OLYMPIA, Washington, March 16 -- Washington state Attorney General Nick Brown issued the following news release: * * * AG Brown joins coalition challenging HUD attack on states' fair housing laws * Attorney General Nick Brown and a coalition of 15 other attorneys general filed a lawsuit challenging unlawful actions by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), including threats to withhold funding from state and local fair housing enforcement agencies for abiding by state la  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, March 16 -- Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell issued the following news release: * * * AG Campbell Challenges Trump Administration's Attack On States' Fair Housing Laws * Boston -Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell today joined a coalition of 16 attorneys general in filing a lawsuit to challenge unlawful actions by the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), including threats to withhold funding from state and local fair housi  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, March 16 -- Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell issued the following news release: * * * AG Campbell Urges Supreme Court To Preserve Block On Trump Administration's Unlawful Termination Of Temporary Protected Status Protection For Haitian Nationals * Boston -Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell today co-led a coalition of 19 attorneys general in filing an amicus brief in Miot, et al. v. Trump, et al. in the Supreme Court of the United State  more

FRAMINGHAM, Massachusetts, March 17 [Category: BizEnergy] -- Ameresco, a cleantech integrator specializing in energy efficiency and renewable energy, posted the following news release on March 16, 2026: * * * Ameresco Completes District-Wide Energy Efficiency Transformation for Charlo School District The two-phased Energy Performance Contract supports long-term cost savings, facility performance, and enhanced learning environments for the Montana school district * Ameresco, Inc., (NYSE: AMR  more

WASHINGTON, March 16 [Category: Political] -- America First Legal, a civil rights organization, posted the following news release: * * * America First Legal Reveals States Lack Evidence of Harm in Lawsuit Challenging the Trump Administration's New Regulations Intended to Prevent Illegal Aliens from Receiving Welfare * America First Legal (AFL) has uncovered that multiple states lacked a plausible basis to plead injuries in their legal campaign against the Trump Administration over new regula  more

WASHINGTON, March 16 [Category: Political] -- America First Legal, a civil rights organization, posted the following news release: * * * America First Legal Urges Congress to Investigate and Legislate Against Blue States Lacking Evidence of Harm in Lawsuits Against the Federal Government * America First Legal (AFL) has sent a letter to U.S. House Committee on the Judiciary Chairman Jim Jordan, urging the committee to address the apparent practice of blue states suing the federal government w  more

PHOENIX, Arizona, March 17 -- Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes issued the following news release on March 16, 2026: * * * Attorney General Mayes Joins Coalition Challenging Trump Administration's Attack on States' Fair Housing Laws Attorney General Kris Mayes joined a coalition of attorneys general filing a lawsuit challenging unlawful actions by the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), including threats to withhold funding from state and local fair housing enforcement agenci  more

AMHERST, Massachusetts, March 16 -- Hampshire College posted the following news: * * * Assistant Dean of Advising and Director of the James Baldwin Scholars Program Karina Fernandez Montilla 02F Honored with Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Justice Award * We spoke with Fernandez Montilla about her journey to, from, and back again to Hampshire, her career as an educator, and her new award from the Massachusetts American Council on Education Women's Network. What drew you to Hampshire as a  more

SACRAMENTO, California, March 16 -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Bonta Announces Lawsuit to Block Trump Administration's Unlawful Rollback of Fair Housing Protections * HUD guidance eviscerates enforcement of fair housing laws OAKLAND -Co-leading a coalition of 16 attorneys general, California Attorney General Rob Bonta today announced a lawsuit against the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) over guidanc  more

SACRAMENTO, California, March 16 -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Bonta Joins Amicus Brief to Defend Drinking Water Safety Rule * OAKLAND -California Attorney General Rob Bonta joined a multistate coalition in filing an amicus brief supporting the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)'s Lead and Copper Rule Improvements (Rule), which strengthened requirements to reduce exposure to lead from drinking water. Finalized in Oc  more

SACRAMENTO, California, March 16 -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Bonta Secures Court Ruling Temporarily Blocking Trump Administration's "Fishing Expedition" into Colleges and Universities * OAKLAND -California Attorney General Rob Bonta today issued a statement on a decision by the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts to grant a temporary restraining order blocking the Trump Administration's burdensome new re  more

