OLYMPIA, Washington, March 9 -- Washington state Attorney General Nick Brown issued the following news release: * * * AG Brown vows to continue case against Live Nation for illegally monopolizing live entertainment industry * Attorney General Nick Brown released the following multistate statement regarding the ongoing antitrust case against Live Nation, which owns Ticketmaster, for illegally monopolizing the live entertainment industry and concert ticketing services: "In May 2024, a bipart  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, March 9 -- Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell issued the following news release: * * * AG Campbell Vows To Continue Antitrust Lawsuit Against Live Nation Despite DOJ Settlement * BOSTON -Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell today released the following statement affirming her commitment to continue her office's ongoing antitrust lawsuit against Live Nation, which owns Ticketmaster, despite the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ)'s announcemen  more

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, March 9 -- Pennsylvania Attorney General David W. Sunday issued the following news: * * * AG Sunday Will Continue Pursuit of Lawsuit Against Ticketmaster for Illegal Monopoly Over Live Entertainment * HARRISBURG -Attorney General Dave Sunday and a bipartisan coalition of Attorneys General will continue to pursue a lawsuit against Live Nation Entertainment, Inc. and its wholly-owned subsidiary, Ticketmaster, LLC., regarding monopolistic practices -despite an announce  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, March 9 -- Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell issued the following news release: * * * AG's Office Secures $214,842 from Wilbraham-Based Healthcare Staffing and Home Health Agency and Its President for Failure to Make Timely Payroll Payments to Employees The Attorney General's Office (AGO) today announced that it issued a civil citation to Excel Nursing Services, Inc., a Wilbraham-based home care and healthcare staffing agency servicing western Massachus  more

WASHINGTON, March 9 -- The U.S. Air Force issued the following news: * * * Air Force, MASS-TF sign MOU to evaluate strategic real estate opportunities * HANSCOM AIR FORCE BASE, Mass. (AFNS) - The Department of the Air Force and the Commonwealth of Massachusetts Military Asset and Security Strategy Task Force signed a memorandum of understanding to explore mutually beneficial opportunities at Hanscom Air Force Base, March 5. The agreement establishes a framework for collaboration to pursue   more

PHOENIX, Arizona, March 10 -- Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes issued the following news release on March 9, 2026: * * * Attorney General Mayes Secures Court Order Requiring Trump Administration to Restore Billions in Disaster Mitigation Funding Attorney General Kris Mayes and a coalition of 23 states have secured a court order requiring the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to promptly take steps necessary to reverse the termination of the Building Resilient Infrastructure and Co  more

PHOENIX, Arizona, March 10 -- Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes issued the following statement on March 9, 2026: * * * Attorney General Mayes Vows to Continue Case Against Live Nation/Ticketmaster for Illegally Monopolizing Live Entertainment Industry, Despite DOJ Settlement Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes released the following statement regarding the ongoing antitrust case against Live Nation, which owns Ticketmaster, for illegally monopolizing the live entertainment industry and conc  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, March 9 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Massachusetts posted the following news release: * * * Arlington Man Pleads Guilty to Drug Conspiracy * BOSTON - An Arlington man pleaded guilty on March 6, 2026 in federal court in Boston to a drug conspiracy. The defendant conspired with a codefendant, who is a Vice Lord gang member on parole from a state prison sentence during these offenses. Jonathan Perry, a/k/a "Peazy," 26, of Arlington, Mass., plea  more

SACRAMENTO, California, March 9 -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Bonta and State Attorneys General Carry on the Fight Against Live Nation/Ticketmaster Vow to protect consumers, businesses, and artists nationwide  NEW YORK -California Attorney General Rob Bonta and a bipartisan group of attorneys general today announced their intent to continue with the landmark antitrust lawsuit against Live Nation/Ticketmaster, rejecting the  more

ALBANY, New York, March 9 -- New York Attorney General Letitia James issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General James Releases Statement on Live Nation Trial NEW YORK - New York Attorney General Letitia James today released the following statement on new developments in her ongoing lawsuit against Live Nation/Ticketmaster for illegally monopolizing the live entertainment industry:  "For years, Live Nation has made enormous profits by exploiting its illegal monopoly and raisin  more

