WASHINGTON, Aug. 25 [Category: Sociological] -- Legal director Barbara J. Dougan for the Council on American-Islamic Relations-Massachusetts issued a statement on Aug.23, 2025, expressing concern about what she called a crisis of religious-based violence and harassment in schools. Dougan stated that when the government focuses on one form of religious bias, other faiths are often ignored. She noted that nearly half of all Muslim youth in Massachusetts report being bullied. According to Dougan, t  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 29 -- Rep. Richard E. Neal, D-Massachusetts, ranking member of the House Ways and Means Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Neal Celebrates Federal Appeals Court Rebuke of Trump's Illegal Tariffs SPRINGFIELD, MA -- Ways and Means Committee Ranking Member Richard E. Neal (D-MA) released the following statement after the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit ruled President Trump's tariffs unlawful: "Today's ruling is a victory for the rule of law, for   more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 29 -- Rep. Richard E. Neal, D-Massachusetts, ranking member of the House Ways and Means Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Neal Statement on Labor Day 2025 SPRINGFIELD, MA -- Ways and Means Committee Ranking Member Richard E. Neal (D-MA) put out the following statement ahead of Labor Day 2025: "Labor Day is a celebration of our nation's workers: for building our country and for their continued work to make it the America we know and love. But this year, the  more