SACRAMENTO, California, March 16 -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Bonta: New Trump Administration Requirements Would Halt Federally Funded Electric Vehicle Charging Deployment * OAKLAND -California Attorney General Rob Bonta today joined a coalition of 20 attorneys general and the state of Kentucky in sending a comment letter to the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), opposing its unlawful proposal that would effectively bl  more

MONTPELIER, Vermont, March 16 -- Vermont Attorney General Charity Clark posted the following news release: * * * Attorney General Clark Sues Trump Administration Over Attack on Fair Housing Laws * Attorney General Charity Clark today joined a coalition of 16 attorneys general in filing a lawsuit challenging unlawful actions by the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), including threats to impose illegal conditions on HUD funding and to withhold funding from state and local fair   more

ALBANY, New York, March 16 -- New York Attorney General Letitia James issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General James Urges Supreme Court to Uphold Protections for Haitian Immigrants * March 16, 2026 NEW YORK - New York Attorney General Letitia James today co-led a coalition of 18 other attorneys general in urging the United States Supreme Court to preserve the legal status of hundreds of thousands of Haitian immigrants, including many who have lived and worked in the Unite  more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, March 16 -- North Carolina Attorney General Jeff Jackson issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Jeff Jackson Fights to Keep Lead Out of Our Drinking Water * RALEIGH -Attorney General Jeff Jackson and 16 other attorneys general argued to keep federal protections designed to replace lead pipes and prevent lead from leaching into drinking water. "We should all be able to agree on getting lead out of our children's drinking water," said Attorney Gene  more

DENVER, Colorado, March 16 -- Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Phil Weiser joins coalition challenging Trump administration's attack on state fair housing laws * March 16, 2026 (DENVER) - Attorney General Phil Weiser joined a coalition of attorneys general filing a lawsuit challenging unlawful actions by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, including threats to withhold funding from state and local fair housing e  more

DENVER, Colorado, March 16 -- Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Phil Weiser urges court to reject corrupted $14B Hewlett Packard Enterprise/Juniper Networks merger settlement * March 16, 2026 (DENVER) - Attorney General Phil Weiser led a coalition of attorneys general in filing a court brief opposing the $14 billion merger settlement between Hewlett Packard Enterprise and Juniper Networks, the second and third largest providers of  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, March 16 -- Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul issued the following news release: * * * ATTORNEY GENERAL RAOUL LEADS COALITION CHALLENGING TRUMP ADMINISTRATION'S ATTACK ON STATES' FAIR HOUSING LAWS * Chicago - Attorney General Kwame Raoul today co-led a coalition of 16 attorneys general in filing a lawsuit challenging unlawful actions by the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), including threats to withhold funding from state and local fair housing enforce  more

SALEM, Oregon, March 16 -- Oregon Attorney General Dan Rayfield issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Rayfield Urges Court to Reject Corrupted $14B Hewlett Packard Enterprises/Juniper Networks Merger Settlement * Attorney General Rayfield and a coalition of attorneys general filed a court brief opposing the $14 billion merger settlement between Hewlett Packard Enterprises and Juniper Networks, the second and third largest providers of wireless networking equipment in the   more

WORCESTER, Massachusetts, March 16 -- Clark University posted the following news: * * * Clark recognized as 25-year top producer of Gilman Scholars * Clark University has been recognized by the U.S. Department of State as a 25-year Top Producer of Gilman Scholars. This designation recognizes Clark's longstanding strength and success with securing funding from the U.S. Department of State's Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship Program -merit-based scholarships that provide up to $5,  more

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, March 16 -- Yale Law School posted the following news: * * * Clinic Advocates Against Data Center Expansion in Massachusetts City * A coalition of Lowell, Massachusetts residents represented by the Environmental Justice Law and Advocacy Clinic at Yale Law School has earned a major legislative victory in their struggle to secure protections against the impacts of commercial data centers on their community. On March 10, the Lowell City Council adopted a temporary morato  more

RIVERSIDE, California, March 16 -- The University of California Riverside campus issued the following news: * * * Coastal ocean chemistry now substantially shaped by humans * A global analysis of more than 2,300 seawater samples from more than 20 field studies around the globe indicates that human-made chemicals make up a significant portion of organic matter in coastal oceans. The international study, led by biochemists Jarmo Kalinski and Daniel Petras at the University of California, Riv  more

