News Tipoffs - Massachusetts Editors
Academy of Managed Care Pharmacy: Trump Administration Issues Sweeping Executive Order on Childhood Vaccine Schedule
ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Aug. 13 -- The Academy of Managed Care Pharmacy issued the following analysis:
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Trump Administration Issues Sweeping Executive Order on Childhood Vaccine Schedule
On Aug. 10, President Trump signed an Executive Order (EO) titled "Delivering Gold-Standard Childhood Vaccine Recommendations for Americans," which substantially revises federal recommendations for the childhood vaccination schedule. The order promulgates new federal recommendations divided into three cate
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Alasdair Roberts Delivers Opening Keynote at National Federalism Conference
AMHERST, Massachusetts, Aug. 13 -- The University of Massachusetts posted the following news:
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Alasdair Roberts Delivers Opening Keynote at National Federalism Conference
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Alasdair Roberts, professor of public policy, delivered the opening keynote address at the National Federalism Summit in Salt Lake City on August 11. The event was hosted by the Constitutional Federalism Initiative, which is housed at Utah Valley University's Center for Constitutional Studies.
Roberts presented "The
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Americans for Tax Reform: End the Inflation Tax on Capital Gains to Help Middle Class
WASHINGTON, Aug. 13 -- Americans for Tax Reform posted the following commentary on Aug. 12, 2026, by John Kartch and Sean Rowen:
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End the Inflation Tax on Capital Gains to Help Middle Class
Three-fourths of households with a capital gains filing make less than $200k
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As reported Tuesday, President Trump is looking to help middle class households by ending the inflation tax on capital gains.
Inflation is created by the government and then taxed by the government. Americans are current
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Americans for Tax Reform: List of Entities Providing Contributions to Trump Accounts for Kids
WASHINGTON, Aug. 13 -- Americans for Tax Reform posted the following commentary on Aug. 12, 2026, by John Kartch and Rachel Loren:
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List of Entities Providing Contributions to Trump Accounts for Kids
Americans for Tax Reform's tracker of Trump Accounts announcements has reached 94.
As documented below at least 94 companies, foundations, individuals and states have announced contributions to the accounts or in the case of foster children, establishment of the accounts.
Trump Accounts fo
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Attorney General Bonta Joins Coalition to Defend International Students' and Faculty's Free Speech Rights
SACRAMENTO, California, Aug. 13 -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release:
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Attorney General Bonta Joins Coalition to Defend International Students' and Faculty's Free Speech Rights
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Attorneys general urge the court to uphold First Amendment protections, reject visa revocations and deportations based on political speech
OAKLAND -California Attorney General Rob Bonta, as part of a multistate coalition, filed an amicus brief urging the U.S. Court of Appe
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ATTORNEY GENERAL RAOUL SUES TRUMP ADMINISTRATION FOR UNLAWFULLY DEMANDING PERSONAL INFORMATION OF CDL DRIVERS
CHICAGO, Illinois, Aug. 13 -- Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul issued the following news release:
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ATTORNEY GENERAL RAOUL SUES TRUMP ADMINISTRATION FOR UNLAWFULLY DEMANDING PERSONAL INFORMATION OF CDL DRIVERS
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Administration Threatens to Withhold $10 Million in Federal Funding Unless Sensitive Information of Millions of Drivers Turned Over
Chicago - Attorney General Kwame Raoul led a coalition of 21 attorneys general and the state of Pennsylvania today in filing two lawsuits agai
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BLS Mid-Atlantic Region Issues Report on Consumer Price Index, Northeast Region July 2026
PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, Aug. 13 (TNSLrpt) -- Consumer Price Index, Northeast Region July 2026 - A report from U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics Mid-Atlantic Region - Aug. 12, 2026
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Area prices were unchanged over the past month, up 4.1 percent from a year ago
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The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) in the Northeast Region was unchanged in July, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) reported today. The all items less food and energy index incr
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BLS Northeast Region Issues Report on Consumer Price Index, Boston-Cambridge-Newton July 2026
NEW YORK, Aug. 13 (TNSLrpt) -- Consumer Price Index, Boston-Cambridge-Newton July 2026 - A report from U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics Northeast Region - Aug. 12, 2026
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Area prices up 0.2 percent over the two months, 3.7 percent over the year
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The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) in the Boston area was up 0.2 percent for the two months ending in July 2026, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) reported today. Regional Commissioner Mark J. Mag
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Blue Energy, GE Vernova Hitachi Sign Agreement to Launch Next Phase of Texas Gas-Plus-Nuclear Project
CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Aug. 14 -- G.E. Vernova, an energy company, posted the following news release on Aug. 13, 2026:
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Blue Energy, GE Vernova Hitachi Sign Agreement to Launch Next Phase of Texas Gas-Plus-Nuclear Project
CHEVY CHASE, Maryland and WILMINGTON, North Carolina - Blue Energy, a vertically integrated deployment platform for financeable, prefabricated nuclear power plants and GE Vernova Hitachi Nuclear Energy (GVH), today announced the signing of an agreement that launches
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Center of the American Experiment Issues Commentary to Thinking Minnesota: Stewardship and the Local School
MINNETONKA, Minnesota, Aug. 14 -- The Center of the American Experiment, a civic and educational organization that says it creates and advocates policies, issued the following commentary by policy fellow Josiah Padley to its Thinking Minnesota magazine:
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Stewardship and the local school
Schools of all types benefit from local investment, stewardship, and community care
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At the close of the 18th century, the French intellectual elite, the philosophes, produced documents proclaiming the
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Clean Air Task Force: In a win for clean energy, court orders Defense Department to end freeze of wind project reviews
BOSTON, Massachusetts, Aug. 12 [Category: Environment] -- Clean Air Task Force, an organization that says it works to safeguard against the impacts of climate change by catalyzing the development and deployment of low-carbon energy and other climate-protecting technologies, issued the following news:
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In a win for clean energy, court orders Defense Department to end freeze of wind project reviews
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Last week, a federal court issued a preliminary injunction ordering the Department of Def
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Cold War-era law finds new use at America's B-2 bomber base
WASHINGTON, Aug. 13 -- The U.S. Air Force issued the following news:
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Cold War-era law finds new use at America's B-2 bomber base
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KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AFNS) - Qilin Wu, a Chinese national who returned to Whiteman Air Force Base after being warned not to photograph the installation, was sentenced to six months in federal custody following a case built on a 76-year-old executive order signed by President Harry Truman.
The conviction showed how a Cold War-era legal framework can be used ag
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Damon Runyon Cancer Research Foundation Awards $4.2 Million to Exceptional Early-Career Scientists
NEW YORK, Aug. 14 -- The Damon Runyon Cancer Research Foundation issued the following news release:
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Damon Runyon Cancer Research Foundation awards $4.2 million to exceptional early-career scientists
The Damon Runyon Cancer Research Foundation has named 14 new Damon Runyon Fellows, brilliant postdoctoral scientists conducting basic and translational cancer research in the laboratories of leading senior investigators. This prestigious Fellowship encourages the nation's most promising youn
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Fall for the Book's Writers in the Schools reaches more than 1,000 students
FAIRFAX, Virginia, Aug. 12 -- George Mason University issued the following news:
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Fall for the Book's Writers in the Schools reaches more than 1,000 students
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Last year, Fall for the Book's annual Writers in the School series reached nearly 1,200 K-12 students in the Fairfax County Public Schools with their Writers in the School series. The program, organized by the George Mason University-based festival, is designed to introduce students to authors and encourage interest in reading an
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FCC Consumer & Governmental Affairs Bureau Issues Public Notice: Applicants for Certification to Participate in National Deaf-Blind Equipment Distribution Program
WASHINGTON, Aug. 14 -- The Federal Communications Commission Consumer and Governmental Affairs Bureau issued the following public notice (CG Docket No. 10-210):
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By the Chief, Consumer and Governmental Affairs Bureau:
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC or Commission), through the National Deaf-Blind Equipment Distribution Program (NDBEDP), also called "iCanConnect," provides up to $10 million annually from the interstate telecommunications relay service fund (TRS Fund) to support
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Federal Appeals Board Sides with CLF in Fight Over PFAS Pollution in Merrimack River
BOSTON, Massachusetts, Aug. 12 -- Conservation Law Foundation issued the following news release:
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Federal Appeals Board Sides with CLF in Fight Over PFAS Pollution in Merrimack River
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The EPA failed to fully assess the dangers of PFAS pollution before allowing these discharges into the Merrimack River. Photo: Adilson Gonzalez Morales
AUGUST 12, 2026 (Concord, NH) - A federal appeals board has largely sided with Conservation Law Foundation (CLF) in its challenge to a Clean Water Act pe
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Goodwin Advises BIOS Life on Raising $25 Million in Seed Funding
BOSTON, Massachusetts, Aug. 13 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Goodwin, a law firm, posted the following news release:
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Goodwin Advises BIOS Life on Raising $25 Million in Seed Funding
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The Healthcare and Technology teams advised BIOS Life, Inc. on raising $25 million in seed funding. Redmile, Vsquared Ventures, and Kindred Capital led the round, joined by healthcare and technology investors from the US and Europe.
