Thursday - March 5, 2026
News Tipoffs - Massachusetts Editors Newsletter for Saturday February 07, 2026 ( 55 items )  

18th Street Gang Associate from El Salvador Sentenced for Dealing Fentanyl
BOSTON, Massachusetts, Feb. 6 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Massachusetts posted the following news release: * * * 18th Street Gang Associate from El Salvador Sentenced for Dealing Fentanyl * BOSTON - A Salvadoran national associated with the transnational criminal organization 18th Street Gang was sentenced yesterday in federal court in Boston for selling 1,000 fentanyl pills in and around the North Shore area of Boston. Orlando Mancia, a/k/a Intruso, 22, was sent  more

AG Campbell Secures Agreement With Trump Administration To Protect Millions In Education Funding Related To Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, And Accessibility Initiatives
BOSTON, Massachusetts, Feb. 6 -- Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell issued the following news release: * * * AG Campbell Secures Agreement With Trump Administration To Protect Millions In Education Funding Related To Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, And Accessibility Initiatives * Boston -Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell today co-led a coalition of 19 attorneys general in securing an agreement with the Trump Administration to prevent it from withholding federal  more

Ahead of Bessent Hearing, Warren Presses Trump Administration to Monitor and Address Risks Posed by K-Shaped Economy
WASHINGTON, Feb. 6 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, ranking member of the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee, issued the following news release on Feb. 5, 2026: * * * Ahead of Bessent Hearing, Warren Presses Trump Administration to Monitor and Address Risks Posed by K-Shaped Economy U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Ranking Member of the Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee, pressed Scott Bessent, Secretary Department of the Treasury, and Kevi  more

Alsobrooks, Warren, Quigley, 55+ Lawmakers Press HHS on Health Impacts of Violent ICE Raids, Arrests on Children
WASHINGTON, Feb. 7 -- Sen. Angela Alsobrooks, D-Maryland, issued the following news release on Feb. 5, 2026: * * * Alsobrooks, Warren, Quigley, 55+ Lawmakers Press HHS on Health Impacts of Violent ICE Raids, Arrests on Children As reported in ABC News (https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/warren-slams-kennedys-disregard-child-welfare-amid-immigration/story?id=129861809), U.S. Senators Angela Alsobrooks (D-Md.) and Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) along with Representative Mike Quigley (D-Ill.), led over  more

America First Policy Institute Issues Commentary: Trump Puts Seniors First By Making Drugs Affordable Again
WASHINGTON, Feb. 7 -- The America First Policy Institute issued the following excerpts of a commentary on Feb. 6, 2026, to the Washington Examiner: * * * Trump Puts Seniors First By Making Drugs Affordable Again By Bobby Jindal and Charlie Katebi For decades, the United States has led the world in developing groundbreaking medications that allow patients to live longer and healthier lives. Despite these contributions, American families pay substantially higher prices for these breakthroughs   more

American Farm Bureau Federation: Farmers Appreciate EPA's Science-Based Approach
NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Feb. 7 -- The American Farm Bureau Federation issued the following statement on Feb. 6, 2026: * * * Farmers Appreciate EPA's Science-Based Approach American Farm Bureau Federation President Zippy Duvall commented today on EPA finalizing the registration of dicamba products. "Farmers appreciate the decision by Administrator Lee Zeldin and the EPA to release a new registration and updated label for dicamba, an important herbicide that allows farmers to grow safe and healt  more

At Hearing, Warren Calls Out Bessent for Denying Basic Facts About Affordability
WASHINGTON, Feb. 6 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, ranking member of the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee, issued the following news release on Feb. 5, 2026: * * * At Hearing, Warren Calls Out Bessent for Denying Basic Facts About Affordability Today, U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Ranking Member of the Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee, gave opening remarks and questioned Scott Bessent, the Secretary of the Treasury, on President Tru  more

ATTORNEY GENERAL RAOUL SECURES AGREEMENT TO PROTECT K-12 EDUCATION FUNDING
CHICAGO, Illinois, Feb. 6 -- Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul issued the following news release: * * * ATTORNEY GENERAL RAOUL SECURES AGREEMENT TO PROTECT K-12 EDUCATION FUNDING * Chicago -Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul co-led a coalition of attorneys general in securing an agreement with the Trump administration to prevent it from withholding federal funding from state and local education agencies under a new and unlawful certification requirement. The requirement sought to elim  more

