LANSING, Michigan, Feb. 19 -- Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel issued the following news release: * * * AG Nessel Urges Senate to Reject SAVE America Act * LANSING - Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel has joined a coalition of 12 attorneys general in urging the U.S. Senate to reject the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility (SAVE America) Act, warning that the legislation would unlawfully nationalize election administration, impose sweeping new barriers to voter registration, and dise  more

SALEM, Oregon, Feb. 20 -- Oregon Attorney General Dan Rayfield issued the following news release: * * * AG Rayfield Leads Coalition Supporting Challenge to IRS Energy Policy That Could Raise Costs * Attorney General Dan Rayfield led a coalition of 15 other states today in supporting a lawsuit challenging a new Internal Revenue Service (IRS) rule that makes it harder for wind and solar energy projects to qualify for long-standing federal tax credits. The states argue the change will undermine  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 20 -- Americans for Tax Reform issued the following commentary: * * * Trump Accounts: List of Companies and Individuals Providing Contributions for Children John Kartch and Rachel Loren Trump Accounts for kids were enacted as part of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, also known as the Working Families Tax Cut. Senator Ted Cruz (R - Texas) led the Trump Accounts effort in congress. In addition to the $1,000 provided by the U.S. Treasury, individuals and companies have announce  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 21 -- Research initiatives at the Brandeis University Heller School for Social Policy and Management are addressing systemic inequities and mental health challenges within immigrant families. According to university reports, the program provides analytical tools to implement equitable solutions for pressing social issues. Chloe Morales, a Master of Public Policy student at Brandeis, is examining the intergenerational trauma associated with immigrating to the U.S. Her work focus  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 20 -- The Capital Research Center issued the following commentary on Feb. 19, 2026, by Michael Watson, research director and managing editor for InfluenceWatch: * * * You paid $181 million for union bosses to negotiate against you in 2024, but the Trump administration is doing something about it Federal taxpayers pay for unions to negotiate against the public interest. This should not be happening and a legal option leftover from the Cold War provides a solution. * Earlier   more

GOLDEN VALLEY, Minnesota, Feb. 20 -- The Center of the American Experiment, a civic and educational organization that says it creates and advocates policies, issued the following commentary on Feb. 19, 2026, by policy fellow Bill Glahn: * * * Minnesota electricity prices still more expensive than most states Checking up on national electricity prices: Minnesota continues to have the highest rates in its local region, and prices above the national median, according to the latest data from the   more

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Feb. 20 -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology posted the following news: * * * Chip-processing method could assist cryptography schemes to keep data secure * Just like each person has unique fingerprints, every CMOS chip has a distinctive "fingerprint" caused by tiny, random manufacturing variations. Engineers can leverage this unforgeable ID for authentication, to safeguard a device from attackers trying to steal private data. But these cryptographic schem  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Feb. 21 -- 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 on Feb. 20, 2026: * * * EPA's repeal of updated standards allows more emissions of hazardous air pollutants from coal plants WASHINGTON - Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced a final rule repea  more

ST. PAUL, Minnesota, Feb. 21 -- Gov. Tim Walz, D-Minnesota, issued the following news release: * * * Commission on Judicial Selection Recommends Third Judicial District Candidates to Governor Walz The Commission on Judicial Selection announced today that it is recommending three candidates for consideration to fill the vacancy in Minnesota's Third Judicial District. The vacancy will occur upon the retirement of the Honorable Ross L. Leuning. This seat will be chambered in Albert Lea in Freebo  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 19 -- Rep. Seth Moulton, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Moulton and Congressman McGovern Visit Greater Lynn Senior Services, Sound Alarm On Trump's Cuts To SNAP & Local Food Programs * WASHINGTON, D.C. -Today, Congressman Seth Moulton (MA-06) and Congressman Jim McGovern (MA-02) visited Greater Lynn Senior Services (GLSS) in Lynn to speak with those involved directly in the fight against hunger. The visit was the latest stop in Congress  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, Feb. 20 -- Earthjustice issued the following news release: * * * Earthjustice and Partners Sue EPA For Illegal Repeal of Climate Protections Health, environmental groups challenge the Trump EPA's harmful, unscientific, and illegal repeal of the endangerment finding and elimination of clean vehicle standards. * Washington, D.C. -- A broad coalition of health and environmental groups sued the Environmental Protection Agency today over its illegal determination that   more

