WASHINGTON, Aug. 21 -- Americans for Tax Reform posted the following news: * * * Norquist and Kudlow: Help the Middle Class by Ending the Inflation Tax on Capital Gains ATR President Grover Norquist appeared on Fox Business Network's Kudlow to discuss ending the inflation tax on capital gains. Transcript: Norquist: "The government creates inflation, the government shouldn't profit by the inflation they create by raising taxes on people who own crypto, or the more than fifty percent of people who have houses, the more than sixty percent of  more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 21 -- Americans United for Separation of Church and State issued the following news on Aug. 20, 2026: * * * Mass. Supreme Court blocks religious statues on Quincy public building BOSTON - In a landmark ruling, the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court today unanimously upheld a preliminary injunction blocking the installation of two 10-foot-tall religious statues depicting St. Michael the Archangel and St. Florian outside the entrance of the public safety building in Quincy. The court upheld the trial court's determination th more PR

DEDHAM, Massachusetts, Aug. 20 [Category: BizConsulting] -- The ARC Advisory Group posted the following news release: * * * ARC MarketMap for Autonomous Exception Management in Logistics * ARC Advisory Group today announced the publication of its new, offering an independent, analyst-led evaluation of technology suppliers helping organizations identify, prioritize, and resolve logistics disruptions with greater speed, intelligence, and automation. As supply chains become increasingly complex and unpredictable, autonomous exception managemen more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 20 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Arnold and Porter, a law firm, posted the following news: * * * Best Lawyers in America 2027 Recognizes 144 Arnold & Porter Lawyers * The 2027 edition of Best Lawyers in America recognized 95 Arnold & Porter lawyers as "Best Lawyers" across 56 practice areas. Best Lawyers is a peer-reviewed survey where lawyers cast votes on the legal capabilities of other lawyers in their practice areas. The guide also included the "Ones to Watch" list, which recognizes lawyers who are less than ten years in more PR

BINGHAMTON, New York, Aug. 22 -- Binghamton University issued the following news: * * * Harpur College welcomes Simons Empire Faculty Fellows in mathematics and physics The four assistant professors' research is at the intersection of quantum materials and artificial intelligence By Jennifer Micale This semester, Harpur College of Arts and Sciences welcomes a quartet of mathematicians and physicists, who will help establish Binghamton University as a major research center at the intersection of quantum science and artificial intelligence.  more PR

WORCESTER, Massachusetts, Aug. 22 -- The University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School issued the following news: * * * Chancellor David McManus welcoming 379 new UMass Chan students 'to the team' At a glance * There are 379 new UMass Chan students taking part in orientation this week, including 226 students in the T.H. Chan School of Medicine. * Chancellor David D. McManus, MD'02, ScM'12, MBA, is delivering welcoming remarks for each school. * The Office of Student Life has organized a joint orientation for all students on Aug. 21. By more PR

WORCESTER, Massachusetts, Aug. 20 -- Clark University posted the following news: * * * Clark welcomes Class of 2030 to campus * #'Some of your best memories may happen because you decided to take a chance' Hundreds of new Clarkies students packed into the Kneller Athletic Center on Thursday afternoon after moving into residence halls with the help of their family members and peer mentors, getting used to their new home away from home. President David Fithian '87 greeted the Class of 2030 and remarked that for all the ways Clark will shap more PR

WORCESTER, Massachusetts, Aug. 20 -- Clark University posted the following news: * * * Clark, Amazon Web Services convene inaugural AI Agents Academy * Clark University, in collaboration with Amazon Web Services (AWS), convened more than 400 leaders from over 100 universities, healthcare organizations, foundations, and nonprofits for an inaugural AI Agents Academy in downtown Worcester on Tuesday, August 18. The national forum explored how AI agents are transforming mission-driven organizations. The academy brought together advancement le more PR

AMHERST, Massachusetts, Aug. 21 -- The University of Massachusetts posted the following news: * * * Computer Science Panelists Explain How Public Interest Tech Advances Careers and Benefits Society * Public interest technology - tech that serves the public good - is a win-win for computer science students: It teaches them essential elements of the field and offers real-life experience while improving society. And there's more than one way to get involved. That was the message shared by speakers in a recent panel discussion on public intere more PR

DEDHAM, Massachusetts, Aug. 21 [Category: BizConsulting] -- The ARC Advisory Group posted the following news release: * * * Engineering Design Tools and Building Information Modeling: Strategies, Trends, and Technologies Shaping the Market * ARC Advisory Group's research indicates that the Engineering Design Tools (EDT) and Building Information Modeling (BIM) market continues to evolve as organizations accelerate digital transformation across the architecture, engineering, construction, and infrastructure sectors. Driven by advances in clou more PR

