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News Tipoffs - Massachusetts Editors Newsletter for Friday March 21, 2025 ( 9 items )  

Healey-Driscoll Administration Announces Cybersecurity Education Pilots at 11 Massachusetts High Schools for AP Students
BOSTON, Massachusetts, March 20 -- Gov. Maura Healey, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Healey-Driscoll Administration Announces Cybersecurity Education Pilots at 11 Massachusetts High Schools for AP Students Burlington -- The Healey-Driscoll Administration today announced that 11 high schools across Massachusetts will participate in the College Board's AP Career Kickstart Cybersecurity Pilot, a national initiative aimed at expanding access to cybersecurity education a  more

Healey-Driscoll Administration Sounds Alarm Over Donald Trump's Dismantling of U.S. Department of Education
BOSTON, Massachusetts, March 20 -- Gov. Maura Healey, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Healey-Driscoll Administration Sounds Alarm Over Donald Trump's Dismantling of U.S. Department of Education Boston -- The Healey-Driscoll Administration is sounding the alarm about Donald Trump's executive order to dismantle the U.S. Department of Education. "We're proud that Massachusetts has the best schools in the nation - and it's why we know that shutting down the U.S. Depart  more

Healey-Driscoll Administration, MBTA Announce Free South Coast Rail Service Through the End of March
BOSTON, Massachusetts, March 20 -- Gov. Maura Healey, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Healey-Driscoll Administration, MBTA Announce Free South Coast Rail Service Through the End of March Boston -- The Healey-Driscoll Administration and the MBTA today announced that South Coast Rail service will be free through the end of March. This is in addition to the previously announced fare-free service on weekends through April. Beginning today, fares may also be purchased for  more

High-Ranking MS-13 Leader Arraigned in Long Island Federal Court on Terrorism and Racketeering Charges After His Arrest in Mexico
WASHINGTON, March 21 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release on March 19, 2025: * * * High-Ranking MS-13 Leader Arraigned in Long Island Federal Court on Terrorism and Racketeering Charges After His Arrest in Mexico Defendant, Who Was Added to the FBI's 10 Most Wanted Fugitives List in February, Was a Founding Member of the Transnational Criminal Organization's Ranfla en las Calles Leadership Structure Earlier today, a high-ranking leader of La Mara Salvatrucha, a  more

Labor Department Issues Unemployment Insurance Weekly Claims for Week Ending March 15, 2025
WASHINGTON, March 21 -- The U.S. Department of Labor issued the following weekly report entitled "Unemployment Insurance Weekly Claims" for week ending March 15, 2025. * * * REVISION TO SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT FACTORS Note: Calendar Year (CY) 2025 seasonal factors and revised seasonal factors for CY 2020-2024 for both initial claims and continued claims will be available at https://www.bls.gov/lau/seasonal-adjustment-for-weekly-unemployment-insurance-claims.htm by 12:00 P.M. (Eastern) on Thursday,  more

Mayor Adams Kicks Off Public Review on Jamaica Neighborhood Plan to Create Nearly 12,000 New Homes, Make Hundreds of Millions of Dollars in Investments to Area
NEW YORK, March 20 -- New York City Mayor Eric Adams issued the following news: * * * Mayor Adams Kicks Off Public Review on Jamaica Neighborhood Plan to Create Nearly 12,000 New Homes, Make Hundreds of Millions of Dollars in Investments to Area Building on Two-Years of Extensive Community Discussions, Plan Will Include Significant Investments in Commercial Space to Create 7,000 Jobs, $300 Million in Sewer Improvements, and New Public Space Announcement Comes as Adams Administration Contin  more

Minnesota State Colleges & Universities: Finalists Named for Presidency of South Central College
ST. PAUL, Minnesota, March 21 -- Minnesota State Colleges and Universities issued the following news release on March 20, 2025: * * * Finalists Named for Presidency of South Central College ST. PAUL, March 20, 2025 - Minnesota State has named four finalists in the search for the president of South Central College. The candidates are Heather Bigard, Ritu Raju, Tia Robinson-Cooper, and Lester Sandres Rapalo. The candidates were recommended by a search advisory committee that was comprised of s  more

NASA Selects 14 Finalist Teams for the 2025 RASC-AL Competition
WASHINGTON, March 21 -- NASA issued the following news release: * * * NASA Selects 14 Finalist Teams for the 2025 RASC-AL Competition Fourteen university teams have been selected as finalists for NASA's 2025 Revolutionary Aerospace Systems - Academic Linkage (RASC-AL) Competition. This year's competition invited undergraduate and graduate students from across the nation to develop new, innovative concepts to improve our ability to operate on the Moon, Mars, and beyond. Finalists will present   more

SEC Obtains Final Judgment Against Massachusetts Resident in Multi-Million Dollar Securities Fraud
WASHINGTON, March 21 -- The Securities and Exchange Commission issued the following litigation release (No. 1:24-cv-12602; D. Mass. filed Oct. 11, 2024) involving Treuhand Inc., Windeco Corp., Texxon Oil Corp., International Financial Services Inc. and Norman V. Meier: * * * On March 13, 2025, the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts entered final judgment against Norman V. Meier in the SEC's action alleging that Meier orchestrated a years-long, multi-million-dollar internatio  more