GROVE CITY, Pennsylvania, July 1 -- The Grove City College issued the following news release: * * * 'The Most American College in America;' GCC's Declaration of Independence * Grove City College President Bradley J. Lingo '00 delivered a version of these remarks at The Institute for Faith & Freedom's Annual Conference in April. One of the great figures in the history of Grove City College, J. Howard Pew, hoped the College would "encourage and inculcate into the minds and hearts of students an abiding faith in God and country, a love for f more PR

BOSTON, Massachusetts, July 1 [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: * * * Climate-Fuelled Heatwave Adds EUR700m to Electricity Bills in France and Germany * The climate-fuelled heatwave in Europe has added more than EUR700 million to electricity bills in France and Germany alone in just one week according to new estimates and analysis by 350.org. Heatwaves have a well-known record to drive up electricity consump more PR

HANSCOM AFB, Massachusetts, July 1 -- The U.S. Air Force Hanscom Air Force Base issued the following news: * * * Acquisition leaders talk PAE construct during HRA event HANSCOM AIR FORCE BASE, Mass. - As Air Force reshapes its acquisition enterprise to deliver capabilities faster, leaders here say the transition to portfolio acquisition executive structures is already accelerating decision-making and increasing flexibility to support operational readiness.  The Hanscom Representatives Association hosted an event June 23 that gave deputy pr more PR

BOSTON, Massachusetts, July 1 -- Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell issued the following news release: * * * AG Campbell Issues Updated Draft Fantasy Contest Regulations * Boston -Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell today announced that her office has released for comment updated Fantasy Contest Regulations to protect Massachusetts consumers from unfair and deceptive practices that may arise in connection with fantasy contests, while also safeguarding families from financial harms that can result from unafford more PR

BOSTON, Massachusetts, July 2 -- Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell issued the following news release on July 1, 2026: * * * AG Campbell Secures $2.75 Million Settlement With Nursing Home Ownership Group For Systematic Understaffing Resulting In Resident Neglect Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell today announced a $2.75 million settlement with Bear Mountain Healthcare LLC ("Bear Mountain"), along with its affiliates and current and former skilled nursing facilities, resolving allegations that Bear Mountain kno more PR

BOSTON, Massachusetts, June 30 -- Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell issued the following news release: * * * AG Campbell Warns Borrowers Of July 1 Federal Student Loan Changes * Boston -Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell is urging student loan borrowers to learn about major changes to the federal student loan system that take effect July 1, 2026, before making decisions that could affect their monthly payments and eligibility for loan forgiveness programs. Beginning July 1, new federal student loan rules w more PR

LANSING, Michigan, July 1 -- Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel issued the following news release: * * * AG Nessel Blocks Weaponization of Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program * LANSING - Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel released the following statement after a judge permanently blocked the Trump administration from denying loan forgiveness to teachers, nurses, and other public servants whose employers are not aligned with the administration's ideology: "Public servants who give back to our communities deserve our support, not  more PR

LANSING, Michigan, July 1 -- Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel issued the following news release: * * * AG Nessel Sues Trump Administration Over Unlawful Implementation of Medicaid Work Requirements for Medically Frail Individuals As part of a coalition of 24 attorneys general and two governors, Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel has filed 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 challenges provisions of an  more PR

WASHINGTON, July 1 -- Sen. Edward J. Markey, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Ahead of the Nation's 250th Anniversary, Senator Markey, Rep. Ramirez Introduce Resolution to Reaffirm Commitment to Immigrant Inclusion * Resolution Text (PDF) Washington (July 1, 2026) - As the nation celebrates its 250 th anniversary, Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) and Congresswoman Delia Ramirez (IL-03) introduced a resolution to reaffirm Congress's role in upholding the principles of equality, dignity, and justice for all. Past  more PR

