Wednesday - October 23, 2024
Public Policy Tipoffs Involving Massachusetts Newsletter for Thursday October 03, 2024 ( 8 items )  

AMERICAN FEDERATION FOR AGING RESEARCH: ANNOUNCING THE 2024 GLENN FOUNDATION DISCOVERY AWARDS - JEFFREY FRIEDMAN, MD, PHD AND MYRIAM HEIMAN, PHD
NEW YORK, Oct. 3 -- The American Federation for Aging Research issued the following news release: * * * Prestigious Program supports Pioneering Discoveries in the Biology of Aging * * * Santa Barbara, CA and New York, NY -- The Glenn Foundation for Medical Research (GFMR) and the American Federation for Aging Research (AFAR) are pleased to announce the 2024 recipients of the Glenn Foundation Discovery Awards: Jeffrey Friedman, MD, PhD (Professor, The Rockefeller University and Investigator,   more

Community Catalyst and Partners Keep the Spotlight on Medical Debt in Washington, D.C. and Battleground States
BOSTON, Massachusetts, Oct. 3 -- Community Catalyst issued the following news release: * * * New digital ads in battleground states mobilize voters impacted by predatory deferred interest credit cards * * * WASHINGTON, D.C. - On Tuesday, Community Catalyst and partners attended a medical debt event at the White House with Director Rohit Chopra of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) and Director Lael Brainard of the National Economic Council (NEC). The organization has brought tog  more

Massachusetts Association of Realtors Honors Annie Blatz With Milton H. Shaw Distinguished Service Award
WALTHAM, Massachusetts, Oct. 3 -- Massachusetts Association of Realtors issued the following news release: * * * Cape Cod and Islands Regional Vice President honored at awards luncheon (Annie retired a couple of months ago so she is no longer the RVP) * * * FOXBOROUGH, Mass.- Oct. 2, 2024 - The Massachusetts Association of REALTORS(R) (MAR) announced today that Annie Blatz, a member of the Cape Cod and Islands Association of REALTORS(R), has received the 2024 Milton H. Shaw Distinguished Ser  more

Massachusetts Association of Realtors Honors Betsy Herald With the Good Neighbor Award
WALTHAM, Massachusetts, Oct. 3 -- Massachusetts Association of Realtors issued the following news release: FOXBOROUGH, Mass.- Oct. 2, 2024 - The Massachusetts Association of REALTORS(R) (MAR) announced today that Betsy Herald of Charles Realty and a member of the Greater Boston Association of REALTORS(R) has received the 2024 Good Neighbor Award. The Good Neighbor Award recognizes REALTORS who have demonstrated an extraordinary commitment to community service through volunteerism and civic an  more

Massachusetts Association of Realtors Names Kristen Keegan 2024 Realtor of the Year
WALTHAM, Massachusetts, Oct. 3 -- Massachusetts Association of Realtors issued the following news release: * * * LAER Realty Managing Partner awarded title at annual awards luncheon * * * FOXBOROUGH, Mass.- Oct. 2, 2024 - The Massachusetts Association of REALTORS(R) (MAR) announced today that Kristen Keegan with Laer Realty Partners and the Northeast Association of REALTORS(R), has received the 2024 REALTOR of the Year award. The state's REALTOR of the Year award is selected annually from n  more

National Association for Gun Rights Condemns Governor Healey's Attack on Law-Abiding Gun Owners
LOVELAND, Colorado, Oct. 3 -- The National Association for Gun Rights issued the following news release: Boston, MA - The National Association for Gun Rights (NAGR) strongly condemns Massachusetts Governor Maura Healey for signing an emergency preamble to enact a sweeping firearms ban that expands the list of prohibited firearms with broad and convoluted language and puts law-abiding gun owners in danger of being criminalized overnight. Governor Healey's decision comes amid an ongoing grassroo  more

Nova Takes Viewers on Epic Journey to Uncover Revelations About Bizarre Worlds in Our Cosmic Neighborhood
BOSTON, Massachusetts, Oct. 3 -- GBH, a multiplatform creator for public media, issued the following news release on Oct. 2, 2024: * * * Five-part Series, Featuring Stunningly Realistic Animations and a Cast of Planetary Scientists, Premieres Wednesdays, October 2 - 30 at 9pm ET/8C on PBS Also available for streaming at pbs.org/nova, NOVA on YouTube, and the PBS App * * * The award-winning PBS science series, NOVA, a production of GBH, will premiere an epic new five-part series, SOLAR SYSTE  more

Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution's Benjamin Van Mooy Named 2024 MacArthur Fellow
WOODS HOLE, Massachusetts, Oct. 2 (TNSres) -- Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution issued the following news release on Oct. 1, 2024: Benjamin Van Mooy, a Senior Scientist and Interim Vice President for Science and Engineering at the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI), has been awarded a prestigious MacArthur Fellowship, informally known as a "genius grant." The honor was announced today by the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation, which each year names its list of MacArthur   more