LANSING, Michigan, March 9 -- Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Nessel Vows to Continue Antitrust Case Against Live Nation for Illegally Monopolizing Live Entertainment Industry * LANSING - Today, following the announcement of a settlement reached between Live Nation and the U.S. Department of Justice to resolve antitrust claims brought by the federal authority alongside a broad, bipartisan coalition of states, Attorney General Ne  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, March 9 -- Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul issued the following news release: * * * ATTORNEY GENERAL RAOUL VOWS TO CONTINUE CASE AGAINST LIVE NATION/TICKETMASTER FOR ILLEGALLY MONOPOLIZING LIVE ENTERTAINMENT INDUSTRY * Chicago - Attorney General Kwame Raoul and a coalition of state attorneys general today issued a multistate statement regarding the ongoing antitrust case against Live Nation, which owns Ticketmaster, for illegally monopolizing the live entertainment i  more

WASHINGTON, March 9 -- District of Columbia Attorney General Brian L. Schwalb issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Schwalb Joins State Attorneys General to Continue Live Nation Lawsuit * Attorney General Brian L. Schwalb released the following statement regarding the ongoing antitrust case against Live Nation, which owns Ticketmaster, for illegally monopolizing the live entertainment industry and concert ticketing services: "DC's live entertainment scene is vital to ou  more

HARTFORD, Connecticut, March 9 -- Connecticut Attorney General William Tong issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Tong to Continue Case Against Live Nation for Illegally Monopolizing Live Entertainment Industry * (Hartford, CT) - Attorney General William Tong released the following multistate statement regarding the ongoing antitrust case against Live Nation, which owns Ticketmaster, for illegally monopolizing the live entertainment industry and concert ticketing services  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, March 10 (TNSjou) -- Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center issued the following news: * * * Medicare Beneficiaries Skipping Fewer Medications Due to Cost Since Drug Pricing Reforms More than one in four American adults struggle to afford their prescription medications. Those who can't are left with grim choices -- skipping doses, cutting pills in half, or abandoning prescriptions entirely -- that can come with serious health consequences. New research from the Richard A.  more

LOS ANGELES, California, March 9 [Category: BizHospital] -- Cedars-Sinai, a nonprofit academic healthcare organization, posted the following news: * * * Cedars-Sinai Expands Virtual Second Opinion to Patients in 39 States * Cedars-Sinai has expanded availability of its Virtual Second Opinion program to residents of 39 states, giving people across the U.S. fast, Shoma Desai, MD convenient, at-home access to expert medical insights on treatment options for more than 600 health conditions.   more

WASHINGTON, March 9 [Category: Government/Public Administration] -- The National League of Cities issued the following news release: * * * CitiesSpeak Podcast Features Clarence Anthony, NLC CEO and Executive Director, on Local Leadership in Challenging Times * Boston -A new episode of the CitiesSpeak podcast from the National League of Cities (NLC) features Clarence E. Anthony, NLC CEO and Executive Director, in conversation with Boston journalist Crystal Haynes from the Massachusetts Munici  more

WASHINGTON, March 9 [Category: Sociological] -- The American Economic Liberties Project posted the following news release: * * * Congress, Courts, State AGs Must Stop Corrupted DOJ From Letting Live Nation-Ticketmaster Off the Hook * Washington, D.C. - In response to news that the Trump-Vance Department of Justice Antitrust Division has negotiated a settlement to its landmark monopolization suit against Live Nation-Ticketmaster, just weeks after allegedly corrupt DOJ leadership pushed out an  more

WASHINGTON, March 10 -- The Center for Strategic and International Studies issued the following commentary on March 9, 2026, by fellow Hideki Tomoshige and program manager and research associate Shruti Sharma, both of the Renewing American Innovation Program: * * * Pioneering Quantum-Supercomputing Integration: U.S. Leadership in the Next Computing Era Integrating quantum computers into U.S. world-class supercomputers is now a strategic imperative for U.S. technological leadership in the next  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, March 9 [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: * * * Europe loses EUR1.4 billion to gas price spikes in first week since start of Iran conflict * New analysis by 350.org shows that Europe effectively paid around EUR1.4 billion extra for gas in the first week following price spikes triggered by the war against Iran, highlighting the financial c  more

AMHERST, Massachusetts, March 9 -- The University of Massachusetts posted the following news: * * * Five Faculty Members Awarded 2026-27 Mid-Career Post-Tenure Fellowships * The Office of Faculty Development has announced that five UMass Amherst faculty members have been selected to receive the Mid-Career Post-Tenure (MCPT) Fellowship for the 2026-27 academic year. The competitively awarded fellowship provides a research-intensive semester to associate professors whose service and teaching  more

INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, March 10 -- The National Federation of State High School Associations issued the following news release on March 9, 2026: * * * Five Former Multi-Sport Athletes Headline 2026 Class of the National High School Hall of Fame Five former standout high school athletes, including baseball star Joe Carter and football standout Patrick Willis, along with volleyball stars Alisha Glass Childress and Jordan Larson and ice hockey standout Krissy Wendell-Pohl, highlight the 2026 cla  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, March 9 -- Northeastern University issued the following news: * * * Former commerce secretary says long-term bet on AI is good for the workforce Former U.S. Secretary of Commerce and Rhode Island Governor Gina Raimondo is raising the alarm about AI's impact on jobs and says the government, educators and industry need to work together to ease the transition.  by Cody Mello-Klein March 9, 2026 Gina Raimondo knows firsthand what happens when the U.S. is not prepared for  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, March 9 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Massachusetts posted the following news release: * * * Former Quincy Official Pleads Guilty to Embezzling City Funds * BOSTON - A Fitchburg man and former Quincy official pleaded guilty today in federal court in Boston to a scheme to embezzle funds from the City of Quincy, Mass. Thomas F. Clasby, Jr., 61, pleaded guilty to embezzlement, mail and wire fraud and interstate transportation of stolen property.  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, March 9 -- Gov. Maura Healey, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Governor Healey Calls on Signature Aviation to Stop Supporting ICE Deportation Flights out of Hanscom Field Airport Governor Maura Healey is demanding that Signature Aviation end its role in facilitating deportation flights for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) out of Hanscom Field airport. In a letter to CEO Tony Lefebvre, Governor Healey urged Signature Aviation to im  more

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, March 9 -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology posted the following news: * * * Improving AI models' ability to explain their predictions * In high-stakes settings like medical diagnostics, users often want to know what led a computer vision model to make a certain prediction, so they can determine whether to trust its output. Concept bottleneck modeling is one method that enables artificial intelligence systems to explain their decision-making process. Thes  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, March 10 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Ropes and Gray, a law firm, issued the following news: * * * In Corporate Counsel, Alexander Simkin Discusses Rise of Greenwashing Litigation Litigation partner Alexander Simkin is featured in a new Corporate Counsel article (https://www.law.com/corpcounsel/2026/03/09/greenwashing-suits-continue-to-climb-despite-uncertainty-over-how-theyll-fare/) examining the continued rise of greenwashing lawsuits targeting companies accused of mak  more

WASHINGTON, March 9 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * In New Response to Warren and Blumenthal, Treasury Department Dodges Responsibility to Conduct National Security Review of Paramount-Warner Bros. Deal Paramount's winning bid reportedly backed by $24 billion from Middle East sovereign wealth funds Could give foreign actors access to Americans' sensitive personal data, influence over giant media conglomerate * In response to pressure fro  more

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, March 9 (TNSrpt) -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology's Sloan School of Management issued the following news release: * * * Is green energy raising your electric bill? Or state policies? It's complicated. In the last year, energy costs rose at triple the rate of overall inflation, the latest spike in a decades-long trend that has seen utility bills consistently outpace the cost of living. Some policymakers blame renewable energy mandates for the surge, while   more

WASHINGTON, March 9 [Category: Union] -- The AFL-CIO American Federation of Government Employees issued the following news release: * * * Largest Federal Employee Union Endorses Edwin Osorio for Election to Congress * AFGE says Osorio will fight for federal workers FLEMINGTON, N.J. - The American Federation of Government Employees today announced its endorsement of Edwin Osorio for election to the U.S. House representing New York's 7 th Congressional District in the 2026 elections. The st  more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, March 5 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of New Hampshire posted the following news release: * * * Lieutenant in Large-Scale Drug Trafficking Operation Sentenced to Over Four Years in Federal Prison A Boston man was sentenced today in federal court in Concord for his key role in a large-scale drug trafficking conspiracy to distribute fentanyl and cocaine in New Hampshire, U.S. Attorney Erin Creegan announces. Flemin Soto Baez, 48, was sentenced by U  more