CHICAGO, Illinois, July 1 [Category: Libraries] -- The American Library Association posted the following news release: * * * American Library Association Delegation to Participate in United Nations High-level Political Forum on Sustainable Development ALA delegation and public program will highlight the role of libraries in advancing the UN Sustainable Development Goals  - The American Library Association (ALA) will send a delegation to the United Nations High-level Political Forum on Sustainable Development (HLPF) from July 13-15, 2026,  more PR

PHOENIX, Arizona, July 2 -- Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes issued the following news release on July 1, 2026: * * * Attorney General Mayes Blocks Weaponization of Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program Attorney General Kris Mayes today released the following statement after a judge permanently blocked the Trump administration from denying loan forgiveness to teachers, nurses, and other public servants whose employers are not aligned with the administration's ideology: "Public servants who dedicate their careers to teaching our childre more PR

AMHERST, Massachusetts, July 1 -- The University of Massachusetts posted the following news: * * * ARROW-SEA 2026 Trains Next Generation of Offshore Wind Professionals * The Academic Center for Reliability and Resilience of Offshore Wind (ARROW) at UMass Amherst recently hosted ARROW-SEA 2026 (Summer Education Accelerator), a four-day program that brought together more than 125 faculty members and students from 16 universities, including UMass Amherst, UMass Boston, UMass Dartmouth and UMass Lowell, to explore offshore wind energy. Based more PR

SACRAMENTO, California, July 2 -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Bonta Joins Coalition Opposing Rollback of Air Pollution Permitting Program * OAKLAND -California Attorney General Rob Bonta today joined a coalition in opposing the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) proposal to allow construction to begin at major sources of air pollution without first obtaining a New Source Review (NSR) permit. An NSR permit is a pre-construction air pollution permit that ensures ind more PR

SACRAMENTO, California, June 30 -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Bonta Secures Total Win for Public Servants, Court Fully Vacates Rule Weaponizing Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program OAKLAND -California Attorney General Rob Bonta today celebrated an order from U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts vacating the Trump Administration's illegal rule which would have denied Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) eligibility to employees of organizations deemed b more PR

ALBANY, New York, June 30 -- New York Attorney General Letitia James issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General James Wins Case Preventing Weaponization of Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program NEW YORK - New York Attorney General Letitia James today released the following statement after a judge permanently blocked the Trump administration from denying loan forgiveness to teachers, nurses, and other public servants whose employers are not aligned with the administration's ideology:  "Public servants should not have to pas more PR

CHICAGO, Illinois, July 1 -- Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul issued the following news release: * * * ATTORNEY GENERAL RAOUL BLOCKS WEAPONIZATION OF PUBLIC SERVICE LOAN FORGIVENESS PROGRAM Attorney General Kwame Raoul and a coalition of 21 other attorneys general won their case challenging a new rule from the U.S. Department of Education that unlawfully restricted eligibility for the Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) program, which allows government and nonprofit employees to have their federal student loans forgiven after 10 year more PR

SALEM, Oregon, July 1 -- Oregon Attorney General Dan Rayfield issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Rayfield Blocks Weaponization of Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program * Attorney General Rayfield released the following statement after a judge permanently blocked the Trump administration from denying loan forgiveness to teachers, nurses, and other public servants whose employers are not aligned with the administration's ideology: "The court confirmed what we've said all along - Trump can't punish public servants be more PR

HARTFORD, Connecticut, July 1 -- Connecticut Attorney General William Tong issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Tong Wins Case Protecting Billions of Dollars for States to Fight Homelessness Attorney General William Tong and a coalition of 18 other attorneys general and the governors of Kentucky and Pennsylvania today won their case challenging the Trump administration's illegal conditions on billions of dollars in funding that community organizations across the country rely on to provide housing and services for familie more PR

BOSTON, Massachusetts, July 1 [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: * * * California commits to funding geothermal cost-share program essential to driving project deployment * This week, Governor Gavin Newsom signed a budget agreement that includes targeted funding for geothermal exploratory wells, which are ess more PR

