WASHINGTON, July 3 -- The American Beverage Association issued the following news release on July 1, 2025: * * * America's Beverage Companies Mark 1 Million Recycling Carts Delivered Nationwide Through Landmark Initiative Three new Massachusetts investments push Every Bottle Back initiative over major milestone * WASHINGTON - American Beverage today announced a major milestone for its industry-leading initiative, Every Bottle Back: the delivery of 1 million recycling carts to households ac  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, July 3 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Ropes and Gray, a law firm, issued the following news: * * * Aquiline to Acquire SEI's Family Office Services Business * Ropes & Gray represented Aquiline, a private investment firm specializing in financial services and technology, in the acquisition of SEI's Family Office Services business. The closing of the transaction was announced in a July 1 press release. SEI's Family Office Services business delivers technology and outsourc  more

WASHINGTON, July 3 -- Rep. Richard E. Neal, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * At 4 AM, Neal Leads Floor Debate with a Reality Check for the GOP * (As delivered) WATCH HERE Thank you. Mr. Speaker. I yield myself two minutes. So we might have visited a lot of places, tonight or this morning, I should say, why don't we visit reality? Here's the reality because we're going to talk about facts for the next 15 minutes on our side. One thing you can understand very cl  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, July 4 -- Community Catalyst issued the following news release on July 3, 2025: * * * Price of Profits: Congress Approves Largest Health Care Cuts in U.S. History Republicans in Congress rushed to approve the largest health care cuts in U.S. history. The so-called "Big Beautiful Bill" slashes Medicaid, guts programs that make coverage more affordable, and will terminate health care for 17 million people - including older adults in long-term care, people with disabilitie  more

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, July 4 -- Draper issued the following news release: * * * Draper Museum Expands with a New Exhibit Focusing on Innovation in Biomedical Engineering * CAMBRIDGE, Mass.--A new exhibit at the Draper Museum showcases nearly 50 years of innovation in biomedical engineering. The displays highlight the application of Draper's research and engineering expertise to medical devices, medical imaging, bioinstrumentation, and biomechanics. The new exhibit expands the Museum, ad  more

WOODS HOLE, Massachusetts, July 4 -- The Marine Biological Laboratory, an affiliate of the University of Chicago, issued the following news: * * * From Space to Woods Hole: Satellite Data Offers Picture of Earth's Carbon Future This year marks the 50th anniversary of the MBL Ecosystems Center. To recognize this milestone, the MBL Communications team is highlighting several talks from the center's anniversary symposium, held in late May. In this article, we focus on the keynote address from D  more

NEEDHAM, Massachusetts, July 4 -- International Data Corp., a provider of market intelligence and advisory services, issued the following news release: * * * IDC: 34% of Asia/Pacific Organizations Now Prioritize AI Governance in GenAI-led Development * SINGAPORE, 3 July 2025 - A new IDC Perspective titled "Pioneering Innovation with GenAI-Infused Software Development: Best Practices, Strategic Polices, and Regulations in Asia/Pacific (Singapore, Southeast Asia, and India)," reveals a major s  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, July 3 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Ropes and Gray, a law firm, issued the following news: * * * In Law360, Tim McCrystal Discusses Top 2025 Midyear Health Care Deals * In a Law360 article, health care partner and practice co-chair Tim McCrystal discussed the most influential 2025 midyear health care deals. Tim cites Johnson & Johnson's $14.6 billion acquisition of Intra-Cellular Therapies that includes the drug Caplyta, which is approved for the treatment of schizoph  more

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, July 3 [Category: Environment] -- The Union of Concerned Scientists posted the following news release: * * * Inter-American Court of Human Rights Advisory Opinion Affirms Stable Climate as Human Right * The Inter-American Court of Human Rights issued an Advisory Opinion (https://corteidh.or.cr/tablas/OC-32-2025/index-eng.html) today affirming countries' obligations to protect the human right to a healthy environment, including a stable climate. The opinion also spec  more

