BOSTON, Massachusetts, Feb. 10 -- Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell issued the following news release: * * * AG Campbell Files Amicus Brief To Prevent Federal Government From Delaying New England Wind 1 Project * BOSTON -Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell today filed an amicus brief in opposition to the Trump Administration's attempt to halt development of the New England Wind 1 project, a wind energy project off the coast of Massachusetts that is expected to  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 6 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, ranking member of the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Ahead of Super Bowl, Warren Warns of Credit Card Junk Fees on Sports Bets and Requests Data from Sports Betting Companies Americans who bet on sports "should not have to deal with undisclosed credit card fees that rig the odds against them." * Ahead of the Super Bowl, U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Ranking  more

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Feb. 10 -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology posted the following news: * * * AI algorithm enables tracking of vital white matter pathways * The signals that drive many of the brain and body's most essential functions -consciousness, sleep, breathing, heart rate, and motion -course through bundles of "white matter" fibers in the brainstem, but imaging systems so far have been unable to finely resolve these crucial neural cables. That has left researchers and  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 10 [Category: Political] -- America First Legal, a civil rights organization, posted the following news release: * * * America First Legal Reveals Connecticut Officials Knew the State Lacked Cause to Sue Trump Administration Over Executive Order Protecting Children from Chemical and Surgical Mutilation * WASHINGTON, D.C. - America First Legal (AFL) has uncovered shocking internal communications from the State of Connecticut, exposing that state public health officials knew t  more

SACRAMENTO, California, Feb. 10 -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Bonta: Any Federal Legislation to Protect Kids Online Must Allow States to Continue Critical Work in This Space * OAKLAND -California Attorney General Rob Bonta today joined a coalition of 40 attorneys general in sending a letter to Congress supporting the passage of the bipartisan U.S. Senate version of the Kids Online Safety Act (KOSA), S. 1748 and urging polic  more

MONTPELIER, Vermont, Feb. 9 -- Vermont Attorney General Charity Clark posted the following news release: * * * Attorney General Clark and Coalition Secure Agreement with Trump Administration to Protect Millions in Education Funding Related to Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Accessibility Initiatives * Agreement Protects Federal Education Assistance for Vermont, Including Funding to Support Students with Disabilities Attorney General Charity Clark today joined a coalition of 19 attorneys   more

MONTPELIER, Vermont, Feb. 9 -- Vermont Attorney General Charity Clark posted the following news release: * * * Attorney General Clark Opposes Proposal to Undo Reporting Requirements that Help Address Race-Based Disparities in Special Education * Attorney General Charity Clark today joined 15 other attorneys general in filing a comment letter opposing the U.S. Department of Education's proposal to remove certain reporting requirements that help the Department of Education identify significant  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, Feb. 10 -- Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul issued the following news release: * * * ATTORNEY GENERAL RAOUL LEADS COALITION OPPOSING REPEAL OF REPORTING REQUIREMENTS THAT EXPOSE RACE- AND ETHNICITY-BASED DISPARITIES IN SPECIAL EDUCATION * Chicago -Attorney General Kwame Raoul co-led a coalition of attorneys general in filing a comment letter opposing a U.S. Department of Education proposal to remove certain reporting requirements that help the department uncover signi  more