WASHINGTON, March 17 -- The Center for Strategic and International Studies issued the following commentary on March 16, 2026, by fellow Hideki Tomoshige and non-resident senior adviser Phillip Singerman, both of the Renewing American Innovation Program: * * * Government as a Demand Creator for the Quantum Industry The United States stands at a decisive moment in the commercialization of quantum technologies. While quantum computing, sensing, and networking have advanced rapidly at the researc  more

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, March 16 [Category: Medical] -- The American College of Physicians posted the following news release: * * * Federal Judge Blocks Immunization Schedule Changes, Stays ACIP Member Appointments * BOSTON, March 16, 2026-A coalition of leading medical professional societies and public health organizations today announced that the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts has issued a preliminary injunction to stay Secretary Kennedy's appointments to the Adv  more

SAN DIEGO, California, March 16 [Category: Health Care] -- The American Public Health Association posted the following news release: * * * Federal Judge Blocks Immunization Schedule Changes, Stays ACIP Member Appointments * A coalition of leading medical professional societies and public health organizations today announced that the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts has issued a preliminary injunction to stay Secretary Kennedy's appointments to the Advisory Committee on   more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, March 16 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Goodwin, a law firm, issued the following news release: * * * Goodwin Guides humans& in Raising Over $500 Million at $4.5 Billion Valuation in Seed Round * The Technology team guided humans& in raising over $500 million in a seed financing round, which values the company at approximately $4.5 billion. The round was led by SV Angel and co-founder Georges Harik, while Nvidia, Jeff Bezos, and Alphabet's VC arm, GV, among other venture   more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, March 16 -- Gov. Maura Healey, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Governor Healey Takes Action to Bring in 10 GW Of New Energy, Save $10 Billion and Promote Energy Independence * Winchester -Governor Maura Healey today is setting strong new targets for bringing more energy into Massachusetts and lowering energy bills. The Executive Order she signed today outlines her all-of-the-above approach to energy supply and directs her administration to sec  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, March 16 -- Conservation Law Foundation issued the following news release: * * * Healey Signs Order Focused on Energy Supply, Affordability Gov. Healey's order focuses on achieving energy independence and lowering utility bills. Photo: Wikimedia Commons * Governor Maura Healey has signed an executive order that will secure 10 new gigawatts (GW) of energy resources for Massachusetts by 2035, as well as 5 GW of new energy storage. The order focuses on achieving energy   more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, March 17 -- The Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection issued the following news release on March 16, 2026: * * * Healey-Driscoll Administration Awards $200,000 in Grants to Help Watershed Coalitions Monitor Water Quality The Healey-Driscoll Administration announced today $200,000 in Water Quality Monitoring Grant funding for five watershed coalitions across Massachusetts. Administered by the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection (MassDEP),   more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, March 17 -- The Health and Fitness Association (formerly the International Health Racquet and Sportsclub Association) issued the following news release: * * * Health & Fitness Industry "In the Big Leagues," Says HFA CEO Liz Clark at 45th Annual HFA Show Clark calls for greater industry unity and engagement as global influence and expectations grow * The health and fitness industry has entered the "big leagues," and with that momentum comes greater responsibility and a  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, March 16 -- Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul issued the following news release: * * * ATTORNEY GENERAL RAOUL CO-LEADS COALITION URGING SUPREME COURT TO PRESERVE BLOCK OF UNLAWFUL TERMINATION OF TEMPORARY PROTECTED STATUS PROTECTION FOR HAITIAN NATIONALS * Chicago - Attorney General Kwame Raoul co-led a coalition of 19 attorneys general today in filing an amicus brief in the U.S. Supreme Court in Miot, et al. v. Trump, et al., opposing the Trump administration's effort  more

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, March 16 -- Yale Law School posted the following news: * * * Immigrant Workers Sue CBP for Revoking Security Clearances * Service Employees International Union Takes Legal Action on Behalf of Union Members Across the Country On March 13, 2026, Service Employees International Union (SEIU) and four airport workers who were members of 32BJ SEIU sued U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) in federal court to challenge the agency's decision to revoke security clearances  more