BOSTON, Massachusetts, July 1 -- Conservation Law Foundation issued the following news release: * * * Court Strikes Down Trump Administration's Public Service Loan Forgiveness Rule * The ruling protects public-service careers at nonprofits like CLF, where staff work every day to defend New England's communities, air, and water. In National Council of Nonprofits v. McMahon, a federal court has struck down a Trump administration rule that threatened the Public Service Loan Forgiveness program. The rule would have allowed Trump's Department o more PR

BOSTON, Massachusetts, July 1 [Category: BizHospital] -- The Dana-Farber Cancer Institute issued the following news release: * * * Dana-Farber Investigators Report Promising Results from Phase 2 Study of Targeted Therapy for Rare Bile Duct Cancer * Patients with advanced NRG1-positive cholangiocarcinoma showed promising responses to zenocutuzumab, a bispecific antibody.  * Based on this evidence, the FDA approved zenocutuzmab on May 8 for NRG1-positive cholangiocarcinoma. * Twenty-five percent of patients with NRG-1 positive cholangiocarc more PR

BOSTON, Massachusetts, June 30 -- Conservation Law Foundation issued the following news release: * * * Following CLF Petition, Regulators Adopt Latest Science to Support Atlantic Cod * Cod populations are struggling to bounce back. Photo: Brian Skerry June 30, 2026 (BOSTON, MA) - The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) has just taken a major step toward helping cod populations recover from historically low numbers. The agency has implemented Amendment 25, a regulation that will incorporate the latest scientific understa more PR

WASHINGTON, July 1 -- Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * Gillibrand, Colleagues Demand Answers About Impact Of Trump's Medicaid Cuts Because of Republicans, New York is facing $63 billion in Medicaid cuts  - Today, Ranking Member Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) led her Democratic colleagues on the Senate Aging Committee in demanding answers about the impact of President Trump's Medicaid cuts on seniors and people with disabilities.  A year ago this week, the president signed into law the One Big Beau more PR

WALTHAM, Massachusetts, July 2 -- Bentley University issued the following news: * * * Gordon A. Pulsifer Named Chair of Bentley Board of Trustees By Kristen Walsh The Bentley Board of Trustees has elected Gordon A. Pulsifer '80, P '08 '19 as chair, effective July 1. Pulsifer, who has served as vice chair, succeeds J. Paul Condrin III '83, P '19 '22, who is stepping down as chair after seven years in that role but will remain on the board. Melanie Foley, MBA '02 will now serve as vice chair. A longtime Bentley supporter, including of the  more PR

BOSTON, Massachusetts, July 2 [Category: Energy] (TNSrpt) -- 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: * * * Governments Are Spending $1.1 Trillion Propping Up the Fossil Fuel Industry While Households Pay the Price As energy bills rise and climate budgets shrink, 350.org joins the call for a permanent windfall tax on fossil fuel profits and to redirect public subsidies to fund a just energy transition. LONDON: As 350.org, Fuel Poverty Ac more PR

BOSTON, Massachusetts, July 1 -- Gov. Maura Healey, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Governor Healey Appoints Nick Fyntrilakis to Massachusetts Convention Center Authority Board * Boston -Today, Governor Maura Healey appointed Nick Fyntrilakis to the Massachusetts Convention Center Authority (MCCA) Board of Directors, filling the vacant seat designated for a resident of Hampden County. Fyntrilakis brings decades of leadership experience spanning government, education and the private sector. His appointment strengthe more PR

BOSTON, Massachusetts, July 1 -- Gov. Maura Healey, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Governor Healey Celebrates $31.2 Million Investment to Make Child Care More Affordable and Accessible * Pittsfield -Governor Maura Healey visited the Berkshires today to celebrate a $31.2 million investment to help families afford child care and get off waitlists through the Child Care Financial Assistance (CCFA) program. The funding stems from the FY26 Fair Share supplemental budget signed by Governor Healey last month and is part  more PR

