BOSTON, Massachusetts, Feb. 25 -- The American Civil Liberties Union of Massachusetts issued 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 arguments set for April 1 * Legal organizations representing a class of all babies who would be subject to President Trump's harmful, un  more

AMHERST, Massachusetts, Feb. 24 -- The University of Massachusetts posted the following news: * * * ACLU's Sophia Lin Lakin to Discuss Voter Suppression at March 4 CDD Event * UMass Community, Democracy, and Dialogue (CDD) will host Sophia Lin Lakin, director of the ACLU's Voting Rights Project, for a presentation and discussion about voter suppression on Wednesday, March 4, from 5-7:30 p.m. in the Amherst Room of the Campus Center. Lakin is a leading voting rights attorney who has dedicat  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Feb. 24 -- Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell issued the following news release: * * * AG Campbell Demands Gas Companies Immediately Remedy Delivery Issues That Left Massachusetts Customers Without Heat And Hot Water During Winter Storm * Boston -Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell is demanding that two propane gas companies serving Massachusetts consumers, AmeriGas and Superior Plus Propane, immediately remedy the operational problems th  more

LANSING, Michigan, Feb. 24 -- Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel issued the following news release: * * * AG Nessel Condemns Trump Administration's Proposal to Dismantle Water Quality Regulations and Curtail State Authority * LANSING -Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel joined a multistate coalition of 18 attorneys general in sending a comment letter (PDF) opposing a U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) proposed rule. The rule would rewrite water quality certification regulations   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 25 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, ranking member of the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee, issued the following news release on Feb. 24, 2026: * * * ALSOBROOKS, WARREN, WYDEN, SCHUMER, COLLEAGUES BLAST WHITE HOUSE FOR FED INTERFERENCE, HIDING THE COST OF TARIFFS As reported today in POLITICO's Morning Money and ahead of the State of the Union, Senators Angela Alsobrooks (D-Md.), Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.), Senate Banking Commit  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 24 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * At Hearing, Trump's Department of Defense Agrees with Warren That Holding Defense Contractors Accountable Is Vital for National Security * Trump Assistant Secretary of Defense Calls DoD Paying Billions to Get Weapons Delayed and at Higher Costs "Brutal" Warren: "Congress needs to ensure that contractors prioritize delivering on time and on budget, not just lining their own pockets." Vi  more

ALBANY, New York, Feb. 24 -- New York Attorney General Letitia James issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General James Announces Sentencings of Rensselaer County Tow Truck Operator and Used Car Dealer for Car Theft Scheme * NEW YORK - New York Attorney General Letitia James today announced the sentencings of John F. Rivers, 44, of East Greenbush and Robert A. Pitcher, 58, of Broadalbin for their roles in a car theft scheme in the Capital Region. Rivers and Pitcher were charged   more

ROXBURY, Massachusetts, Feb. 24 -- The Senate Small Business and Entrepreneurship Committee released the following testimony by Nicole Obi, president and CEO of the Black Economic Council of Massachusetts, from a Feb. 9, 2026, field hearing entitled "The Role of Entrepreneurship in Reducing the Wealth Gap": * * * Senator Markey, thank you for the opportunity to testify today, and thank you for your leadership on behalf of America's small businesses. My name is Nicole Obi, and I serve as Presi  more

ROXBURY, Massachusetts, Feb. 24 -- The Senate Small Business and Entrepreneurship Committee released the following testimony by Keith Mahoney, vice president for communications and public affairs at the Boston Foundation, from a Feb. 9, 2026, field hearing entitled "The Role of Entrepreneurship in Reducing the Wealth Gap": * * * Thank you, Senator Markey, for convening this field hearing, for your long-standing leadership on economic justice and opportunity, and for your work on the SPARK Act   more

ROXBURY, Massachusetts, Feb. 25 -- The Senate Small Business and Entrepreneurship Committee released the following testimony by 7uice President Mechalle Brown, Waltham, on behalf of Jaylen Brown, founder of the Boston XChange and co-founder of the Boston Creator Accelerator, from a Feb. 9, 2026, field hearing entitled "The Role of Entrepreneurship in Reducing the Wealth Gap": * * * Ranking Member, thank you for having me. My name is Jaylen Brown. I play for the Boston Celtics, but I'm here to  more

WORCESTER, Massachusetts, Feb. 24 -- Clark University posted the following news: * * * Clark senior rescues San Juan's stray cats using GIS tools * Creating a map with purr-pose For biology major Lauren Bostwick '26, M.S./GIS '27, a desire to help stray animals combined with her abilities in technology led her to create a powerful tool of compassion. Bostwick became excited by new possibilities after taking Intro to GIS during her sophomore year. She wanted to explore projects that incor  more

