BOSTON, Massachusetts, March 5 [Category: Energy]-- 350.org, an organization that works to end the age of fossil fuels and build a community-led renewable energy, posted the following news release: * * * 350.org response to China's 15th Five-Year Plan: "Insufficient Progress" * Beijing: China has released its 15th Five-Year Plan (2026-2030) during the country's annual "Two Sessions" meetings, setting out economic and industrial priorities for the next five years. While the plan confirms cont  more

WASHINGTON, March 5 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * After Trump Starts War in Iran, Warren Leads Massachusetts Delegation in Pressing Rubio on "Complete Failure" to Help American Citizens Evacuate Middle East * Members urge State Department to take immediate action to evacuate U.S. citizens abroad "The early failures of the Trump Administration to provide protection for American citizens abroad are inexcusable" "[T]he failure to adequat  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, March 5 -- Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell issued the following news release: * * * AG Campbell Sues Trump Administration To Stop Latest Round Of Illegal Tariffs * Boston -Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell today joined a coalition of 24 states in filing a lawsuit to block President Trump's latest efforts to impose illegal tariffs on American consumers and businesses. The case challenges President Trump's most recent efforts to increa  more

LANSING, Michigan, March 5 -- Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel issued the following news release: * * * AG Nessel Sues Trump Administration to Stop Latest Round of Illegal Tariffs * LANSING - Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel today joined a coalition of attorneys general in filing a lawsuit (PDF) to block President Trump's latest efforts to impose illegal tariffs on American consumers and businesses. The case, as Attorney General Nessel explains in a video, challenges President Trum  more

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, March 6 -- Akamai Technologies, a provider of content delivery network services, issued the following news release: * * * Akamai Discloses Technical Details on AI Cluster Deal Akamai Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ: AKAM) has provided additional detail on the recent four-year, $200 million service agreement it signed with a major U.S. tech company at the forefront of the AI revolution for high-performance AI compute. Under the terms of the deal, the customer will utilize   more

NEWARK, Delaware, March 5 -- The American Philosophical Association issued the following news: * * * APA Committee Appointments for 2026 Announced The APA board of officers is pleased to announce the committee appointments for terms starting July 1, 2026. Committee members serve three-year terms ending June 30, 2029, unless otherwise noted. Associate chairs serve a one-year term, followed by a three-year term as chair of the committee. Congratulations to the appointees and thanks to all who w  more

PHOENIX, Arizona, March 6 -- Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes issued the following news release on March 5, 2026: * * * Attorney General Mayes Sues Trump Administration to Stop Latest Round of Illegal Tariffs Co-Leads Lawsuit Filed to Block Illegal Tariffs that are Increasing Prices on American Consumers and Businesses * Attorney General Kris Mayes today co-led a coalition of attorneys general in filing a lawsuit to block President Trump's latest efforts to impose illegal tariffs on Amer  more

WORCESTER, Massachusetts, March 6 -- Assumption University issued the following news: * * * Second Foundations Lecture Examines Incredible Complexities of the Human Voice Olivia Boudreau The second event in the Foundations Lecture Series saw a lively discussion about the intricacies of speech. It was held on Wednesday, February 4, featuring panelists Alison Myette, associate professor of practice in human services; Margaret Tartaglia, adjunct faculty in art and music; Michele Lemons, profess  more

SACRAMENTO, California, March 5 -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Bonta Calls on Trump Administration to Withdraw Citizenship Question from Test Survey for 2030 Census * Multistate coalition also criticizes other planned changes by Trump Administration OAKLAND -California Attorney General Rob Bonta today joined a coalition of 21 attorneys general in submitting a comment letter to the U.S. Department of Commerce opposing the U  more

SACRAMENTO, California, March 5 -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Bonta Opposes Trump Administration's Attempt to Exempt New and Experimental Nuclear Reactors from Environmental Review * OAKLAND -California Attorney General Rob Bonta joined a coalition of attorneys general in submitting a comment letter to the United States Department of Energy (DOE) opposing its Notice of New Categorical Exclusion (CatEx) for Advanced Nuclear   more

