CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, April 7 -- Akamai Technologies, a provider of content delivery network services, issued the following news release: * * * Akamai Technologies To Hold First Quarter 2026 Investor Conference Call On Thursday, May 7, at 4:30 PM ET Akamai Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ: AKAM), the cybersecurity and cloud computing company that powers business online, announced today that the company will hold a conference call for investors on Thursday, May 7, 2026, at 4:30 p.m. ET. The ca  more

WASHINGTON, April 12 -- The American Council on Education, along with multiple higher education organizations, submitted a public comment letter to the U.S. Department of Education in response to the agency's Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) on "Accountability in Higher Education and Access Through Demand-Driven Workforce Pell: Pell Grant Exclusion Relating to Other Grant Aid; and Workforce Pell Grants." The letter addresses concerns around the Department's implementation of the One Big Beau  more

WASHINGTON, April 9 -- The Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution released the following testimony by Jessica M. Vaughan, director of policy studies at the Center for Immigration Studies, from a March 25, 2026, hearing entitled "Protecting American Citizenship II: Federalism, Sanctuary Cities, and the Rule of Law": * * * Thank you, Chairman Schmitt, for the opportunity to testify. Today there are 13 states and about 100 localities that have adopted sanctuary policies. We estimate th  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, April 8 -- Foley Hoag, a law firm, issued the following news: * * * Foley Hoag Files Amicus Brief on Behalf of The College of Commercial Arbitrators Urging Court to Reject Trump Administration Appeal of Law Firm Executive Orders A team of Foley Hoag attorneys filed an amicus curiae brief in the U.S. Circuit Court for the District of Columbia on behalf of the College of Commercial Arbitrators in the case Perkins Coie LLP v. U.S. Department of Justice, et al., urging the   more

NEW YORK, April 7 -- Kostelanetz LLP, a law firm, issued the following news: * * * Kostelanetz Files Amicus Brief On Question of SEC Power to Require Disgorgement in Sriptech v. SEC Kostelanetz LLP filed an amicus brief on behalf of the Consumer Federation of America (CFA) in the U.S. Supreme Court case Sriptech v. SEC, a case involving the Securities and Exchange Commission's (SEC) authority to require disgorgement of illicit gains. Attorneys Victor Suthammanont, Gray Proctor, Grace Hall, a  more

WASHINGTON, April 12 -- The Massachusetts Association of Community Colleges submitted a public comment letter to the U.S. Department of Education addressing the agency's Notice of Proposed Rulemaking on Accountability in Higher Education and Access Through Demand-Driven Workforce Pell programs. MACC, representing all fifteen community colleges in Massachusetts, expressed support for the department's efforts to implement Workforce Pell provisions under the One Big Beautiful Bill Act and offered f  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, April 8 -- The Massachusetts Department of Higher Education issued the following news release: * * * Healey-Driscoll Administration Seeks Innovative Ideas for New Online Platforms to Support State Financial Aid System Effort continues Governor Healey's modernization of state IT services * The Healey-Driscoll Administration today announced it has posted a Request for Information (RFI) seeking to identify commercially available or customizable online platforms to sup  more

WASHINGTON, April 12 -- The Massachusetts Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers (MACDL) has submitted a public comment letter to the U.S. Department of Justice opposing a proposed rule that would restrict state bar authorities from reviewing complaints and allegations against Department of Justice attorneys. MACDL, which represents over 1,000 defense lawyers practicing primarily in Massachusetts, argues that the rule would undermine accountability and allow DOJ lawyers to evade disciplinary pr  more

WASHINGTON, April 13 -- The National Association of Chain Drug Stores (NACDS) submitted a public comment letter to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) advocating for expanded requirements under the opioid analgesics (OA) Risk Evaluation and Mitigation Strategy (REMS). NACDS recommends that opioid manufacturers be mandated to fund and supply a broad range of DEA-authorized drug disposal methods to enhance safe disposal practices for unused opioid medications dispensed in outpatient settin  more

WASHINGTON, April 12 -- The National Association of Independent Colleges and Universities (NAICU), representing more than 1,700 private, nonprofit colleges and universities, submitted a public comment letter to the U.S. Department of Education regarding the Accountability in Higher Education and Access through Demand-driven (AHEAD) Workforce Pell Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM). The letter addresses provisions of the proposed rule on Pell Grant exclusions relating to other grant aid, Workfo  more

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, April 8 (TNSrep) -- Akamai Technologies, a provider of content delivery network services, issued the following news release: * * * Publishing Industry Under Attack: Global AI Bot Activity Surges by 300%, Akamai Report Finds The sector ranks second globally in AI bot activity, with most attacks targeting publishing organizations * Akamai (NASDAQ: AKAM) released a new State of the Internet (SOTI) report examining how AI bots are reshaping the digital publishing ecosy  more

WASHINGTON, April 11 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following joint statement on April 10, 2026, with Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer, D-New York, and Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, ranking member of the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee: * * * Shaheen, Schumer, Warren Joint Statement Urging Trump Administration Not to Extend Sanctions Relief for Russian Oil Today, U.S. Senators Je  more

WASHINGTON, April 11 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, ranking member of the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee, issued the following joint statement on April 10, 2026, with Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, and Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer, D-New York: * * * Warren, Shaheen, Schumer Release Joint Statement Urging Trump Administration Not to Extend Sanctions Relief for Russian Oil Today, Senators  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, April 12 -- Northeastern University issued the following news: * * * Viktor Orban's defeat 'a defining moment' in Europe. What comes next? * Orban acknowledged Sunday evening that he was too far behind to stage a comeback against Tisza party challenger Peter Magyar, who will take over as Hungary's prime minister. by Tanner Stening April 12, 2026 Sunday's defeat of Viktor Orban, a populist far-right leader and Hungary's longest-serving prime minister, signals a monu  more