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, March 16 [Category: Environment] -- The Union of Concerned Scientists posted the following news release: * * * In Victory for Science, Public Health and Democracy, Court Blocks RFK Jr. Attempt to Weaken Vaccine Schedule * WASHINGTON-Earlier today, a federal judge blocked Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s attempt to weaken the U.S. childhood vaccine schedule, ruling that his actions were likely illegal and that officials bypassed required scientific priorities and sidelined in  more

ARLINGTON, Virginia, March 17 -- The Infectious Diseases Society of America posted the following news release on March 16, 2026: * * * Federal Judge Blocks Immunization Schedule Changes, Stays ACIP Member Appointments A coalition of leading medical professional societies and public health organizations today announced that the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts has issued a preliminary injunction to stay Secretary Kennedy's appointments to the Advisory Committee on Immuniza  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, March 16 [Category: ThinkTank] -- Ceres, a non-profit organization that is mobilizing companies and investors to take stronger action on climate change, water scarcity and global sustainability challenges, posted the following news release: * * * LEAD 2026: Leading businesses convene on Capitol Hill to urge bipartisan action to lower energy costs and strengthen U.S. economic leadership * WASHINGTON D.C. -Dozens of major businesses are on Capitol Hill this week to urge   more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, March 16 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Massachusetts posted the following news release: * * * Leader of North Shore Drug Trafficking Organization Sentenced to Nineteen Years in Prison * BOSTON - A Saugus man was sentenced in federal court in Boston for leading a North Shore-based drug trafficking organization (DTO) that distributed tens of thousands of counterfeit prescription pills containing fentanyl and methamphetamine and laundered the proc  more

WASHINGTON, March 15 -- Sen. Edward J. Markey, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Markey Calls for FCC Chairman Carr to Resign Following Threats to Revoke Broadcast Licenses over Iran War Coverage * Letter Text (PDF ) Washington (March 15, 2026) - Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), member of the Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee, today sent a letter to Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Chairman Brendan Carr, urging him to resign over his latest s  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, March 16 -- Gov. Maura Healey, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Massachusetts Governor's Conference on Travel & Tourism to Spotlight Global Events, MA250 and Industry Growth * Danvers -Tourism and hospitality leaders from across Massachusetts will gather on March 24 and 25 in Danvers for the 2026 Massachusetts Governor's Conference on Travel and Tourism, the state's annual conference focused on strengthening Massachusetts' tourism industry and   more

BALTIMORE, Maryland, March 17 -- Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Brown Urges Supreme Court to Preserve Block on Trump Administration's Unlawful Termination of Temporary Protected Status Protection for Haitian Nationals Attorney General Anthony G. Brown today joined a coalition of 19 attorneys general in filing an amicus brief in Miot, et al. v. Trump, et al. in the Supreme Court of the United States, opposing the Trump admin  more

WASHINGTON, March 16 -- Rep. Seth Moulton, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Moulton, Trahan, and Other Massachusetts Delegation Members Issue Statement on ARPA-H Commitment to Massachusetts * SALEM, MA - Today, Congressman Seth Moulton (MA-06) joined alongside Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) and Edward J. Markey (D-MA) and Representatives Lori Trahan (MA-03) and Jake Auchincloss (MA-04), in issuing a statement after the Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health (  more

TRENTON, New Jersey, March 17 -- New Jersey Attorney General Jennifer Davenport issued the following news release on March 16, 2026: * * * Attorney General Davenport Sues Trump Administration to Stop Assault on States' Civil Rights Laws Attorney General Jennifer Davenport today joined a coalition of 16 attorneys general in filing a lawsuit challenging unlawful actions by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), including threats to withhold funding from state and local fair  more

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, March 16 -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology posted the following news: * * * New sensor sniffs out pneumonia on a patient's breath * Diagnosing some diseases could be as easy as breathing into a tube. MIT engineers have developed a test to detect disease-related compounds in a patient's breath. The new test could provide a faster way to diagnose pneumonia and other lung conditions. Rather than sit for a chest X-ray or wait hours for a lab result, a patient  more

WASHINGTON, March 17 -- The U.S. Department of Commerce National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration issued the following news: * * * Marsh Madness While players duel it out on the court, we're keeping score of all the ways marsh habitat plays an important role in the protection and restoration work we do for communities, fish, and wildlife. NOAA is taking a court-side look at how we protect and restore marsh habitat to sustain fisheries and support coastal communities. Below, take a look  more