MONTPELIER, Vermont, March 5 -- Vermont Attorney General Charity Clark posted the following news release: * * * Attorney General Clark Sues Trump Administration to Stop Latest Round of Illegal Tariffs * Attorney General Charity Clark today joined a coalition of 22 attorneys general and two governors in filing a lawsuit to block President Trump's latest effort to impose illegal tariffs on American consumers and businesses. President Trump's effort to increase tariffs worldwide without congres  more

SALEM, Oregon, March 5 -- Oregon Attorney General Dan Rayfield issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Dan Rayfield Sues Trump Administration to Stop Latest Round of Illegal Tariffs * Oregon Leads Case to Block Tariffs that are Increasing Prices on American Consumers and Businesses Attorney General Dan Rayfield led a coalition of 23 other states in filing a lawsuit to block President Trump's latest efforts to impose illegal tariffs on American consumers and businesses. Th  more

ALBANY, New York, March 5 -- New York Attorney General Letitia James issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General James Leads Lawsuit to Stop Trump Administration's Latest Illegal Tariffs * NEW YORK - New York Attorney General Letitia James today led a coalition of 21 other attorneys general and the governors of Kentucky and Pennsylvania in suing to stop the latest attempt by the Trump administration to impose sweeping tariffs that result in increased taxes on states, businesses  more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, March 5 -- North Carolina Attorney General Jeff Jackson issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Jeff Jackson Sues to Stop Illegal Tariffs * RALEIGH - Today, Attorney General Jeff Jackson is suing to block the federal government's latest unlawful tariffs on American consumers and businesses without congressional approval. The tariffs could cost each North Carolina household an estimated $800 to $1,300 this year. "North Carolinians have already paid   more

DENVER, Colorado, March 5 -- Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Phil Weiser sues Trump administration to stop latest round of illegal tariffs and price increases * March 5, 2026 (DENVER) - Attorney General Phil Weiser today joined a coalition of attorneys general in filing a lawsuit to block President Trump's latest efforts to impose illegal tariffs on American consumers and businesses. The case challenges President Trump's most re  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, March 5 -- Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul issued the following news release: * * * ATTORNEY GENERAL RAOUL SUES TRUMP ADMINISTRATION TO STOP LATEST ROUND OF ILLEGAL TARIFFS * Chicago - Attorney General Kwame Raoul, as part of a coalition of 22 attorneys general and the governors of Kentucky and Pennsylvania, today filed a lawsuit to block President Trump's latest efforts to impose illegal tariffs on American businesses and consumers. The case challenges President Tru  more

HARTFORD, Connecticut, March 5 -- Connecticut Attorney General William Tong issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Tong Sues Trump Administration to Stop Latest Round of Illegal Tariffs * Joins Lawsuit Filed by 24 States to Block Illegal Tariffs that are Increasing Prices on American Consumers and Businesses (Hartford, CT) - Attorney General William Tong today joined a coalition of 22 attorneys general and two governors in announcing a lawsuit to block President Trump's   more

AMHERST, Massachusetts, March 5 -- The University of Massachusetts posted the following news: * * * Award-Winning Historian and Journalist Howard W. French to Deliver Distinguished Annual Lecture in History on March 24 * The UMass Amherst/Five College Graduate Program in History has announced that Howard W. French, award-winning author, historian and professor at the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism will serve as 2026 Visiting Writer in History. While on campus the week of M  more

ROCKVILLE, Maryland, March 5 [Category: Science] -- The Biophysical Society issued the following news release: * * * Biophysical Society Announces Subgroup Award Winners * BETHESDA, MD - The Biophysical Society is pleased to announce the recipients of the 2026 Subgroup Awards. These awards recognize the research of members in specialized research Subgroups. The winners were honored at the Society's 70th Annual Meeting, held in San Francisco, California from February 21-25, 2026. Bioenerget  more

