WASHINGTON, June 5 -- 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 Asks President Trump Whether Elon Musk Was Under the Influence While Working in the White House Washington, D.C. (June 4, 2025)--Today, Rep. Stephen F. Lynch, Acting Ranking Member of the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, sent a letter to President Donald Trump seeking inform  more

WASHINGTON, June 5 -- 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 Stands Up for Mistreated Workers, Demands Commerce Department Rectify Its Failure to Provide Health Insurance to Illegally Terminated Employees Washington, D.C. (June 4, 2025)-- Today, Rep. Stephen F. Lynch, Acting Ranking Member of the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, sent   more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, June 5 -- Boston University issued the following news: * * * We've Had 12 Consecutive Weekends of Rain. What's Up with That? The upside is that the summer forecast is looking good, says BU alum and meteorologist Christina Erne By Jessica Colarossi If it feels like every weekend for the past few months has been cloudy or wet, or both cloudy and wet, it's because they have. In Boston this spring, we've now experienced 12--likely going on 13--consecutive rainy Saturdays  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, June 5 -- Boston University issued the following news: * * * BU Data Platform Will Help Massachusetts Track, and Work to Close, Wage Gaps CDS researchers selected to extend across the state an encrypted data program already in use to track the gender and racial wage gaps in Boston By Molly Callahan After a highly competitive process, the Commonwealth of Massachusetts selected Boston University to develop the data platform that will underpin new wage equity legislatio  more

WASHINGTON, June 4 [Category: Sociological] (TNSrpt) -- The Council on American-Islamic Relations posted the following news release: * * * CAIR Designates U. of Massachusetts Amherst as 'Hostile Campus' for Anti-Genocide Protesters * The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation's largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, and its Massachusetts chapter (CAIR-Mass) today designated the University of Massachusetts Amherst (UMass) as a ' Hostile Campus' following viol  more

WASHINGTON, June 5 -- Rep. Stephen F. Lynch, D-Massachusetts, acting ranking member of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Congressional Democrats Demand Education Department Stop Stonewalling Inspector General Washington, D.C. (June 4, 2025)-- Following serious concerns raised by the Department of Education (ED) Office of Inspector General (OIG), Congressional Democrats are demanding ED stop stonewalling the OIG and allow the OIG acce  more

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, June 5 -- Draper issued the following news release: * * * Draper Completes Pre-Production Testing of Its Celestial Navigation System for Aircraft CAMBRIDGE, Mass. - Draper recently executed highly successful tests of its Assured Positioning, Navigation, and Timing (APNT) capabilities including an advanced airborne celestial navigation system (CNS). The tests were conducted on a twin turboprop aircraft for more than 30 flight hours in day and night conditions at altit  more

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, June 5 -- Duane Morris, a law firm, issued the following news release: * * * Duane Morris Attorneys Named 2025 IP Stars Fifteen Duane Morris Intellectual Property Practice Group attorneys have been recognized in Managing IP's IP Stars. Vicki Norton was also recognized in the 2025 Top 250 Women in IP list. Attorney Rankings Samuel Apicelli: Patent Star, United States (National), Pennsylvania Christiane Schuman Campbell: Trademark Star, United States (National), P  more

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, June 4 -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology issued the following news: * * * Highlights from MIT's first-ever Artfinity festival * When people think of MIT, they may first think of code, circuits, and cutting-edge science. But the school has a rich history of interweaving art, science, and technology in unexpected and innovative ways -- and that's never been more clear than with the Institute's latest festival, Artfinity: A Celebration of Creativity and Comm  more

WASHINGTON, June 4 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security issued the following news release: * * * ICE Lodges Detainer for Illegal Alien Charged with Child Rape in Massachusetts * Despite his past criminal history in the U.S., this illegal alien and child pedophile was released into the country by the Biden Administration WASHINGTON - The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) today announced Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) lodged a detainer for Lorenzo Lopez Alcario, a crimi  more

WASHINGTON, June 4 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI: At Hearing, Trump Treasury Nominee Refuses to Say Whether Trump's "Big Beautiful Bill" Should Strip Away Health Care from American Families * Trump Treasury Department created a $50 billion loophole for giant banks after 2017 tax bill passed, while Morrissey was deputy general counsel Paying for another $50 billion loophole would mean taking away Medicaid from approximately 700,000  more

