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Public Policy Tipoffs Involving Massachusetts Newsletter for Monday November 10, 2025 ( 11 items )  

In Response to Warren and Democratic Senators, Trust for the National Mall Refuses to Answer Questions About Possible Corruption Involving Trump's Ballroom
WASHINGTON, Nov. 7 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * In Response to Warren and Democratic Senators, Trust for the National Mall Refuses to Answer Questions About Possible Corruption Involving Trump's Ballroom * "If the Trust for the National Mall has become a tool for favor-seeking between billionaires and the President of the United States, the American people deserve to know." Washington, D.C. In a response to an October letter from U.S. S  more

MA Costal Resilience Plan Marks Progress, But Stronger Development Safeguards Are Overdue
BOSTON, Massachusetts, Nov. 7 -- The Conservation Law Foundation issued the following news release on Nov. 6, 2025: * * * MA Costal Resilience Plan Marks Progress, but Stronger Development Safeguards Are Overdue Massachusetts can't protect communities while still allowing building in flood-prone areas * Massachusetts has released its ResilientCoasts plan, outlining strategies to address threats from sea level rise, storm surge, and coastal erosion. Conservation Law Foundation (CLF) commends  more

Mass General Brigham Researchers Find PCSK9 Inhibitor Reduced Risk of First Heart Attack, Stroke
BOSTON, Massachusetts, Nov. 8 [Category: BizHospital] -- Mass General Brigham issued the following news release: * * * Mass General Brigham Researchers Find PCSK9 Inhibitor Reduced Risk of First Heart Attack, Stroke * In a clinical trial of 12,257 patients at high risk, investigators found that adding the drug evolocumab to a patient's treatment reduced the risk of a first heart attack, first stroke, or coronary heart disease death by 25%. Researchers from Mass General Brigham have unveile  more

Moulton Issues Statement on Plan to Introduce FARE Act This Week in House of Representatives
WASHINGTON, Nov. 9 -- Rep. Seth Moulton, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Moulton Issues Statement on Plan to Introduce FARE Act This Week in House of Representatives * SALEM, MA - Today, Congressman Seth Moulton (MA-06) issued the following statement regarding his plan to introduce the Fair Aviation in Restrictions and Emergencies (FARE) Act this week in the U.S. House of Representatives. "As the Republican shutdown drags on, one thing has been made painfully clea  more

Northeastern University: Do You Really Know Robin Hood? 'The Traitor of Sherwood Forest' Says Otherwise
BOSTON, Massachusetts, Nov. 8 -- Northeastern University issued the following news: * * * Do you really know Robin Hood? 'The Traitor of Sherwood Forest' says otherwise "The Traitor of Sherwood Forest," the first novel from medievalist and Northeastern alumna Amy Kaufman, paints a very different picture of Robin Hood that is more in line with the original medieval stories. By Cody Mello-Klein Every generation gets its own Robin Hood. Sometimes he appears on the big screen: Mel Brooks' "Robi  more

Senator Markey, Entire Massachusetts Delegation Demand Trump Administration Halt Firing of National Park Staff
WASHINGTON, Nov. 7 -- Sen. Edward J. Markey, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Markey, Entire Massachusetts Delegation Demand Trump Administration Halt Firing of National Park Staff Trump plans to eliminate 60+ positions in NPS Northeast Regional Office  * Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), a member of the Environment and Public Works Committee, today led the full Massachusetts delegation Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Representatives Richard Neal (  more

Senators Markey, Collins Lead Bipartisan Resolution Recognizing November as National Family Caregivers Month
WASHINGTON, Nov. 7 -- Sen. Edward J. Markey, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Senators Markey, Collins Lead Bipartisan Resolution Recognizing November as National Family Caregivers Month * Washington (November 7, 2025) - Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), Top Democrat on the Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Subcommittee on Primary Health and Retirement Security, and Senator Susan Collins (R-Maine) today introduced a bipartisan resolution recognizing Nov  more

Triglyceride-Lowering Drug Significantly Reduced Rate of Acute Pancreatitis in High-Risk Patients
BOSTON, Massachusetts, Nov. 8 [Category: BizHospital] -- Mass General Brigham issued the following news release: * * * Triglyceride-Lowering Drug Significantly Reduced Rate of Acute Pancreatitis in High-Risk Patients * In two placebo-controlled clinical trials, researchers at Mass General Brigham found that olezarsen benefited those with severe hypertriglyceridemia. Researchers from Mass General Brigham have found that olezarsena drug designed to lower triglyceride levelscan also decrease   more

UN Climate Talks Kick Off in Belem with Urgent Need for Greater Ambition from World Leaders
CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Nov. 9 [Category: Environment] (TNSrpt) -- The Union of Concerned Scientists posted the following news release: * * * UN Climate Talks Kick Off in Belem with Urgent Need for Greater Ambition from World Leaders * The U.N. annual climate change talks commence tomorrow in Belem, Brazil, where world leaders will be judged by whether they can agree to implement robust climate action that heeds the latest science and advances crucial issues of climate justice. Nations'   more

Warren Takes to Senate Floor in Support of Democratic Counter Offer to Reopen Government
WASHINGTON, Nov. 7 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Warren Takes to Senate Floor in Support of Democratic Counter Offer to Reopen Government * Democratic proposal would reopen government and extend health care tax credits for one year while paving path to lower health costs over the long-term Video of Floor Speech (YouTube) Washington, D.C. Following Minority Leader Schumer's unveiling of a new Democratic proposal to reopen the governmen  more

Whip Clark on GOP Shutdown: "Irresponsible Coupled with a Huge Serving of Cruelty"
WASHINGTON, Nov. 8 -- Rep. Katherine Clark, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Whip Clark on GOP Shutdown: "Irresponsible Coupled with a Huge Serving of Cruelty" * MALDEN, MA - Today, Democratic Whip Katherine Clark (MA-5) joined MSNBC's Velshi to discuss Republicans' reckless government shutdown and the devastating impact it is having on working families across the country. Below are excerpts from the conversation: On Republicans' Refusal to Protect Health Care:   more