ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Aug. 13 -- The Academy of Managed Care Pharmacy issued the following analysis: * * * Trump Administration Issues Sweeping Executive Order on Childhood Vaccine Schedule On Aug. 10, President Trump signed an Executive Order (EO) titled "Delivering Gold-Standard Childhood Vaccine Recommendations for Americans," which substantially revises federal recommendations for the childhood vaccination schedule. The order promulgates new federal recommendations divided into three categories; directs the Department of Health and Human more PR

AMHERST, Massachusetts, Aug. 13 -- The University of Massachusetts posted the following news: * * * Alasdair Roberts Delivers Opening Keynote at National Federalism Conference * Alasdair Roberts, professor of public policy, delivered the opening keynote address at the National Federalism Summit in Salt Lake City on August 11. The event was hosted by the Constitutional Federalism Initiative, which is housed at Utah Valley University's Center for Constitutional Studies. Roberts presented "The Problems of Centralization" to the attendees of t more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 13 -- Americans for Tax Reform posted the following commentary on Aug. 12, 2026, by John Kartch and Sean Rowen: * * * End the Inflation Tax on Capital Gains to Help Middle Class Three-fourths of households with a capital gains filing make less than $200k - As reported Tuesday, President Trump is looking to help middle class households by ending the inflation tax on capital gains. Inflation is created by the government and then taxed by the government. Americans are currently stuck paying capital gains taxes on inflation.  more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 13 -- Americans for Tax Reform posted the following commentary on Aug. 12, 2026, by John Kartch and Rachel Loren: * * * List of Entities Providing Contributions to Trump Accounts for Kids Americans for Tax Reform's tracker of Trump Accounts announcements has reached 94. As documented below at least 94 companies, foundations, individuals and states have announced contributions to the accounts or in the case of foster children, establishment of the accounts. Trump Accounts for kids were enacted as part of the One Big Beautif more PR

SACRAMENTO, California, Aug. 13 -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Bonta Joins Coalition to Defend International Students' and Faculty's Free Speech Rights * Attorneys general urge the court to uphold First Amendment protections, reject visa revocations and deportations based on political speech OAKLAND -California Attorney General Rob Bonta, as part of a multistate coalition, filed an amicus brief urging the U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit to uphold a district cou more PR

CHICAGO, Illinois, Aug. 13 -- Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul issued the following news release: * * * ATTORNEY GENERAL RAOUL SUES TRUMP ADMINISTRATION FOR UNLAWFULLY DEMANDING PERSONAL INFORMATION OF CDL DRIVERS * Administration Threatens to Withhold $10 Million in Federal Funding Unless Sensitive Information of Millions of Drivers Turned Over Chicago - Attorney General Kwame Raoul led a coalition of 21 attorneys general and the state of Pennsylvania today in filing two lawsuits against the Trump administration for demanding product more PR

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, Aug. 13 (TNSLrpt) -- Consumer Price Index, Northeast Region July 2026 - A report from U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics Mid-Atlantic Region - Aug. 12, 2026 * * * Area prices were unchanged over the past month, up 4.1 percent from a year ago - The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) in the Northeast Region was unchanged in July, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) reported today. The all items less food and energy index increased 0.1 percent. (Data in this report are not se more PR

NEW YORK, Aug. 13 (TNSLrpt) -- Consumer Price Index, Boston-Cambridge-Newton July 2026 - A report from U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics Northeast Region - Aug. 12, 2026 * * * Area prices up 0.2 percent over the two months, 3.7 percent over the year - The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) in the Boston area was up 0.2 percent for the two months ending in July 2026, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) reported today. Regional Commissioner Mark J. Maggi noted that prices rose for all items less food  more PR

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Aug. 14 -- G.E. Vernova, an energy company, posted the following news release on Aug. 13, 2026: * * * Blue Energy, GE Vernova Hitachi Sign Agreement to Launch Next Phase of Texas Gas-Plus-Nuclear Project CHEVY CHASE, Maryland and WILMINGTON, North Carolina - Blue Energy, a vertically integrated deployment platform for financeable, prefabricated nuclear power plants and GE Vernova Hitachi Nuclear Energy (GVH), today announced the signing of an agreement that launches the next phase of their collaboration to deploy a  more PR