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Aug. 20 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Massachusetts posted the following news release: * * * Former Owner of Telemedicine Companies Sentenced to Two Years in Prison for $110 Million Medicare Fraud Scheme * BOSTON - The former owner of Expansion Media (Expansion) and Hybrid Management Group (Hybrid) was sentenced today in federal court in Boston for a $110 million telemedicine fraud scheme involving medically unnecessary durable medical equipment (DME), including orthotics such as back and knee more PR

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Aug. 21 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Goodwin, a law firm, posted the following news release: * * * Goodwin Guides Dynatrace on Offering of $1.4375 Billion of 0.00% Exchangeable Senior Notes with Call Spread * Goodwin's Capital Markets team advised Dynatrace, Inc. ("Dynatrace") on the offering by its subsidiary, Dynatrace LLC (the "Issuer"), of $1.4375 billion aggregate principal amount of 0.00% Exchangeable Senior Notes due 2031 (the "Notes"), which includes the full exercise of the initial purchasers' option to purcha more PR

MIAMI, Florida, Aug. 20 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Greenberg Traurig, a law firm, issued the following news release: * * * Greenberg Traurig Adds Shirin Mirdamadi-Tehrani as Intellectual Property Associate * BOSTON - Aug. 20, 2026 - Global law firm Greenberg Traurig, LLP has added Shirin Mirdamadi-Tehrani, a registered patent attorney, as an Intellectual Property & Technology associate based in the firm's Boston office. Tehrani counsels technology and life sciences companies on patent prosecution, portfolio strategy, and intellectual prop more PR

ARLINGTON, Virginia, Aug. 22 -- The Institute for Justice posted the following news release on Aug. 21, 2026: * * * Group of States, Civil Rights and Education Organizations Urge Supreme Court to Hear Special Education Petition WASHINGTON-- Yesterday, a broad coalition of amici--including a 14-state coalition led by South Carolina and West Virginia, ExcelinEd, the Alliance Defending Freedom, and the New Civil Liberties Alliance--filed briefs at the U.S. Supreme Court urging the court to grant a petition askingwhether the government can withh more PR

SMITHFIELD, Rhode Island, Aug. 21 -- Bryant University issued the following news: * * * Internship at Del's Lemonade juices Sydney Amaral '26's interest in brand marketing * Summer in Rhode Island wouldn't be the same without Del's Lemonade, and for Sydney Amaral '26 it has been a season for squeezing the most out of a marketing internship at one of the Ocean State's most iconic brands. Amaral, who is set to graduate in December with a Marketing degree, has been looking for jobs in the cosmetics or finance industries, but it's her backgrou more PR

WORCESTER, Massachusetts, Aug. 20 -- Clark University posted the following news: * * * It's easy being green: AmeriCorps-funded students improve Worcester, Attleboro community forests * Three students from Clark's School of Climate, Environment, and Society emerged from their months-long AmeriCorps/Campus Compact EnviroCorps experience with hands-on skills, job experience, and a new appreciation for community-based environmental work. "I've learned from this experience that there are other like-minded people out there who care as much as I more PR

JACKSONVILLE, Alabama, Aug. 21 -- Jacksonville State University posted the following news: * * * Jax State Civics Symposium Brings Alabama Teachers Together to Explore Foundations of American Government * #Center for Leadership and American Principles equips 43 educators from across Alabama with resources to bring primary sources and civic education into their classrooms By Brett Buckner JACKSONVILLE, Ala. -Forty-three middle and high school social studies teachers from across Alabama gathered at Jacksonville State University this summer  more PR

AUGUSTA, Maine, Aug. 22 -- The Maine Senate Democrats issued the following news on behalf of Maine State Sen. Tim Nangle, D-Windham: * * * Sen. Tim Nangle celebrates Hidden Circle purchase under mobile home park law he sponsored Jay cooperative marks first resident purchase since Sen. Nangle's right-to-purchase protections took effect - Sen. Tim Nangle, D-Windham, is celebrating the residents of Hidden Circle Mobile Home Park in Jay, who completed their $1 million purchase of the park on July 30, securing local ownership of the land beneat more PR

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Aug. 21 -- The Massachusetts Biotechnology Council issued the following statement on Aug. 20, 2026, by CEO Kendalle Burlin O'Connell: * * * CEO Innovation Policy Update 08.20.26 MassBio CEO & President Kendalle Burlin O'Connell first posted this update on LinkedIn. - Congress is still out, but we had big news come out of the Administration this week with the President naming a nominee to lead FDA, the White House releasing a science and technology strategy that further solidifies the Administration's treatment of  more PR