NEW YORK, Feb. 11 (TNSLrpt) -- Employer-reported workplace injuries and illnesses in Massachusetts 2024 - A report from U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics Northeast Region - Feb. 10, 2026 * * * Private industry employers reported 53,500 nonfatal workplace injuries and illnesses in Massachusetts in 2024, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. (See table A.) Acting Regional Commissioner Michael G. Phinney noted that this resulted in a total recordable cases (TRC) in  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 11 (TNSbrep) -- Rep. Brendan Boyle, D-Pennsylvania, ranking member of the House Budget Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Boyle Releases Report Finding Personal Bankruptcies at Highest Levels in Years Under Donald Trump A new report by House Budget Committee Ranking Member Brendan F. Boyle (PA-02) finds that personal bankruptcies are rising across the country under President Donald Trump, with filings increasing in 47 states and the District of Columbia durin  more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, Feb. 11 -- Gov. Kelly Ayotte, R-New Hampshire, issued the following news release on Feb. 10, 2026: * * * Businesses Fleeing Taxachusetts Find Freedom in New Hampshire Massachusetts is once again gaining national attention for taxing businesses out of their state and north to New Hampshire. Today, Governor Kelly Ayotte renewed her call for Bay State businesses looking for freedom from higher taxes to look no further than the Granite State. "Any business seeking freedom  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Feb. 10 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Massachusetts posted the following news release: * * * Contractor Pleads Guilty to Multi-Year Half-Million-Dollar Tax Fraud The owner of a construction company doing business in Berkshire County pleaded guilty today in federal court in Springfield, Mass. to a multi-year income tax fraud scheme. Dennis Condron, 76, of Cheshire, pleaded guilty to four counts of tax fraud. U.S. District Court Judge Mark G. Ma  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Feb. 10 [Category: BizHospital] -- The Dana-Farber Cancer Institute issued the following news release: * * * Dana-Farber Launches Colorectal Cancer Screening Program in Central Asia * Dana-Farber Cancer Institute's Center for Global Health launched the first colorectal cancer screening program in Central Asia this week, partnering with Uzbekistan's Ministry of Health and National Cancer Center to pilot a sustainable, early detection model that could be scaled across th  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Feb. 10 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Massachusetts posted the following news release: * * * East Weymouth Woman Sentenced for Bank Fraud An East Weymouth woman was sentenced today in federal court in Boston for fraudulently obtaining Social Security benefits. Debora A. Siler, 68, was sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge Leo T. Sorokin to time served (approximately one day in prison) and three years of supervised release. Siler was also orde  more

MERRIFIELD, Virginia, Feb. 10 [Category: Environment] -- The National Wildlife Federation posted the following news release: * * * Endangerment Finding Repeal Ignores Settled Science, Puts Lives at Risk * WASHINGTON, D.C. -The Environmental Protection Agency's final repeal of its endangerment finding poses serious risks for wildlife, communities, and public health -and runs contrary to the agency's mission and obligations under the Clean Air Act. The 2009 determination, grounded in overwhelm  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Feb. 10 -- Conservation Law Foundation issued the following news release: * * * EPA to Revoke Endangerment Finding, Vehicle Standards The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) will issue a final rule on Thursday revoking the endangerment finding, the science-backed determination that planet-warming emissions are dangerous and require federal regulation. At the same time, the agency is also expected to repeal standards that limit heat-trapping pollution from cars and tru  more

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, Feb. 9 -- The Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression posted the following news release: * * * FIRE POLL: Americans overwhelmingly want free speech protected in AI regulation * PHILADELPHIA, Feb. 10, 2026 -A new poll from the Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression finds that while Americans are apprehensive about the rise of artificial intelligence, they overwhelmingly believe that legislators should protect freedom of speech when crafting AI legi  more

STORRS, Connecticut, Feb. 10 -- The University of Connecticut posted the following news: * * * Gift Seeds Non-Animal Testing Organ-on-a-Chip Initiative at UConn School of Pharmacy * Pharmaceutical leader and philanthropist Jane Hirsh '65 (PHARM) made a $250,000 gift to the University of Connecticut's School of Pharmacy to seed non-animal research in drug discovery and development, including organ-on-a-chip innovations. Part of the gift establishes the Jane Hirsh Fellowship in Non-Animal Te  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Feb. 10 -- Gov. Maura Healey, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Governor Healey Appoints Dr. Stephen Zrike Jr. as Secretary of Education * Boston -Today, Governor Maura Healey announced that she is appointing Dr. Stephen Zrike Jr. as Secretary of Education. Dr. Zrike is currently the Superintendent at Salem Public Schools and previously led the Holyoke and Wakefield Public Schools. Current Secretary of Education Patrick Tutwiler will be stepping  more

ST. LOUIS, Missouri, Feb. 10 -- The Washington University School of Medicine posted the following news release: * * * Gulur named head of anesthesiology * Padma Gulur, MD, a physician-scientist and nationally recognized leader in pain management, has been named the head of the Department of Anesthesiology and the inaugural Alex S. Evers MD Distinguished Professor in Anesthesiology at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis. Her appointment begins Aug. 1. Gulur comes to WashU   more