BOSTON, Massachusetts, July 1 -- Gov. Maura Healey, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Healey-Driscoll Administration Awards $2 Million to Berkshire Innovation Center for Advanced Optics Lab * Pittsfield -Governor Maura Healey announced today a $2 million award to the Berkshire Innovation Center (BIC) to support the Advanced Manufacturing for Advanced Optics (AMAO) Lab in Pittsfield, helping establish Western Massachusetts as a national leader in optical manufacturing and strengthening the region's innovation economy. more PR

BOSTON, Massachusetts, June 30 -- Gov. Maura Healey, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Healey-Driscoll Administration Releases Report Highlighting How Strategic Capital Investments are Lowering Costs, Creating Jobs and Strengthening Communities * Boston -Today, Governor Healey released Building Massachusetts, a new Impact Report highlighting how the Healey-Driscoll Administration's capital investments are helping lower housing costs, improve transportation, strengthen communities and create jobs across Massachusetts. more PR

WOODS HOLE, Massachusetts, July 1 [Category: Environment] -- Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution issued the following news release: * * * Human-occupied submersible Alvin certified to return to service * U.S. Navy certification permits the sub to resume operations to 6,500 meters after a routine overhaul The Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) today announced that the human-occupied submersible Alvin has been officially certified to return to service following the successful completion of its recent, routine overhaul and testing p more PR

LAWRENCE, Massachusetts, June 30 -- Northern Essex Community College issued the following news: * * * Longtime NECC Baseball Coach Jeff Mejia Named Head Coach at Division I Merrimack Melissa Bouse Haverhill, MA - Northern Essex Community College Director of Athletics Dan Blair has announced the resignation of head baseball coach and assistant athletic director Jeff Mejia, as he becomes the head coach of NCAA Division I Merrimack College. Additionally, Blair has announced that assistant coaches Brian Sankey and Tyler McDonald have been name more PR

ROLLA, Missouri, July 1 -- Missouri University of Science and Technology posted the following news: * * * Marco Cavaglia named chair of physics at S&T * Dr. Marco Cavaglia has been named chair of the physics department at Missouri S&T. He will start this new role on Monday, Aug. 3. Cavaglia takes over the position from Dr. Thomas Vojta, Curators' Distinguished Professor of physics at S&T, who is returning to a faculty position after serving as chair since 2018. Cavaglia, who joined S&T in 2019, is currently a professor in the department.  more PR

ROCKVILLE, Maryland, July 2 [Category: Health Care] -- The American Society of Addiction Medicine posted the following news release: * * * MASAM Supports Strong Health and Safety Regulation of Kratom Products * On June 26, the Massachusetts Society of Addiction Medicine (MASAM) sent a letter to Chair Aaron Michlewitz of the House Committee on Ways and Means expressing support for H 5127. This legislation would implement new health and safety regulations for kratom products. In the letter, MASAM noted that Massachusetts is one of 26 states  more PR

SPRINGFIELD, Massachusetts, July 2 -- Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Co. issued the following news release: * * * MassMutual Ranks No. 100 on the 2026 Fortune 500(R) List Top-100 placement reflects strong 2025 results as leading mutual life insurance company and financial services leader celebrates its 175th anniversary - MassMutual today announced that it rose to No. 100 on the 2026 Fortune 500(R)/1 list, placing the company among the top 100 largest U.S. companies by revenue, continuing its streak of more than 30 consecutive years o more PR

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, July 1 -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology posted the following Q&A on June 30, 2026, involving Phillip Isola, associate professor of electrical engineering and computer science and a member of the Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory. * * * Q&A: What is agentic AI today, and what do we want it to be? * The deployment of automated software systems called AI agents has recently exploded. A November 2025 report by MIT Sloan School of Management and Boston Consulting Group found that 35 pe more PR