NEW YORK, March 6 (TNSLrpt) -- Business Employment Dynamics in Massachusetts Second Quarter 2025 - A report from U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics Northeast Region - March 5, 2026 * * * From March 2025 to June 2025, gross job losses from closing and contracting private-sector establishments in Massachusetts were 183,284, while gross job gains from opening and expanding private-sector establishments were 174,708, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Acting Regio  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, March 6 -- Boston University issued the following Q&A on March 4, 2026, by Joel Brown with Paul Hare, international relations scholar and master lecturer in international relations at the Frederick S. Pardee School of Global Studies: * * * Boston University Scholar, a Former British Ambassador to Cuba, on the Island Country's Challenges As oil blockade continues, BU's Pardee School of Global Affairs' Paul Hare says Cuba and Venezuela are "indissolubly linked" * Cu  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, March 6 -- The Boston University Wheelock College of Education and Human Development issued the following news: * * * AI Is Already in Our Classrooms. Now What? The question isn't whether AI belongs in schools--it's how teachers can engage with it thoughtfully, critically, and on their own terms. By TJ McKenna Ask 10 people what AI is and you will get 12 answers. It is a tool. It is a threat. It is a plagiarism machine. It is the future of learning. It is full of know  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, March 5 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Massachusetts posted the following news release: * * * Brockton Man Sentenced to 12 Years in Prison for Selling Fentanyl; Multiple Machineguns and Kilograms of Fentanyl Recovered During Searches * BOSTON - A Brockton man associated with Brockton-based Harvard Street Gang (HSG) was sentenced today in federal court in Boston for selling fentanyl to a cooperating witness during multiple controlled purchases. A  more

SACRAMENTO, California, March 5 -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release: * * * California Sues Trump Over His Unlawful Use of Tariffs -- Again * OAKLAND -California Attorney General Rob Bonta and Governor Gavin Newsom today, along with a coalition of 22 attorneys general and the states of Kentucky and Pennsylvania, announced a new lawsuit challenging President Trump's imposition of global tariffs using Section 122 of the Trade Act of 1974. The lawsuit, to b  more

WASHINGTON, March 6 -- Rep. John Moolenaar, R-Michigan, chairman of the House Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the U.S. and the Chinese Communist Party, issued the following news release on March 5, 2026: * * * Chairmen Moolenaar, Mast, Walberg Ask Rubio to Act on the Chinese Students and Scholars Association Today, Select Committee on China Chairman John Moolenaar (R-MI), House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Brian Mast (R-FL), and House Education and Workforce Commit  more

WASHINGTON, March 6 -- Rep. Tim Walberg, R-Michigan, chairman of the House Education and Workforce Committee, issued the following news release on March 5, 2026: * * * Chairmen Walberg, Moolenaar, Mast Ask Rubio to Act on the Chinese Students and Scholars Association Today, Education and Workforce Committee Chairman Tim Walberg (R-MI), Select Committee on China Chairman John Moolenaar (R-MI), and House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Brian Mast (R-FL) sent a letter to Secretary of State Ma  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, March 5 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Massachusetts posted the following news release: * * * Chief Regulatory Office for ExThera Medical Charged with Concealing Adverse Events, Including Deaths, from FDA; ExThera Medical Corporation Resolves Investigation * BOSTON - A California woman was charged today and has agreed to plead guilty in the District of Massachusetts for failing to report adverse events with the intent to defraud or mislead the F  more

WORCESTER, Massachusetts, March 5 -- Clark University posted the following news: * * * Clarkies awarded at American Mock Trial Association Regional Tournament * Above: Gabe Schmick, Louis Rosenberg, and Morgan Vail (seated). Xaria Ward, Nick Amlee, Greer Foley, Noah Hart, Keziah Williams, and Professor Steve Kennedy (standing). Clark earns honorable mention The Mock Trial Team had an impressive showing at the American Mock Trial Association Regional Tournament last month, earning an hono  more

WASHINGTON, March 5 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security Coast Guard issued the following news release: * * * Coast Guard responds to capsized fishing vessel near Race Point * Woods Hole, M.A. -The Coast Guard is searching for a missing man in the water near Race Point in Provincetown, Mass., Thursday. At 11:58 a.m., Coast Guard Sector Southeastern New England (SENE) watchstanders received a report from two Good Samaritans of a capsized vessel later identified to be the F/V Yankee R  more