WASHINGTON, March 8 -- Sen. Edward J. Markey, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Markey Welcomes Ruling Against Trump Administration Effort to Terminate Protected Status for Haitians * Boston (March 8, 2026) - Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) today released the following statement after the U.S. Court of Appeals in Washington, D.C., ruled against the Trump administration's efforts to terminate temporary protected status (TPS) for Haiti. Last year, Senator Markey led   more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, March 10 (TNSrep) -- The Massachusetts Department of Public Health issued the following news release on March 9, 2026: * * * Massachusetts' flavored tobacco product restriction projected to save more than $70 million in smoking-related health care costs since 2020 implementation The Massachusetts Department of Public Health (DPH) today released a report on the impact of An Act Modernizing Tobacco Control, the historic legislation that restricts the sale of all flavored   more

WOODS HOLE, Massachusetts, March 9 [Category: Biology] -- The Marine Biological Laboratory, an affiliate of the University of Chicago, posted the following news: * * * MBL Welcomes 2026 Grass Fellows as Program Marks 75 Years of Advancing Neuroscience * The Marine Biological Laboratory (MBL) today announced the 2026 cohort of Grass Fellows, marking the 75 th anniversary of the prestigious Grass Fellowship Program. Since its founding in 1951, the Grass Fellowship has brought promising early-c  more

WASHINGTON, March 9 -- Rep. James McGovern, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * McGovern, Kim lead Bipartisan Group of 10 House Lawmakers Calling on Trump Administration to Make Tibet a Priority * WASHINGTON- Today, United States Congressmen Jim McGovern (D-MA) and Young Kim (R-CA) led a bipartisan group of 10 House lawmakers in a letter asking the Trump administration to make Tibet a priority. The letter was addressed to Riley M. Barnes, who was appointed by Secretary   more

MILPITAS, California, March 9 [Category: Electronic Products] -- SEMI, an association serving the manufacturing supply chain for the electronics industry, posted the following news release: * * * MEMS & Sensors Executive Congress 2026 to Explore MEMS and Sensors at the Edge of Perception * MILPITAS, Calif. -March 9, 2026 - Industry leaders across the global MEMS and sensors ecosystem will convene March 31-April 2 at the MEMS & Sensors Executive Congress (MSEC 2026) at the Hyatt Regency Bosto  more

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, March 9 -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology posted the following news: * * * Understanding how "marine snow" acts as a carbon sink * In some parts of the deep ocean, it can look like it's snowing. This "marine snow" is the dust and detritus that organisms slough off as they die and decompose. Marine snow can fall several kilometers to the deepest parts of the ocean, where the particles are buried in the seafloor for millennia. Now, researchers at MIT and   more

WASHINGTON, March 9 -- Rep. Ayanna Pressley, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news: * * * Pressley, Warren, Markey, Van Hollen, Lawmakers Question Rubio on Abuse of Power to Deport Students, Academics; Violation of First Amendment Rights Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley (MA-07), alongside U.S. Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Ed Markey (D-Mass.), and Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) led 12 lawmakers in pressing Secretary of State Marco Rubio on his abuse of power and possible First Amendment vi  more

WASHINGTON, March 9 (TNSLrpt) -- The Government Accountability Office issued the following report: * * * Private Dental and Vision Insurance: Market Concentration Varied Among States * Fast Facts As in health insurance markets, people looking for dental or vision insurance may face a concentrated market-i.e., only a few companies to choose from. Consumer choice may also be affected by "vertical integration"-e.g., when a vision insurance company owns the ophthalmologist's practice and the c  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, March 9 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Massachusetts posted the following news release: * * * Quincy Man Sentenced to Over One Year in Prison for Bank Fraud and Money Laundering as Part of Stolen Treasury Check Ring * BOSTON - A Quincy man was sentenced On March 4, 2026 in federal court in Boston for bank fraud and money laundering. Eric Banks, 71, was sentenced by Chief U.S. District Court Judge Denise J. Casper 14 months in prison, to be fol  more

WASHINGTON, March 10 -- Sen. Edward J. Markey, D-Massachusetts, ranking member of the Senate Small Business and Entrepreneurship Committee, issued the following news release on March 9, 2026: * * * Ranking Member Markey Demands Full Transparency About the Cost of Trump's Illegal Iran War Sources project gas prices will skyrocket to $4 per gallon as Trump's illegal war continues * Ranking Member Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) today sent a letter to Acting Commissioner of the U.S. Bureau of Labo  more