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, July 2 -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology posted the following news: * * * MIT-Kalaniyot program expands, with new cohort of scholars * As a new academic year dawns, the MIT-Kalaniyot program is welcoming its second cohort of scholars to campus, expanding an innovative effort to build new connections between MIT and researchers from Israel. In fall 2026, MIT-Kalaniyot has 11 new scholars arriving at MIT to pursue research, collaborating with Institute faculty across a wide variety of disciplines. They c more PR

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, July 2 -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology posted the following news: * * * Boleslaw Wyslouch steps down as director of Laboratory for Nuclear Science Wyslouch remains the director of the Bates Research and Engineering Center and will continue research on heavy ion collisions. - After more than 10 years at the helm of the Laboratory for Nuclear Science (LNS), Boleslaw "Bolek" Wyslouch will step down to continue research in nuclear physics as director of the Bates Research and Engineering Center, a subgro more PR

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, July 2 (TNSjou) -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology posted the following news: * * * The brain's language network is more extensive than previously thought A new study reveals that parts of the brain located far from the canonical language-processing centers are also involved in language comprehension. - For decades, neuroscientists have known that specific regions in the brain's left hemisphere are responsible for processing language. However, a new study by MIT researchers shows that language processin more PR

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, July 2 (TNSjou) -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology posted the following news: * * * How urban design leads to better wellness An extensive study of U.S. cities identifies walkable neighborhoods, urban greenery, and access to amenities as key contributors to residents' health. - A new big-data analysis of the U.S. pinpoints how urban design aids the health of city residents -especially when cities provide walking opportunities, greenery, and mixed-use streets with a blend of commercial and residential ac more PR

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, July 2 -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology posted the following news: * * * A portable ultrasound system could make reliable breast imaging more accessible The new technology, which generates high-resolution, 3D images of breast tissue, requires no expertise to operate and could be used at home. - For people at high risk of developing breast cancer, yearly mammograms may not be enough to detect tumors early. To make earlier diagnosis easier, an MIT team has developed portable detectors based on ultrasoun more PR

WASHINGTON, July 1 -- Rep. Seth Moulton, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Moulton, Jayapal, Davidson, Garamendi Introduce Bipartisan Legislation to Cut Wasteful Pentagon Spending * WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Representatives Seth Moulton (MA-06), Pramila Jayapal (WA-07), Warren Davidson (OH-08), and John Garamendi (CA-08) are introducing the bipartisan Streamline Pentagon Budgeting Act to end the requirement that military services send Congress funding wish lists outside the appropriations process. This irresponsible re more PR

WASHINGTON, July 2 -- Rep. Richard E. Neal, D-Massachusetts, ranking member of the House Ways and Means Committee, issued the following statement on July 1, 2026: * * * Neal Statement on the Trump Administration's Decision to Not Renew USMCA Ways and Means Committee Ranking Member Richard E. Neal (D-MA) released the following statement marking the six-year anniversary since the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) came into effect: "When Congressional Democrats secured improvements to the USMCA, we insisted on a meaningful review p more PR

NEW YORK, July 2 -- The National Employment Law Project issued the following news release on July 1, 2026: * * * NELP Welcomes Three Leading Experts to New Senior Policy Roles The National Employment Law Project (NELP) today announced three senior policy appointments that advance the organization's sharpened strategic focus. Through research, policy innovation, and advocacy, these nationally recognized leaders will help develop the next generation of solutions to raise job quality, strengthen worker protections and enforcement, and modernize more PR

RUSTON, Louisiana, July 1 -- Louisiana Tech University posted the following news: * * * Newman named dean of College of Applied and Natural Sciences Dr. Jamie Newman has been named dean of the College of Applied and Natural Sciences at Louisiana Tech University, bringing more than a decade of leadership, research excellence, and academic innovation to the role.  A member of the Louisiana Tech faculty since 2013, Newman most recently served as the director of the School of Biological Sciences and before that, the associate dean for research more PR