WATERTOWN, Massachusetts, July 3 [Category: BizEngineering] -- Vanasse Hangen Brustlin Inc., a provider of transportation planning, engineering, design, land development and environmental services, posted the following news: * * * Landscape Design Shines at Paces Mill Park Reopening * In June, the National Park Service (NPS) and Cumberland Community Improvement District (CCID) held a ribbon-cutting ceremony at Paces Mill Park--the southernmost and most visited unit of the Chattahoochee Rive  more

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, July 3 -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology issued the following news: * * * MIT and Mass General Hospital researchers find disparities in organ allocation * In 1954, the world's first successful organ transplant took place at Brigham and Women's Hospital, in the form of a kidney donated from one twin to the other. At the time, a group of doctors and scientists had correctly theorized that the recipient's antibodies were unlikely to reject an organ from an i  more

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, July 4 -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology's Sloan School of Management issued the following news release: * * * Can we afford our morals? In a world increasingly defined by moral complexity and economic tradeoffs, MIT Sloan School of Management professor offers a thought-provoking exploration of how individuals and societies navigate the tension between doing well and doing good. "Modern life is an exercise in discomfort," Thesmar says. "We're constantly   more

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, July 4 (TNSjou) -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology's Sloan School of Management issued the following news release: * * * Study finds better services dramatically help children in foster care A Chilean experiment with legal aid and social services cuts time in foster care, with lasting effects for kids and lower costs for programs. * Being placed in foster care is a necessary intervention for some children. But many advocates worry that kids can languish i  more

WASHINGTON, July 3 -- Rep. Richard E. Neal, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Neal Statement on June 2025 Jobs Report * Ways and Means Ranking Member Richard E. Neal (D-MA) released the following statement on the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) June 2025 jobs report: "The President and Congressional Republicans are in the process of taking the final step to brazenly rigging the economy for those at the top. In their lockstep march to rob families and reward t  more

WASHINGTON, July 2 -- Rep. Richard E. Neal, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Neal Statement on the Passing of Eric Tarpinian-Jachym * Congressman Richard E. Neal released the following statement on the passing of Eric Tarpinian-Jachym, a Granby-native, graduate of Pope Francis Preparatory School, and student at the University of Massachusetts Amherst. "I was heartbroken to hear of the tragic shooting that took the life of Granby-native Eric Tarpinian-Jachym. A risi  more

WASHINGTON, July 3 -- Rep. Richard E. Neal, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Neal Statement on the Republicans' Betrayal and Democrats' Fight for the American People * Ways and Means Committee Ranking Member Richard E. Neal (D-MA) released the following statement after House Republicans passed H.R. 1: "Republicans sealed their fate today. Once again, betraying every promise they've made to the American people, and once again, attempting to do it under the cover of   more

WASHINGTON, July 4 -- Rep. Richard E. Neal, D-Massachusetts, ranking member of the House Ways and Means Committee, issued the following news release on July 3, 2025: * * * Neal Statement on the Republicans' Betrayal and Democrats' Fight for the American People Ways and Means Committee Ranking Member Richard E. Neal (D-MA) released the following statement after House Republicans passed H.R. 1: "Republicans sealed their fate today. Once again, betraying every promise they've made to the Americ  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, July 3 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Goodwin, a law firm, issued the following news release: * * * Olo to be Taken Private by Thoma Bravo for Approximately $2.0 Billion * The Public M&A and Technology teams advised Olo Inc. (NYSE: OLO) in its definitive agreement to be acquired by Thoma Bravo, a leading software investment firm, in an all-cash transaction valuing Olo at approximately $2.0 billion in equity value. Under the terms of the agreement, Olo shareholders will re  more

WASHINGTON, July 3 -- Rep. Ayanna Pressley, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news: * * * Pressley Condemns Passage of Republicans' Big, Ugly Bill: "This is Unforgivable" * Pressley Implored Colleagues to Reject Cruel Legislation and Helped Stall a Vote on the House Floor Press Conference Video (YouTube) WASHINGTON - Today, Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley (MA-07) issued the following statement on the final passage of Republicans' Big, Ugly Bill that will rip healthcare and food assista  more