MINNETONKA, Minnesota, Aug. 14 -- The Center of the American Experiment, a civic and educational organization that says it creates and advocates policies, issued the following commentary by policy fellow Josiah Padley to its Thinking Minnesota magazine: * * * Stewardship and the local school Schools of all types benefit from local investment, stewardship, and community care - At the close of the 18th century, the French intellectual elite, the philosophes, produced documents proclaiming the universal rights of man. These proclamations of s more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 14 -- In response to a federal agency request for information, the following public comment letter was submitted electronically to the regulations.gov site. 1 1275 First Street NE, Suite 1200, Washington, DC 20002 202-408-1080 Fax: 202-408-1056 center@cbpp.org www.cbpp.org July 29, 2026 Dr. Mehmet Oz Administrator, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Attention: CMS-2454-IFC, P.O. Box 8016 Baltimore, MD 21244-8016 RE: Medicaid Program; Community Engagement Requi more ST

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Aug. 12 [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: * * * In a win for clean energy, court orders Defense Department to end freeze of wind project reviews * Last week, a federal court issued a preliminary injunction ordering the Department of Defense to end its freeze of wind energy projects rev more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 14 -- In response to a federal agency request for information, the following public comment letter was submitted electronically to the regulations.gov site. 1 ELECTRONIC TRANSMISSION - NO HARD COPY TO FOLLOW Comments submitted at: https://www.regulations.gov/commenton/NPS-2026-0101-0001 August 10, 2026 Michael Michener Deputy Associate Director, Visitor and Resource Protection National Park Service 1849 C Street NW, MS-2457 Washington, DC 20240 Subject: Comments on Director's Order (DO) 41: Wilderness Stewardship, Section  more ST

WASHINGTON, Aug. 13 -- The U.S. Air Force issued the following news: * * * Cold War-era law finds new use at America's B-2 bomber base * KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AFNS) - Qilin Wu, a Chinese national who returned to Whiteman Air Force Base after being warned not to photograph the installation, was sentenced to six months in federal custody following a case built on a 76-year-old executive order signed by President Harry Truman. The conviction showed how a Cold War-era legal framework can be used against repeated, unauthorized photography around se more PR

NEW YORK, Aug. 14 -- The Damon Runyon Cancer Research Foundation issued the following news release: * * * Damon Runyon Cancer Research Foundation awards $4.2 million to exceptional early-career scientists The Damon Runyon Cancer Research Foundation has named 14 new Damon Runyon Fellows, brilliant postdoctoral scientists conducting basic and translational cancer research in the laboratories of leading senior investigators. This prestigious Fellowship encourages the nation's most promising young scientists to pursue careers in cancer research  more PR

FAIRFAX, Virginia, Aug. 12 -- George Mason University issued the following news: * * * Fall for the Book's Writers in the Schools reaches more than 1,000 students * Last year, Fall for the Book's annual Writers in the School series reached nearly 1,200 K-12 students in the Fairfax County Public Schools with their Writers in the School series. The program, organized by the George Mason University-based festival, is designed to introduce students to authors and encourage interest in reading and writing. Last fall Japanese writer and artist M more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 14 -- The Federal Communications Commission Consumer and Governmental Affairs Bureau issued the following public notice (CG Docket No. 10-210): * * * By the Chief, Consumer and Governmental Affairs Bureau: The Federal Communications Commission (FCC or Commission), through the National Deaf-Blind Equipment Distribution Program (NDBEDP), also called "iCanConnect," provides up to $10 million annually from the interstate telecommunications relay service fund (TRS Fund) to support local programs that distribute equipment to eligi more PR

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Aug. 12 -- Conservation Law Foundation issued the following news release: * * * Federal Appeals Board Sides with CLF in Fight Over PFAS Pollution in Merrimack River * The EPA failed to fully assess the dangers of PFAS pollution before allowing these discharges into the Merrimack River. Photo: Adilson Gonzalez Morales AUGUST 12, 2026 (Concord, NH) - A federal appeals board has largely sided with Conservation Law Foundation (CLF) in its challenge to a Clean Water Act permit that allows Manchester's sewage treatment pla more PR

