Thursday - April 30, 2026
News Tipoffs - Massachusetts Editors Newsletter for Sunday April 05, 2026 ( 6 items )  

Akamai Streamlines Public Sector Technology Acquisition With New State of Montana Data Communications Contract
CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, April 1 -- Akamai Technologies, a provider of content delivery network services, issued the following news release: * * * Akamai Streamlines Public Sector Technology Acquisition with New State of Montana Data Communications Contract New contract vehicle provides government and education customers a pre-competed, competitive alternative to expiring NASPO ValuePoint agreements * Akamai (NASDAQ: AKAM) today announced that the State of Montana awarded the company a new  more

Ariz. Secretary of State: Attorney General Mayes and Secretary of State Fontes Sue Trump Administration Over Unlawful Executive Order Attempting to Exert Federal Control Over Elections
PHOENIX, Arizona, April 4 -- The Arizona Secretary of State issued the following news release on April 3, 2026: * * * Attorney General Mayes and Secretary of State Fontes Sue Trump Administration over Unlawful Executive Order Attempting to Exert Federal Control over Elections Arizona today joined a coalition of states suing President Trump in the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts, challenging his unlawful Executive Order that attempts to interfere with states' constitution  more

Attorney General James Wins Court Order Blocking Unlawful Demands for Higher Education Admissions Data
ALBANY, New York, April 3 -- New York Attorney General Letitia James issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General James Wins Court Order Blocking Unlawful Demands for Higher Education Admissions Data * April 3, 2026 NEW YORK - New York Attorney General Letitia James today released the following statement after a federal judge granted her motion for a preliminary injunction pausing the U.S. Department of Education's burdensome demand for extensive admissions data from public co  more

Institute for Clinical and Economic Review Publishes Final Evidence Report on Therapies for IgA Nephropathy
BOSTON, Massachusetts, March 31 (TNSrpt) -- The Institute for Clinical and Economic Review issued the following news release: * * * Institute for Clinical and Economic Review Publishes Final Evidence Report on Therapies for IgA Nephropathy -- Independent appraisal committee found a net health benefit for sibeprenlimab, atacicept, and Nefecon -- * The Institute for Clinical and Economic Review (ICER) today released a Final Evidence Report assessing the comparative clinical effectiveness and   more

New study reveals New York Bight is a key spring habitat for endangered sei whales
WOODS HOLE, Massachusetts, April 3 [Category: Environment] -- Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution issued the following news release: * * * New study reveals New York Bight is a key spring habitat for endangered sei whales * Images available for use with credit can be found here. New York (April 2, 2026) -A new study led by scientists from the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) and Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) reveals that endangered sei whales regularly use the New York Bi  more

SEC Charges Estate of Massachusetts Investment Adviser, His Company for Allegedly Breaching Fiduciary Duties, Misappropriating Client Funds
WASHINGTON, April 3 -- The Securities and Exchange Commission issued the following litigation release (No. 3:26-cv-30055; D. Mass. filed Apr. 2, 2026): * * * Securities and Exchange Commission v. Personal Representative of the Estate of John R. Brodacki, III and Castle Hill Financial Group, LLC, No. 3:26-cv-30055 (D. Mass. filed Apr. 2, 2026) On April 2, 2026, the Securities and Exchange Commission charged the estate of former investment adviser and Massachusetts resident John R. Brodacki, II  more