BIOS Life, a provider of an AI-native predictive cancer surveillance and c
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Goodwin Advises Zealand Pharma on Entering Into a $100 Million Royalty Purchase and Sale Agreement With Royalty Pharma for the Economics Related to rusfertide
BOSTON, Massachusetts, Aug. 13 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Goodwin, a law firm, posted the following news release:
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Goodwin Advises Zealand Pharma on Entering Into a $100 Million Royalty Purchase and Sale Agreement With Royalty Pharma for the Economics Related to rusfertide
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The Life Sciences team advised Zealand Pharma A/S on entering into a royalty purchase and sale agreement with Royalty Pharma plc in exchange for Zealand Pharma's economics related to rusfertide (PTG-300), a potenti
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Governments must tax Big Oil's profits as UN tax treaty talks advance
BOSTON, Massachusetts, Aug. 13 [Category: Energy] -- 350.org, an organization that works to end the age of fossil fuels and build a community-led renewable energy, posted the following news release:
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Governments must tax Big Oil's profits as UN tax treaty talks advance
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As droughts and wildfires damage economies, 350.org called on governments to push for a global tax treaty that can make big oil and gas corporations pay for mounting climate costs.
This week in New York, governments wr
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Governor Healey Takes Action to Protect Young People and Residents from Dangerous Kratom Products
BOSTON, Massachusetts, Aug. 13 -- Gov. Maura Healey, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release:
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Governor Healey Takes Action to Protect Young People and Residents from Dangerous Kratom Products
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BOSTON -Governor Maura Healey today announced new actions to protect Massachusetts residents from dangerous and largely unregulated kratom products, including an emergency order restricting the sale of kratom across the state and new efforts to educate the public about the health risk
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Healey-Driscoll Administration Awards $45 Million to Protect Massachusetts Communities from Flooding, Extreme Heat and Climate Impacts
BOSTON, Massachusetts, Aug. 13 -- Gov. Maura Healey, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release:
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Healey-Driscoll Administration Awards $45 Million to Protect Massachusetts Communities from Flooding, Extreme Heat and Climate Impacts
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SALEM -The Healey-Driscoll Administration today announced more than $45 million in grants to support 97 projects that will help communities across Massachusetts better withstand flooding, extreme heat, coastal erosion, and other climate impacts. Th
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Indonesian wildfires point to climate crisis, not just El Nino
BOSTON, Massachusetts, Aug. 13 [Category: Energy] -- 350.org, an organization that works to end the age of fossil fuels and build a community-led renewable energy, posted the following news release:
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Indonesian wildfires point to climate crisis, not just El Nino
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Wildfires raging across Indonesia and producing regional transboundary haze are fueled by human-caused climate change, not just El Nino, and need more urgent and lasting measures to protect communities, people's health, and bi
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Introducing dentech 2026: Shaping the Oral Health Innovation Ecosystem at the Global Scale
CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Aug. 13 [Category: Dentistry] -- The ADA Forsyth Institute issued the following news:
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Introducing dentech 2026: Shaping the Oral Health Innovation Ecosystem at the Global Scale
The future of oral health innovation and investment takes shape at dentech 2026.