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Aug. 13 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Goodwin, a law firm, posted the following news release: * * * Goodwin Advises BIOS Life on Raising $25 Million in Seed Funding * The Healthcare and Technology teams advised BIOS Life, Inc. on raising $25 million in seed funding. Redmile, Vsquared Ventures, and Kindred Capital led the round, joined by healthcare and technology investors from the US and Europe. BIOS Life, a provider of an AI-native predictive cancer surveillance and care platform, is developing dynamic "digital twin" more PR

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Aug. 13 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Goodwin, a law firm, posted the following news release: * * * Goodwin Advises Zealand Pharma on Entering Into a $100 Million Royalty Purchase and Sale Agreement With Royalty Pharma for the Economics Related to rusfertide * The Life Sciences team advised Zealand Pharma A/S on entering into a royalty purchase and sale agreement with Royalty Pharma plc in exchange for Zealand Pharma's economics related to rusfertide (PTG-300), a potential first-in-class therapy for polycythemia vera, a more PR

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Aug. 13 [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: * * * Governments must tax Big Oil's profits as UN tax treaty talks advance * As droughts and wildfires damage economies, 350.org called on governments to push for a global tax treaty that can make big oil and gas corporations pay for mounting climate costs. This week in New York, governments wrapped up negotiations for the UN Tax Convention wi more PR

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Aug. 13 -- Gov. Maura Healey, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Governor Healey Takes Action to Protect Young People and Residents from Dangerous Kratom Products * BOSTON -Governor Maura Healey today announced new actions to protect Massachusetts residents from dangerous and largely unregulated kratom products, including an emergency order restricting the sale of kratom across the state and new efforts to educate the public about the health risks and connect people with treatment and recovery s more PR

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Aug. 13 -- Gov. Maura Healey, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Healey-Driscoll Administration Awards $45 Million to Protect Massachusetts Communities from Flooding, Extreme Heat and Climate Impacts * SALEM -The Healey-Driscoll Administration today announced more than $45 million in grants to support 97 projects that will help communities across Massachusetts better withstand flooding, extreme heat, coastal erosion, and other climate impacts. The funding, awarded through the Executive Office of more PR

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Aug. 13 [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: * * * Indonesian wildfires point to climate crisis, not just El Nino * Wildfires raging across Indonesia and producing regional transboundary haze are fueled by human-caused climate change, not just El Nino, and need more urgent and lasting measures to protect communities, people's health, and biodiversity, 350.org said. The climate group point more PR

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Aug. 13 [Category: Dentistry] -- The ADA Forsyth Institute issued the following news: * * * Introducing dentech 2026: Shaping the Oral Health Innovation Ecosystem at the Global Scale The future of oral health innovation and investment takes shape at dentech 2026. The oral health innovation ecosystem will convene on Sept. 24-25 at the ADA Forsyth Institute's headquarters in Somerville, Massachusetts. This year's conference features cutting-edge oral health innovations, the industry leaders that promote their advanc more PR

AMHERST, Massachusetts, Aug. 13 -- The University of Massachusetts Amherst School of Public Health and Health Sciences posted the following news: * * * Katherine Reeves Lends Expertise to International Agency for Research on Cancer * Katherine Reeves and the IARC Monographs working group in Lyon, France Professor of Epidemiology Katherine Reeves traveled to Lyon, France, in June to join a working group for the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC), the specialized cancer agency of the World Health Organization. The team look more PR

AMHERST, Massachusetts, Aug. 13 -- The University of Massachusetts posted the following news: * * * Katherine Reeves Takes Part in International Evaluation of Studies on Chemicals * Epidemiology professor Katherine Reeves, associate dean of Graduate and Professional Studies in the School of Public Health and Health Sciences, traveled to France this summer to participate in an international evaluation of a certain class of commonly used chemicals and their potential for causing cancer.Reeves traveled to France in June to join a working group more PR

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, Aug. 12 -- Yale Law School posted the following news: * * * Lowell Residents Win Stay Against Data Center * A bank of industrial diesel generators (left) sits behind a neighborhood baseball field in Lowell. A coalition of residents of Lowell, Massachusetts represented by the Environmental Justice Law and Advocacy Clinic at Yale Law School won a significant court victory4 in their lawsuit5 challenging the expansion of a 352,000 square foot data center in the city's Sacred Heart and Back Central neighborhoods. On Aug. more PR