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Feb. 19 -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology posted the following news: * * * Exposing biases, moods, personalities, and abstract concepts hidden in large language models * By now, ChatGPT, Claude, and other large language models have accumulated so much human knowledge that they're far from simple answer-generators; they can also express abstract concepts, such as certain tones, personalities, biases, and moods. However, it's not obvious exactly how these m  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Feb. 20 -- Northeastern University issued the following news: * * * Extremists are using video games as recruitment tools. The UN fights back * Extremists are using video games as recruitment tools. The UN wants to fight back ISIS, Boko Haram and far-right extremist groups are using video games for recruitment and propaganda. The United Nations, alongside Northeastern researchers, is using the unique strengths of gaming to fight back. by Cody Mello-Klein February 2  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 20 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Following DOJ Antitrust Shakeup, Warren, Balint, Lawmakers Raise Questions About Corruption Surrounding DOJ Approval of Massive Housing Merger DOJ Antitrust head Gail Slater, who was forced out last week, reportedly tried to launch extended review of Compass-Anywhere merger - but was overruled and merger was approved "Allowing this merger will make it easier for these firms to exert great  more

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Feb. 20 -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology posted the following news: * * * Fragile X study uncovers brain wave biomarker bridging humans and mice * Numerous potential treatments for neurological conditions, including autism spectrum disorders, have worked well in mice but then disappointed in humans. What would help is a non-invasive, objective readout of treatment efficacy that is shared in both species. In a new open-access study in Nature Communicati  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Feb. 19 -- Gov. Maura Healey, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Governor Healey Appoints Juana Matias as Secretary of Housing and Livable Communities * Boston -Today, Governor Maura Healey announced that she is appointing Juana Matias as Secretary of the Executive Office of Housing and Livable Communities (HLC). Matias previously served as Regional Administrator for the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and is a former Massa  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Feb. 20 -- Gov. Maura Healey, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Governor Healey Issues Reminder of Eviction and Foreclosure Moratorium for Federal Employees Impacted by Government Shutdown * Governor Maura Healey is issuing a reminder for federal employees and landlords that there will be a temporary moratorium on nonpayment evictions and residential foreclosures for federal employees have been furloughed or forced to work without pay because of  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Feb. 19 -- Gov. Maura Healey, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Governor Healey Issues Statement Regarding White House Governors Meeting * Boston -Governor Maura Healey issued the following statement about her decision not to attend the White House meeting with Governors on Friday or White House Dinner on Saturday. These events have historically been hosted by the National Governors Association during their annual conference, until this year.   more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Feb. 20 -- Gov. Maura Healey, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Governor Healey Responds to Supreme Court Ruling that President Trump's Tariffs are Illegal * Boston -Governor Maura Healey issued the following statement in response to the Supreme Court ruling that President Donald Trump's tariffs are illegal: "The Supreme Court has confirmed what we've known all along - President Trump does not have the authority to implement these harmful and   more

AMHERST, Massachusetts, Feb. 20 -- Hampshire College posted the following news: * * * Hampshire Mourns Founding Staff Member Andrea Wright * Wright grew up in Warren, Pennsylvania. She was drawn to the arts, studying ballet and cello, and loved classical music and opera from a young age. She graduated from Smith College and earned a master's degree in education from Harvard University. In the early 1960s, she joined one of the Peace Corps' pioneer programs and spent two years in Ethiopia t  more

