BOSTON, Massachusetts, July 22 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Massachusetts posted the following news release: * * * Boston Man Charged in Connection with Jail Assault * BOSTON - A Boston man has been charged with allegedly attacking a fellow inmate at the Norfolk County Correctional Center. Javon Sylvester Coleman, a/k/a "J-Dott," 22, of Boston was charged by criminal complaint with conspiracy to kill or cause bodily injury to a witness, victim or informant with in  more

WASHINGTON, July 24 -- The Capital Research Center issued the following commentary on July 23, 2026, by Michael Watson, research director and managing editor for InfluenceWatch: * * * An Epitaph for a distinctly American labor movement, at 30 In 1996, a former trade unionist came not to praise the American labor movement but to bury it, as its radicalization to the left against what was then an increasingly conservative mainstream of American public life demonstrated that a uniquely "American  more

WASHINGTON, July 22 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release: * * * EPA Grants Marine Engine Exemption to Support New England's Lobster Industry and Economic Growth * BOSTON (July 22, 2026) - Today, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is exempting a specific new lobster boat model in Chatham, Massachusetts, from Tier 4 engine requirements in accordance with the agency's authority. The agency is utilizing this flexibility for the first time to support Am  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, July 22 -- Gov. Maura Healey, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Governor Healey: Insurance Commissioner's Actions Save $72 Million for Massachusetts Residents, Businesses * Boston -Governor Maura Healey today announced that the Division of Insurance has negotiated down proposed rate increases from seven health insurers, saving Massachusetts residents and businesses a projected $72 million in health care premiums for 2027. The Division of Insur  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, July 22 -- Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell issued the following news release: * * * Massachusetts Hospitals And HMOs Report Contributing Approximately $1.6 Billion In Community Benefits In Fiscal Year * BOSTON -The Massachusetts Attorney General's Office (AGO) today announced that in fiscal year 2025, Massachusetts hospitals and Health Maintenance Organizations (HMOs) contributed $1.6 billion in total Community Benefits expenditures, according to rep  more

WASHINGTON, July 23 -- The House Education and Workforce Committee released the following testimony by Roger A. Mitchell Jr., president of the National Medical Association, from a July 14, 2026, hearing entitled "Training Activists, Not Physicians: The Impact of DEI on Medical Schools." DEI stands for diversity, equity and inclusion. * * * To Chairman Walberg, Ranking Member Scott, and the members of the Committee on Education and Workforce in the 119th Congress of the United States of America  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, July 23 -- The University of Massachusetts Boston campus posted the following news: * * * New Community Garden Brings Urban Agriculture to UMass Boston * 07/23/2026 | Elizabeth Deatrick UMass Boston's students and staff have a chance to learn about sustainable agriculture and grow fresh local produce for distribution through U-ACCESS. On a triangular plot of land behind University Hall, a grid of wooden planters rises from the grass. Sprouts of radishes, beans and   more

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, July 24 -- Gov. Daniel J. McKee, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release on July 23, 2026: * * * Governor McKee Holds Ceremonial Signing of "Commonsense" Freight Train Safety Bills PAWTUCKET, RI --At the site of the Pawtucket and Central Falls train station, Governor Dan McKee held a ceremonial signing of bills H7608/S2913 requiring a minimum of two crew members to operate any train or light engine carrying freight. Joining the Governor were bill sponsors R  more

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, July 24 -- Gov. Daniel J. McKee, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release on July 23, 2026: * * * Governor McKee Signs Executive Order Directing $28 Million in Emergency Relief to Help Protect Rhode Island Households from Winter Electricity Price Spike Executive Order delivers direct bill relief to every residential electric customer as Rhode Island faces double-digit winter price spike - Governor Dan McKee today signed an Executive Order directing $28 mil  more

CALLAGHAN, Australia, July 23 -- The University of Newcastle posted the following news: * * * Recipe for healthier kids: $4.9m research project to transform food and nutrition in Australian childcare * Healthy futures start on the plate, with a new NSW-wide collaboration set to improve nutrition for young Australians in childcare services - helping prevent chronic disease and securing their paths to stronger lifelong wellbeing. Awarded a $4.9m Medical Research Future Fund grant through the  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, July 23 -- Conservation Law Foundation issued the following news release: * * * State, City Officials Celebrate Opening of Dexter Street Commons Mixed-Use Complex in Pawtucket * The $55 million mixed-use development converted a long-vacant space into a new community hub in the heart of the Conant Thread district. Photo: Dexter Street Commons July 23, 2026 (Providence, RI) - Pawtucket Mayor Donald Grebien joined Governor Dan McKee, Secretary of Commerce Stefan Pryor,   more