Attorney General Tong Secures Agreement with Trump Administration to Protect Millions in Education Funding Related to Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Accessibility Initiatives
HARTFORD, Connecticut, Feb. 6 -- Connecticut Attorney General William Tong issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Tong Secures Agreement with Trump Administration to Protect Millions in Education Funding Related to Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Accessibility Initiatives * Agreement Protects Nearly $400 Million in Federal Education Assistance for Connecticut (Hartford, CT) - Attorney General William Tong today joined a coalition of 19 attorneys general in securing an   more

Capital Research Center Issues Commentary: Ellen MacArthur Foundation's War on Plastic and Prosperity
WASHINGTON, Feb. 7 -- The Capital Research Center issued the following commentary on Feb. 6, 2026: * * * The Ellen MacArthur Foundation's war on plastic and prosperity The Ellen MacArthur Foundation (EMF) has declared a "plastic pollution crisis" and holds the scientifically illiterate view that nothing should ever be thrown away. So, why are big plastic users like Coca-Cola and Nestle some of EMF's biggest allies? By Ken Braun Editorial note: On February 7, 2005, Britain's Ellen MacArthur   more

Clark, Markey, Massachusetts Delegation Announce an Additional $124.58 Million in Federal Funding for 116 Community Projects in Massachusetts
WASHINGTON, Feb. 6 -- Rep. Katherine Clark, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Clark, Markey, Massachusetts Delegation Announce an Additional $124.58 Million in Federal Funding for 116 Community Projects in Massachusetts * Full List of Projects for FY 2026 BOSTON, MA - Democratic Whip Katherine Clark (MA-5) joined Senators Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) and Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), and Representatives Richard Neal (MA-1), Jim McGovern (MA-2), Lori Trahan (MA-3), Jake  more

Clean Air Task Force: U.S. Lawmakers Urge EU to Maintain Strong Methane Import Standards
BOSTON, Massachusetts, Feb. 7 -- Clean Air Task Force, an organization that says it works to safeguard against the impacts of climate change by catalyzing the development and deployment of low-carbon energy and other climate-protecting technologies, issued the following news: * * * U.S. lawmakers urge EU to maintain strong methane import standards A group of U.S. Members of Congress has urged the European Union to preserve its Methane Regulation, showing strong support for new rules slated to  more

Colombian National Convicted of Voter Fraud; Federal Benefit Fraud; and Identity Theft Offenses
BOSTON, Massachusetts, Feb. 6 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Massachusetts posted the following news release: * * * Colombian National Convicted of Voter Fraud; Federal Benefit Fraud; and Identity Theft Offenses * BOSTON - A Colombian woman, unlawfully residing in Boston, was convicted today following a five-day jury trial in federal court in Boston of identity theft offenses, including receiving rental assistance, Social Security and Supplemental Nutritional Assistan  more

Committed Care Team Explores Every Avenue Possible to Treat Young Woman's Multiple Myeloma
BOSTON, Massachusetts, Feb. 6 [Category: BizHospital] -- Mass General Brigham issued the following news release: * * * Committed Care Team Explores Every Avenue Possible to Treat Young Woman's Multiple Myeloma * After nearly six months on talquetamab, Tess was ready for the next step in her treatment journey: CAR T-cell therapy. This form of immunotherapy involves harvesting a patient's T-cells, modifying them in a highly specialized facility, and then returning them to the patient's body. T  more

FCC Considers Channel Change for Norwell Television Station
WASHINGTON, Feb. 6 -- The Federal Communications Commission issued a notice of proposed rulemaking regarding the "Amendment of Section 73.622(j), Table of Allotments, Television Broadcast Stations (Norwell, Massachusetts)" (MB Docket No. 26-29). This action follows a petition by RNN Boston License Co. LLC, the licensee of station WWDP. RNN Boston License Co., LLC currently operates WWDP on channel 10 in Norwell on a shared basis with WMFP. In early 2023, the Bureau approved a request to move th  more

Former Postal Employee Pleads Guilty to Federal Obstruction and Video Voyeurism Charges
BOSTON, Massachusetts, Feb. 6 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Massachusetts posted the following news release: * * * Former Postal Employee Pleads Guilty to Federal Obstruction and Video Voyeurism Charges * BOSTON - A New Hampshire man pleaded guilty today in federal court in Worcester to obstruction and video voyeurism charges. Nicholas Testagrossa, 43, of Rindge, N.H., pleaded guilty to one count of obstruction and attempted obstruction of an official proceeding, a  more