HONOLULU, Hawaii, Feb. 11 -- Hawaii Attorney General Anne E. Lopez issued the following news release: * * * ATTORNEY GENERAL ANNE LOPEZ LEADS MULTISTATE EFFORT URGING CONGRESS TO PASS KIDS ONLINE SAFETY ACT Attorney General Anne Lopez led a bipartisan coalition of attorneys general from around the country, with a letter urging Congressional leadership to protect children from online harm and pass the Kids Online Safety Act (KOSA). The letter, signed by 40 attorneys general, was circulated to  more

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Feb. 11 -- Pegasystems, a software company empowering digital transformation, issued the following news release: * * * Innovation Accelerates Pega's Q4 2025 Growth * Annual Contract Value (ACV) grows 17% year over year (14% in constant currency) * Pega Cloud ACV increases 33% year over year (28% in constant currency) * Cash flow from operations and free cash flow grow 45% year over year * 2026 guidance of 15% ACV growth, $595M in cash flow from operations, and $57  more

HANSCOM AFB, Massachusetts, Feb. 11 -- The U.S. Air Force Hanscom Air Force Base issued the following news on Feb. 10, 2026: * * * Lt. Gen. Shipton focuses on acquisition transformation at State of the Center address By Nicole Collins, 66th Air Base Group Public Affairs BURLINGTON, Mass. -- Lt. Gen. Donna D. Shipton, commander of Air Force Life Cycle Management Center, emphasized acquisition transformation and reaffirmed the Air Force's commitment to the defense industry during the annual "S  more

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Feb. 10 -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology posted the following news: * * * Magnetic mixer improves 3D bioprinting * 3D bioprinting, in which living tissues are printed with cells mixed into soft hydrogels, or "bio-inks," is widely used in the field of bioengineering for modeling or replacing the tissues in our bodies. The print quality and reproducibility of tissues, however, can face challenges. One of the most significant challenges is created simply by  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 10 -- Sen. Edward J. Markey, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Markey, Whitehouse, Van Hollen, Dingell Lead 36 Colleagues in Filing Amicus Brief Challenging Trump Administration's Unconstitutional Clawback of Climate Funds * " At its heart, this is a case about whether the Executive Branch can freeze and confiscate lawfully made funding awards held in private bank accounts without due process because of an Administration's disagreements with [Congress  more

BALTIMORE, Maryland, Feb. 11 -- Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Brown Secures Commitment from Trump Administration that Removes Threats to Millions in Education Funding Agreement Removes Threats to More than $700 Million in Annual Federal Education Assistance for Maryland, Including More than $250 Million to Support Students with Disabilities * Attorney General Anthony G. Brown joined a coalition of 19 attorneys general in  more

BALTIMORE, Maryland, Feb. 11 -- Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Brown Urges Congress to Pass Kids Online Safety Act Attorney General Anthony G. Brown, alongside a bipartisan coalition of attorneys general from around the country, urged Congressional leadership to protect children from online harm and pass the Senate version of the Kids Online Safety Act (KOSA). The letter, signed by 40 attorneys general, was circulated to   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 11 -- The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine issued the following news release on Feb. 10, 2026: * * * National Academy of Engineering Elects 130 Members and 28 International Members The National Academy of Engineering (NAE) today announced the election of 130 members and 28 international members to its Class of 2026, said NAE President Tsu-Jae Liu. This election brings the total number of U.S. members to 2,534 and the number of international members to   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 10 -- Rep. Richard E. Neal, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Neal Honors Vietnam Veteran and WTBR "Morning Drive" Host Bill Sturgeon * ( As prepared for delivery) Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize the retirement of a pillar in western Massachusetts and a fixture in Berkshire County: my dear friend, Bill Sturgeon. Born to a firefighter and a nurse from Pittsfield, Massachusetts, Bill graduated from Pittsfield High School in 1966 before enlist  more

STORRS, Connecticut, Feb. 10 -- The University of Connecticut posted the following news: * * * One World, One Language? UConn Professor on Personal Quest to Reclaim Endangered Languages * What's your favorite flower? "You might say, 'Well, I love red roses,'' says Peter Constantine, a professor in UConn's Department of Literatures, Cultures, and Languages. "Great. So, imagine all the plants dying, and you only have red roses. That's a catastrophe." But Constantine's question isn't about   more

