BOSTON, Massachusetts, May 8 -- The Boston University School of Public Health issued the following news: * * * A Q&A with Dr. Robbie Goldstein *. Commissioner Robbie Goldstein. Photo courtesy of Mass.gov Featured 'Hard Things Are Hard,' but Dr. Robbie Goldstein Aims to Do Them Anyway Massachusetts Department of Public Health Commissioner Dr. Robbie Goldstein, the 2026 Convocation Speaker, shares his goals of public health leadership and the lessons he has learned along the way. Dr.   more

WASHINGTON, May 8 -- Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * Ahead of Mother's Day, Senators Demand Accountability for Dangerous Mistreatment of Pregnant Women in ICE Detention * Today, U.S. Senator Richard Blumethal (D-CT), Mazie K. Hirono (D-HI), and Jon Ossoff (D-GA) wrote Secretary of Homeland Security Markwayne Mullin and two private contractors demanding information about the treatment of pregnant, postpartum, and nursing women in Immigration an  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, May 8 -- The Boston University School of Public Health issued the following news: * * * Faculty, Staff, and Students to be Recognized with 2026 SPH Awards *. Photo from SPH archive practice Jaimie Gradus, Lois McCloskey, Karen Molloy, Brooke Nichols, Ryan Wisniewski, and Mai Hussein will receive awards at convocation. Congratulations to the members of the School of Public Health community who will be honored with awards at the 2026 SPH Convocation! 2026 Podium  more

WASHINGTON, May 8 -- Sen. Edward J. Markey, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Senators Markey, Warren Statement on House-Passed Farm Bill Provision That Would Preempt State Animal Welfare and Agriculture Protections * Washington (May 8, 2026) - Senators Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) and Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) released the following statement on the House of Representatives' passage of a Farm Bill that would preempt a Massachusetts law that prohibits in-state sale of   more