From Baseball Pitcher to Navy Medicine's Biochemistry Officer of the Year
WASHINGTON, Feb. 6 -- The U.S. Naval Research Laboratory issued the following news: * * * From Baseball Pitcher to Navy Medicine's Biochemistry Officer of the Year * Washington D.C. - From the pitcher's mound to the front lines of naval science, Lt. Cmdr. Elih M. Velazquez-Delgado's unconventional path has culminated in one of Navy Medicine's highest honors. Velazquez-Delgado, a U.S. Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) chemistry division military deputy and acting division head for military su  more

Goodwin Continues to Lead 2025 League Tables
BOSTON, Massachusetts, Feb. 6 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Goodwin, a law firm, issued the following news release: * * * Goodwin Continues to Lead 2025 League Tables * Goodwin earned the top position among law firms in LSEG's full year 2025 league tables for global M&A by deal count. The firm was also the number one law firm according to Mergermarket for US M&A. LSEG ranked Goodwin as the top firm for Global Mid-Market and US Target Mid-Market M&A as well as US Target Small-Cap M&A. Both Bloo  more

Governor Healey Demands President Trump Reopen ARPA-H Hub in Massachusetts
BOSTON, Massachusetts, Feb. 6 -- Gov. Maura Healey, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Governor Healey Demands President Trump Reopen ARPA-H Hub in Massachusetts * Boston -Governor Maura Healey is demanding that President Donald Trump lift the stop-work order for the Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health (ARPA-H) Investor Catalyst Hub in Massachusetts and abandon his plans to terminate it. In 2023, Governor Healey's administration worked closely with its partner  more

Healey-Driscoll Administration Celebrates $1.2 Million in Grants That Expand Access to Healthy, Local Food in Schools and Child Care Centers
BOSTON, Massachusetts, Feb. 6 -- The Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education issued the following news release on Feb. 5, 2026: * * * Healey-Driscoll Administration Celebrates $1.2 Million in Grants that Expand Access to Healthy, Local Food in Schools and Child Care Centers Officials visit Watertown schools to see a "freight farm" and other gardening initiatives supported by FRESH grants * WATERTOWN -- Members of the Healey-Driscoll Administration today visited Watert  more

I'm walking here! A new model maps foot traffic in New York City
CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Feb. 6 -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology posted the following news: * * * I'm walking here! A new model maps foot traffic in New York City * Early in the 1969 film "Midnight Cowboy," Dustin Hoffman, playing the character of Ratso Rizzo, crosses a Manhattan street and angrily bangs on the hood of an encroaching taxi. Hoffman's line -"I'm walking here!" -has since been repeated by thousands of New Yorkers. Where cars and people mix, tensions rise. And yet  more

ICYMI: Governor Stitt Discusses Education Progress, Future Priorities For Higher Education with State Regents
OKLAHOMA CITY, Oklahoma, Feb. 6 -- Gov. Kevin Stitt, R-Oklahoma, issued the following news: * * * ICYMI: Governor Stitt Discusses Education Progress, Future Priorities For Higher Education with State Regents * OKLAHOMA CITY (February 5, 2026) - Governor Kevin Stitt offered remarks during a meeting with the Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education this week in Oklahoma City. He highlighted recent higher education achievements like 88 percent of degrees aligning with workforce needs, and   more

ICYMI: Pressley Demands Treasury Sec. Bessent Address Alarming Black Unemployment Crisis, Exempt Baby Products from Trump's Tariffs
WASHINGTON, Feb. 6 -- Rep. Ayanna Pressley, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news: * * * ICYMI: Pressley Demands Treasury Sec. Bessent Address Alarming Black Unemployment Crisis, Exempt Baby Products from Trump's Tariffs * " You've had nine months to think about it, and while you've been thinking about it, working families have been struggling when it is required by law that they have many of these essential baby products." "Black families, Black futures, and the lives and livelihoods  more

MassBio and Termeer Institute Launch Leadership Program for Aspiring Biotech Executives
CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Feb. 3 -- The Massachusetts Biotechnology Council posted the following news: * * * MassBio and Termeer Institute launch leadership program for aspiring biotech executives The Termeer Institute, in partnership with MassBio, has launched Termeer Ascend: Leadership in Practice, a values-driven leadership development program designed to prepare senior-level biotech professionals for C-suite roles. The six-day program addresses a critical industry need: as biotech innova  more

