, Chemicals, and Laboratory Supplies for Studying Proteins (10)
WASHINGTON, June 30 -- The U.S. International Trade Commission issued the following news release: * * * USITC Institutes Section 337 Investigation of Certain Systems, Devices, Software, Compositions, Chemicals, and Laboratory Supplies for Studying Proteins The U.S. International Trade Commission (Commission or USITC) voted to institute an investigation of certain systems, devices, software, compositions, chemicals, and laboratory supplies for studying proteins. The products at issue in the investigation are described in the Commission's noti more PR

VSU Student Arinzechukwu Egwu Selected For Prestigious Summer Research Program At MIT (10)
ETTRICK, Virginia, June 29 -- Virginia State University posted the following news: * * * VSU Student Arinzechukwu Egwu Selected For Prestigious Summer Research Program At MIT * Egwu is part of an inaugural cohort of students from across the country spending the summer learning from world-renowned scientists. Virginia State University is proud to recognize rising senior Arinzechukwu Egwu for being selected for the Howard Hughes Medical Institute's (HHMI) inaugural cohort of Cech Fellows. Egwu is among 176 undergraduates from 109 institut more PR

Warren Statement on Lisa Cook Supreme Court Decision (10)
WASHINGTON, June 30 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, ranking member of the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee, issued the following statement on June 29, 2026: * * * Warren Statement on Lisa Cook Supreme Court Decision United States Senator Elizabeth Warren, Ranking Member of the Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee, released the following statement: "Even a Supreme Court stacked by Donald Trump agrees that his attempt to fire Lisa Cook was illegal. Donald Trump and his lackey Bill Pulte have now f more PR

Warren Statement on Supreme Court Commissioners Decision (10)
WASHINGTON, June 30 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, ranking member of the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee, issued the following statement on June 29, 2026: * * * Warren Statement on Supreme Court Commissioners Decision United States Senator Elizabeth Warren, Ranking Member of the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee released the following statement: "Donald Trump has fired Democratic appointees and seized control of formerly independent agencies so they serve him and his billionaire friends inst more PR

Welch Leads Bill to Combat Consolidation in the Dairy Industry, Ensure Fair Prices for Family Dairy Farms (10)
WASHINGTON, June 29 -- Sen. Peter Welch, D-Vermont, issued the following news release: * * * Welch Leads Bill to Combat Consolidation in the Dairy Industry, Ensure Fair Prices for Family Dairy Farms * The Milk from Family Dairies Act establishes a new Dairy Market Stabilization Program WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.), Member of the Senate Agriculture Subcommittee on Livestock, Dairy, Poultry, and Food Safety, and U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) this week led the introduction of the Milk from Family Dairies Act, leg more PR