WASHINGTON, June 4 -- Rep. James McGovern, D-Massachusetts, ranking member of the House Rules Committee, issued the following news release: * * * 522 Amendments, 101 Democratic Witnesses, and 21 Hours Later, Rules Committee Republicans Jam Through GOP Tax Scam Democrats Mount Fierce Opposition; Force House Republicans On Record Supporting Massive Cuts To Basic Needs Programs To Shovel Tax Breaks To Billionaires WASHINGTON, D.C. -- After House Republicans attempted to jam through the GOP Tax  more

WASHINGTON, June 4 -- Rep. Stephen F. Lynch, D-Massachusetts, acting ranking member of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Acting Ranking Member Lynch & Subcommittee Ranking Member Stansbury on DOGE Rescission Package Washington, D.C. (June 3, 2025)--Today, Rep. Stephen F. Lynch, Acting Ranking Member of the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and Rep. Melanie A. Stansbury, Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Delivering on   more

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, June 4 -- Akamai Technologies, a provider of content delivery network services, issued the following news release on June 3, 2025: * * * Akamai Addresses DNS Security and Compliance Challenges with Industry-First DNS Posture Management New solution provides unified, multicloud visibility and real-time monitoring to prevent DNS-based attacks * Akamai Technologies Inc. (NASDAQ: AKAM), the cybersecurity and cloud computing company that powers and protects business onl  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, June 3 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Ropes and Gray, a law firm, issued the following news: * * * Eversource Enters Into $1.2 Billion Equity Distribution Agreement * Ropes & Gray represented Eversource Energy in the company's $1.2 billion at-the-market offering. The offering closed on May 30. Eversource Energy operates New England's largest energy delivery system and serves approximately 4.4 million electric, natural gas and water utility customers in Connecticut, Mass  more

WOODS HOLE, Massachusetts, June 4 -- Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution issued the following news release: * * * Forty years after the Titanic discovery, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution continues to advance ocean research and exploration How cutting-edge technology, novel search techniques, and persistence paid off * On September 1, 1985, the wreck of the RMS Titanic was discovered about 12,500 feet (3,800 meters) beneath the surface of the North Atlantic by an international team led  more

NEWTON, Massachusetts, June 4 -- TechTarget, a provider of data-driven marketing services to business-to-business technology vendors, issued the following news release on June 3, 2025: * * * Informa TechTarget Wins 45 Prestigious Online Editorial Awards The Company's world-class editorial teams were recognized by the Azbee and Jesse H. Neal Awards recognizing outstanding B2B journalism TechTarget, Inc. ("Informa TechTarget") (Nasdaq: TTGT), global growth accelerator and leading provider of m  more

WASHINGTON, June 4 -- Rep. William Keating, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * KEATING DEMANDS ANSWERS ON RECENT ICE RAIDS Washington, DC - Congressman Bill Keating - who represents Martha's Vineyard, Nantucket, and the Town of Plymouth where recent ICE raids were conducted - sent the attached letter to Homeland Security Secretary Noem, ICE Acting Director Lyons, Attorney General Bondi, and FBI Director Patel demanding answers on the way the raids were conducted and who  more

WASHINGTON, June 3 -- Sen. Edward J. Markey, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Markey Blasts Republican Efforts to Ban State AI Regulation for the Next Decade * Says he will raise a point of order against any AI regulation moratorium in the Senate reconciliation bill Watch: Senator Markey's remarks on Republicans' effort to ban AI regulation for ten years Washington (June 3, 2025) - Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), a member of the Commerce, Science, and Transpo  more

WASHINGTON, June 4 -- Sen. Edward J. Markey, D-Massachusetts, ranking member of the Senate Small Business and Entrepreneurship Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Markey, Democrats Continue to Hammer Trump Administration on Illegally Gutting Agency Dedicated to Growing Minority Owned Businesses Amid Commerce Department's stonewalling, Senators ask GAO to investigate if Trump officials violated the law or engaged in misconduct & what officials are doing with funding Congress ap  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, June 4 -- The Massachusetts Public Interest Research Group posted the following news release: * * * Legislature urged to Get the Lead Out of School Drinking Water Public health leaders and organizations called on state lawmakers to pass a bill to get the lead out of drinking water at Massachusetts schools and childcare centers at a State House public hearing on Tuesday. Testifying before the Massachusetts Joint Committee on the Environment and Natural Resources, MASSPI  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, June 4 -- Mintz, a law firm, issued the following news release: * * * Mintz IP Practice Recognized in 2025 IAM Patent 1000 Mintz's Intellectual Property (IP) Practice earned national recognition in the 2025 edition of IAM Patent 1000 - The World's Leading Patent Practitioners. The guide recognized Mintz with four firm-wide rankings and 15 individual attorney recommendations, including a gold ranking for Michael T. Renaud, who leads Mintz's IP practice. The IAM Patent 1  more

WASHINGTON, May 30 -- Rep. Stephen F. Lynch, D-Massachusetts, acting ranking member of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, posted the following news release: * * * Musk Spent 130 Days Bringing Chaos, Cruelty, and Corruption to Government Washington, D.C. (May 30, 2025)-- Today marks Elon Musk's 130th--and supposedly final--day as a special government employee (SGE). Though Musk may no longer have an employee badge, even President Trump admits he is "really not leaving." Despi  more