WORCESTER, Massachusetts, March 5 -- Clark University posted the following news: * * * Cougars reach first NEWMAC women's basketball final in 20 years * The Clark women's basketball team powered its way to the NEWMAC finals for the first time since 2005 before falling to Smith College, 72-65. It was Clark's first appearance in the conference title game since 2005. Coach Bridgette Reyes' squad finished the season with a 19-9 record. The Cougars reached the NEWMAC Tournament for the 18th tim  more

DOVER, Delaware, March 6 -- Delaware Attorney General Kathy Jennings issued the following news release on March 5, 2026: * * * AG Jennings sues Trump Administration to stop latest round of illegal tariffs Attorney General Kathy Jennings today joined a coalition of attorneys general and governors in filing a lawsuit to block President Trump's latest efforts to impose illegal tariffs on American consumers and businesses. The case challenges President Trump's most recent efforts to increase tari  more

WASHINGTON, March 6 -- Rep. Richard E. Neal, D-Massachusetts, ranking member of the House Ways and Means Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Democratic Health Leaders to President Trump: Hand Over Your Secret Deals with Pharmaceutical Companies House and Senate Democratic Health Committee leaders wrote to President Trump today requesting copies of the most-favored-nation agreements struck with pharmaceutical companies, which have been kept hidden from Congress and the American  more

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, March 5 [Category: Environment] -- The Union of Concerned Scientists posted the following news release: * * * DHS Secretary Kristi Noem is Out Following Tumultuous and Deadly Tenure * The Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS) has previously called for Noem to be fired because of the detainment, abuse and killing of U.S. citizens and immigrants under the watch of DHS officials across the country, as well as for her poor handling of disaster response and recovery effort  more

WASHINGTON, March 6 -- The House Veterans' Affairs Committee released the following testimony by Coleman Nee, national commander of the Disabled American Veterans, from a Feb. 24, 2026, joint hearing with the Senate Veterans' Committee entitled "Legislative Presentation of Disabled American Veterans and Multi VSOs: Military Officers Association of America, Blue Star Families, Vietnam Veterans of America, National Congress of American Indians, Service Women's Action Network, Gold Star Wives of Am  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, March 5 -- Vanderbilt University School of Medicine Basic Sciences posted the following news: * * * Dr. Teru Nakagawa delivers the inaugural Kairos Lecture * Dr. Teru Nakagawa, professor of molecular physiology and biophysics, delivered the inaugural School of Medicine Basic Sciences Kairos Lecture to a packed lecture hall on February 26. His research interests are focused on the molecular mechanism of synaptic plasticity. His lab's current focus is to determine what AM  more

WASHINGTON, March 6 -- Rep. Brett Guthrie, R-Kentucky, chair of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, issued the following news release on March 5, 2026: * * * E&C Leaders Expand Investigation into Medicaid Fraud Nationwide Congressman Brett Guthrie (KY-02), Chairman of the House Committee on Energy and Commerce, Congressman John Joyce, M.D. (PA-13), Chairman of the Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, and Congressman Morgan Griffith (VA-09), Chairman of the En  more

WALTHAM, Massachusetts, March 6 -- The Education Development Center issued the following news on March 5, 2026: * * * New Toolkit Helps Educators Support Grade 3-6 Students Who Struggle with Math EDC is excited to announce the launch of The Mathematics Intervention Toolkit. The toolkit focuses on helping educators put the recommendations of the What Works Clearinghouse Practice Guide, Assisting Students Struggling with Mathematics, into action in classrooms every day to improve Grade 3-6 stud  more

NEW YORK, March 5 [Category: BizMedia] -- NBCUniversal, a subsidiary of Comcast, posted the following news: * * * Everything to Know About Season 2 of Peacock's Original Series 'Ted' The first season of Ted broke records as Peacock's most-watched original title and was the #1 Original Streaming Comedy in the U.S. for more than two consecutive months (per Nielsen) following its release on January 11, 2024. Both seasons of the series are produced, written, directed and co-showrun by Seth MacFar  more

OLYMPIA, Washington, March 5 -- Gov. Bob Ferguson, D-Washington, issued the following news release: * * * Governor Ferguson appoints Mindy Roberts to serve as Puget Sound Partnership Executive Director * OLYMPIA - Today Governor Bob Ferguson announced the appointment of Mindy Roberts as executive director of Puget Sound Partnership. She started her new position today. Puget Sound Partnership is the state agency that leads the region's collective effort to restore and protect Puget Sound. T  more