BALTIMORE, Maryland, Aug. 22 -- Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown issued the following news release on Aug. 21, 2026: * * * Attorney General Brown Joins Multistate Coalition to Protect Law Enforcement Funding Attorney General Anthony G. Brown today joined a coalition of 22 attorneys general and the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania in filing an updated and amended lawsuit over the unlawful imposition of immigration-enforcement conditions on Congressionally-authorized public safety grants, including grants intended to keep law enforcement more PR

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Aug. 21 -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology posted the following news: * * * The importance of indoor airflow patterns in spreading airborne disease Researchers explore how a key factor can mitigate or promote tuberculosis transmission. - Tuberculosis (TB) is a leading cause of infectious disease deaths, claiming over 1 million lives every year. It spreads through the air when an infected person coughs, sneezes, or exhales, and drug-resistant strains and asymptomatic spreading are growing concerns. Curbi more PR

TRENTON, New Jersey, Aug. 22 -- New Jersey Attorney General Jennifer Davenport issued the following news release on Aug. 21, 2026: * * * AG Davenport Co-Leads Fight to Protect Law Enforcement Funding Multistate Coalition Sues Trump Administration for Illegal Conditions on Law Enforcement Grants - Today, Attorney General Jennifer Davenport co-led a coalition of 22 attorneys general and the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania in filing an updated and amended lawsuit challenging the federal government's imposition of illegal immigration-enforcement  more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 20 [Category: Union] -- The AFL-CIO National Association of Letter Carriers issued the following news: * * * National Election Committee sets election dates * The National Election Committee, appointed at the Los Angeles convention to conduct the election of national officers for NALC, has met to set the rules and procedures for the election. The election will be conducted by mail ballot in accordance with the NALC Constitution and applicable federal law. Under the oversight of the National Election Committee, the American more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 22 -- Rep. Richard E. Neal, D-Massachusetts, ranking member of the House Ways and Means Committee, issued the following news release on Aug. 21, 2026: * * * Neal Demands Answers for Trump Administration's Trampling of IRS Employee Rights SPRINGFIELD, MA-- Ways and Means Committee Ranking Member Richard E. Neal today sent a letter to Internal Revenue Service (IRS) CEO Frank J. Bisignano, following up on his March 4, 2026, testimony to the Ways and Means Committee regarding the Administration's attempt to unilaterally end the  more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 21 -- The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission issued the following news release: * * * Pearson Education to Pay $150,000 in EEOC Disability Discrimination Suit * Company settles federal lawsuit alleging it failed to provide visually impaired employees with equal access to employee online platforms NEWARK, N.J. -Educational publishing company Pearson Education, Inc. will pay $150,000 and provide other injunctive relief to settle a disability discrimination lawsuit brought by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commiss more PR

CARLISLE, Pennsylvania, Aug. 21 -- Pennsylvania State University Dickinson School of Law posted the following news: * * * Professor Andrea J. Martin contributes legal expertise, research, and writing to two U.S. Supreme Court amicus briefs * CARLISLE, PA-Professor Andrea J. Martin contributed legal expertise, research, and writing to two amicus curiae briefs submitted to the United States Supreme Court in StandWithUs Center for Legal Justice v. Massachusetts Institute of Technology, a Title VI case arising from allegations of antisemitic ha more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 21 -- Protect Borrowers (formerly Student Borrower Protection Center) issued the following commentary by Sophie Laing, a fellow and legal aid attorney working on issues of consumer debt: * * * Worst of Both Worlds: State Student Loans Are Not the Friendly and Safe Alternative States Claim They Are The student loan landscape is changing: with the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA), there are new federal lending limits that will significantly impact current and future student loan borrowers. At the same time, state disinvestme more PR

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Aug. 22 -- 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. 22 -- Ropes and Gray, a law firm, issued the following news: * * * In Law360, Attorneys Examine What Amazon v. Perplexity Decision Means for Agentic AI and the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act In a Law360 article, attorneys examined what the Amazon v. Perplexity decision means for agentic AI and the federal Computer Fraud and Abuse Act (CFAA). The decision addresses a question of first impression: whether an AI agent that assists a user in navigating a website constitutes unauthorized access under the CFAA. The cour more PR

NEW YORK, Aug. 20 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York posted the following news release: * * * Six Defendants Charged With Million Dollar Rental Car And Identity Theft Scheme * United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, Jamie McDonald, Assistant Director in Charge of the New York Field Office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation ("FBI"), James C. Barnacle, Jr., and Commissioner of the New York City Police Department ("NYPD"), Jessica S. Tisch, announced today charges against KAHEEM A more PR