WASHINGTON, June 5 -- Rep. William Keating, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release on June 4, 2025: * * * KEATING, JAYAPAL, RASKIN, FOUSHEE, BALINT INTRODUCE RESOLUTION URGING THE IMMEDIATE DELIVERY OF HUMANITARIAN AID TO GAZA WASHINGTON, D.C. -- U.S. Representatives Pramila Jayapal (WA-07), Jamie Raskin (MD-08), Bill Keating (MA-09), Valerie Foushee (NC-04), and Becca Balint (VT-AL) are today introducing a resolution calling on the Trump Administration to use all diplomatic tools  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, June 4 [Category: ThinkTank] (TNSrpt) -- Ceres, a non-profit organization that is mobilizing companies and investors to take stronger action on climate change, water scarcity and global sustainability challenges, posted the following news release: * * * Major U.S. Insurers Make Progress on Climate Disclosures, but Significant Gaps Remain * A new report released today reveals that while major U.S. insurance companies are making progress in disclosing their climate-relat  more

WASHINGTON, June 3 -- Sen. Edward J. Markey, D-Massachusetts, 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 appropriated to serve minority enterprises & create jobs Senators have be  more

WASHINGTON, June 4 -- Sen. Edward J. Markey, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Markey, Leader Schumer, Wyden, Merkley Seek Information on Republican Reconciliation Bill's Potential to Close Rural Hospitals * Letter Text (PDF) Washington (June 4, 2025) - Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), a member of the Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y), Senator Ron Wyden (D-Ore.), Ranking Member of the Finance Committe  more

NEWBURYPORT, Massachusetts, June 5 -- Matter Communications, a public relation and social media firm, issued the following news: * * * Matter Precision Soars Past PR Goals for Technology, Banking + Consumer Clients Agency's Dedicated Team for Highly Focused PR + Content Programs Surpasses Client Goals for Media Exposure, Community Engagement and Social/Influencer Engagement * Boston, June 3, 2025 - Matter Communications - a Brand Elevation Agency integrating PR, marketing and creative servi  more

WASHINGTON, June 4 -- Rep. Seth Moulton, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Moulton Announces $4 Million in Brownfields Grants to the City of Peabody * Peabody, MA -- Congressman Seth Moulton announced that the City of Peabody has been awarded a $4,000,000 Brownfields Cleanup Grant from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). This significant investment is part of a broader $13 million allocation of EPA Brownfields Grants to communities across Massachusetts.   more

WASHINGTON, June 4 -- Rep. Seth Moulton, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Moulton, Begich, Tokuda, Amata, and Golden Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Reauthorize the Young Fishermen's Development Act * Washington, DC - Representatives Seth Moulton (D-MA), Nick Begich (R-AK), Jill Tokuda (D-HI), Aumua Amata Coleman Radewagen (R-American Samoa), and Jared Golden (D-ME) have introduced a bill to reauthorize the Young Fishermen's Development Act for an additional five years.  more

WASHINGTON, June 5 -- Rep. Richard E. Neal, D-Massachusetts, ranking member of the House Ways and Means Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Neal Blasts Trump's Tariffs for Shrinking the Economy and Raising Prices WASHINGTON, DC-- Ways and Means Committee Ranking Member Richard E. Neal (D-MA) released the following statement after the Congressional Budget Office's (CBO) latest analysis affirmed that Trump's reckless tariff scheme will slow growth and raise prices: "The CBO's   more

WASHINGTON, June 5 -- Rep. Richard E. Neal, D-Massachusetts, ranking member of the House Ways and Means Committee, issued the following news release on June 4, 2025: * * * Neal Statement on CBO Reaffirming GOP Cuts will Leave Millions Without Care WASHINGTON, DC-- Ways and Means Committee Ranking Member Richard E. Neal (D-MA) released the following statement after the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) released their latest analysis that reaffirmed the harm of the GOP reconciliation bill: "To  more

WASHINGTON, June 5 -- Rep. Richard E. Neal, D-Massachusetts, ranking member of the House Ways and Means Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Neal, Pallone, Wyden Release Latest CBO Estimates Showing 16 Million People Will Become Uninsured from Republican Health Agenda WASHINGTON, DC-- Ways and Means Committee Ranking Member Richard E. Neal (D-MA), House Energy and Commerce Committee Ranking Member Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) and Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden (  more

WASHINGTON, June 5 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, ranking member of the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee, issued the following news release on June 4, 2025: * * * On Senate Floor, Warren Urges Colleagues to Vote Against Bowman Nomination Washington, DC - Today on the Senate floor, Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Ranking Member of the Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee, urged her Senate colleagues to vote against Michelle Bowman's nomination  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, June 5 -- Oxfam America issued the following news release: * * * Oxfam warns new travel ban will fuel 'discrimination and division' In response to the Trump administration's recently released travel ban, Abby Maxman, Oxfam America's President & CEO, said: "A new travel ban marks a chilling return to policies of fear, discrimination, and division. By once again targeting individuals from Muslim-majority countries, countries with predominantly Black and brown population  more