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Aug. 12 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Goodwin, a law firm, posted the following news release: * * * Macerich Closes Upsized $775 Million Exchangeable Notes Offering with Capped Call * Goodwin's REITs team advised The Macerich Partnership, L.P. (the "Partnership"), the operating partnership of The Macerich Company (the "Company") on the Partnership's 2.25% Exchangeable Senior Notes due 2031 (the "Notes"). The $775 million offering was upsized from $600 million and includes the full exercise of the initial purchasers' opt more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 13 -- Rep. James McGovern, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * McGovern, Castro lead 5 Members of Congress in asking new Colombian President to support broad range of shared priorities including human rights Today, Representative James P. McGovern (D-MA), Ranking Member of the House Rules Committee and Co-Chair of the Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission, along with Representative Joaquin Castro (D-TX), Ranking Member of the Westen Hemisphere Subcommittee of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, and five o more PR

BALTIMORE, Maryland, Aug. 14 -- Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown issued the following news release on Aug. 13, 2026: * * * Attorney General Brown Sues Trump Administration for Unlawfully Demanding Personal Information of CDL Drivers Administration Threatens to Withhold $10 Million in Federal Funding Unless Sensitive Information of Millions of Drivers is Turned Over - Attorney General Anthony G. Brown joined a coalition of 21 attorneys general and the state of Pennsylvania today in filing two lawsuits against the Trump administra more PR

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Aug. 12 -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology posted the following news: * * * MIT selected to lead new NSF materials research center * The National Science Foundation (NSF) has selected MIT to establish and lead a new Materials Research Science and Engineering Center (MRSEC) focused on materials technologies for medical imaging, sustainable metals production, and next-generation semiconductors, according to an NSF announcement released July 30. Expected to provide $18 million in research funding over six y more PR

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Aug. 12 -- Gov. Maura Healey, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * More Than 2,000 ADUs Approved Under Governor Healey's Housing Bill * BOSTON -The Healey-Driscoll Administration today announced that municipalities across Massachusetts have approved 854 accessory dwelling units, or ADUs, during the first six months of 2026, building on strong early momentum following the signing of Governor Healey's Affordable Homes Act and bringing the statewide total to 2,084 approved ADUs since the start of 202 more PR

TRENTON, New Jersey, Aug. 14 -- New Jersey Attorney General Jennifer Davenport issued the following news release on Aug. 13, 2026: * * * AG Davenport Sues Trump Administration for Unlawfully Demanding Personal Information of Drivers Administration Threatens to Withhold $10 Million in Federal Funding Unless Sensitive Information of Millions of Drivers with Commercial Drivers Licenses is Turned Over - Attorney General Jennifer Davenport joined a coalition of 21 attorneys general and the state of Pennsylvania today in filing two lawsuits agai more PR

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Aug. 14 -- Boston University School of Law issued the following news: * * * Naomi Mann Leads BU Law's Growing Experiential Education Program as the New Associate Dean Mann plans to forge new partnerships with local and national organizations on initiatives that advance civil justice and expand access to legal representation. By Rebecca Beyer In the past three years, Boston University School of Law's experiential learning program has expanded its offerings across the board, adding new clinics and practicums for stude more PR

ARLINGTON, Virginia, Aug. 12 [Category: Government/Public Administration] -- The National Association of State Credit Union Supervisors issued the following news release: * * * NASCUS Announces Election Results and Welcomes New Board and Advisory Council Members at 2026 Annual Meeting * ARLINGTON, VA - The National Association of State Credit Union Supervisors (NASCUS) announced the results of its 2026 elections and welcomed new officers and directors to the NASCUS Regulator Board and Credit Union Advisory Council during the association's A more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 14 -- In response to a federal agency request for information, the following public comment letter was submitted electronically to the regulations.gov site. Main Office: 1119 Saint Paul Street Baltimore, MD 21202 410-837-2258 FAX 410-837-2692 Boston Office: 250 Dorchester Avenue Suite 2 Boston, MA 02127 857-203-9680 FAX 857-203-9653 July 29, 2026 Dr. Mehmet Oz, Administrator U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services 7500 Security Boulevard Baltimore, MD 21244 Submitted electronically via: https://www.regulations.gov/do more ST