MassBio Applauds Passage of Appropriations Bill, $400 Million Increase in NIH Funding
CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Feb. 3 -- The Massachusetts Biotechnology Council posted the following news: * * * MassBio Applauds Passage of Appropriations Bill, $400 Million Increase in NIH Funding Signed legislation also includes PBM reforms and reauthorization of the Rare Pediatric Disease Priority Review Voucher program * MassBio, the world's oldest and largest regional life sciences organization representing more than 1,700 companies, today applauded the passage and signing of an FY2026 ap  more

McGovern Condemns Political Violence, Alleged Attempt at OMB Director Vought's Life
WASHINGTON, Feb. 6 -- Rep. James McGovern, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * McGovern Condemns Political Violence, Alleged Attempt at OMB Director Vought's Life * WASHINGTON-Today, Congressman Jim McGovern (D-MA) made the following statement in response to a Maryland man's alleged attempt to kill OMB Director Russ Vought: "I always have-and always will-condemn political violence in all forms, regardless of whether it's directed towards the left, center, or right. I  more

Merkley, Wyden Lead the Charge to Limit DHS' Use of Facial Recognition Technology Amid Trump's Rapidly Growing Surveillance State
WASHINGTON, Feb. 6 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Merkley, Wyden Lead the Charge to Limit DHS' Use of Facial Recognition Technology Amid Trump's Rapidly Growing Surveillance State * Washington, D.C. - Oregon's U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden today announced they introduced the ICE Out of Our Faces Act. The bicameral legislation would rein in the use of facial recognition technology (FRT) by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS), ban  more

Moulton Joins CPC, CBC, and CAPAC in Demanding Trump Fire DHS Secretary Kristi Noem
WASHINGTON, Feb. 6 -- Rep. Seth Moulton, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Moulton Joins CPC, CBC, and CAPAC in Demanding Trump Fire DHS Secretary Kristi Noem * WASHINGTON, D.C. -Congressman Seth Moulton (MA-06) joined the Congressional Hispanic Caucus (CHC), Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus (CAPAC), and the Congressional Black Caucus (CBC), in condemning the escalating abuse of power by immigration enforcement agencies within the Department of Homeland Sec  more

Multistate coalition protects about $1.4 billion in K-12 funding for Washington
OLYMPIA, Washington, Feb. 6 -- Washington state Attorney General Nick Brown issued the following news release: * * * Multistate coalition protects about $1.4 billion in K-12 funding for Washington * Attorney General Nick Brown and a coalition of 18 other attorneys general have secured an agreement with the U.S. Department of Education that protects about $1.4 billion funding equal access to education for students from low-income families, English learners, children with disabilities, and oth  more

National Partnership for Women & Families: Analysis - Paid Leave Policies in 14 States Are a Win for Businesses, Families and the Economy
WASHINGTON, Feb. 3 (TNSrpt) -- The National Partnership for Women and Families issued the following news release: * * * New Analysis: Paid Leave Policies in 14 States Are a Win for Businesses, Families and the Economy Businesses, economies and families benefit from paid family and medical leave; so could the entire U.S. * As the nation prepares to mark the anniversary (Feb. 5) of the Family and Medical Leave Act, the only federal law guaranteeing workers time off, a new report from the Nati  more

Neal Statement on Another Delayed Jobs Report
WASHINGTON, Feb. 7 -- Rep. Richard E. Neal, D-Massachusetts, ranking member of the House Ways and Means Committee, issued the following news release on Feb. 6, 2026: * * * Neal Statement on Another Delayed Jobs Report SPRINGFIELD, MA-- Ways and Means Committee Ranking Member Richard E. Neal (D-MA) released the following statement after the Bureau of Labor Statistics delayed releasing the January 2026 jobs report (https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/02/business/economy/january-jobs-report-delayed-  more

Neal Statement on the Failed Promise of Trump Rx
WASHINGTON, Feb. 7 -- Rep. Richard E. Neal, D-Massachusetts, ranking member of the House Ways and Means Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Neal Statement on the Failed Promise of Trump Rx SPRINGFIELD, MA -- Ways and Means Committee Ranking Member Richard E. Neal (D-MA) released the following statement after the Trump Administration unveiled an all style, no substance website that leaves more questions than answers on consumer savings for drug prices: "Unveiling a slick websi  more