LANSING, Michigan, March 4 -- Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, D-Michigan, issued the following news release: * * * Governor Whitmer Makes Appointments to Boards and Commissions * LANSING, Mich. - Today, Governor Gretchen Whitmer announced appointments to the following boards and commissions: Central Michigan University Board of Trustees; Eastern Michigan University Board of Regents; Ferris State University Board of Trustees; Grand Valley State University Board of Trustees; Michigan Technological Univ  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, March 5 -- Gov. Maura Healey, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Healey-Driscoll Administration Advances North Station Draw One Bridge Replacement Project, Job Creation * Boston -Governor Maura Healey today announced the next major step in delivering the North Station Draw One Bridge Replacement Project, a transformative infrastructure investment that will modernize a critical rail connection between Boston and Cambridge that serves the MBTA Comm  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, March 5 -- Gov. Maura Healey, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Healey-Driscoll Administration Finalizes Streamlined Energy Siting and Permitting Process with Nation-Leading Community Engagement Requirements * Boston -The Healey-Driscoll Administration today announced final reforms for Massachusetts' energy siting and permitting process, creating a faster, more predictable pathway to build new energy infrastructure while strengthening transparen  more

WORCESTER, Massachusetts, March 5 -- Clark University posted the following news: * * * Health Foundation of Central Mass. invests additional 400K in Southbridge CARES * The Health Foundation of Central Massachusetts today announced an additional $400,000 grant for the Southbridge CARES (Clark Advancing Resilience in Education and Support) Project, a mental health initiative at Southbridge High School designed to improve students' academic performance, strengthen social-emotional and behavior  more

WASHINGTON, March 6 -- Rep. Brian Mast, R-Florida, chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, issued the following news release on March 5, 2026: * * * House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Mast joins Chairmen Moolenaar and Walberg in Asking Rubio to Act on the Chinese Students and Scholars Association Today, House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Brian Mast (R-FL), Select Committee on China Chairman John Moolenaar (R-MI), and House Education and Workforce Committee Chairman Tim Wa  more

WASHINGTON, March 5 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI: At Hearing, Top Military Leaders From Every Branch Commit To Sharing More On How Contractor-Imposed Limits Hurt Readiness * Right to repair has strong bipartisan support within the Trump administration, Senate, and House Video of Exchange (YouTube) Washington, D.C. - At a hearing of the Senate Armed Services Subcommittee on Readiness and Management Support, U.S. Senator Elizabet  more

GOLDEN, Colorado, March 5 -- Colorado School of Mines posted the following news: * * * Inside Mines' quantum push: A new degree prepares students to shape what's next * The Quantum 2.0 race is on, and Colorado School of Mines is ready to compete. While the so-called second generation of advancement in quantum is increasingly becoming a crucial part of technological progress around the world, Mines has long been ahead of game in quantum education. The first quantum engineering graduate prog  more

AMHERST, Massachusetts, March 5 -- The University of Massachusetts posted the following news: * * * Intergroup Dialogue Initiative to Host Days of Dialogue Small-Group Circles March 24-26 * The campuswide Intergroup Dialogue Initiative (IGDI) invites all UMass Amherst students, faculty and staff to join facilitated small-group circles during the Days of Dialogue, March 24-26. These dialogue, listening and storytelling circles welcome members of the university community to share and consider   more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, March 4 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Goodwin, a law firm, issued the following news release: * * * Latour Capital Raises Continuation Fund to Support Gutor's Next Phase of Growth * The Paris Private Equity team advised Latour Capital, an independent management company, on the formation of a single-asset continuation fund to acquire Gutor from Latour's 2019 vintage fund as part of a new leveraged buy-out. Founded in 1946 in Switzerland, Gutor is the global leader of th  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, March 6 -- Liberty Mutual Insurance Group issued the following news release: * * * Liberty Mutual Insurance Reports Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2025 Results Liberty Mutual Holding Company Inc. and its subsidiaries (collectively "LMHC" or the "Company") reported net income attributable to LMHC of $1.699 billion and $6.792 billion for the three and twelve months ended December 31, 2025, versus income of $1.239 billion and $4.383 billion for the same periods in 2024. "  more