WASHINGTON, Aug. 13 -- Rep. Rick Larsen, D-Washington, issued the following news release: * * * New York Times: Larsen, Warren Accuse Trump Administration of Stonewalling Major Transit Projects * Representative Rick Larsen (WA-02), top Democrat on the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, and Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), top Democrat on the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee, joined 39 congressional Democrats in demanding that the Trump administration stop delaying the advancement of public transportation p more PR

MONTREAL, Quebec, Aug. 12 -- McGill University posted the following news release: * * * Online conflict may strengthen, not weaken, social movements, McGill researchers find * Online conflict tends to advance social movements rather than undermine them, according to new research from McGill's Desautels Faculty of Management. "Anyone who has watched an online debate turn heated assumes arguing kills collective action," said Emmanuelle Vaast, Professor of Information Systems and the study's senior author. "Our study shows the opposite: the s more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 13 -- Sen. Alex Padilla, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * Padilla, Schiff, Congressional Democrats Demand FTA and OMB Stop Holding Blue State Infrastructure Funding Hostage * WASHINGTON, D.C. -U.S. Senators Alex Padilla and Adam Schiff (both D-Calif.) joined Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and 39 Democratic colleagues in demanding the Trump Administration stop delaying the advancement of public transportation projects funded by the Capital Investment Grants (CIG) program. Currently, the Federal Tran more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 13 -- Rep. Ayanna Pressley, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news: * * * Pressley, Community Leaders Call for Shift in National Priorities: Away from War, Toward Our Families * Dorchester presser comes as Trump continues war with Iran and proposes $1.5 trillion military budget while exacerbating affordability crisis and attacks on immigrant communities "It is much easier instead for this man to scapegoat immigrants, to vilify our neighbors, than to make good on his promises... It's much easier to inflate the military  more PR

TORONTO, Ontario, Aug. 14 -- The Royal Bank of Canada issued the following news release: * * * RBC wins IDC CIO Awards Canada 2026 for AI-driven credit underwriting transformation Recognition reinforces RBC's leadership in intelligent financial services, backed by a decade of innovation investment - Royal Bank of Canada (TSX: RY) (NYSE: RY) has been named an IDC CIO Awards Canada 2026 winner for retail credit underwriting, an artificial intelligence (AI)-assisted digital transformation program. The initiative is one of several that will h more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 14 (TNSletter) -- Rep. Rick Larsen, D-Washington, ranking member of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, with 41 co-signers issued the following letter to Office of Management and Budget Director Russell Vought and Federal Transit Acting Deputy Administrator Matthew Cahill: * * * Here is the text of the letter: August 11, 2026 The Honorable Russell Vought Director Office of Management and Budget 725 17th Street NW Washington, D.C. 20503 - Matthew Cahill Acting Deputy Administrator Federal Transit  more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 14 (TNSletter) -- Rep. James McGovern, D-Massachusetts, issued the following letter to Secretary of State Marco Rubio: * * * Here is the text of the letter: August 12, 2026 The Honorable Marco Rubio Secretary of State 2201 C Street, NW Washington, DC 20520 Dear Secretary Rubio, As Co-Chair of the Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission, I am deeply troubled by the crisis of security, governance, and human rights now facing the Central Sahel--Mali, Niger, and Burkina Faso. In a Commission hearing held on May 14, 2026, human  more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 14 (TNSLrpt) -- Mobilizing Mauritius' Development Financing at Scale in a Fragmented World - A report from African Development Bank - August 2026 (50 pages) * * * Table of Contents Acknowledgements ... iii List of Tables ... v List of Boxes ... v List of Acronyms and Abbreviations ... vi Executive Summary ... vii General Introduction ... viii Chapter 1: Economic Performance and Outlook ... 1 Key Messages ... 1 1.1. Introduction ... 1 1.2. Growth Performance ... 1 1.3. Other Recent Macroeconomic and Social Developme more ST

WASHINGTON, Aug. 14 (TNSLrpt) -- Family wealth in Massachusetts: Findings from the 2025 Massachusetts Economic Conditions and Household Opportunity Survey (Mass ECHOS) - A report from Federal Reserve Bank of Boston - August 2026 (40 pages) - Authored by Marybeth J. Mattingly, Sara Chaganti, Michael Evangelist, Marija Bingulac, and Gracie L. Griffin * * * Contents Abstract ... 1 Key findings ... 3 Introduction ... 3 Wealth as an economic indicator ... 6 Mass ECHOS ... 8 Findings ... 11 Conclusion ... 25 About the authors ... 26 Acknow more ST