Novartis Breaks Ground on New Global Biomedical Research Center in San Diego to Accelerate Dug Discovery
BASEL, Switzerland, Feb. 7 -- Novartis, a pharmaceutical company, issued the following news release on Feb. 6, 2026: * * * Novartis breaks ground on new global Biomedical Research center in San Diego to accelerate dug discovery * New facility will enable end to end discovery across key disease areas and technology platforms, joining existing global research sites including Cambridge, Massachusetts, and Basel, Switzerland * Approximately 466,000-square-foot site with AI-enabled discovery capa  more

Ohio State: Killing Cancer Cells With RNA Therapeutics
COLUMBUS, Ohio, Feb. 7 (TNSjou) -- Ohio State University issued the following news: * * * Killing cancer cells with RNA therapeutics In mouse study, RNA micelles shrink metastasized tumors in lungs * A new study in mice hints at the potential to use tiny particles made with RNA molecules to deliver chemotherapy drugs and other therapies directly to tumors, killing cancer cells without generating an immune response or toxicity-related side effects. Researchers constructed tiny molecular cl  more

On Podcast, President Chrisler Discusses Hampshire Within the Challenges of American Higher Education
AMHERST, Massachusetts, Feb. 6 -- Hampshire College posted the following news: * * * On Podcast, President Chrisler Discusses Hampshire Within the Challenges of American Higher Education * The four discussed what's going on at Hampshire and in American higher education as a whole. Chrisler acknowledged that while Hampshire missed its fall 2025 enrollment target, the hard work of rebuilding Hampshire since 2019 continues, and she "remains really confident and positive about where we are and w  more

Padilla, Schiff, 55+ Lawmakers Press HHS on Violent Immigration Raids' Harmful Impacts on Children
WASHINGTON, Feb. 6 -- Sen. Alex Padilla, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * Padilla, Schiff, 55+ Lawmakers Press HHS on Violent Immigration Raids' Harmful Impacts on Children * "ICE and CBP['s]... disregard for child welfare undermines the government's core child-protection obligations. Yet your agency does not appear to be taking any action to speak out against or investigate the impacts of the Trump Administration's immigration agenda on children." WASHINGTON, D.C. -U  more

Parquest sells its minority stake and reinvesting in the ADIT group
BOSTON, Massachusetts, Feb. 6 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Goodwin, a law firm, issued the following news release: * * * Parquest sells its minority stake and reinvesting in the ADIT group * The Paris team advised Parquest on the sale of its minority stake and its reinvestment in the ADIT group, a global reference player specialized in strategic intelligence and international support. The transaction was led by Parquest alongside the Group's management and a consortium of financial investor  more

Preeminent US History Journal Features University of Kentucky Professor's Essay
LEXINGTON, Kentucky, Feb. 7 (TNSjou) -- The University of Kentucky issued the following news: * * * Preeminent US history journal features UK professor's essay Allison Perry, Public Relations and Strategic Communications In a new essay, a University of Kentucky historian examines how confronting past choices in scholarship can redirect a scholar's path and cultivate insight. The essay appeared in a September 2025 special issue of the American Historical Review titled "Mistakes I Have Made."   more

Rhode Island Businesswoman Sentenced to More than Three Years in Prison for Money Laundering
BOSTON, Massachusetts, Feb. 6 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Massachusetts posted the following news release: * * * Rhode Island Businesswoman Sentenced to More than Three Years in Prison for Money Laundering * BOSTON - A Rhode Island woman has been sentenced in federal court in Boston for her leading role in laundering hundreds of thousands of dollars of her then-boyfriend's fentanyl trafficking money. Carolina Correa, 35, of Cranston, R.I., was sentenced on Feb. 4  more

Senate Small Business & Entrepreneurship Committee Sets Feb. 9 Hearing on Role of Entrepreneurship in Reducing Wealth Gap
WASHINGTON, Feb. 7 -- The Senate Small Business and Entrepreneurship Committee issued the following information for a hearing entitled "The Role of Entrepreneurship in Reducing the Wealth Gap" at noon on Feb. 9, 2026: Witness Panel 1 * Mr. Jaylen Brown, Founder, Boston XChange, Boston, MA * Mrs. Lauren Holiday, Founder, JLH Social Impact Fund, Los Angeles, CA * Mr. Jrue Holiday, Founder, JLH Social Impact Fund, Los Angeles, CA Witness Panel 2 * Ms. Renee King, CEO, We Are The Funders, New   more