NEW YORK, March 5 -- The Manhattan Institute issued the following excerpts of a commentary on March 4, 2026, by Robert Henderson, senior fellow and contributing editor of City Journal, to the Wall Street Journal: * * * My Criticism of the Ivy League Isn't Hypocrisy When politicians who graduated from Ivy League schools speak out against them, they're often called hypocrites. Think of Ted Cruz, Josh Hawley, JD Vance, Ron DeSantis and Elise Stefanik. In 2024, Rob McCarron, who heads the Associa  more

WASHINGTON, March 5 -- Sen. Edward J. Markey, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Markey, Warren, Pressley Slam Trump Admin. for Deaths of Emmanuel Damas, Other Detained Immigrants in ICE Custody, Demand ICE Provide Proper Medical Treatment to Detainees * Letter Text (PDF) Washington (March 5, 2026) - Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), and Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley (MA-07) today wrote to Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Se  more

WASHINGTON, March 5 [Category: Sociological] -- The National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws posted the following news release: * * * Massachusetts: Voters Overwhelmingly Oppose Ballot Effort To Repeal Marijuana Legalization * Boston, MA: More than six in ten voters oppose a ballot measure that seeks to repeal the state's adult-use marijuana legalization laws, according to statewide polling compiled by the University of New Hampshire Survey Center. Sixty-three percent of resp  more

BALTIMORE, Maryland, March 6 -- Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown issued the following news release on March 5, 2026: * * * Attorney General Brown Defends Access to Birth Control and Other Contraceptive Care Coalition Supports Challenge to Trump Administration Regulations that Allow Employers to Restrict Access to Birth Control * Attorney General Anthony G. Brown today joined a coalition of 21 attorneys general in filing an amicus brief in support of a challenge to the first Trump   more

BALTIMORE, Maryland, March 6 -- Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown issued the following news release on March 5, 2026: * * * Attorney General Brown Sues Trump Administration to Stop Latest Round of Unlawful Tariffs Joins Multistate Lawsuit to Block Unlawful Tariffs that are Increasing Prices on American Consumers and Businesses * Attorney General Anthony G. Brown today joined a coalition of 24 attorneys general and governors in filing a lawsuit to block President Trump's latest effo  more

WASHINGTON, March 5 (TNSLrpt) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following In Focus white paper (No. IF13082) on March 4, 2026, by American national government analyst Sarah J. Eckman and legislative attorney L. Paige Whitaker: * * * Mid-Decade Congressional Redistricting: Key Issues States typically begin their congressional redistricting processes following the decennial U.S. census and apportionment, at which point states with multiple House seats draw congressional district   more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, March 5 [Category: Sociological] -- Oxfam America issued the following news release: * * * Millions of people across Somalia, Kenya and Ethiopia facing drought crisis, as cost of water increases by 2000% in worst hit areas -- Oxfam * * Failed October-December rains have pushed nearly 26 million people into extreme hunger in East Africa. * 58 million people do not have access to clean drinking water. * Millions of livestock are at risk as drought devastate grazin  more

WASHINGTON, March 5 -- Rep. Seth Moulton, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Moulton Votes 'No' Again On Homeland Security Appropriations Citing Continued Need for Reform, Accountability Congressman Seth Moulton (MA-06) issued the following statement today regarding his vote against the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) reopening bill. "Today I voted No again on the Homeland Security appropriations bill. My reasoning is straightforward: we have no obligation to giv  more

WASHINGTON, March 5 -- Rep. Seth Moulton, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Moulton Votes 'Yes' On War Powers Resolution, Demanding Constitutional Oversight Congressman Seth Moulton (MA-06) issued the following statement regarding his decision to vote Yes on War Powers Resolution to restore constitutional oversight regarding ongoing hostilities with Iran: "Two decades ago, Washington bureaucrats sent us into Iraq without a plan. It's because Congress was naive enough   more