The oral health innovation ecosystem will convene on Sept. 24-25 at the ADA Forsyth Institute's headquarters in Somerville, Massachusetts. This year's conference features cutting-edge oral health innovatio
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Katherine Reeves Lends Expertise to International Agency for Research on Cancer
AMHERST, Massachusetts, Aug. 13 -- The University of Massachusetts Amherst School of Public Health and Health Sciences posted the following news:
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Katherine Reeves Lends Expertise to International Agency for Research on Cancer
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Katherine Reeves and the IARC Monographs working group in Lyon, France
Professor of Epidemiology Katherine Reeves traveled to Lyon, France, in June to join a working group for the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC), the specialized cancer agency
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Katherine Reeves Takes Part in International Evaluation of Studies on Chemicals
AMHERST, Massachusetts, Aug. 13 -- The University of Massachusetts posted the following news:
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Katherine Reeves Takes Part in International Evaluation of Studies on Chemicals
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Epidemiology professor Katherine Reeves, associate dean of Graduate and Professional Studies in the School of Public Health and Health Sciences, traveled to France this summer to participate in an international evaluation of a certain class of commonly used chemicals and their potential for causing cancer.Reeves
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Lowell Residents Win Stay Against Data Center
NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, Aug. 12 -- Yale Law School posted the following news:
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Lowell Residents Win Stay Against Data Center
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A bank of industrial diesel generators (left) sits behind a neighborhood baseball field in Lowell.
A coalition of residents of Lowell, Massachusetts represented by the Environmental Justice Law and Advocacy Clinic at Yale Law School won a significant court victory4 in their lawsuit5 challenging the expansion of a 352,000 square foot data center in the city's Sa
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Macerich Closes Upsized $775 Million Exchangeable Notes Offering with Capped Call
BOSTON, Massachusetts, Aug. 12 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Goodwin, a law firm, posted the following news release:
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Macerich Closes Upsized $775 Million Exchangeable Notes Offering with Capped Call
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Goodwin's REITs team advised The Macerich Partnership, L.P. (the "Partnership"), the operating partnership of The Macerich Company (the "Company") on the Partnership's 2.25% Exchangeable Senior Notes due 2031 (the "Notes"). The $775 million offering was upsized from $600 million and include
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McGovern, Castro lead 5 Members of Congress in asking new Colombian President to support broad range of shared priorities including human rights
WASHINGTON, Aug. 13 -- Rep. James McGovern, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release:
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McGovern, Castro lead 5 Members of Congress in asking new Colombian President to support broad range of shared priorities including human rights
Today, Representative James P. McGovern (D-MA), Ranking Member of the House Rules Committee and Co-Chair of the Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission, along with Representative Joaquin Castro (D-TX), Ranking Member of the Westen Hemisphere Subcommittee
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Md. A.G. Brown Sues Trump Administration for Unlawfully Demanding Personal Information of CDL Drivers
BALTIMORE, Maryland, Aug. 14 -- Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown issued the following news release on Aug. 13, 2026:
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Attorney General Brown Sues Trump Administration for Unlawfully Demanding Personal Information of CDL Drivers
Administration Threatens to Withhold $10 Million in Federal Funding Unless Sensitive Information of Millions of Drivers is Turned Over
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Attorney General Anthony G. Brown joined a coalition of 21 attorneys general and the state of Pennsylvania today i
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MIT selected to lead new NSF materials research center
CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Aug. 12 -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology posted the following news:
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MIT selected to lead new NSF materials research center
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The National Science Foundation (NSF) has selected MIT to establish and lead a new Materials Research Science and Engineering Center (MRSEC) focused on materials technologies for medical imaging, sustainable metals production, and next-generation semiconductors, according to an NSF announcement released July 30.
Expected to
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More Than 2,000 ADUs Approved Under Governor Healey's Housing Bill
BOSTON, Massachusetts, Aug. 12 -- Gov. Maura Healey, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release:
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More Than 2,000 ADUs Approved Under Governor Healey's Housing Bill
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BOSTON -The Healey-Driscoll Administration today announced that municipalities across Massachusetts have approved 854 accessory dwelling units, or ADUs, during the first six months of 2026, building on strong early momentum following the signing of Governor Healey's Affordable Homes Act and bringing the statewide t
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N.J. A.G. Davenport Sues Trump Administration for Unlawfully Demanding Personal Information of Drivers
TRENTON, New Jersey, Aug. 14 -- New Jersey Attorney General Jennifer Davenport issued the following news release on Aug. 13, 2026:
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AG Davenport Sues Trump Administration for Unlawfully Demanding Personal Information of Drivers
Administration Threatens to Withhold $10 Million in Federal Funding Unless Sensitive Information of Millions of Drivers with Commercial Drivers Licenses is Turned Over
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Attorney General Jennifer Davenport joined a coalition of 21 attorneys general and the state
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Naomi Mann Leads Boston University Law's Growing Experiential Education Program as the New Associate Dean
BOSTON, Massachusetts, Aug. 14 -- Boston University School of Law issued the following news:
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Naomi Mann Leads BU Law's Growing Experiential Education Program as the New Associate Dean
Mann plans to forge new partnerships with local and national organizations on initiatives that advance civil justice and expand access to legal representation.