DALLAS, Texas, Aug. 21 -- Susan G. Komen, an organization that says it addresses breast cancer on fronts such as research, community health, global outreach and public policy initiatives, posted the following news on Aug. 20, 2026: * * * The Finish Line Is a World Where No One Dies of Breast Cancer Susan G. Komen(R) Nationwide Fall Event Season Unites Communities to Fund Research, Improve Access to High-Quality Care and Save Lives; Andy Grammer to Headline Second Annual Party in Pink Gala on October 14th - Susan G. Komen(R), the world's l more PR

SYRACUSE, New York, Aug. 22 -- Syracuse University issued the following news: * * * Drones, Rovers and Submersibles: Orange Works Fuels the Next Generation of Engineers A summer STEM program gives high schoolers experience building autonomous vehicles, developing a pipeline into the College of Engineering and Computer Science. John Boccacino The classroom spaces in the Center for Science and Technology buzz with activity as high school students build and learn how to code autonomous vehicles on land, in the air and underwater. A black and more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 21 -- The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee posted the following news release: * * * The Morning Call Profiles Firefighter Bob Brooks * Bob Brooks: "Regular people are getting tired of getting kicked in the teeth. What's happening in Washington right now is not working for us. It's time to send them a message." A new profile of Bob Brooks in the Morning Call spotlights how his background as a firefighter and working class Pennsylvanian is shaping his run for Congress and his push to shake up a broken Washington. more PR

LOUDONVILLE, New York, Aug. 21 -- Siena College posted the following news: * * * The Untold Story of... Bella Zaccardi * 1. I grew up in Greenwood Lake, NY, and our house was right on the lake! I think I took it for granted when I was little, and now I love any chance I have to visit my parents and spend some time on the water. 2. I've had the opportunity to experience 21 National Parks and counting! My parents were incredibly brave to bring my two sisters and me on two cross-country camping trips growing up. And when I say "camping," I  more PR

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Aug. 20 [Category: BizHospital] -- The Dana-Farber Cancer Institute issued the following news release: * * * Two-Day WEEI/NESN Jimmy Fund Radio-Telethon shatters records by raising more than $7.3 million for cancer care and research at Dana-Farber * Over $87 million has been raised through the Radio-Telethon since 2002 for Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and the Jimmy Fund WEEI/NESN Jimmy Fund Radio-Telethon presented by Arbella Insurance raised a record-breaking $7.3 million, and counting, for adult and pediatric cance more PR

SYDNEY, Australia, Aug. 21 -- The University of Sydney issued the following news: * * * MLC partners on Venture Mentoring Program for researchers and founders Researcher developing targeted cancer therapies highlights the value of mentorship in translating ideas into real-world impact - The University of Sydney has partnered with MLC, one of Australia's largest superannuation funds, to launch the Venture Mentoring Program, a new initiative designed to connect early-stage ventures with experienced mentors from the University's alumni and in more PR

TORONTO, Ontario, Aug. 20 -- The University of Toronto posted the following news: * * * University of Toronto ranked among world's top 25 universities by ShanghaiRanking Consultancy * The University of Toronto has climbed one spot to 24th globally in the latest edition of ShanghaiRanking Consultancy's university rankings. U of T shares the 24th position with Zhejiang University in the 2026 Academic Ranking of World Universities, which was released on Aug. 15. Among public universities, U of T placed sixth in North America and 13th worldwid more PR

RICHMOND, Virginia, Aug. 22 -- Virginia Attorney General Jay Jones issued the following news release on Aug. 21, 2026: * * * ATTORNEY GENERAL JAY JONES BLOCKS TRUMP ADMINISTRATION'S UNLAWFUL DEMAND OF CDL DRIVERS' PERSONAL INFORMATION Attorney General Jones and a coalition of 21 attorneys general announced a U.S. District Court judge granted a temporary restraining order that blocks the Trump administration from demanding the production of a database of state-owned records containing the sensitive personal information of 17 million drivers a more PR

WATERTOWN, Massachusetts, Aug. 21 [Category: BizEngineering] -- Vanasse Hangen Brustlin Inc., a provider of transportation planning, engineering, design, land development and environmental services, posted the following news: * * * VHB Advances First Eastern Shore Rail Trail Segment at Cape Charles * VHB gathered with community leaders, residents, and project partners in Virginia this week to celebrate the historic opening of the first completed section of the Eastern Shore Rail Trail in the Town of Cape Charles-a major step in transformin more PR

AMHERST, Massachusetts, Aug. 21 -- The University of Massachusetts posted the following news: * * * Vice Chancellor Andrew Mangels to Retire at End of 2026 * Andrew Mangels, vice chancellor for administration and finance, will retire at the close of the calendar year, ending 25 years of service to UMass Amherst.Mangels joined the university as controller in 2001 after nearly 11 years at Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, where he served for as director of accounting. He moved into his current role as UMass Amherst's chief financial and  more PR