WASHINGTON, March 4 -- Rep. Richard E. Neal, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Neal Opening Statement at Full Committee Hearing with IRS CEO Frank Bisignano * (As prepared for delivery) Thank you, Mr. Chairman. This Administration owes the American people an explanation for the reckless sabotage and illegality they have waged over the IRS for the last year. Every week there's more reporting about the Administration's carelessness at handling people's data and bein  more

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, March 5 -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology posted the following news: * * * New catalog more than doubles the number of gravitational-wave detections made by LIGO, Virgo, and KAGRA observatories * When the densest objects in the universe collide and merge, the violence sets off ripples, in the form of gravitational waves, that reverberate across space and time, over hundreds of millions and even billions of years. By the time they pass through Earth, such   more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, March 5 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Massachusetts posted the following news release: * * * New York Woman Indicted for Allegedly Smuggling Eight Kilograms of Cocaine from the Dominican Republic Hidden in Duty-Free Alcohol Boxes * BOSTON - A New York woman has been indicted by a federal grand jury for allegedly smuggling more than eight kilograms of cocaine in duty-free alcohol boxes via a commercial flight from the Dominican Republic to Bosto  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, March 5 -- Northeastern University issued the following news: * * * On 'Mad Max: Fury Road,' he turned junk into a flame-throwing guitar * Meet the junk artist behind the iconic flame-throwing guitar in 'Mad Max: Fury Road' Found object artist Michael Ulman never had Hollywood dreams, but now he's a part of movie history. His work on the legendary "Mad Max: Fury Road" embodies how he repurposes mundane objects into gallery worthy imagery. by Cody Mello-Klein March   more

WASHINGTON, March 6 -- President Trump issued the following statement on March 5, 2026, on the anniversary of the Boston Massacre: * * * Today, our Nation remembers the 256th anniversary of the Boston Massacre--a seminal chapter in the American story that lit the fuse for what would become the greatest crusade for liberty, self-government, and freedom in the history of the world. In the aftermath of the Seven Years' War, the British government imposed a series of unjust and excessive taxes on  more

WASHINGTON, March 5 -- Rep. Ayanna Pressley, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news: * * * Pressley, Markey, Warren Slam Trump Admin for Deaths of Emmanuel Damas, Other Detained Immigrants in ICE Custody, Demand ICE Provide Proper Medical Treatment to Detainees * WASHINGTON - Today, Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley (MA-07), alongside Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) and Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), wrote to Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Kristi Noem and Acting Dire  more

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, March 6 -- Rhode Island Attorney General Peter F. Neronha issued the following news release on March 5, 2026: * * * Attorney General Neronha, coalition sue Trump Administration to stop latest round of illegal tariffs Attorney General Peter F. Neronha today joined a coalition of 22 attorneys general and two governors in filing a lawsuit to block President Trump's latest efforts to impose illegal tariffs on American consumers and businesses. The case challenges Preside  more

WASHINGTON, March 5 -- Sen. Edward J. Markey, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Markey Celebrates Unanimous Senate Passage of His Bipartisan Children and Teens' Online Privacy Protection Legislation Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), member of the Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee today released the following statement after passing his Children and Teens' Online Privacy and Protection Act ( COPPA 2.0 ) through the Senate by unanimous consent. Th  more

WASHINGTON, March 4 -- Sen. Edward J. Markey, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Markey Votes to Oppose Trump's Illegal War in Iran * Washington (March 4, 2026) - Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) released the following statement after voting to prevent the Trump administration from further military action against Iran without congressional approval. The vote failed, 47-53. "Donald Trump is conducting an illegal and reckless war in Iran. Congress has not aut  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, March 6 -- Teach Plus, an organization that empowers teachers to take leadership over key policy and practice issues that affect their students' success, issued the following news release on March 5, 2026: * * * Teach Plus Indiana Celebrates Unanimous Approval of Student-Centered Accountability Model Built on Teacher Expertise Teach Plus Indiana celebrates the Indiana State Board of Education's (SBOE) unanimous approval of the final K-12 accountability rule during yeste  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, March 5 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Troutman Pepper Locke, a law firm, posted the following news: * * * Troutman Pepper Locke's Public Finance Team Earns Top 10 National Ranking for Competitive Sales in The Bond Buyer's 2025 Year-End Review * BOSTON - Troutman Pepper Locke's nationally recognized Public Finance Practice Group once again secured its place among the country's premier public finance practices, ranking No. 10 on The Bond Buyer's list of top bond counsel in the  more