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Aug. 13 -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology posted the following news: * * * Researchers uncover hidden pore network within nuclear fuel * The moment a nuclear reactor begins operation, a complex chain of events is initiated within the fuel: Heavy atoms split into fission products, knocking other atoms out of place and creating defects that can change how the fuel swells, transfers heat, and reacts chemically over time. Understanding those processes is key to understanding how safe and efficient a nuclea more PR

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Aug. 14 -- Ropes and Gray, a law firm, issued the following news: * * * Ropes & Gray Advised Cabot Corporation on $350 Million Bond Offering Ropes & Gray represented Cabot Corporation a public offering of $350 million of 4.950% senior unsecured notes due 2029. The offering priced on Aug. 12 and closed on Aug. 21. Cabot Corporation (NYSE: CBT) is a global specialty chemicals and performance materials company headquartered in Boston. The company is a leading provider of carbon black, specialty carbons, engineered el more PR

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Aug. 14 -- Ropes and Gray, a law firm, issued the following news: * * * Ropes & Gray Advised Samsonite Group in Approximately $210 Million Acquisition of BEIS Ropes & Gray represented Samsonite Group S.A. in its approximately $210 million acquisition of BEIS, LLC, a digitally native lifestyle and travel brand founded in 2018 by actress and entrepreneur Shay Mitchell and incubated by Beach House Group. The transaction was announced on August 12 via press release. The transaction represents a total enterprise value of a more PR

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Aug. 14 -- Ropes and Gray, a law firm, issued the following news: * * * Ropes & Gray Ranked No. 2 on The American Lawyer's A-List For the tenth consecutive year, Ropes & Gray has ranked among the top three firms on The American Lawyer's A-List, once again earning the No. 2 position in the 2026 report. The A-List is The American Lawyer's premier ranking, recognizing 20 law firms that stand out across key measures of excellence, including financial performance, associate satisfaction, pro bono commitment, and more. Rope more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 13 -- Sen. Adam Schiff, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * Schiff, Padilla & Congressional Democrats Demand FTA and OMB Stop Holding Blue State Infrastructure Funding Hostage * Washington, D.C. -U.S. Senators Adam Schiff and Alex Padilla (both D-Calif.) joined Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and 39 Democratic colleagues in demanding the Trump Administration stop delaying the advancement of public transportation projects funded by the Capital Investment Grants (CIG) program. Currently, the Federal Tran more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 14 -- In response to a federal agency request for information, the following public comment letter was submitted electronically to the regulations.gov site. 1 July 30, 2026 SUMBITTED ELECTRONICALLY ON REGULATIONS.GOV Dr. Mehmet Oz, Administrator Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Attention: CMS-2454-IFC P.O. Box 8016 Baltimore, MD 21244 Re: Interim Final Rule, "Medicaid Program; Community Engagement Requirement for Certain Individuals," RIN number 0938-AV98  more ST

WASHINGTON, Aug. 14 (TNSletter) -- Sens. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, and Mike Lee, R-Utah, issued the following letter to Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth: * * * Here is the text of the letter: August 10, 2026 Pete Hegseth Secretary U.S. Department of Defense 1000 Defense Pentagon Washington, D.C., 20301-1000 Dear Secretary Hegseth, We write in regard to defense contractors' implementation of President Trump's executive order #14372 ("Prioritizing the Warfighter in Defense Contracting"), which restricts these companies' stock buy more PR

ANTIGONISH, Nova Scotia, Aug. 13 -- St. Francis Xavier University posted the following news: * * * StFX computer science researchers tackle a core challenge in AI with evolutionary approach * A collaboration born from the Mitacs Globalink Research Internship program at St. Francis Xavier University has produced new research addressing one of the most persistent problems in modern artificial intelligence: how to teach autonomous agents what we actually want them to do. StFX Department of Computer Science faculty Dr. Jean-Alexis Delamer and  more PR

SYRACUSE, New York, Aug. 14 -- Syracuse University issued the following news: * * * She Charted a Course for Women in the Navy. Now, Her Legacy Has a Home Maria Calabrese Murray's WAVES uniform--and a hand-drawn map of Iwo Jima--are on display at the National Veterans Resource Center at the Daniel and Gayle D'Aniello Building. Charlie Poag Maria Calabrese Murray '44 was 17 when she arrived at Syracuse University in 1940. A talented flutist and pianist, Murray had already performed with the Columbia University Symphonic Band before pursuing more PR