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, March 16 -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology posted the following news: * * * Ocean bacteria team up to break down biodegradable plastic * Biodegradable plastics could help alleviate the plastic waste crisis that is polluting the environment and harming our health. But how long plastics take to degrade and how environmental bacteria work together to break them down is still largely unknown. Understanding how plastics are broken down by microbes could help  more

AMHERST, Massachusetts, March 16 -- The University of Massachusetts posted the following news: * * * Pulitzer Prize-Winning Poet and Alumnus Carl Phillips to Deliver Annual David F. Grose Memorial Lecture on April 7 * Alumnus Carl Phillips, celebrated American poet and professor emeritus of English at Washington University in St. Louis, will deliver the annual David F. Grose Memorial Lecture in Classics Tuesday, April 7 at 4:30 p.m. in the Amherst Room on the 10th floor of the Campus Center.  more

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, March 17 -- Rhode Island Attorney General Peter F. Neronha issued the following news release on March 16, 2026: * * * Attorney General Neronha, coalition challenge Trump Administration's attack on fair housing laws Attorney General Peter F. Neronha today joined a coalition of 16 attorneys general filing a lawsuit challenging unlawful actions by the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), including threats to withhold funding from state and local fair housi  more

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, March 16 [Category: Environment] -- The Union of Concerned Scientists posted the following news release: * * * Records of Trump Administration's Illegal "Climate Working Group" Available Online * WASHINGTON-More than 100,000 pages of documents related to the Trump administration's illegally created "Climate Working Group," which were released by court order to the Environmental Defense Fund (EDF) and the Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS), are now posted online and  more

IRVINE, California, March 17 (TNSxrep) -- The University of California Irvine campus issued the following news release: * * * Research group co-led by UC Irvine develops first-of-its-kind ion pump Ratchet-based device aids in seawater desalination, energy and biomedical applications * A research team co-led by a UC Irvine chemistry professor has developed a new device that removes salt and other charged compounds from water efficiently and effectively. * The ratchet-based ion pump works wit  more

WASHINGTON, March 16 [Category: Political] -- Public Citizen issued the following news release: * * * Sanity Restored for Now as Federal Judge Blocks RFK Jr.'s War on Vaccines * WASHINGTON, D.C. - A U.S. District Court in Massachusetts today blocked the federal government from making changes to the childhood immunization schedule and restricting access to COVID-19 vaccines, halting key elements of U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s anti-vaccine age  more

WASHINGTON, March 16 -- Boston Children's Hospital Computational Health Informatics Program SMART Health IT, Massachusetts, submitted a public comment letter to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services regarding proposed diagnostic imaging interoperability standards. The letter expressed support for expanding standards based application programming interface interoperability to diagnostic imaging while urging regulators to emphasize functional requirements rather than locking in specific  more

WASHINGTON, March 16 [Category: Energy] -- The Solar Energy Industries Association issued the following news release: * * * Solar and Storage Industry Statement on Gov. Healey Executive Order to Build More Affordable, Reliable Energy * BOSTON -Today, Governor Maura Healey signed Executive Order 654, which establishes a target of 10 gigawatts (GW) of new energy resources to come online, be under contract, or be in development by 2035. The EO specifically calls for 4 GW of in-state solar and 3  more

WASHINGTON, March 16 [Category: Environment] -- The League of Conservation Voters posted the following memorandum: * * * State of the States: Governors lay out their visions for lower bills and more clean energy TO: Interested Parties FROM: Bill Holland, VP of State Policy and Advocacy, LCV MEMO: Governors lay out their visions to lower bills, build more clean energy and hold big tech, utilities, and major polluters accountable Over the last month, in state capitals across the country, Gov  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, March 16 -- Gov. Maura Healey, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Statement from Governor Maura Healey on ICE Missing Deadline to Provide Arrest Information * Boston -Governor Maura Healey issued the following statement in response to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement not providing the accurate and up-to-date information on ICE arrests in Massachusetts that she requested by the end of last week: "We know why ICE is refusing to provide th  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, March 16 -- Northeastern University issued the following news: * * * Students say Oakland campus changed them for the better * Students say Northeastern's Oakland campus changed them into more open-minded versions of themselves Six students recently spoke during "Voices of NU Oakland," a storytelling competition on the theme of what makes Northeastern University's Oakland campus feel like home. by Vickie Jean DeHamer - Contributor March 16, 2026 OAKLAND -When Pr  more

