Thursday - May 22, 2025
Tipoffs on New England Newsletter for Saturday May 03, 2025 ( 7 items )  

2026 NFL Draft: Compensatory pick projections for every team
CANTON, Ohio, May 2 [Category: Sports] -- The National Football League posted the following news: * * * 2026 NFL Draft: Compensatory pick projections for every team It has become obvious over the last few years that in many cases, teams are factoring compensatory picks in the next season's draft into the roster-building process. Teams will make mid-year additions or sign players to one-year deals, understanding that the moves could turn into future compensatory picks. Pay them now and receive  more

Climate Bill HB 5004 Passes the Connecticut State House
NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, May 3 -- Save the Sound posted the following news release on May 2, 2025: * * * Climate Bill HB 5004 Passes the Connecticut State House Hartford, CT--Today the Connecticut State House voted 98-47 to pass this year's main climate mitigation bill, House Bill 5004. This comes on the heels of a recent American Lung Association report which showed that Fairfield County is among the worst in New England for ozone pollution, exposing 25% of Connecticut's population to unhealt  more

Governor Moore Announces Multi-State Strategic Action Plan to Explore Cost Savings in Electric Transmission
ANNAPOLIS, Maryland, May 2 -- Gov. Wes Moore, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * Governor Moore Announces Multi-State Strategic Action Plan to Explore Cost Savings in Electric Transmission ANNAPOLIS, MD - Maryland Governor Wes Moore today announced that Maryland has joined eight other Northeast and Mid-Atlantic states in issuing a joint strategic action plan that identifies specific steps that state, regional, and federal policymakers can take to pursue interregional transmi  more

New UH Study Finds All STEM Stereotypes Are Not the Same
HOUSTON, Texas, May 3 -- The University of Houston issued the following news: * * * New UH Study Finds All STEM Stereotypes Are Not the Same Ask boys or girls to picture an engineer, and they'll likely visualize a man. Ask about a computer scientist, and the response would be the same. But ask which gender is better at and more interested in math or science, and the slight edge these days would likely go to girls. New research from the University of Houston released this week found that stud  more

Secretary Rollins Announces New State Directors for the Farm Service Agency and Rural Development
WASHINGTON, May 2 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture issued the following news release: * * * Secretary Rollins Announces New State Directors for the Farm Service Agency and Rural Development (Washington, D.C., May 2, 2025) - U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins today announced the latest slate of presidential appointments for key Farm Service Agency (FSA) and Rural Development (RD) State Director roles. "When America's farming communities prosper, the entire nation thrives. This  more

Transgender Servicemembers in Talbott Urge the Supreme Court to Continue to Prevent Implementation of the Transgender Military Ban
SAN FRANCISCO, California, May 2 -- The National Center for Lesbian Rights issued the following news release on May 1, 2025: * * * Transgender Servicemembers in Talbott Urge the Supreme Court to Continue to Prevent Implementation of the Transgender Military Ban Brief calls out harm of "unprecedented" and "unAmerican" plan to target transgender servicemembers for immediate discharge; even Trump's short-lived 2018 ban never resulted in more than a temporary pause in recruitment WASHINGTON, D.C  more

University of Maine Receives Restored Sea Grant Funding
ORONO, Maine, May 3 -- The University of Maine System issued the following news release on May 2, 2025: * * * University of Maine receives restored Sea Grant funding U.S. Sen. Susan Collins had directly urged the Secretary of Commerce to restart Maine Sea Grant funding and thousands of Mainers spoke out in support of the popular program's impact on their livelihoods and Maine's working waterfronts ORONO, Maine -- Funding has been restored for Maine Sea Grant to continue its critical science   more