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Feb. 25 -- G.E. Vernova, an energy company, posted the following news release on Feb. 24, 2026: * * * Deployment of BWRX-300 small modular reactor in Poland takes major step forward with design development GE Vernova Hitachi Nuclear Energy (GVH) and Orlen Synthos Green Energy (OSGE) have signed an agreement to advance the Polish generic design of the BWRX-300 small modular reactor (SMR). The Poland Generic Design Agreement (PGDA) was signed during a ceremony today in  more

WALTHAM, Massachusetts, Feb. 25 -- The Education Development Center issued the following news on Feb. 24, 2026: * * * CADRE: 17 Years of Advancing STEM Education Connecting people, building capacity, sharing knowledge. * Since 2008, Community for Advancing Discovery Research in Education (CADRE) at EDC has served as the central resource network for the National Science Foundation (NSF) Discovery Research PreK-12 (DRK-12) program. Our CADRE team has supported over 1,300 DRK-12 projects in le  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 25 -- The Federal Reserve issued the following speech on Feb. 24, 2026, by Governor Christopher J. Waller at the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston 2026 Technology-Enabled Disruption Conference: Shaping the Future of Finance and Payments, Boston, Massachusetts: * * * Thank you, President Collins, and thank you for the opportunity to speak to you today./1 Artificial intelligence is a technological phenomenon that is taking the world by storm. We read about it every day and many of   more

AMHERST, Massachusetts, Feb. 24 -- Hampshire College posted the following news: * * * Five Colleges Launches New Online Access to the Shared Collections of Six Museums * The Five College Consortium has launched a major update of a website that gives students, researchers, and art lovers around the world access to over 100,000 objects from the shared collections of five campus art museums and nearby Historic Deerfield. The website - Five College Museums: Collections Online -is the public port  more

NEEDHAM, Massachusetts, Feb. 25 -- International Data Corp., a provider of market intelligence and advisory services, issued the following news release: * * * Global ICT Spend to Reach $4 Trillion in 2026, Driven by Accelerated AI Platform Investments in Aerospace and Defense BOSTON - Global spending on information and communications technology (ICT) is forecast to reach $4 trillion in 2026 and surpass $6 trillion by 2029, according to the latest update of the International Data Corporation'  more

COLUMBIA, South Carolina, Feb. 23 -- Gov. Henry McMaster, R-South Carolina, posted the following news: * * * Gov. Henry McMaster, Lt. Gov. Pamela S. Evette, and First Lady Peggy McMaster's Weekly Schedule, February 23, 2026 * COLUMBIA, S.C. - Gov. Henry McMaster, Lt. Gov. Pamela S. Evette, and First Lady Peggy McMaster's schedules for the week of February 23, 2026, include the following: Tuesday, February 24 at 4:00 PM: Gov. McMaster, First Lady Peggy McMaster and Lt. Gov. Pamela Evette wi  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Feb. 24 -- Gov. Maura Healey, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Governor Healey Issues Statement Ahead of State of the Union * Boston -Governor Maura Healey issued the following statement ahead of President Trump's State of the Union tonight: "I wish tonight we would hear from a President who is focused on lowering costs, protecting people, and bringing steady leadership here and across the globe. But we are getting the exact opposite. This is  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 24 -- Rep. Ayanna Pressley, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news: * * * In Boycott of SOTU, Pressley Dedicated Floor Speech to Children Traumatized by ICE, Constructed Office Installation Depicting Stories * Pressley Spending State of the Union Uplifting Children Detained and Traumatized by ICE as Honorary Guests Pressley Has Led Efforts in Congress to Address Childhood Trauma, Championed Policies to Support Child Health, Education, Safety Pressley Has Stood in Vig  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 24 -- Rep. Ayanna Pressley, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news: * * * In Boycott of State of the Union, Pressley to Uplift Children Detained and Traumatized by ICE as Honorary 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 WASHINGTON - Today,   more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Feb. 24 [Category: Sociological] -- Oxfam America issued the following news release: * * * Joint statement: Humanitarian organizations petition Israeli High Court as closure deadline approaches * The clock is ticking on a large part of the humanitarian response sustaining civilians in the occupied Palestinian territory. Thirty-seven international aid organizations have been ordered by Israeli authorities to cease operations in the occupied Palestinian territory by th  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 24 -- The U.S. Department of War issued the following news: * * * Justified Accord 2026 Begins in Kenya, Tanzania * Exercise Justified Accord 2026 the U.S. Africa Command's largest annual, multinational exercise in East Africa, officially began yesterday across Djibouti, Kenya and Tanzania. Led by U.S. Army Southern European Task Force, Africa, JA26 integrates approximately 1,500 personnel from Djibouti, Kenya, Tanzania, the United States and several other nations to build  more