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Feb. 21 -- Harvard University issued the following news: * * * Zon wins March of Dimes Award Leonard Zon, professor of Stem Cell and Regenerative Biology and director of the Stem Cell Research Program at Boston Children's Hospital, has won 2026 March of Dimes Richard B Johnston Jr., MD Prize from the March of Dimes for his pioneering work in hematology and stem cell biology. Zon, who is also the Grousbeck Professor of Pediatric Medicine at Harvard Medical School, wa  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Feb. 19 -- Northeastern University issued the following news: * * * Husky pride shines as four Northeastern grads on Team USA win Olympic gold * Husky pride shines as students celebrate Olympic gold medal for four Northeastern graduates on Team USA by Cynthia McCormick Hibbert February 19, 2026 Husky hockey fans gathered at the Curry Student Center to watch four former Northeastern women's hockey players and the rest of Team USA win gold medals at the Olympic Games T  more

NEW YORK, Feb. 19 [Category: Law/Legal] -- The NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund posted the following news: * * * Legal Groups Representing Plaintiffs File Supreme Court Brief Supporting Core Constitutional Protection of Birthright Citizenship Courts have uniformly blocked President Trump's birthright citizenship executive order; Supreme Court arguments set for April 1 * Legal organizations representing a class of all babies who would be subject to President Trump's harmful, unconsti  more

NEW YORK, Feb. 19 [Category: Law/Legal] -- The American Civil Liberties Union, an organization that works to defend and preserve the individual rights and liberties guaranteed by the Constitution and laws of the U.S., posted the following news release: * * * Legal Groups Representing Plaintiffs File Supreme Court Brief Supporting Core Constitutional Protection of Birthright Citizenship Courts have uniformly blocked President Trump's birthright citizenship executive order; Supreme Court argume  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Feb. 19 [Category: BizHospital] -- Mass General Brigham issued the following news release: * * * Study Shows Low-Field MRI Is Feasible for Breast Screening Mass General Brigham's evaluation of low-field MRI performance lays potential groundwork for this technology to be a lower-cost, accessible option for breast imaging * Researchers at Mass General Brigham have demonstrated the technical feasibility of using ultra-low field (ULF) magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) for  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 20 -- Rep. James McGovern, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * McGovern, Pressley, Blumenthal Introduce Bill to Support People Experiencing Medical Hair Loss * ***Full Text of Bill HERE (PDF) WASHINGTON-Congressman Jim McGovern (MA-02) and Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley (MA-07), alongside Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), announced the reintroduction of the Wigs as Durable Medical Equipment Act-a bill to help support individuals affected by alopecia an  more

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Feb. 20 -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology posted the following Q&A with Zuri Sullivan, assistant professor in the MIT Department of Biology: * * * 3 Questions: Exploring the mechanisms underlying changes during infection * With respiratory illness season in full swing, a bad night's sleep, sore throat, and desire to cancel dinner plans could all be considered hallmark symptoms of the flu, Covid-19 or other illnesses. Although everyone has, at some point,   more

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Feb. 19 -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology posted the following news: * * * MIT faculty, alumni named 2026 Sloan Research Fellows * Eight MIT faculty and 22 additional MIT alumni are among 126 early-career researchers honored with 2026 Sloan Research Fellowships by the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation. The fellowships honor exceptional researchers at U.S. and Canadian educational institutions, whose creativity, innovation, and research accomplishments make the  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 20 -- Rep. Seth Moulton, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Moulton Introduces Defend Elections From Trump Act To Prevent Federal Law Enforcement and Military Presence at Polling Places * WASHINGTON, D.C. -Today, Congressman Seth Moulton (MA-06) introduced the Defend Elections from Trump Act, which would prohibit the use of federal funds to deploy federal law enforcement, intelligence personnel, or the military to polling locations without explicit aut  more