WASHINGTON, June 4 -- Rep. Richard E. Neal, D-Massachusetts, ranking member of the House Ways and Means Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Neal Statement on Trump Gutting of the IRS WASHINGTON, DC-- Ways and Means Committee Ranking Member Richard E. Neal (D-MA) released the following statement after the Trump Administration gutted the Internal Revenue Service budget: "Let's call this what it is: a giveaway to tax cheats. Slashing the IRS budget will undermine customer servic  more

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, June 3 -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology issued the following news: * * * New 3D printing method enables complex designs and creates less waste * Hearing aids, mouth guards, dental implants, and other highly tailored structures are often products of 3D printing. These structures are typically made via vat photopolymerization -- a form of 3D printing that uses patterns of light to shape and solidify a resin, one layer at a time. The process also involves  more

WASHINGTON, June 3 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * NEW Warren Report: Special Interests over the Public Interest: Elon Musk's 130 Days in the Trump Administration * Warren Highlights 130 Potential Acts of Corruption in Musk's 130 Days in Government Since Election Day, Musk's staggering net worth has increased by over $100 billion. Report (PDF) Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) released a new report enti  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, June 4 -- Oxfam America issued the following news release: * * * Trump administration's rescissions package is 'yet another deadly setback' for communities in crisis As the Trump administration's new rescissions package heads to Congress today including billions of dollars of federal funding cuts, Oxfam America President and CEO Abby Maxman says: "This attempt to claw back billions of dollars of federal funding already approved by Congress, including lifesaving foreign  more

WASHINGTON, June 3 -- Woodwell Climate Research Center Permafrost Pathways, Falmouth, Massachusetts, has urged the U.S. Department of Homeland Security Federal Emergency Management Agency to broaden its disaster response programs to recognize the protracted nature of environmental threats like permafrost thaw and to cover essential subsistence-related losses. The communication underscored the vulnerabilities faced by Alaska native communities, which contribute minimally to climate change yet bea  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, June 4 -- Thomas More Society, a national public interest law firm defending life, family and freedom, issued the following news on June 3, 2025: * * * Pro-Life Marketing Organization Fights Meritless Lawsuit Targeting Its Free Speech Thomas More Society Defends Pro-Life Speech Against Lawsuit Brought By Abortion Facility * Attleboro, MA - Today, Thomas More Society attorneys on behalf of Choose Life Marketing, filed a reply in support of their motion to dismiss in the U  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, June 3 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Ropes and Gray, a law firm, issued the following news: * * * Ropes & Gray Deepens Client Commitment and West Coast Presence with Downtown Palo Alto Move * Global law firm Ropes & Gray today announced the relocation of its Silicon Valley office to a state-of-the-art facility in the heart of downtown Palo Alto, marking a significant milestone as the firm strengthens its presence in the technology capital of the world. The newly renovate  more

WASHINGTON, June 4 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, ranking member of the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Statement by Senator Warren on the Federal Reserve Board Decision to Lift Wells Fargo's Asset Cap Washington, DC - U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Ranking Member of the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee, released the following statement on the announcement by the Federal Reserve Board that i  more

WATERTOWN, Massachusetts, June 3 [Category: BizEngineering] -- Vanasse Hangen Brustlin Inc., a provider of transportation planning, engineering, design, land development and environmental services, posted the following news: * * * Storm King Art Center Celebrates Reopening with $53M Renovation * Among the world's leading sculpture museums, Storm King Art Center in Orange County, NY, proudly celebrated its ribbon cutting with the completion of its inaugural capital project--a transformative   more

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, June 3 -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology issued the following news: * * * Study shows making hydrogen with soda cans and seawater is scalable and sustainable * Hydrogen has the potential to be a climate-friendly fuel since it doesn't release carbon dioxide when used as an energy source. Currently, however, most methods for producing hydrogen involve fossil fuels, making hydrogen less of a "green" fuel over its entire life cycle. A new process developed   more

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, June 3 -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology issued the following news: * * * Teaching AI models what they don't know * Artificial intelligence systems like ChatGPT provide plausible-sounding answers to any question you might ask. But they don't always reveal the gaps in their knowledge or areas where they're uncertain. That problem can have huge consequences as AI systems are increasingly used to do things like develop drugs, synthesize information, and driv  more

PLANO, Texas, June 3 [Category: BizTransportation] -- Toyota Motor Sales USA posted the following news: * * * Toyota's Collaborative Safety Research Center Completes Milestone 100th Project Collaborations with MIT AgeLab revealed future ways to enhance safety for drivers and pedestrians and avoid potential collisions  CSRC adds 10 new projects to research portfolio including four new research institutions * ANN ARBOR, Mich. (June 3, 2025) - Toyota's Collaborative Safety Research Center (C  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, June 4 -- The Health and Fitness Association (formerly the International Health Racquet and Sportsclub Association) issued the following news release: * * * Turkish and North Macedonian Fitness Federations Sign Strategic Partnerships with the Health & Fitness Association The partnerships offer the two federations discounted access to some of HFA's global events as well as knowledge sharing through research and the exchange of policy and advocacy best practices. * The   more