WASHINGTON, July 2 -- Sen. Edward J. Markey, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Senators Markey, Booker, Duckworth Condemn Republican Cuts to Environmental Justice Grants, Slam GOP Weakening of Key Environmental Law * Washington (July 2, 2025) - Senators Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), Cory Booker (D-N.J.), and Tammy Duckworth (D-Ill.), co-chairs of the Environmental Justice Caucus, today issued the following statement after Senate Republicans rammed through Trump's so-cal  more

WASHINGTON, July 4 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, ranking member of the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee, issued the following news release on July 3, 2025: * * * Senators Warren, Shaheen, and Coons Announce Investigation Into Trump Administration's Five-Month Pause on Sanctions Against Russia's War Machine Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Ranking Member of the Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee, Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.), Ranking Member of t  more

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, July 3 -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology issued the following news: * * * Study: Babies' poor vision may help organize visual brain pathways * Incoming information from the retina is channeled into two pathways in the brain's visual system: one that's responsible for processing color and fine spatial detail, and another that's involved in spatial localization and detecting high temporal frequencies. A new study from MIT provides an account for how these t  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, July 4 -- The Health and Fitness Association (formerly the International Health Racquet and Sportsclub Association) issued the following news release on July 3, 2025 * * * New Tax Reforms Bring Certainty and Expansion Opportunities for Fitness Businesses, Says HFA While the provision to allow physical activity expenses under HSAs was unfortunately removed prior to final passage, the tax package benefits the fitness industry in several ways. * Washington, DC -- The Hea  more

WASHINGTON, July 3 [Category: Environment] -- Gretchen Goldman, president of the Union of Concerned Scientists, issued a statement from Cambridge, Massachusetts, criticizing passage by Congress of a reconciliation bill. Goldman asserted that the bill will strip millions of people of federal safety net programs, such as food assistance and health care, to finance tax cuts for the ultra-wealthy. She stated the legislation prioritizes the profits of oil, gas, and coal companies over public health  more

WASHINGTON, July 4 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, ranking member of the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee, issued the following news release on July 3, 2025: * * * Warren Comments on Fed's Proposed Rule to Weaken Megabank Stress Tests, Another Rollback of Wall Street Safeguards Warren's comment follows the Fed's recent stress tests that lowered loss-absorbing capital requirements for the largest banks in the country, weakening financial protections and opening th  more

WASHINGTON, July 3 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Warren on GOP Bill Passage: "This is a Betrayal of Working People" That "We Will Never Let the Republican Party Forget" * "Donald Trump and the Republican Party officially sold out working people." Washington, D.C. - Today, in response to Republicans in Congress passing President Trump's "Big Beautiful Bill," U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) released the following statement: "Don  more

WASHINGTON, July 3 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Warren, Neguse, Raskin Lead 170+ Members of Congress in Amicus Brief, Arguing Trump Cannot Dismantle Department of Education * The lawmakers argue that only Congress has authority to create, restructure, and abolish federal departments and agencies by constitutional mandate and through a long-established legal precedent. The Department of Education is statutorily mandated and cannot be un  more

WASHINGTON, July 3 -- Rep. Katherine Clark, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Whip Clark: "Republicans Are on the Verge of Making Our People Even Poorer, Sicker, and Less Free." * WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Today, Democratic Whip Katherine Clark (MA-5) took to the House Floor to denounce Republicans' betrayal of working Americans ahead of the final vote on their Big, Ugly Bill. Below is a transcript of her remarks: "As we are here in the early morning hours, 60% of the fa  more

WASHINGTON, July 3 -- Rep. Katherine Clark, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Whip Clark: The American People Will Not Forget This Outright Betrayal * WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Democratic Whip Katherine Clark (MA-5) released the following statement after House Republicans passed their Big, Ugly Bill, sending the legislation to Donald Trump's desk: "House Democrats will spend every day of the next 16 months making sure moms, dads, seniors, and veterans know that Republica  more