BOSTON, Massachusetts, June 19 -- The American Civil Liberties Union of Massachusetts issued the following news release on June 18, 2025: * * * ACLU of Massachusetts comment on Supreme Court ruling in U.S. v. Skrmetti The U.S. Supreme Court today issued its ruling in U.S. v. Skrmetti, a challenge brought by three transgender adolescents, their families, and a Memphis-based medical provider against a Tennessee law banning gender-affirming hormone therapies for transgender people under 18. Th  more

WASHINGTON, June 18 -- Rep. Ayanna Pressley, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news: * * * Ahead of Juneteenth, Momentum Grows for H.R. 40, Pressley's Historic Reparations Legislation * Bill Would Form Commission to Develop Reparations Proposals for African American Descendants of Enslaved People Legislation Now Has Support of Over 100 National and Grassroots Organizations H.R. 40 Press Conference | H.R. 40 Bill Text | H.R. 40 Briefing Photos | H.R. 40 Briefing One-Pager WASHINGTON  more

FRAMINGHAM, Massachusetts, June 19 -- Ameresco, a cleantech integrator specializing in energy efficiency and renewable energy, issued the following news release: * * * Ameresco and U.S. Army's Detroit Arsenal Harness Cutting-Edge 3D Printing to Transform Building Efficiency and Sustainability Department of Defense's ESTCP project leverages advanced 3D fabrication to boost energy performance and reduce emissions at key U.S. Army facility * FRAMINGHAM, MA and WARREN, MI - June 18, 2024 - Amer  more

WASHINGTON, June 19 -- The American Beverage Association issued the following news release on June 17, 2025: * * * America's Beverage Companies Invest $471,200 to Improve Recycling Across Three Massachusetts Communities New Grants Pushes Statewide Investment Past $1 Million, Marks 1 Million Carts Delivered Nationwide * BOSTON, Mass. - American Beverage today announced a $471,200 investment through its Every Bottle Back initiative, alongside The Recycling Partnership, to improve curbside rec  more

HANSCOM AFB, Massachusetts, June 19 -- The U.S. Air Force's Hanscom Air Force Base issued the following news: * * * Bedford VA leaders visit Hanscom Clinic for healthcare partnership By Glen Kernusky, 66th Air Base Group Public Affairs Bedford VA Healthcare System leaders visited the 66th Medical Squadron here for a tour and leadership briefing earlier this month. Col. Jorge Jimenez, installation commander, invited the Bedford Veterans Affairs team to meet with MDS to discuss partnership op  more

WASHINGTON, June 19 -- Cabot Corp., Boston, Massachusetts, has submitted comments to the U.S. Department of Commerce Bureau of Industry and Security regarding its investigation into the effects on national security of imports of processed critical minerals and derivative products. The company highlighted conductive additives, particularly carbon nanotubes, as essential for lithium-ion batteries used in automotive, defense and energy storage applications. Cabot, with a 140-year history in critic  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, June 19 (TNSjou) -- Mass General Brigham issued the following news release: * * * Clinical Decision Support System Helps Address Health Inequities in Cardiology Admissions After documenting evidence of inequities in hospital admissions for patients presenting in the Emergency Department with heart failure, researchers at Brigham and Women's Hospital (BWH), a founding member of the Mass General Brigham healthcare system, developed a framework and intervention that offers  more

WASHINGTON, June 13 -- Rep. Stephen F. Lynch, D-Massachusetts, acting ranking member of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Committee Democrats Urge Chairman Comer to Subpoena DHS Secretary Kristi Noem to Answer for Violent Assault of Sen. Padilla Washington, D.C. (June 13, 2025)-- Today, Rep. Maxwell Alejandro Frost, Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Economic Growth, Energy Policy, and Regulatory Affairs, Rep. Stephen F. Lynch, Ac  more

WASHINGTON, June 18 -- Sen. Edward J. Markey, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Following Trump Attacks on TPS, Markey, Van Hollen, Senate Democrats Put Forward Bill to Protect TPS and DED Recipients * Washington (June 18, 2025) - Today, U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) was joined by 30 Senate colleagues in putting forward legislation to provide qualified Temporary Protected Status (TPS) and Deferred Enforced Departure (DED) recipients a path to legal permanent r  more

WASHINGTON, June 13 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, ranking member of the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee, issued the following news release: * * * FORWARDING FROM KIM: Independent OIG Takes up Senators Kim and Warren Call for Investigation into Trump Administration's Dismantling of CFPB WASHINGTON D.C. - The independent Office of Inspector General (OIG) for the Federal Reserve System and Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) is taking up the call from Sen  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, June 18 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Ropes and Gray, a law firm, issued the following news: * * * Maria Gonzalez Calvet Named One of Latin America's Top 100 Lawyers by Latinvex * Litigation & enforcement partner Maria Gonzalez Calvet has been recognized on Latinvex 's "Latin America's Top 100 Lawyers" in the "FCPA & Fraud" category. This is Maria's sixth consecutive appearance on this annual list, which recognizes the leading attorneys from international law firms for t  more