BOSTON, Massachusetts, July 2 -- Nutter, a law firm, issued the following news release: * * * Nikki Marie Sherwood Appointed At-Large Director of BEPC Nikki Marie Sherwood, a partner in Nutter's Private Client Department, has been named an at-large director on Boston Estate Planning Council (BEPC)'s Board of Directors. In this role, she will help support BEPC's members and advance the field of estate planning across the community. Nikki's three-year term commenced on July 1, 2026. Founded in 1930, BEPC is one of the oldest and largest est more PR

LA JOLLA, California, July 2 -- Sanford Burnham Prebys issued the following news release: * * * Pioneering computer biologist Jill Mesirov joins Sanford Burnham Prebys Jill P. Mesirov, PhD, a pioneering mathematician and computational biologist whose work has dramatically broadened and deepened the use of advanced computing tools to develop and implement new cancer strategies and treatments, has joined Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute as a Distinguished Professor and Senior Vice President for Computational Science, beginnin more PR

CARLISLE, Pennsylvania, July 1 -- Pennsylvania State University Dickinson School of Law posted the following news: * * * Professor Michael Foreman quoted in Philadelphia Inquirer article Professor Michael Foreman was quoted in a recent Philadelphia Inquirer article discussing a decision by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit allowing President Donald Trump's administration to replace the slavery exhibits it removed earlier this year from George Washington's home in Philadelphia.  Foreman noted that the decision is just one of a more PR

AMHERST, Massachusetts, July 1 -- The University of Massachusetts posted the following news: * * * PSE Doctoral Candidate Tara Huang Honored with Women in Chemical Engineering Travel Award * Tara Huang, a doctoral candidate in the Department of Polymer Science and Engineering (PSE) in the College of Natural Sciences, was recently recognized with a Women in Chemical Engineering (WIC) Travel Award from the American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE). She also received a Research and Travel Grant from the UMass Graduate Student Governmen more PR

WORCESTER, Massachusetts, July 1 -- Quinsigamond Community College issued the following news release: * * * QCC professor gives voice to formerly incarcerated in new documentary What is it like to get out of prison and start over? QCC Professor of Criminal Justice Kristy Glover spent her sabbatical researching this question and creating "Voices of Justice," a documentary film that she produced, filmed and edited herself. "Voice of Justice" features accounts from three men who have firsthand experience with the justice system. The documenta more PR

WASHINGTON, July 1 -- Rep. Delia Ramirez, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Ramirez, Sen. Markey Introduce Resolution to Reaffirm Congress's Commitment to Immigrant Inclusion Ahead of the Nation's 250th Anniversary * Washington, DC - As the nation approaches its 250 th anniversary, Congresswoman Delia C. Ramirez (IL-03) and Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) introduced a resolution to reaffirm Congress' role in upholding the principles of equality, dignity, and justice for all, including immigrant communities. As  more PR

WATERTOWN, Massachusetts, July 2 [Category: BizEngineering] -- Vanasse Hangen Brustlin Inc., a provider of transportation planning, engineering, design, land development and environmental services, posted the following news: * * * River Commons Mixed-Use Development Breaks Ground in the South Bronx * A groundbreaking ceremony marked the start of construction on River Commons, a new mixed-use development at 1240 River Avenue in the South Bronx. Led by Type A Projects in partnership with BronxWorks, L+M Development Partners, and NYC Health + more PR

BOSTON, Massachusetts, July 2 -- Ropes and Gray, a law firm, issued the following news: * * * Ropes & Gray Advised Behrman Capital in $250 Million Continuation Vehicle for Shurco Ropes & Gray represented Behrman Capital in the closing of Behrman Capital CV II L.P., a $250 million single-asset continuation vehicle formed in connection with the sale of its portfolio company Shurco, LLC. The fund close was announced on July 1. The continuation vehicle, managed by Behrman, is anchored by Coller Capital with syndicate investments from Northleaf more PR