LA JOLLA, California, March 16 -- The University of California San Diego campus posted the following news: * * * Human-Made Chemicals Found Throughout Ocean Environments A new study found industrial chemicals even in remote locations and the open ocean * A new study analyzing more than 2,300 seawater samples from around the world has found that human-made chemicals -- from plastic additives and industrial lubricants to pharmaceuticals and pesticides -- are widespread in the marine environme  more

STORRS, Connecticut, March 16 -- The University of Connecticut posted the following news: * * * UConn Helps Sea Scallop Communities Adapt to Ocean Warming * In the coastal waters stretching from Maine to Virginia, Atlantic sea scallops rival lobster as the top shellfish caught in the wild. This delectable mollusk supports one of the most valuable fisheries in the U.S., generating $360 million in revenue annually, and making the U.S. a global leader in wild scallop fishing. A combination of  more

AMHERST, Massachusetts, March 16 -- The University of Massachusetts posted the following news: * * * UMass Amherst Research Links Early Adult Drinking to Middle Age Cognitive Decline * It's well known that alcohol consumption is an age-old method for coping with stress. But surprising? research led by the University of Massachusetts Amherst found that, when such self-medication begins in early adulthood, negative cognitive effects start to show up in middle-age-even after long periods of tot  more

SAN ANTONIO, Texas, March 16 -- The University of Texas-San Antonio issued the following news: * * * UT San Antonio's Lisa Campos named NACDA Athletics Director of the Year * Vice President for Intercollegiate Athletics Lisa Campos has been named a recipient of the National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics (NACDA) Athletics Director of the Year honor, the Cleveland-based organization announced Monday. Campos was one of four recipients from the Football Bowl Subdivision, inc  more

WASHINGTON, March 16 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Warren Probes Meta, Microsoft, Target, Companies on Mass Layoffs Despite Strong Financials and Trump Tax Handouts * Text of Letter (PDF) Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) wrote to the CEOs of Amazon, Home Depot, Meta, Microsoft, Nike, Target, UPS, and Verizon, slamming them for their recent mass layoffs despite having strong earnings and financial positions. In   more

WASHINGTON, March 16 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Warren Raises Questions About Pentagon Granting Classified Access to Elon Musk's Grok AI, Sidestepping National Security Concerns * "I am concerned that Grok's apparent lack of adequate guardrails could pose serious risks to the safety of U.S. military personnel and to the cybersecurity of classified systems." Text of Letter (PDF) Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Ma  more

WASHINGTON, March 16 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Warren, Hank Johnson Lead New Investigation Into Amazon's Melania Documentary Payments as Possible Corrupt Pay-To-Play Scheme * "The fact that Amazon is seeking favorable treatment from the Trump Administration while paying a far-above-market sum to produce and promote the Trump family's film raises questions about Amazon's exposure under federal anti-bribery law" Text of Letter (PDF)   more

WASHINGTON, March 17 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, ranking member of the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Warren, Meeks Statement on Trump Administration's Approval of Advanced AI Chip Sales to China United States Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Ranking Member of the Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee, and Congressman Gregory Meeks (D-NY-05), Ranking Member of the House Committee on Foreign Affairs  more

WASHINGTON, March 16 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Warren, Senators Investigate Social Security Agency's Customer Service Chaos Reaching "New Extremes" * Trump's Social Security head has disrupted Social Security staffing, services Nearly two-thirds of Social Security employees report customer service has declined in the past year "Your forced staff reassignments are harming Social Security beneficiaries, endangering the accuracy of c  more

DENVER, Colorado, March 16 -- Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser issued the following news release: * * * Weiser: Proposed federal EV charger manufacturing rule sets 'impossible' standard * Attorney General Phil Weiser today led a coalition of 20 attorneys general and the governor of Kentucky urging the Federal Highway Administration to withdraw a proposal that would require electric vehicle chargers funded with federal dollars to be made entirely with U.S. components.  "A 100% domestic  more