Senators Blunt Rochester, Colleagues Introduce the Regional Ocean Partnerships Act
WASHINGTON, Feb. 7 -- Sen. Lisa Blunt Rochester, D-Delaware, issued the following news release on Feb. 6, 2026: * * * Senators Blunt Rochester, Colleagues Introduce the Regional Ocean Partnerships Act U.S. Senators Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-Del.), Roger Wicker (R-Miss.), Katie Britt (R-Ala.), Chris Coons (D-Del.), John Kennedy (R-La.), Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), Susan Collins (R-Maine.), Maggie Hassan (D-N.H.), and Ed Markey (D-Mass.) today introduced the Regional Ocean Partnerships Act. The bill   more

Some early life forms may have breathed oxygen well before it filled the atmosphere
CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Feb. 6 -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology posted the following news: * * * Some early life forms may have breathed oxygen well before it filled the atmosphere * Oxygen is a vital and constant presence on Earth today. But that hasn't always been the case. It wasn't until around 2.3 billion years ago that oxygen became a permanent fixture in the atmosphere, during a pivotal period known as the Great Oxidation Event (GOE), which set the evolutionary course fo  more

Support of health nonprofit benefits patients and future caregivers
BOSTON, Massachusetts, Feb. 6 -- Northeastern University issued the following news: * * * Support of health nonprofit benefits patients and future caregivers * Northeastern's support of health nonprofit benefits patients and the next generation of caregivers. "Northeastern has been an incredible, incredible cultivation place for this program," said Dr. Alister Martin, CEO and founder of A Healthier Democracy. by Cyrus Moulton February 6, 2026 The East Boston Neighborhood Health Center   more

Targeted Nerve Blocks Sharply Reduce Pain, Opioid Use for Children With Severe Leg Fractures, UMass Chan Study Finds
WORCESTER, Massachusetts, Feb. 7 (TNSjou) -- The University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School issued the following news: * * * Targeted nerve blocks sharply reduce pain, opioid use for children with severe leg fractures, UMass Chan study finds By Hayley Mignacca A new multicenter study led by Zachary Binder, MD, associate professor of pediatrics, provides compelling evidence that an ultrasound-guided nerve block can dramatically improve pain control for children with femur fractures, whil  more

Three New Members Appointed to New York Fed's Second District Advisory Council
NEW YORK, Feb. 6 -- The Federal Reserve Bank of New York issued the following news release: * * * Three New Members Appointed to New York Fed's Second District Advisory Council * NEW YORK-The Federal Reserve Bank of New York today announced the appointment of three new members to its Second District Advisory Council, a group of senior business leaders that provides the New York Fed president and leadership with insights about business and economic conditions in the Second District. The new m  more

Trump Again-Unlawfully-Rolls Back Protections for Northeast Canyons and Seamounts
BOSTON, Massachusetts, Feb. 6 -- Conservation Law Foundation issued the following news release: * * * Trump Again-Unlawfully-Rolls Back Protections for Northeast Canyons and Seamounts * February 6, 2026 (Boston, MA) - President Donald Trump is once again attempting to strip away critical protections for the Northeast Canyons and Seamounts Marine National Monument. The monument's dramatic geological features-including underwater canyons that rival the depth of the Grand Canyon and undersea mo  more

Trump's Transportation Secretary Sean P. Duffy's Operation SafeDRIVE Results in Removal of Nearly 2,000 Unqualified Truckers from American Roads and Arrests
WASHINGTON, Feb. 6 -- The U.S. Department of Transportation issued the following news release: * * * Trump's Transportation Secretary Sean P. Duffy's Operation SafeDRIVE Results in Removal of Nearly 2,000 Unqualified Truckers from American Roads and Arrests * Operation SafeDRIVE conducted thousands of inspections across 26 states resulting in the removal of thousands of unqualified truckers WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean P. Duffy today announced that the Federal Moto  more

Trump's Transportation Secretary Sean P. Duffy's Operation SafeDRIVE Results in Removal of Nearly 2,000 Unqualified Truckers From American Roads and Arrests
WASHINGTON, Feb. 7 -- The U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration issued the following news release on Feb. 6, 2026: * * * Trump's Transportation Secretary Sean P. Duffy's Operation SafeDRIVE Results in Removal of Nearly 2,000 Unqualified Truckers from American Roads and Arrests Operation SafeDRIVE conducted thousands of inspections across 26 states resulting in the removal of thousands of unqualified truckers * U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean P. Duf  more

