ARLINGTON, Virginia, July 8 [Category: Law/Legal] -- The Institute for Justice posted the following news release: * * * Massachusetts Families Urge Court to Reverse Ruling Over Unconstitutional Conditions for Special Education Services * BOSTON--Today, the Institute for Justice (IJ) and the Pioneer New England Legal Foundation (PNELF) urged the U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit to reverse a lower court ruling on behalf of clients Ariella and David Hellman, and Josh Harrison and Mir  more

WASHINGTON, July 8 -- The U.S. Department of Transportation Bureau of Transportation Statistics issued the following news: * * * Motor Fuel Prices - June 2025 * Today, the Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) released monthly motor fuels prices for June 2025. In June 2025, the average price for regular motor gasoline was $3.15 per gallon; unchanged from May 2025 and down 8.8% from June 2024. By region, the average price for regular motor gasoline in June 2025 was and year-over-year   more

MIDLAND, Michigan, July 9 -- Northwood University issued the following news: * * * $1 Million Boost: Subaru of New England Strengthens Investment in Automotive Strategy Total Pledge to Northwood University Now $1 Million to Advance Innovation, Workforce Readiness, and Industry Impact * Subaru of New England has pledged an additional $500,000 to Northwood University in continued support of the Subaru of New England Professor of Automotive Strategy. This second major commitment brings the tot  more

WASHINGTON, July 8 -- Rep. Chris Pappas, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: * * * Pappas, Goodlander Raise Alarm Over President Trump's Proposed Cuts to Critical Drug Interdiction Efforts * The Trump Administration's proposed budget for FY2026 would cut HIDTA funding by $102 million, a cut greater than one-third of the program's entire budget from FY2025. Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01) led a group of eight of his colleagues, including Congresswoman Maggie Goodlander (NH-  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, July 8 [Category: Environment] -- The Trust for Public Land posted the following news release: * * * Potter Valley Tribe Establishes Pomo Community Forest with Support from Trust for Public Land and USDA Forest Service * San Francisco, Calif. - The Potter Valley Tribe, in partnership with Trust for Public Land, USDA Forest Service, and First Nations Development Institute, announced the creation of the Pomo Community Forest, a 48-acre coastal forest in Mendocino Cou  more

CANTON, Ohio, July 8 [Category: Sports] -- The National Football League posted the following news: * * * Ranking all 32 RB1s heading into 2025 NFL season: Omarion Hampton above fellow rookie Ashton Jeanty * It's July, the month in which the NFL preseason officially kicks off in 2025, with the annual Hall of Fame Game falling on July 31. That tells me I've already waited too long to give football fans what they've all been waiting for: The official rankings of every starting running back as w  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, July 9 -- Reproductive Equity Now, an organization that says it advances reproductive justice and eliminates barriers to safe and legal abortion care, issued the following news release: * * * Reproductive Equity Now President: "Big, Beautiful Bill"? More Like "Big Abortion Ban." With Donald Trump's signature on the 'Big, Beautiful Bill,' abortion access will be decimated nationwide * BOSTON (July 7, 2025) - Rebecca Hart Holder, President of Reproductive Equity Now, re  more

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, July 2 -- The Rhode Island Supreme Court issued the following opinion: * * * Verizon New England Inc. v. Neena S. Savage, in her capacity as Tax Administrator for the State of Rhode Island. Present: Suttell, C.J., Goldberg, Robinson, Lynch Prata, and Long, JJ. OPINION Justice Lynch Prata, for the Court. The plaintiff, Verizon New England Inc. (Verizon or plaintiff), seeks review on certiorari of a District Court judgment in favor of the defendant, Neena S. Savage,   more

COLUMBIA, Missouri, July 8 [Category: Media] -- The Association of Health Care Journalists posted the following news: * * * Trump's budget bill could cost lives, put 5 million in debt: How to cover the story * As many as 17 million Americans will lose their health insurance and many others will incur more medical debt under the budget bill President Trump signed into law last Friday. The tax bill, or the " One Big Beautiful Bill Act," would cut more than $1 trillion in federal spending ove  more

BIDDEFORD, Maine, July 9 -- The University of New England issued the following news: * * * UNE launches five new academic programs to address critical workforce needs The University of New England has announced five new academic programs aimed at meeting student demand and bolstering Maine's and the nation's workforce in areas of pressing need. The new programs include two undergraduate business majors in supply chain management and economics, a psychiatric mental health nurse practitioner   more