STUTTGART, Germany, Feb. 24 -- The U.S. Army Southern European Task Force, Africa, a service component of the U.S. Africa Command, issued the following news: * * * Justified Accord 2026 begins in Kenya, Tanzania, Djibouti NAIROBI, Kenya - Exercise Justified Accord 2026 (JA26), U.S. Africa Command' s largest annual, multinational exercise in East Africa, officially began Feb. 24 across Djibouti, Kenya and Tanzania. Led by U.S. Army Southern European Task Force, Africa (SETAF-AF), JA26 integrat  more

NEW YORK, Feb. 24 [Category: Media] -- The Knight First Amendment Institute at Columbia University issued the following news release: * * * Knight Institute Files Notice of Cross-Appeal in Challenge to Trump Administration's Deportation Policy Targeting Pro-Palestinian Advocacy * BOSTON-The Knight First Amendment Institute at Columbia University today filed a notice of cross-appeal seeking further relief in its challenge to the Trump administration's policy of arresting, detaining, and threa  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Feb. 24 -- Conservation Law Foundation issued the following news release: * * * Mass. House Committee Releases Energy Affordability Bill This is overall a better version of the affordability bill, but it includes a ruinous attack on the Mass Save program and doesn't make any attempt to rein in gas system costs. Photo: Wikimedia Commons February 24, 2026 (Boston, MA) - The Massachusetts' House Ways and Means Committee has released its version of an energy affordability  more

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Feb. 24 -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology posted the following news: * * * More trees where they matter, please * One of the best forms of heat relief is pretty simple: trees. In cities, as studies have documented, more tree cover lowers surface temperatures and heat-related health risks. However, as a new study led by MIT researchers shows, the amount of tree cover varies widely within cities, and is generally connected to wealth levels. After examinin  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 24 [Category: Financial Services] -- Americans for Financial Reform, which describes itself as a nonpartisan and nonprofit coalition of more than 200 civil rights, consumer, labor, business, investor, faith-based and civic and community groups, posted the following news release: * * * Nearly 100 Groups Are Standing Up for a Strong, Robust, and Independent CFPB Any attack on the CFPB's independence or ability to fulfil its consumer protection mandate is an attack on the finan  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Feb. 24 -- Northeastern University issued the following news: * * * Northeastern's co-ops, global network are biggest draws for applicants * Northeastern's co-op program and global opportunities are the biggest draws for applicants Experiential learning, career outcomes, research opportunities and global campus network are key to the university's draw among students and their parents. by Cody Mello-Klein February 24, 2026 When Aiden Tran stepped foot on Northeast  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 25 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, ranking member of the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee, issued the following news release on Feb. 24, 2026: * * * On Fourth Anniversary of Putin's Full-Scale War, New Banking Committee Analysis Highlights Range of Targets Left Unsanctioned by Trump Administration President Trump promised to end the war within 24 hours as President. Instead, he ended regular Russia sanctions designations, leaving hundreds of evad  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 25 -- Sen. Edward J. Markey, D-Massachusetts, ranking member of the Senate Small Business and Entrepreneurship Committee, issued the following news release on Feb. 24, 2026: * * * Ranking Members Markey and Velazquez, and Reps. Clarke, Espaillat, and Meng Condemn Arbitrary SBA Policy Barring Immigrant Entrepreneurs from Securing Vital Loans Today, Ranking Member Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), House Small Business Committee Ranking Member Nydia Velazquez (D-N.Y.), Congressional B  more

PARIS, France, Feb. 25 -- Sanofi, a life sciences company, issued the following news release: * * * Press Release: Sanofi and Regeneron's Dupixent approved in the US as the first and only medicine for allergic fungal rhinosinusitis Sanofi and Regeneron's Dupixent approved in the US as the first and only medicine for allergic fungal rhinosinusitis * Approval in adults and children aged 6 years and older supported by phase 3 study demonstrating Dupixent significantly reduced nasal signs and sy  more

WORCESTER, Massachusetts, Feb. 24 -- Clark University posted the following news: * * * School of Business MBA climbs the list of Fortune's Best for 2026 * Clark University's School of Business has been included in Fortune Inc.'s Best Business Schools and MBA Programs for 2026. The Master of Business Administration program is ranked 56th in the country by the global media organization. The full-time MBA is one of eight MBA programs offered at a Massachusetts college or university to make the   more