WASHINGTON, June 19 -- The Massachusetts Health & Hospital Association (MHA) has written to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) urging revisions to the proposed inpatient payment systems for fiscal year 2026. MHA represents its member hospitals and health systems while addressing critical inflationary pressures impacting healthcare financing. Michael Sroczynski, executive vice president and general counsel at MHA, stated, "In recent years, the market basket forecasts utilized by   more

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, June 18 -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology issued the following news: * * * Memory safety is at a tipping point * Social security numbers stolen. Public transport halted. Hospital systems frozen until ransoms are paid. These are some of the damaging consequences of unsecure memory in computer systems. Over the past decade, public awareness of such cyberattacks has intensified, as their impacts have harmed individuals, corporations, and governments. Today  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, June 19 -- Mintz, a law firm, issued the following news release: * * * Mintz Named 'Best Place to Work in the Bay Area' by San Francisco Business Times and Silicon Valley Business Journal Mintz has been named to the 2025 Best Places to Work in the Bay Area by the San Francisco Business Times and Silicon Valley Business Journal. Winners were selected based on employee survey results evaluating companies across five categories including fun, collaborative culture, solid c  more

WASHINGTON, June 19 -- Rep. Richard E. Neal, D-Massachusetts, ranking member of the House Ways and Means Committee, issued the following news release on June 18, 2025: * * * Neal Statement on the 2025 Social Security and Medicare Trustees Reports SPRINGFIELD, MA - Today, Ways and Means Committee Ranking Member Richard E. Neal (D-MA) released the following statement on the 2025 Social Security and Medicare Trustees Reports: "Social Security and Medicare are essential commitments to the Americ  more

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, June 18 -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology issued the following news: * * * New 3D chips could make electronics faster and more energy-efficient * The advanced semiconductor material gallium nitride will likely be key for the next generation of high-speed communication systems and the power electronics needed for state-of-the-art data centers. Unfortunately, the high cost of gallium nitride (GaN) and the specialization required to incorporate this semico  more

WATERTOWN, Massachusetts, June 17 [Category: BizEngineering] -- Vanasse Hangen Brustlin Inc., a provider of transportation planning, engineering, design, land development and environmental services, posted the following news: * * * Patchogue Living Shoreline Inspires Young Environmental Stewards * On June 10, Shorefront Park in Patchogue, Long Island, became a hub of environmental education and community engagement. VHB partnered with the Village of Patchogue, New York Sea Grant, and the Pa  more

WASHINGTON, June 18 (TNSFR) -- The Peabody Essex Museum, Salem, Massachusetts, intends to repatriate a cultural item. In accordance with the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act, the museum has determined that this item, an object of cultural patrimony, has a cultural affiliation with Native Hawaiian organizations as specified in a notice (Docket No. NPS-WASO-NAGPRA-NPS0040411). The determinations in this notice are the sole responsibility of the Peabody Essex Museum. The one   more

WASHINGTON, June 18 (TNSFR) -- The Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, intends to repatriate 221 cultural items. This action, taken in accordance with the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act, follows the museum's determination that these unassociated funerary objects and sacred objects have a cultural affiliation with Indian Tribes as specified in a notice (Docket No. NPS-WASO-NAGPRA-NPS0040410). These determinations are t  more

WASHINGTON, June 19 -- Plansee USA LLC, Franklin, Massachusetts, has submitted recommendations to the U.S. Department of Commerce Bureau of Industry and Security concerning its Section 232 investigation into processed critical minerals and derivative products. The company expressed appreciation for the administration's efforts to address unfair trade and secure the U.S. economy through a robust industrial base. Plansee USA, focusing on tungsten and molybdenum, proposed several adjustments to su  more

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, June 18 -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology issued the following news: * * * QS ranks MIT the world's No. 1 university for 2025-26 * MIT has again been named the world's top university by the QS World University Rankings, which were announced today. This is the 14th year in a row MIT has received this distinction. The full 2026 edition of the rankings -- published by Quacquarelli Symonds, an organization specializing in education and study abroad -- can b  more

WASHINGTON, June 17 -- Rep. Ayanna Pressley, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news: * * * Rep. Ayanna Pressley's Statement on Adriana Smith * Adriana Smith's Family Was Denied the Right to Make Medical Decisions for Months, After She Was Declared Brain Dead, Due to Georgia Abortion Ban Pressley Joins Williams, Jacobs in Introducing Resolution Condemning Anti-Abortion Laws that Denied Smith's Dignity and Human Rights Adriana's Son Chance was Delivered via Postmortem Emergency C-Secti  more

WASHINGTON, June 18 -- Sen. Edward J. Markey, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Markey Demands Answers from Verizon on Worker Exposure to Toxic Lead * Letter Text (PDF) Washington (June 18, 2025) - Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), a member of the Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee and the Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee, today wrote to Hans Vestberg, Chairman and CEO of Verizon, following the publication of a health evaluatio  more

WASHINGTON, June 18 -- Sen. Edward J. Markey, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Markey Statement on Supreme Court Ruling in United States v. Skrmetti to Restrict Gender-Affirming Care for Trans Youth * Washington (June 18, 2025) - Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), Ranking Member of the Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Subcommittee on Primary Health and Retirement, today released the following statement after the U.S. Supreme Court announced its d  more