WORCESTER, Massachusetts, Feb. 11 -- The University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School issued the following news: * * * Philanthropist Gerald Chan to deliver UMass Chan Commencement address May 31 UMass Chan Medical School will celebrate the accomplishments of the Classes of 2026 at Commencement on Sunday, May 31, and will honor three accomplished and inspiring individuals: Gerald Chan, venture capitalist, scientist and philanthropist responsible for the $175 million transformational gift t  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 10 -- Rep. Ayanna Pressley, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news: * * * Pressley, Jackson Leads Colleagues in Demanding Transparency of Trump's Anti-DEIA Executive Orders * A Consistent Advocate for DEIA, Pressley Has Stridently Condemned Trump's Anti-DEIA Measures, Fought for Equitable Policies Amid his Attacks Text of Letter WASHINGTON, D.C. - Yesterday, Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley (MA-07) and Congressman Jonathan Jackson (IL-01) led 29 of their colleagues in d  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 10 -- George Washington University posted the following news: * * * Public Health Leaders File Amicus Brief Warning Federal Vaccine Policy Changes Put Children and Communities at Risk * WASHINGTON (February 10, 2026) -A coalition of leading public health organizations and distinguished health, law and policy scholars has filed an amicus brief in the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts warning that recent federal actions weakening routine childhood vaccinati  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 11 -- Sen. Edward J. Markey, D-Massachusetts, ranking member of the Senate Small Business and Entrepreneurship Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Ranking Member Markey Hosts Hearing in Roxbury on Closing the Racial Wealth Gap (Boston, February 9) - Ranking Member Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) today held a hearing in Roxbury, Massachusetts, titled "The Role of Entrepreneurship in Reducing the Racial Wealth Gap." Ranking Member Markey joined leaders in the minorit  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 11 -- Rep. Richard E. Neal, D-Massachusetts, ranking member of the House Ways and Means Committee, issued the following opening statement on Feb. 10, 2026, at a hearing entitled "Foreign Influence in American Non-profits: Unmasking Threats from Beijing and Beyond": * * * Thank you, Mr. Chairman. We are here today as a government built for the people. Today, you are holding this hearing on the pretense of what happens when tax-exempt dollars funnel from or to groups that you d  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 10 -- Rep. Jake Auchincloss, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * RELEASE: Reps. Auchincloss and Bergman Defend FQHCs from Financial Constraints Amidst 340B Reform * Contact: Georgina.Burros@mail.house.gov (Auchincloss) WASHINGTON, D.C. - Representatives Jake Auchincloss (D, MA-04) and Jack Bergman (R-MI-01) introduced the Community Health Center Drug Pricing Protection Act to exempt Community Health Centers (CHCs) and Federally Qualified Health Center  more

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Feb. 10 [Category: Environment] (TNSrpt) -- The Union of Concerned Scientists posted the following news release: * * * New Report Measures Climate-Damaging Emissions Created by Massive Overuse of Nitrogen Fertilizer on Corn, Soybean Crops * The report estimates that U.S. corn-soybean producers overapplied from 3.5 million to 5.8 million metric tons of synthetic nitrogen fertilizer in 2023, producing avoidable heat-trapping emissions equivalent to between 8.4 million  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 10 [Category: Environment] -- The Sierra Club posted the following news release: * * * Sierra Club Statement on Trump Administration's Planned Elimination of the EPA's Endangerment Finding * Washington, DC - Today, in a brazen assault on the health and welfare of the American public, the Trump administration announced that it will finalize its rule revoking the Environmental Protection Agency's longstanding greenhouse gas endangerment finding under the federal Clean Air Act.  more

WATERTOWN, Massachusetts, Feb. 13 [Category: BizEngineering] -- Vanasse Hangen Brustlin Inc., a provider of transportation planning, engineering, design, land development and environmental services, posted the following news: * * * The Boston Globe Features Bill Ashworth and VHB's Continued Growth * As he steps into the role of VHB president, Bill Ashworth was featured in The Boston Globe Business section, where he shared perspective on VHB's continued growth and the firm's future. In the  more

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Feb. 9 -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology posted the following news: * * * Times Higher Education ranks MIT No. 1 in arts and humanities, business and economics, and social sciences for 2026 * The 2026 Times Higher Education World University Ranking has ranked MIT first in three subject categories: Arts and Humanities, Business and Economics, and Social Sciences, repeating the Institute's top spot in the same subjects in 2025. The Times Higher Education   more