WASHINGTON, June 4 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * President Trump Agrees with Senator Warren: Scrap the Debt Limit * "If Republicans in Congress were serious about preventing that economic disaster, they would scrap the debt limit entirely like President Trump has called for - not increase it by $4 trillion dollars to finance tax cuts for billionaires and billionaire corporations." Washington, D.C. - In response to President Donald Trump  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, June 5 -- The Network for Teaching Entrepreneurship issued the following news: * * * Providence Student Wins NFTE New England Youth Entrepreneurship Challenge Students win $3,000 in Shark Tank-style pitch competition and advance to national finals * Global entrepreneurship education nonprofit Network for Teaching Entrepreneurship (NFTE) has named four local student businesses as the winners of its annual New England Regional Youth Entrepreneurship Challenge. The young  more

WASHINGTON, June 4 -- Rep. Stephen Lynch, D-Massachusetts, issued the following floor remarks on June 3, 2025 (In this document, the reference to Mr. Speaker refers to the presiding officer of the House at the time of the speech): * * * Mr. Speaker, I rise in support of S. 160, the Aerial Firefighting Enhancement Act. This bill amends the Wildfire Suppression Aircraft Transfer Act of 1996 to reauthorize the sale of aircraft and parts by the Defense Department for wildfire suppression for 10 y  more

WASHINGTON, June 4 -- Rep. Stephen Lynch, D-Massachusetts, issued the following floor remarks on June 3, 2025 (In this document, the reference to Mr. Speaker refers to the presiding officer of the House at the time of the speech): * * * Mr. Speaker, I also thank the majority for their courtesy in moving this bill expeditiously to the floor. The Esophageal Cancer Awareness Act was introduced by our dear friend, the late Ranking Member Gerry Connolly and by a bipartisan and unanimous vote of ou  more

WASHINGTON, June 4 -- Sen. Edward J. Markey, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Sen. Markey, Rep. Cohen Introduce Legislation to Make America's Streets Safer for Everyone * Bill Text (PDF) Washington (June 4, 2025) - Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), a member of the Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee, and Representative Steve Cohen (TN-09), a senior member of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, today reintroduced the Complete   more

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, June 4 -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology issued the following news: * * * Study helps pinpoint areas where microplastics will accumulate * The accumulation of microplastics in the environment, and within our bodies, is an increasingly worrisome issue. But predicting where these ubiquitous particles will accumulate, and therefore where remediation efforts should be focused, has been difficult because of the many factors that contribute to their dispersal a  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, June 5 -- Boston University issued the following news: * * * These Two BU Alums Could Take Home a Tony Award Sunday Night Actor Tala Ashe and lighting designer Scott Zielinski are first-time nominees By John O'Rourke Early last month, Scott Zielinski was nearly 3,000 miles away from his home in New York City, standing before "one of the most beautiful waterfalls I've ever seen, in Iceland," he says, when his Apple Watch started pinging with messages of congratulation  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, June 5 -- Mintz, a law firm, issued the following news release: * * * Vanessa Yen Named to Lawdragon's Inaugural 2025 List of 500 Leading Global IP Lawyers Lawdragon named Mintz Member Vanessa Yen to its 2025 list of "The Inaugural 500 Leading Global IP Lawyers." Those honored "contribute to one of the most robust sectors of law practice, one which boasts remarkable expertise at many of the nation's leading firms." The selection process combines journalistic research,   more

WASHINGTON, June 5 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, ranking member of the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Warren Raises Alarm on Reports X Enabled Terrorist Fundraising Through Crypto Warren Warns Stablecoin Loophole in GENIUS Act Could Accelerate Sanctions Evasion and Illicit Finance "In essence, X allowed its platform to be transformed into a sanctions-evasion service for individuals that threaten the safety of America  more

WASHINGTON, June 4 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Warren Sets Meeting with Secretary McMahon, Sends 60+ Questions on Impact of Dismantling the Department of Education to Be Answered Ahead of Meeting * Warren, McMahon meeting scheduled for June 10th Text of Letter (PDF) Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) announced a meeting with Secretary of Education Linda McMahon on June 10, 2025. In addition to the meet  more

WASHINGTON, June 4 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Warren, Senators Demand Explanation After Trump Admin Greenlights Giant Rocket-Redfin Merger, Warn of Potential Price Hikes for American Homebuyers * Rocket has a history of anticompetitive behavior in the housing industry "At a time when families already face a housing affordability crisis, these deals...may reduce choice and raise prices for American families in the housing market." T  more

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, June 4 -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology issued the following news: * * * Women's track and field wins first NCAA Division III Outdoor National Championship * With a dramatic victory in the 4x400m relay, the MIT women's track and field team clinched the 2025 NCAA Division III Outdoor Track and Field National Championship May 24 at the SPIRE Institute's Outdoor Track and Field facility. The title was MIT's first NCAA women's outdoor track and field nationa  more