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News Tipoffs - Massachusetts Editors Newsletter for Wednesday March 12, 2025 ( 15 items )  

AG Campbell Secures Temporary Block Of Trump Administration's Unlawful Termination Of K-12 Teacher Preparation Grants
BOSTON, Massachusetts, March 11 -- Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell issued the following news release: * * * AG Campbell Secures Temporary Block Of Trump Administration's Unlawful Termination Of K-12 Teacher Preparation Grants BOSTON -- Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell and a coalition of seven other attorneys general have secured a temporary restraining order (TRO) by the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts, temporarily blocking the Trump   more

AG Sunday Joins Coalition in Proposal to End Google's Search Engine Monopoly
BALTIMORE, Maryland, March 10 -- Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown issued the following news release: * * * AG Sunday Joins Coalition in Proposal to End Google's Search Engine Monopoly HARRISBURG -- Attorney General Dave Sunday has joined a bipartisan coalition of 38 state Attorneys General and the U.S. Justice Department in proposing a final package of resolutions to end Google's illegal monopoly over internet search engines and restore competition to the benefit of consumers nation  more

Ahead of Tax Filing Deadline, Governor Healey Promotes Savings for Families Under Expanded Child Tax Credit
BOSTON, Massachusetts, March 11 -- Gov. Maura Healey, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Ahead of Tax Filing Deadline, Governor Healey Promotes Savings for Families Under Expanded Child Tax Credit Springfield -- As Massachusetts residents are filing their taxes ahead of the April 15 deadline, Governor Maura Healey is raising awareness of the money that Massachusetts families will save on their returns this year because of the tax cuts package she signed in 2023. "We k  more

Attorney General Bonta Secures Early Court Decision Stopping Trump Administration's Unlawful Termination of K-12 Teacher Preparation Pipeline Grants
SACRAMENTO, California, March 10 -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Bonta Secures Early Court Decision Stopping Trump Administration's Unlawful Termination of K-12 Teacher Preparation Pipeline Grants District Court judge issues temporary restraining order OAKLAND - California Attorney General Rob Bonta today secured a decision by the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts temporarily blocking the Trump Administra  more

Attorney General Platkin Secures Early Court Decision Stopping Trump Administration's Unlawful Termination of K-12 Teacher Preparation Pipeline Grants in Lawsuit Co-Led by New Jersey
TRENTON, New Jersey, March 11 -- New Jersey Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Platkin Secures Early Court Decision Stopping Trump Administration's Unlawful Termination of K-12 Teacher Preparation Pipeline Grants in Lawsuit Co-Led by New Jersey For Immediate Release: March 11, 2025 Office of the Attorney General - Matthew J. Platkin, Attorney General Temporary Restraining Order TRENTON - New Jersey Attorney General Matthew J  more

ATTORNEY GENERAL RAOUL SECURES EARLY COURT DECISION BLOCKING TRUMP ADMINISTRATION'S UNLAWFUL TERMINATION OF K-12 TEACHER PREPARATION PIPELINE GRANTS
CHICAGO, Illinois, March 11 -- Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul issued the following news release: * * * ATTORNEY GENERAL RAOUL SECURES EARLY COURT DECISION BLOCKING TRUMP ADMINISTRATION'S UNLAWFUL TERMINATION OF K-12 TEACHER PREPARATION PIPELINE GRANTS Chicago -- Attorney General Kwame Raoul secured a decision by the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts temporarily blocking the Trump administration's unlawful termination of K-12 teacher preparation pipeline grants while  more

Dominican National Faces 10+ Years in Prison for Massachusetts-to-Bangor Fentanyl Trafficking
PORTLAND, Maine, March 11 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Maine issued the following news release: * * * Dominican National Faces 10+ Years in Prison for Massachusetts-to-Bangor Fentanyl Trafficking Alexis De Leon used a Facebook account to arrange drug deals BANGOR, Maine: A Dominican national pleaded guilty to two counts in U.S. District Court in Bangor today for his role in a fentanyl trafficking conspiracy. According to court records, from August 2023 to June 2024  more