BOSTON, Massachusetts, July 2 -- Ropes and Gray, a law firm, issued the following news: * * * Ropes & Gray Advised New Mountain Capital in Majority Investment in SAM Ropes & Gray represented New Mountain Capital in a majority investment by funds managed by New Mountain in SAM, a leading independent provider of mission-critical geospatial and inspection services to the utility and critical infrastructure markets. The transaction was announced on July 1. SAM delivers an integrated suite of solutions across land and aerial surveying, subsurfa more PR

BOSTON, Massachusetts, July 2 -- Ropes and Gray, a law firm, issued the following news: * * * Ropes & Gray Advised SOMACIS Group, a Bain Capital Portfolio Company, on the Acquisition of Group ACB Ropes & Gray has advised SOMACIS Group, a Bain Capital portfolio company, on the acquisition of Group ACB, a France and Belgium-based manufacturer of printed circuit boards. The acquisition further strengthens SOMACIS Group's industrial footprint, positioning it as a key European player, which now spans Italy, the United Kingdom, Switzerland, Franc more PR

BOSTON, Massachusetts, July 2 -- Ropes and Gray, a law firm, issued the following news: * * * Ropes & Gray Advises Partners Group on pound sterling260 Million Investment in Next-Generation UK Rolling Stock Leasing Platform Ropes & Gray has advised Partners Group, one of the largest firms in the global private markets industry, on its investment in a UK passenger rolling stock leasing platform (the "Platform"), on behalf of its clients. Partners Group has invested pound sterling260 million through its infrastructure secondaries strategy, acti more PR

WASHINGTON, July 2 (TNSletter) -- Sen. Edward J. Markey, D-Massachusetts, ranking member of the Senate Small Business and Entrepreneurship Committee, issued the following letter to the Federal Bureau of Prisons: * * * Here is the text of the letter: June 26, 2026 William K. Marshall III Director Federal Bureau of Prisons 320 First Street, NW Washington, DC 20534 Dear Director Marshall: The Federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP) recently issued a Sources Sought notice seeking vendors capable of operating commissary services across the federal more PR

WASHINGTON, July 2 (TNSletter) -- Sen. Edward J. Markey, D-Massachusetts, with 15 co-signers issued the following letter to the Environmental Protection Agency: * * * Here is the text of the letter: June 29, 2026 The Honorable Lee Zeldin Administrator U.S. Environmental Protection Agency 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W. Washington, DC 20460 Dear Administrator Zeldin, The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is proposing to weaken one of the Clean Air Act's core public health safeguards by allowing polluting facilities to begin construc more PR

WASHINGTON, July 2 (TNSletter) -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, ranking member of the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee, issued the following letter to Capital One Financial Corp.: * * * Here is the text of the letter: June 29, 2026 Richard Fairbank Chief Executive Officer Capital One Financial Corp. 1680 Capital One Drive McLean, VA 22102-3491 Dear Mr. Fairbank: I write to request copies of any and all communications between the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau ("CFPB") and Capital One's Brian Johnson more PR

WASHINGTON, July 2 (TNSletter) -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, ranking member of the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee, issued the following letter to the National Credit Union Administration: * * * Here is the text of the letter: June 29, 2026 Kyle S. Hauptman Chairman of the Board National Credit Union Administration 1775 Duke Street Alexandria, VA 22314 Dear Chair Hauptman: I write with concern regarding the National Credit Union Administration's (NCUA) "Deregulation Project." Launched in recent months, more PR

WASHINGTON, July 2 -- Sen. Edward J. Markey, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Markey and Representative Frost Sound Alarm After Trump Admin. Evades Questions on Database of Protesters Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), member of the Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee, and Representative Maxwell Frost (FL-10) today sent a letter to Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Markwayne Mullin and David Venturella, Senior Official Performing Duties of the Director for U.S. Immigration an more PR