WASHINGTON, March 4 -- Sen. Edward J. Markey, D-Massachusetts, ranking member of the Senate Small Business and Entrepreneurship Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Ranking Member Markey Renews Call for Tariff Refund Process, Demands Investigation into Wall Street Tariff Refund Schemes RM Markey: "Large businesses can afford the massive legal fees associated with years-long cases...small businesses cannot." * Ranking Member Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) today sent a letter to Tr  more

WASHINGTON, March 6 -- Sen. Edward J. Markey, D-Massachusetts, ranking member of the Senate Small Business and Entrepreneurship Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Ranking Member Markey, Massachusetts Lawmakers Probe Trump's GSA on Continued Closure of SBA District Office RM Markey: "Small businesses and entrepreneurs in western Massachusetts deserve an SBA that works for them, not one bound by this Administration's political whims" * Ranking Member Edward J. Markey (D-Mass  more

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, March 5 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Connecticut posted the following news release: * * * Torrington Man Sentenced to 5 Years in Federal Prison for Role in Cocaine Trafficking Ring David X. Sullivan, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that BRIAN MARTINEZ RIVERA, 29, of Torrington, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Stefan R. Underhill in Bridgeport to 60 months of imprisonment and four years of supervised  more

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, March 9 [Category: Environment] -- The Union of Concerned Scientists posted the following news release: * * * UCS Submits Comments Imploring Preservation of National Center for Atmospheric Research * The U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) has provided no evidence that would justify dismantling or restructuring the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR) and doing so would undermine one of the nation's most important scientific institutions, the Union of   more

BIRMINGHAM, England, March 9 -- The University of Birmingham posted the following news: * * * Six women and their significant contributions to geology - IWD 2026 We celebrate International Women's Day 2026 with another six inspirational women in geology. * Following the last two years, the Lapworth Museum of Geology is proud to once again celebrate International Women's Day with six more figures and their substantial contributions to geology. This year, we showcase five important women from  more

MONTPELIER, Vermont, March 9 -- Vermont Attorney General Charity Clark posted the following news release: * * * Vermont to Continue Case Against Live Nation for Illegally Monopolizing Live Entertainment Industry * Attorney General Charity Clark today released the following multistate statement regarding the ongoing antitrust case against Live Nation, which owns Ticketmaster, for illegally monopolizing the live entertainment industry and concert ticketing services: "In May 2024, a bipartisan  more

WATERTOWN, Massachusetts, March 9 [Category: BizEngineering] -- Vanasse Hangen Brustlin Inc., a provider of transportation planning, engineering, design, land development and environmental services, posted the following news: * * * VHB Named the #1 Best Place to Work in Connecticut * The Hartford Business Journal has named VHB the #1 Best Place to Work in Connecticut for 2026 in the Large Companies category. This recognition spotlights VHB's commitment to creating an exceptional employee ex  more

WASHINGTON, March 9 [Category: Political] -- The Campaign Legal Center posted the following news release: * * * Victory! In Response to Lawsuit, Secretary Galvin Agrees to Issue Jail-Based Voting Report * BOSTON -In a victory for democratic transparency, today the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court (SJC) ordered the secretary of the commonwealth to release long-overdue data on jail-based voting. This settlement marks the end of a year-long delay that kept the public in the dark about ballo  more

WASHINGTON, March 9 -- Rep. Eugene Vindman, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Vindman Backs Direct File Act to Guarantee Free, Easy Tax Filing for Americans Congressman Eugene Vindman (Va.-07) backed the Direct File Act, new legislation that would reverse the Trump administration's decision to end the highly successful Direct File program -which allowed taxpayers to file their taxes online, for free, and directly with the government -and make the program permanent. "The Di  more

WASHINGTON, March 9 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Warren Statement on DOJ Settling Live Nation-Ticketmaster Case In response to reports that President Trump's Department of Justice has reached a settlement with Live Nation, U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) released the following statement: "The Trump administration's decision to give Live Nation a slap on the wrist is a betrayal of every music lover and concertgoer exploited by Liv  more

WASHINGTON, March 10 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, ranking member of the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee, issued the following news release on March 9, 2026: * * * Warren, Whitehouse, Kim, Durbin, Shaheen and Colleagues Introduce Legislation to Reinforce Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, Countering Trump's Narrowed Enforcement of Landmark Anti-Bribery Law The FCPA Reinforcement Act signals that companies should maintain strong anti-corruption practices because fo  more