Governor Healey Signs Executive Order to Ensure Safe, On Time, and On Budget Construction Projects
BOSTON, Massachusetts, March 11 -- Gov. Maura Healey, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Governor Healey Signs Executive Order to Ensure Safe, On Time, and On Budget Construction Projects Springfield -- Today, at the Massachusetts Building Trades 106 th Annual Convention, Governor Maura Healey signed an Executive Order to promote the use of project labor agreements (PLAs) by state agencies for large public works projects. The order aims to ensure that construction proje  more

Governor Newsom announces appointments 3.11.25
SACRAMENTO, California, March 11 -- Gov. Gavin Newsom, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * Governor Newsom announces appointments 3.11.25 SACRAMENTO - Governor Gavin Newsom today announced the following appointments: Adele Burnes, of Berkeley, has been appointed Chief at the Division of Apprenticeship Standards. Burnes has been Acting Chief at the Division of Apprenticeship Standards since 2024, where she has been Deputy Chief since 2021. She was Regional Director of Appr  more

ICE apprehends fugitive alien wanted for homicide following prison escape in Haiti
WASHINGTON, March 11 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Immigration and Customs Enforcement issued the following news release: * * * ICE apprehends fugitive alien wanted for homicide following prison escape in Haiti BOSTON -- U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement arrested Wilbert Jean-Baptiste, a 38-year-old convicted murderer wanted in Haiti following a prison escape, Feb. 4. Jean-Baptiste was initially apprehended by the U.S. Border Patrol on Oct. 31, 2023, after illegally e  more

NASA Astronaut Jonny Kim to Discuss Upcoming Launch, Mission
WASHINGTON, March 11 -- NASA issued the following news release: * * * NASA Astronaut Jonny Kim to Discuss Upcoming Launch, Mission Official portrait of NASA astronaut Jonny Kim, who will serve as a flight engineer during Expedition 73. Credit: NASA NASA will provide interview opportunities with astronaut Jonny Kim beginning at 9 a.m. EDT, Tuesday, March 18, to highlight his upcoming mission to the International Space Station in April. The virtual interviews from Star City, Russia, will   more

NASA Selects Three University Teams to Participate in Flight Research
WASHINGTON, March 11 -- NASA issued the following news release: * * * NASA Selects Three University Teams to Participate in Flight Research NASA / Lillian Gipson NASA has selected three university teams to help solve 21 st century aviation challenges that could transform the skies above our communities. As part of NASA's University Leadership Initiative (ULI), both graduate and undergraduate students on faculty-led university teams will contribute directly to real-world flight research wh  more

State of University of Maine System is Strong and Innovative, Chancellor Tells Legislature
AUGUSTA, Maine, March 12 -- The University of Maine System issued the following news release on March 11, 2025: * * * State of University of Maine System is strong and innovative, Chancellor tells Legislature In his first in-person address to a joint session of the Legislature since becoming Chancellor in 2019, Malloy highlighted the System's enrollment and retention growth, and its increasing output of new talent and innovation necessary to power the state's economy. AUGUSTA, Maine -- Despi  more

Summary of Special Engage Session on "Remote Sensing and the Future of Earth Observations"
WASHINGTON, March 11 -- NASA issued the following news release: * * * Summary of Special Engage Session on "Remote Sensing and the Future of Earth Observations" Introduction On October 16, 2024, a special session of the NASA Goddard Engage series took place in the Goett Auditorium (Building 3) at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC). The Engage series is intended to explain work at GSFC in an immersive and nontechnical setting. GSFC's Office of Communications, Earth Sciences Division,   more

Wis. A.G. Kaul Secures Early Court Decision Stopping Trump Administration's Unlawful Termination of K-12 Teacher Preparation Pipeline Grants
MADISON, Wisconsin, March 12 -- Wisconsin Attorney General Josh Kaul issued the following news release on March 11, 2025: * * * AG Kaul Secures Early Court Decision Stopping Trump Administration's Unlawful Termination of K-12 Teacher Preparation Pipeline Grants District Court judge issues temporary restraining order MADISON, Wis. - Attorney General Josh Kaul today secured a decision by the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts temporarily blocking the Trump Administration's u  more