AMHERST, Massachusetts, Feb. 11 (TNSrpt) -- The University of Massachusetts issued the following news: * * * UMass Donahue Institute Releases Updated Massachusetts Population Estimates Commonwealth's population grew modestly for the year ending July 1, 2025 * Massachusetts' population grew modestly for the year ending July 1, 2025, experiencing both a positive natural increase and positive net migration driven by immigration, according to an analysis by the UMass Donahue Institute of annua  more

AMHERST, Massachusetts, Feb. 11 -- The University of Massachusetts issued the following news: * * * Center for Research on Families, SPHHS and CNS Faculty Members, Join North Shore Food is Medicine Collaboration The Center for Research on Families (CRF) is part of a new collaboration between UMass Amherst and Tufts University advancing the Food is Medicine program on Massachusetts' North Shore. Grounded in partnership, local food systems, and community leadership, the project will pilot a Fo  more

AMHERST, Massachusetts, Feb. 11 -- The University of Massachusetts issued the following news: * * * Rescheduled for Feb. 20: Ioulia Kovelman to Discuss 'The Bilingual Reading Brain' and Child Literacy at Anderson-Myers Colloquium The Daniel R. Anderson and Jerome L. Myers Colloquium Series will welcome Ioulia Kovelman, professor of psychology at the University of Michigan, for a talk titled "The Bilingual Reading Brain: Cross-Linguistic Perspectives on Child Literacy," on Friday, Feb. 20, fro  more

AMHERST, Massachusetts, Feb. 11 -- The University of Massachusetts issued the following news: * * * Slavery North to Host Book Launch for 'Joe the Pressman' The Slavery North Initiative at UMass Amherst will host a book launch for "Joe the Pressman: The Incredible True Story of an Enslaved African Boy Who Became a Heroic Freedom Fighter," on Thursday, Feb. 19, from 5 to 7 p.m. at its offices on campus at 472 N. Pleasant St. Authored by Charmaine A. Nelson, founding director of Slavery North  more

AMHERST, Massachusetts, Feb. 11 (TNSjou) -- The University of Massachusetts issued the following news: * * * The Wild Physics That Keeps Your Body's Electrical System Flowing Smoothly Chemists at UMass Amherst reveal mystery of big potassium channels in cells * Building on their groundbreaking 2018 research into how some of the body's cells, such as neurons and cardiac tissue, communicate via ions that flow through cellular channels, chemists at the University of Massachusetts Amherst demo  more

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Feb. 10 -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology posted the following news: * * * 3 Questions: Using AI to help Olympic skaters land a quint * Olympic figure skating looks effortless. Athletes sail across the ice, then soar into the air, spinning like a top, before landing on a single blade just 4-5 millimeters wide. To help figure skaters land quadruple axels, Salchows, Lutzes, and maybe even the elusive quintuple without looking the least bit stressed, Jerry L  more

BLACKSBURG, Virginia, Feb. 11 -- Virginia Tech issued the following news: * * * Rohit Kannan receives CAREER award to explore new approaches to energy and infrastructure problems Kannan, assistant professor of industrial and systems engineering, received over $600,000 from the National Science Foundation for the five-year project. By Jordi Shelton Electricity doesn't flow through a power grid the same way every day -- or even every minute. To keep the lights on, engineers must repeatedly s  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 10 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Warren, Hawley Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Break Up Big Medicine * The Break Up Big Medicine Act tackles vertical integration in the health care system to lower prices and promote competition. Text of Bill (PDF) | One-Pager (PDF) Washington, D.C. - Today, Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) introduced the Break Up Big Medicine Act to address rampant consolidati  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 6 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, ranking member of the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Warren, Reed, Van Hollen, Whitehouse, Blumenthal Call On OCC and FDIC to Rescind aEurosoeSafety and SoundnessaEuros Proposal That Would Loosen Bank Oversight and Threaten American Families "Weakening enforcement and supervisory tools will shield banks from accountability, fuel hazardous risk-taking on Wall Street, and  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 10 -- Rep. Katherine Clark, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Whip Clark on GOP Voter Suppression Bill: "They're Afraid of Women Voting" * WASHINGTON, D.C. -Today, Democratic Whip Katherine Clark (MA-5) joined the Democratic Women's Caucus to denounce Republican legislation that would obstruct women's right to vote ahead of the midterm elections. Below is a transcript of her remarks: "Today, we are here to talk about the SAVE Act. Once again, with t  more