WASHINGTON, July 1 -- The Society for Science, an organization that promotes the understanding and appreciation of science and the vital role it plays in human advancement, issued the following news release on June 30, 2026: * * * Society for Science Elects Three Members to the Honorary Board Today, Society for Science elected three new members to its Honorary Board: Craig Barrett, David C. Hodgson and Ronald D. Vale. Elected by the Society's Board of Trustees, Honorary Board members are pillars of the scientific community. They are asked to more PR

AMHERST, Massachusetts, July 1 -- The University of Massachusetts posted the following news: * * * UMass Amherst Graduate Students and Alumnae Awarded Fulbright Grants Two graduate students and an alumna will conduct research in Uganda, Vietnam and the Netherlands, respectively, and another alumna will teach in South Korea as awardees of Fulbright U.S. Student Program grants for the 2026-27 academic year.The recipients of one of the nation's most prestigious international exchange programs, announced by the Graduate School Office of Professi more PR

AMHERST, Massachusetts, July 1 -- The University of Massachusetts posted the following news: * * * UMass Amherst-Supported Effort to Help Drivers with Autism Interact With Police Becomes Law * A new law signed by Gov. Maura Healey aimed at helping people with autism during interactions with police has roots on the UMass Amherst campus. The so-called "Blue Envelope Bill" sets up a voluntary program where drivers or passengers can provide information helpful to law enforcement during traffic stops or other encounters. The envelope may say t more PR

OLYMPIA, Washington, July 1 -- Washington state Attorney General Nick Brown issued the following news release: * * * WA, other states block weaponization of the Public Service Loan Forgiveness program * A federal judge has permanently blocked the U.S. Department of Education from denying loan forgiveness to teachers, nurses, and other public servants whose employers are not aligned with the administration's ideology following a lawsuit by Washington alongside other states. "So many Washingtonians have chosen a path of public service, optin more PR

WASHINGTON, July 1 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, ranking member of the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee, issued the following news release on June 30, 2026: * * * Warren Presses NCUA Chair Hauptman On Proposals To Weaken Credit Unions Today, U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Ranking Member of the Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee, sent a letter to Kyle Hauptman, Chairman of the Board at the National Credit Union Administration (NCUA), expressing her concerns about the NCUA's "Deregula more PR

WASHINGTON, July 1 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, ranking member of the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee, issued the following news release on June 30, 2026: * * * Warren Requests from Capital One Any Communications Between Trump's New CFPB Nominee and Administration on Dropped Enforcement Action Against the Bank Brian Johnson, Trump's new CFPB nominee, served as Vice President at Capital One at the same time the CFPB dropped its enforcement action against the bank - U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), R more PR

WASHINGTON, July 2 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, ranking member of the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee, issued the following news release on July 1, 2026: * * * Warren, Reed, Van Hollen Call On Fed Watchdog To Investigate Vice Chair Bowman's Private Wall Street Dinner During Fed's Blackout Period "The FOMC generally prohibits external communications around FOMC meetings to 'reinforce the public's confidence in the transparency and integrity of the monetary policy process.'" - Today, U.S. Senators Elizabeth  more PR

WASHINGTON, July 1 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, ranking member of the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee, issued the following news release on June 30, 2026: * * * Warren, Sanders, Merkley, Hirono Press KKR Executives On Deal with Sallie Mae to Expand Private Equity's Reach Over Student Loans "Private equity should not prey on people's educational dreams for profit, but if the past is prologue, it will." - Today, U.S. Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Ranking Member of the Senate Banking, Housing, and Urba more PR

WASHINGTON, July 2 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, ranking member of the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee, issued the following news release on July 1, 2026: * * * Warren, Schumer Urge EXIM Chair to Keep NY Regional Export Finance Center Open "By closing this office, EXIM is undermining its operational capacity by diminishing its ability to provide direct engagement and support to key partners: financial institutions and exporters in one of the world's largest trade and finance markets." - Today, U.S. Senators more PR