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, Feb. 21 -- The American Civil Liberties Union of Rhode Island issued the following news on Feb. 20, 2026: * * * Nationwide Coalition Challenges Trump Administration's Attempt to Withhold Support from Noncitizen Victims of Crime Legal Filing Seeks Immediate Court Intervention to Protect Violence Prevention Funding * The R.I. Coalition Against Domestic Violence and a nationwide group of other state domestic violence and sexual assault coalitions filed today an amende  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 21 -- Rep. Richard E. Neal, D-Massachusetts, ranking member of the House Ways and Means Committee, issued the following news release on Feb. 20, 2026: * * * Neal Celebrates the Supreme Court Striking Down Trump's Unlawful Tariffs Ways and Means Committee Ranking Member Richard E. Neal (D-MA) released the following statement after the U.S. Supreme Court struck down Trump's unlawful IEEPA tariffs: "Today's decision is a victory for the American people, the rule of law, and ou  more

LOS ANGELES, California, Feb. 19 -- The University of Southern California Viterbi School of Engineering posted the following news: * * * No Time for Trial and Error: How to Speed Up the Discovery of the Next Super-Alloy * It's an engineer's worst nightmare: exposed to high heat, the finely tuned machine you've designed and built suddenly melts to the texture of butter. In recent decades, nickel-based alloys - formed by combining nickel with elements such as chromium, copper, or iron for gr  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 20 -- Rep. Ayanna Pressley, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news: * * * Pressley to Boycott State of the Union, Uplift Children Detained and Traumatized by ICE as Honorary State of the Union Guests * Pressley Has Led Efforts in Congress to Address Childhood Trauma, Championed Policies to Support Child Health, Education, Safety Pressley Has Stood in Vigorous Defense of Immigrant Communities in MA 7 th and Nationwide, Fighting to Bring Detained Neighbors Home * Congre  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 20 -- Rep. Ayanna Pressley, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news: * * * Pressley Underscores Commitment to Fight Anti-Blackness, Emphasizes How Civil Rights Movement Shapes Racial Justice Work Today * Honoring Rev. Jackson, Pressley Joined the Somerville Department of Racial and Social Justice, Community Leaders and Members for Civil Rights Discussion "We are confronted daily with a layered, unrelenting, legislated assault on Black people, on Black bodies, on Black v  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 21 -- Sen. Edward J. Markey, D-Massachusetts, ranking member of the Senate Small Business and Entrepreneurship Committee, issued the following news release on Feb. 20, 2026: * * * Ranking Member Markey Celebrates Small Business Victory as SCOTUS Strikes Down Trump Tariff Taxes RM Markey: Trump administration must refund small businesses now Small businesses paid an estimated more than $70 billion in Trump tariffs from March to December 2025 * Ranking Member Edward J. Mark  more

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Feb. 19 -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology posted the following news: * * * Study: AI chatbots provide less-accurate information to vulnerable users * Large language models (LLMs) have been championed as tools that could democratize access to information worldwide, offering knowledge in a user-friendly interface regardless of a person's background or location. However, new research from MIT's Center for Constructive Communication (CCC) suggests these artif  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Feb. 19 [Category: BizHospital] -- Mass General Brigham issued the following news release: * * * Targeted Radiation Therapy Improves Quality of Life Outcomes for Patients with Multiple Brain Metastases * In a Phase 3 randomized trial, Mass General Brigham researchers found that stereotactic radiation targeting individual tumors led to lower symptom burden, better cognitive outcomes, and better day-to-day function when compared with whole brain radiation. Researchers   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 20 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security issued the following news release: * * * To Award the Mainstream Media for Raising Awareness About DHS's Worst of the Worst Website, DHS Drops Another 5,000 Criminals, Now Featuring Over 30,000 Criminal Illegal Aliens * Despite its best efforts to ignore, even the mainstream media is covering DHS's database of hundreds of thousands of criminal illegal aliens arrested across the country WASHINGTON - After failing to cover Presi  more

AMHERST, Massachusetts, Feb. 19 -- The University of Massachusetts issued the following news: * * * Tony Maroulis Appointed Executive Director, Economic Development * Tony Maroulis has been appointed executive director, economic development, effective Feb. 3. He will report to Natalie Blais, associate vice chancellor for government relations.Since September, Maroulis has been part of the campus's economic development initiative (EDI) leadership team with Carl Rust, assistant vice chancellor   more