Trustees ratify faculty, dean positions; approve new degree, resolutions of appreciation and namings
WEST LAFAYETTE, Indiana, Feb. 6 -- Purdue University issued the following news release: * * * Trustees ratify faculty, dean positions; approve new degree, resolutions of appreciation and namings * WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. -The Purdue University Board of Trustees on Friday (Feb. 6) ratified faculty and dean appointments and approved a new degree and resolutions of appreciation and namings. The newly ratified faculty are: * Suzanne Bart as the Edwin F. Peters, Class of 1942, Professor of Chem  more

University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School: Chancellor Collins Speaks Out on Threat to Biomedical Research
WORCESTER, Massachusetts, Feb. 7 -- The University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School issued the following news: * * * Chancellor Collins speaks out on threat to biomedical research Changes to NIH funding negatively impact research; Massachusetts DRIVE legislation would bridge gap at UMass Chan By Jim Fessenden UMass Chan Medical School Chancellor Michael F. Collins says changes to the National Institutes of Health (NIH) funding mechanism threaten the nation's biomedical research infrastr  more

Walkinshaw Joins Warren, Alsobrooks, Quigley, 55+ Lawmakers Press HHS on Health Impacts of Violent ICE Raids, Arrests on Children
WASHINGTON, Feb. 7 -- Rep. James Walkinshaw, D-Virginia, issued the following news release on Feb. 5, 2026: * * * Walkinshaw Joins Warren, Alsobrooks, Quigley, 55+ Lawmakers Press HHS on Health Impacts of Violent ICE Raids, Arrests on Children Today, Congressman James R. Walkinshaw (VA-11) joined U.S. Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Angela Alsobrooks (D-Md.), along with Representative Mike Quigley (D-Ill.), and over 55 colleagues in pressing Department of Health and Human Services (HH  more

Warren Presses Trump On Involvement in Powell, Cook Investigations Following Bessent Assertion to Warren That DOJ Investigations are "Up to the President"
WASHINGTON, Feb. 7 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, ranking member of the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee, issued the following news release on Feb. 6, 2026: * * * Warren Presses Trump On Involvement in Powell, Cook Investigations Following Bessent Assertion to Warren that DOJ Investigations are "Up to the President" Today, U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Ranking Member of the Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee, sent a letter to Preside  more

Warren, Van Hollen, Kim, and Slotkin Push for Vote on Senate Floor to Condemn Trump Chip Sales to UAE and Call for Reversal of Deal
WASHINGTON, Feb. 6 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, ranking member of the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee, issued the following news release on Feb. 5, 2026: * * * Warren, Van Hollen, Kim, and Slotkin Push for Vote on Senate Floor to Condemn Trump Chip Sales to UAE and Call for Reversal of Deal "Trump is profiting off the Presidency while American families worry about their jobs, the rising cost of groceries, and how to pay their bills" * Today on the Senate fl  more

Wicker, Colleagues Introduce the Regional Ocean Partnerships Act
WASHINGTON, Feb. 6 -- Sen. Roger Wicker, R-Mississippi, issued the following news release: * * * Wicker, Colleagues Introduce the Regional Ocean Partnerships Act * WASHINGTON - U.S. Senators Roger Wicker, R-Miss., Lisa Blunt Rochester, D-Del., Katie Britt, R-Ala., Chris Coons, D-Del., John Kennedy, R-La., Chris Murphy, D-Conn., Susan Collins, R-Maine., Maggie Hassan, D-N.H., and Ed Markey, D-Ore., introduced the Regional Ocean Partnerships Act. The bill would reauthorize Regional Ocean Partn  more

With Trump Sidelining CFPB, Warren Launches Probe Into the Auto Lending Industry as Car Repossessions Skyrocket
WASHINGTON, Feb. 6 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, ranking member of the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee, issued the following news release on Feb. 5, 2026: * * * With Trump Sidelining CFPB, Warren Launches Probe into the Auto Lending Industry as Car Repossessions Skyrocket Auto repossessions at a level not seen since the 2008 financial crisis "The rates of delinquencies and repossessions in the auto market is a blaring alarm that American consumers are hurting  more