By Rebecca Beyer
In the past three years, Boston University School of Law's experiential learning program has expanded its offerings across the
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NASCUS Announces Election Results and Welcomes New Board and Advisory Council Members at 2026 Annual Meeting
ARLINGTON, Virginia, Aug. 12 [Category: Government/Public Administration] -- The National Association of State Credit Union Supervisors issued the following news release:
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NASCUS Announces Election Results and Welcomes New Board and Advisory Council Members at 2026 Annual Meeting
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ARLINGTON, VA - The National Association of State Credit Union Supervisors (NASCUS) announced the results of its 2026 elections and welcomed new officers and directors to the NASCUS Regulator Board and Credit
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New York Times: Larsen, Warren Accuse Trump Administration of Stonewalling Major Transit Projects
WASHINGTON, Aug. 13 -- Rep. Rick Larsen, D-Washington, issued the following news release:
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New York Times: Larsen, Warren Accuse Trump Administration of Stonewalling Major Transit Projects
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Representative Rick Larsen (WA-02), top Democrat on the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, and Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), top Democrat on the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee, joined 39 congressional Democrats in demanding that the Trump administration stop d
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Online conflict may strengthen, not weaken, social movements, McGill researchers find
MONTREAL, Quebec, Aug. 12 -- McGill University posted the following news release:
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Online conflict may strengthen, not weaken, social movements, McGill researchers find
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Online conflict tends to advance social movements rather than undermine them, according to new research from McGill's Desautels Faculty of Management.
"Anyone who has watched an online debate turn heated assumes arguing kills collective action," said Emmanuelle Vaast, Professor of Information Systems and the study's s
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Padilla, Schiff, Congressional Democrats Demand FTA and OMB Stop Holding Blue State Infrastructure Funding Hostage
WASHINGTON, Aug. 13 -- Sen. Alex Padilla, D-California, issued the following news release:
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Padilla, Schiff, Congressional Democrats Demand FTA and OMB Stop Holding Blue State Infrastructure Funding Hostage
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WASHINGTON, D.C. -U.S. Senators Alex Padilla and Adam Schiff (both D-Calif.) joined Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and 39 Democratic colleagues in demanding the Trump Administration stop delaying the advancement of public transportation projects funded by the Capital Investment
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Pressley, Community Leaders Call for Shift in National Priorities: Away from War, Toward Our Families
WASHINGTON, Aug. 13 -- Rep. Ayanna Pressley, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news:
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Pressley, Community Leaders Call for Shift in National Priorities: Away from War, Toward Our Families
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Dorchester presser comes as Trump continues war with Iran and proposes $1.5 trillion military budget while exacerbating affordability crisis and attacks on immigrant communities
"It is much easier instead for this man to scapegoat immigrants, to vilify our neighbors, than to make good on his pro
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RBC Wins IDC CIO Awards Canada 2026 for AI-driven Credit Underwriting Transformation
TORONTO, Ontario, Aug. 14 -- The Royal Bank of Canada issued the following news release:
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RBC wins IDC CIO Awards Canada 2026 for AI-driven credit underwriting transformation
Recognition reinforces RBC's leadership in intelligent financial services, backed by a decade of innovation investment
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Royal Bank of Canada (TSX: RY) (NYSE: RY) has been named an IDC CIO Awards Canada 2026 winner for retail credit underwriting, an artificial intelligence (AI)-assisted digital transformation pro
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Rep. Larsen, 41 Co-Signers Issue Letter to FTA Acting Deputy Administrator Cahill, OMB Director Vought
WASHINGTON, Aug. 14 (TNSletter) -- Rep. Rick Larsen, D-Washington, ranking member of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, with 41 co-signers issued the following letter to Office of Management and Budget Director Russell Vought and Federal Transit Acting Deputy Administrator Matthew Cahill:
