TRENTON, New Jersey, Sept. 5 -- New Jersey Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin issued the following news release on Sept. 4, 2024: * * * Wartime Weapons Have No Place in Self Defense, Brief Argues * * * Today, New Jersey Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin and Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell led a multistate amicus brief filed in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit in support of Cook County, Illinois, which is continuing to defend its assault weapons ban from  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Sept. 5 (TNSres) -- Boston University School of Public Health issued the following news: * * * A new study found that Medicaid accountable care organizations in Massachusetts were associated with increases in prenatal and postpartum office visits, postpartum depression screenings, and timely postpartum care. * * * By Jillian McKoy Despite recent declines in nationwide maternal mortality, the United States continues to experience a significant maternal health crisis, i  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Sept. 5 -- Gov. Maura Healey, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Noble has 30 years of law enforcement experience, including as Lieutenant Colonel, Second-In-Command for New Jersey State Police * * * Governor Maura T. Healey today announced that she has selected retired Lieutenant Colonel Geoffrey D. Noble of the New Jersey State Police as the next Colonel of the Massachusetts State Police. His selection comes as a result of a national search led  more

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Sept. 5 (TNSres) -- Harvard University's Business School issued the following news release: BOSTON--For the 2024-2025 academic year, Harvard Business School (HBS) is proud to announce its third cohort of visiting scholars in collaboration with its Institute for Business in Global Society (BiGS). This year's cohort will concentrate on how business intersects with the two critical issues of climate change and racial inequality, advancing HBS's commitment to encouraging p  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Sept. 5 -- Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell issued the following news release: * * * Following Plaintiff Appeal, Coalition of 19 Attorneys General Urge Court to Uphold a Cook County Ordinance Prohibiting Assault Weapons * * * Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell, along with Attorney General Matt Platkin of New Jersey, has co-led a multistate coalition of 19 attorneys general in filing an amicus brief with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circ  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Sept. 5 -- Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell issued the following news release: Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell has led a multistate coalition of 14 attorneys general in supporting a proposed rule by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) that would recognize paycheck advance products, which are typically mobile applications marketed as earned wage advances or earned wage access (EWA) products, as consumer loans. Accordingly, the proposed ru  more

SOUTH HADLEY, Massachusetts, Sept. 5 (TNSres) -- Mount Holyoke College issued the following news: Mount Holyoke College researchers have developed a new open-access, interactive database and story map of U.S. immigration sanctuary policies that were passed between 2001 and 2014. In 2013, Kiana London '13 asked Associate Professor of Geography and International Relations Serin Houston if she had any research positions available. London's request came at just the right time, as Houston wanted to  more

ORONO, Maine, Sept. 5 -- The University of Maine issued the following news release: The first time Zach Robinson stepped foot on the University of Maine campus was for his graduation. In fact, it was the first time he had ever been to the state. Having flown from California to Boston, Robinson was awed by the lush greenery of Maine in May as he drove north from Massachusetts. Robinson completed his bachelor's degree entirely online through UMaine's Surveying Engineering Technology (SVT) progra  more