HANSCOM AFB, Massachusetts, Feb. 25 -- The U.S. Air Force Hanscom Air Force Base issued the following news on Feb. 24, 2026: * * * SECAF opens 2026 AFA Warfare Symposium with 'Innovating Faster: Acquisition Transformation' AURORA, Colo. (AFNS) -- After nearly 10 months on the job, Secretary of the Air Force Troy Meink was back in front of a crowd of Airmen, Guardians, allies, partners and industry leaders, excited to deliver his keynote at the 2026 Air and Space Forces Association Warfare Sym  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 25 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, ranking member of the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee, issued the following news release on Feb. 24, 2026: * * * Senate Democrats Introduce The American Homeownership Act To Stop Wall Street's Housing Grab and Get Homes Back into the Hands of Families Bill ends tax breaks and housing benefits for Wall Street, corporate landlords and reinvests the savings into building new housing and helping Americans achieve h  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 23 -- Sen. Edward J. Markey, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Senators Markey and Wyden Lead Effort to Stop Trump Assault on Hospitals Providing Health Care to Transgender Americans * Lead call on the Trump administration to stop getting between doctors and families Text of the Letters (PDF) Washington (February 23, 2026) - Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), Ranking Member of the Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Subcommittee on Prim  more

WORCESTER, Massachusetts, Feb. 24 -- Clark University posted the following news: * * * Skye Donaldson '26, MAT '27, paints mural in Goddard Library to inspire students * 'More than anything, I want to see art around campus' "Small progress is still PROGRESS. Keep going one step at a time." This motivational quote now hangs permanently in the Goddard Library, encouraging students as they pass by. The quote is part of a mural painted by Skye Donaldson '26, MAT '27, who received a 2025 Sara  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 25 -- The United Negro College Fund issued the following news release on Feb. 24, 2026: * * * UNCF New England To Host 2026 "A Mind Is..."(R) Gala Signature fundraiser at the Seaport Boston Hotel to honor Demond Martin of WellWithAll, former Governor Charlie Baker and Pamela Everhart of Fidelity Investments(R) * UNCF will host its annual "A Mind Is..."(R) New England Gala on Thursday, March 12, at the Seaport Boston Hotel. This premier event brings together corporate vision  more

WATERTOWN, Massachusetts, Feb. 25 [Category: BizEngineering] -- Vanasse Hangen Brustlin Inc., a provider of transportation planning, engineering, design, land development and environmental services, posted the following news: * * * VHB Helps Move Rudee Park Master Plan to Fruition with Full Design * The Rudee Park Master Plan has reached a major milestone and is advancing into final design, marking a pivotal development for Virginia Beach, Virginia. The project will transform a large expans  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 24 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Warren Announces Immigrants' Rights Community Leader as State of the Union Guest * Dr. Geralde Gabeau leads Immigrant Family Services Institute Inc., a leading Boston-based organization to support and protect immigrants Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) announced that Dr. Geralde Gabeau will be her guest at the 2026 State of the Union. Dr. Gabeau leads the  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 24 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Warren, Booker, Welch Slam Trump on Illegal Tariff "Theft from the Middle Class," Demand Plan for Refunds Directly to Consumers and Small Businesses * Trump's chaotic tariffs are estimated to have cost American families roughly $1,700, given corporations cover to price-gouge consumers "Any refunds from the federal government should be returned to the millions of Americans and small busin  more

OLYMPIA, Washington, Feb. 24 -- Washington state Attorney General Nick Brown issued the following news release: * * * Washington-led coalition wins Ninth Circuit ruling for school mental health grants * (Updated Feb. 24, 2026, to add the new deadlines set by the district court.) The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals sided with Washington and 15 other states today in their fifth court victory against the U.S. Department of Education's unlawful discontinuation of previously approved mental heal  more

ROXBURY, Massachusetts, Feb. 24 -- The Senate Small Business and Entrepreneurship Committee released the following testimony by Renee King, CEO of We Are The Funders, New York, New York, from a Feb. 9, 2026, field hearing entitled "The Role of Entrepreneurship in Reducing the Wealth Gap": * * * Chairman, members of the Committee, thank you for the opportunity to testify. My name is Renee King, and for the last several years I've worked alongside founders, institutions, and community leaders s  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 24 -- Rep. Katherine Clark, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Whip Clark Statement on Not Attending State of The Union * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Democratic Whip Katherine Clark (MA-5) issued the following statement: "I will not be attending the State of the Union tonight. "Rather than listen to Donald Trump lie to the American people, I will be hearing from the people of my district about their personal experiences with skyrocketing costs, new barrier  more

HANSCOM AFB, Massachusetts, Feb. 25 -- The U.S. Air Force Hanscom Air Force Base issued the following news: * * * Wilsbach outlines strategy for confronting adversaries, Air Force success AURORA, Colo. (AFNS) -- In his first major address since becoming Air Force Chief of Staff, Gen. Ken Wilsbach used personal examples of stellar performances from pilots, maintainers, health care workers and others to highlight readiness and how the service is responding to a strategic environment that is "co  more