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Feb. 20 [Category: Environment] -- The Union of Concerned Scientists posted the following news release: * * * Trump Administration Weakens Safeguards, Putting Millions of People at Risk of Harmful Chemical Exposure * "Dismantling these hard-won protections puts workers, first responders, and millions of people living at the fenceline of hazardous chemical plants in danger. Serious chemical incidents continue to occur across the country, causing preventable injuries,  more

WOODS HOLE, Massachusetts, Feb. 20 [Category: Environment] -- Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution issued the following news release: * * * Two WHOI scientists honored with Lifetime Achievement Award for advances in oil-spill forensics * Robert Nelson and Christopher Reddy recognized for pioneering use of GCxGC to track and understand marine pollution Two chemical oceanographers from the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution ( WHOI ) are being awarded the 2026 Lifetime Scientific Achievement  more

AMHERST, Massachusetts, Feb. 19 -- The University of Massachusetts issued the following news: * * * IN MEMORIAM: Robert L. Kent * Robert L. Kent, Jr., 91, former tenured professor of landscape architecture and regional planning at the UMass Amherst for 35 years, died February 13 at his home in Suffield, Connecticut. Bob co-founded SCAPE Unlimited in 1972 and Kent Design Inc. in Springfield in 1986, working on residential and commercial projects in Massachusetts, Connecticut and Rhode Islan  more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, Feb. 21 (TNSjou) -- The University of New Hampshire School of Law issued the following news: * * * Do Female Athletes Receive Unfair Treatment as Moms? 3L Isabelle Silva Weighed in On that Topic Jana Brown Do female athletes receive unfair treatment when they become mothers? That's the topic of an upcoming paper by Isabelle "Bella" Silva, JD '26. Scheduled for June publication in the Harvard Journal of Sports and Entertainment Law, Silva's research is grounded in the  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 21 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, ranking member of the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee, issued the following news release on Feb. 20, 2026: * * * Warren Response to Trump Press Conference on Chaotic Tariffs U.S. Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Ranking Member of the Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee, released the following statement: "Donald Trump illegally stole money from the American people. He should give it back to  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 21 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, ranking member of the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Warren Statement on Supreme Court Trump Tariffs Ruling U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Ranking Member of the Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee, released the following statement: "No Supreme Court decision can undo the massive damage that the Trump tariffs have done to small businesses, to  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 19 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Warren, Sanders, Murray, Baldwin Call for Watchdog Investigation of Trump's Efforts to Dismantle Education Department * Senators warn moving critical programs to agencies with no education policy experience could delay funding, increase administrative burden, raise program costs Text of Letter (PDF) Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.); Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), Ra  more

ST. LOUIS, Missouri, Feb. 20 -- Washington University in St. Louis issued the following news: * * * The pulpit and the patriot: How religion fueled the American Revolution By Sara Savat In the quiet, sleepy town of Bethlehem, Conn., during the mid-18th century, the rhythms of life were dictated by farming, trade and the local Congregational Church. The townspeople were deeply loyal to Great Britain, grateful for the protection of the crown against French adversaries. Yet, by 1776, this loyal  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 20 -- Rep. Katherine Clark, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Whip Clark Statement on Supreme Court Decision Striking Down Trump Tariffs * MALDEN, MA -Democratic Whip Katherine Clark (MA-5) released the following statement on the Supreme Court's decision to strike down Donald Trump's illegal tariffs: "The Supreme Court has affirmed what the American people already know: Donald Trump's tariffs are an illegal tax on working families. "Trump promised  more

AMHERST, Massachusetts, Feb. 19 -- The University of Massachusetts issued the following news: * * * Wondering What to Do About Climate Change? Updated Climate Action Tool Curates Library of Possibilities * Google "climate action northeastern U.S.," and you'll be inundated with tens of thousands of websites of unknown credibility and questionable helpfulness. How can anyone take meaningful action without a reliable foundation? Part of the answer is a new library-like tool, developed by the   more