WASHINGTON, June 19 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, ranking member of the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee, issued the following news release on June 18, 2025: * * * Senator Warren Statement on Federal Reserve Decision Washington, D.C. - United States Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Ranking Member of the Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee, released the following statement: "Americans deserve lower interest rates and lower costs, but Donald   more

NEW YORK, June 19 -- Skanska, a construction and development company, issued the following news release: * * * Skanska Integrated Solutions breaks ground on Brimmer and May School's New Recreation & Wellness Center NEWTON, MA - Skanska, a leading global construction and development firm, announced the groundbreaking of Brimmer and May School's new 26,000-square-foot Recreation & Wellness Center, where its program management and consulting group, Skanska Integrated Solutions (SIS) served as pr  more

WASHINGTON, June 19 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, ranking member of the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee, issued the following news release on June 18, 2025: * * * Statement by Senator Warren on Lowest Housing Starts Since 2020 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 May housing starts data: "Our nation is in a housing crisis, with   more

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, June 18 -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology issued the following news: * * * Supercharged vaccine could offer strong protection with just one dose * Researchers at MIT and the Scripps Research Institute have shown that they can generate a strong immune response to HIV with just one vaccine dose, by adding two powerful adjuvants -- materials that help stimulate the immune system. In a study of mice, the researchers showed that this approach produced a much  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, June 18 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Ropes and Gray, a law firm, issued the following news: * * * Tina Yu Named to GIR's "Women in Investigations 2025" List * Litigation & enforcement counsel Tina Yu has been included on the Global Investigations Review ( GIR ) "Women in Investigations 2025" list, which recognizes 100 exceptional women in the white-collar crime world, from future leaders to long-established stars. In her profile, Tina commented on developments in the   more

WASHINGTON, June 18 -- Rep. Lori Trahan, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Trahan, Craig, Brown, Hayes, McGovern Lead 30 House Members Demanding Answers on Trump Administration's Handling of Americans' SNAP Data * LOWELL, MA - Today, Congresswoman Lori Trahan (MA-03), House Agriculture Committee Ranking Member Angie Craig (MN-02), Congresswoman Shontel Brown (OH-11), Congresswoman Jahana Hayes (CT-05), and Congressman Jim McGovern (MA-02) led 30 House Democrats in dem  more

WASHINGTON, June 19 -- Rep. Stephen F. Lynch, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release on June 18, 2025: * * * U.S. Reps. Lynch, Courtney and Golden Join IAM Union and Boston Ship Repair to Call for Urgent Investments in U.S. Shipbuilding and Repair Boston, MA - U.S. Representatives Stephen F. Lynch (D-MA), Joe Courtney (D-CT) and Jared Golden (D-ME) joined the IAM Union and Boston Ship Repair leadership yesterday to call for urgent investments to save the U.S. shipbuilding and repa  more

WATERTOWN, Massachusetts, June 18 [Category: BizEngineering] -- Vanasse Hangen Brustlin Inc., a provider of transportation planning, engineering, design, land development and environmental services, posted the following news: * * * VHB, Microsoft & Esri Lead AI & GeoAI Workshop in Altamonte Springs * This month, VHB, Microsoft, and Esri hosted the first in a series of collaborative workshops on accelerating Microsoft AI and GeoAI-powered solutions for state and local government. Attendees e  more

WASHINGTON, June 18 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Warren, Duckworth Press RFK Jr. on "Dangerous War on Vaccines," Reckless Decision to Slash HHS Vaccine Funding * RFK Jr. cut hundreds of millions of dollars for bird flu, HIV vaccine development "The public has little reason to trust your judgment or your review of the science surrounding vaccines or any aspect of public health." Text of Letter (PDF) Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senators   more

WASHINGTON, June 17 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Warren, Schumer, Wyden, Gallego Lead Democratic Caucus In Rejecting Republicans' Tax Cuts for the Wealthy * Trump's "Big, Beautiful Bill" would raise costs on 40% of American families, while the top 0.1% would see their taxes cut by an average of $400k per year Text of Letter (PDF) Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Ranking Member of the Senate Banking Committe  more

WASHINGTON, June 18 -- Rep. Katherine Clark, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Whip Clark Decries Supreme Court Decision Against Transgender Rights and Equality * MARKS, MS -- Today, Democratic Whip Katherine Clark (MA-5) released the following statement in reaction to the Supreme Court's decision upholding Tennessee's ban on gender-affirming care for trans youth: "Once again, Donald Trump's Supreme Court has inserted itself between patients and health care provider  more

BEVERLY, Massachusetts, June 19 -- Trustees of Reservations issued the following news release: * * * William Cullen Bryant Homestead in Cummington Reopening This Summer for Tours CUMMINGTON, Mass. - The William Cullen Bryant Homestead, a special place stewarded by The Trustees of Reservations, will reopen this summer for the first time since 2019 to offer tours of the country estate of the prominent 19th century poet, journalist, and conservationist. The homestead is located at 207 Bryant Rd.  more