SCHENECTADY, New York, Aug. 13 -- Union College posted the following news: * * * This scarcity affects us all: Alumni doctors discuss the healthcare provider shortage * We've all experienced it-either ourselves or through a loved one. The days-long wait for a bed in the hospital. The weeks-long wait to see a primary care doctor. The months-long wait for that specialist appointment. It's agonizing, but unsurprising, given the shortage of healthcare providers. Which will get worse. By 2036, the Association of American Medical Colleges (AAM more PR

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, Aug. 14 (TNSjou) -- The University of Michigan issued the following news: * * * Clearing the air: Public prefers 'natural' approaches to curbing climate change Public support for climate solutions isn't just about whether the technique works--it's also about whether people perceive it as a natural process. That key takeaway of research from the University of Michigan and other institutions offers big implications for how policymakers, scientists and communicators talk about new climate technologies--and how much the pub more PR

RICHMOND, Virginia, Aug. 14 -- Virginia Attorney General Jay Jones issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Jones Co-Leads Lawsuit Against Trump Administration for Unlawfully Demanding Personal Information of CDL Drivers Administration threatens to withhold $10 million in federal funding unless sensitive information of millions of drivers is turned over - Attorney General Jones, along with Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul, California Attorney General, Rob Bonta, and District of Columbia Attorney General Brian Schwal more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 13 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Warren Investigates Trump Admin's Failed Response to Cyclospora Outbreak, Raises Questions About Corruption and Influence-Peddling Taylor Farms' parent company has donated millions to political organizations with ties to President Trump - U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) pressed Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on his response to the biggest outbreak of cyclosporiasis in U.S. history -and the exte more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 13 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Warren Slams RFK Jr.'s Secrecy on Trump's Big Pharma Deals; Releases New HHS Response Raising Questions About Administration's Savings Estimate In a new response to Warren, RFK Jr. claims TrumpRx does not store prescription information -raising questions about whether Administration savings claims were "made up out of thin air." "Your ongoing refusal to release these deals raises questions about whether the Trump administration is trying  more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 14 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, ranking member of the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Warren, Coons Press Rubio and Bessent to Explain Unprecedented Halt in Regular Russia Sanctions, Even After Admitting Talks Stalled "If the Administration paused regular Russia sanctions because of peace talks, and those talks stalled months ago, why hasn't the Administration resumed routine and frequent U.S. sanctions to rebuild leverage for a just peace in Ukraine more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 13 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Warren, Garcia Press Trump on Thousands of Stock Trades, Question Him on Self-Enrichment from Government Actions * Trump financial disclosures reveal over 17,000 stock trades, worth up to $1.56 billion "The American people deserve to know that the President is not using his office to increase the value of his stock portfolios, rather than working to bring down the cost of groceries" Text of Letter (PDF) Washington, D.C. -U.S. Senator E more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 13 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Warren, Norcross Press Hegseth on Reckless Cuts to Weapons Testing Office After Watchdog Finds Cuts Increased Safety Risks for Troops Government watchdog recently found Hegseth's cuts to the military's independent weapons testing office increased safety risks for troops, may violate the law "The decision to purge the office of DOT&E has created significant and unnecessary risk that jeopardizes readiness, service member safety, acquisition more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 13 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Warren, Padilla, Senators Press Dr. Oz on CMS Guidance that Threatens Nursing Home Residents' Right to Vote * Trump administration threatens nursing home staff, removes vote-by-mail guidance Lawmakers warn that "nursing home residents...must not be denied their rights because they are disabled, elderly, lack transit, or face difficulties in obtaining a ballot or voting in person." Text of Letter (PDF) Washington, D.C. -U.S. Senators El more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 12 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- WilmerHale, a law firm, posted the following news: * * * WilmerHale and Its Lawyers Recognized in 2026 New England Legal Awards * WilmerHale and its lawyers have been recognized across 11 categories in the 2026 New England Legal Awards, earning honors for both individual lawyers and firmwide litigation practices. The New England Legal Awards celebrate professional excellence across the legal community in Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island and Vermont, recognizing  more PR