RICHMOND, Virginia, March 6 -- Virginia Attorney General Jay Jones issued the following news release on March 5, 2026: * * * Attorney General Jay Jones Sues Trump Administration to Stop Latest Illegal Tariffs Joins Multistate Lawsuit to Block Unlawful Tariffs Driving Up Costs for Virginia Consumers and Businesses * Attorney General Jay Jones today joined a coalition of attorneys general in filing a lawsuit to stop President Trump's latest attempt to impose sweeping tariffs on consumers and   more

OLYMPIA, Washington, March 5 -- Washington state Attorney General Nick Brown issued the following news release: * * * WA sues to block the Trump administration's latest round of illegal tariffs * Attorney General Nick Brown today joined a coalition of attorneys general in suing to block President Trump's latest efforts to impose illegal tariffs on American consumers and businesses. The case challenges President Trump's most recent efforts to increase tariffs worldwide without congressional a  more

WASHINGTON, March 6 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, ranking member of the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee, issued the following news release on March 5, 2026: * * * Warren Statement on the SEC Dropping Its Case Against Justin Sun Today, U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Ranking Member of the Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee, issued a statement after the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) agreed to drop its case against Justin Sun  more

WASHINGTON, March 5 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Warren, Grijalva, Schakowsky, Moylan, 30+ Lawmakers Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Update, Expand Lifeline Benefits for Seniors, Americans with Disabilities Nearly 8 million Americans rely on Supplemental Security Income benefits to meet their basic needs -but parts of program haven't been updated in over five decades  * U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Representatives Adelita G  more

WASHINGTON, March 5 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Warren, Kim, Garcia, Raskin Renew Fight to Keep Military-Grade Weapons Off American Streets, Out of Civilian Hands * New York Times investigation revealed that ammunition from a government-owned manufacturing plant was increasingly being trafficked to Mexican cartels, including Jalisco Cartel Text of Bill (PDF) | One Pager (PDF) Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.  more

WASHINGTON, March 5 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Warren, Van Hollen, 25+ Colleagues Press Trump Administration for Accountability, Investigation into Deaths of American Citizens in West Bank * "It is unclear to us how many more Americans must die in the West Bank in order for this administration, and other administrations, to take serious, credible steps to secure accountability and ensure an end to the ongoing killings of Americans with  more

WASHINGTON, March 5 -- Rep. Katherine Clark, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Whip Clark Statement on GOP Refusal To Support War Powers Resolution * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Democratic Whip Katherine Clark (MA-5) issued the following statement after House Republicans blocked passage of a bipartisan War Powers Resolution to stop Trump's unauthorized war in the Middle East: "The American people need lower costs, not another endless war. "Families are already stru  more

WASHINGTON, March 4 -- Rep. Katherine Clark, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Whip Clark to GOP: Stand with Americans and Against Trump's War * WASHINGTON, D.C. -Today, Democratic Whip Katherine Clark (MA-5) took to the House Floor to urge passage of a bipartisan War Powers Resolution to prevent further hostilities in the Middle East without Congressional approval. Below is a transcript of her remarks: "Donald Trump has taken America to war. Without authorization.   more

EAST LANSING, Michigan, March 5 -- Michigan State University posted the following news: * * * William McCarthy named to Accounting Hall of Fame * William McCarthy, professor in the Department of Accounting and Information Systems at Michigan State University's Broad College of Business and original designer of the Resource-Event-Agent, or REA, accounting model, will be inducted as the 128th member of the Accounting Hall of Fame in August 2026. The honor will be conferred by the American Ac  more

WASHINGTON, March 5 -- The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission issued the following news release: * * * YMHA to Pay $100,200 to Resolve EEOC Religious Discrimination and Retaliation Charge * Settles federal charge alleging unlawful workplace discrimination against Christian employee by New York youth organization NEW YORK - The Young Men's and Women's Hebrew Association (YMHA/YWHA) of Washington Heights and Inwood agreed to provide $100,200 to a former employee to settle a religious di  more