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Here is the text of the letter:
August 11, 2026
The Honorable Russell Vought
Director
Office of Management and Budget
725 17th Street NW
Washington, D.C. 20503
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Matthew Cah
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Rep. McGovern Issues Letter to Secretary of State Rubio
WASHINGTON, Aug. 14 (TNSletter) -- Rep. James McGovern, D-Massachusetts, issued the following letter to Secretary of State Marco Rubio:
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Here is the text of the letter:
August 12, 2026
The Honorable Marco Rubio
Secretary of State
2201 C Street, NW
Washington, DC 20520
Dear Secretary Rubio,
As Co-Chair of the Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission, I am deeply troubled by the crisis of security, governance, and human rights now facing the Central Sahel--Mali, Niger, and Burkina Faso. In
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Researchers uncover hidden pore network within nuclear fuel
CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Aug. 13 -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology posted the following news:
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Researchers uncover hidden pore network within nuclear fuel
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The moment a nuclear reactor begins operation, a complex chain of events is initiated within the fuel: Heavy atoms split into fission products, knocking other atoms out of place and creating defects that can change how the fuel swells, transfers heat, and reacts chemically over time.
Understanding those processes is ke
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Ropes & Gray Advised Cabot Corporation on $350 Million Bond Offering
BOSTON, Massachusetts, Aug. 14 -- Ropes and Gray, a law firm, issued the following news:
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Ropes & Gray Advised Cabot Corporation on $350 Million Bond Offering
Ropes & Gray represented Cabot Corporation a public offering of $350 million of 4.950% senior unsecured notes due 2029.
The offering priced on Aug. 12 and closed on Aug. 21.
Cabot Corporation (NYSE: CBT) is a global specialty chemicals and performance materials company headquartered in Boston.
The company is a leading provider
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Ropes & Gray Advised Samsonite Group in Approximately $210 Million Acquisition of BEIS
BOSTON, Massachusetts, Aug. 14 -- Ropes and Gray, a law firm, issued the following news:
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Ropes & Gray Advised Samsonite Group in Approximately $210 Million Acquisition of BEIS
Ropes & Gray represented Samsonite Group S.A. in its approximately $210 million acquisition of BEIS, LLC, a digitally native lifestyle and travel brand founded in 2018 by actress and entrepreneur Shay Mitchell and incubated by Beach House Group. The transaction was announced on August 12 via press release.
The tr
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Ropes & Gray Ranked No. 2 on The American Lawyer's A-List
BOSTON, Massachusetts, Aug. 14 -- Ropes and Gray, a law firm, issued the following news:
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Ropes & Gray Ranked No. 2 on The American Lawyer's A-List
For the tenth consecutive year, Ropes & Gray has ranked among the top three firms on The American Lawyer's A-List, once again earning the No. 2 position in the 2026 report.
The A-List is The American Lawyer's premier ranking, recognizing 20 law firms that stand out across key measures of excellence, including financial performance, associate
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Schiff, Padilla & Congressional Democrats Demand FTA and OMB Stop Holding Blue State Infrastructure Funding Hostage
WASHINGTON, Aug. 13 -- Sen. Adam Schiff, D-California, issued the following news release:
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Schiff, Padilla & Congressional Democrats Demand FTA and OMB Stop Holding Blue State Infrastructure Funding Hostage
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Washington, D.C. -U.S. Senators Adam Schiff and Alex Padilla (both D-Calif.) joined Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and 39 Democratic colleagues in demanding the Trump Administration stop delaying the advancement of public transportation projects funded by the Capital Investment
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Sens. Warren, Lee Issue Letter to Defense Secretary Hegseth
WASHINGTON, Aug. 14 (TNSletter) -- Sens. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, and Mike Lee, R-Utah, issued the following letter to Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth:
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Here is the text of the letter:
August 10, 2026
Pete Hegseth
Secretary
U.S. Department of Defense
1000 Defense Pentagon
Washington, D.C., 20301-1000
Dear Secretary Hegseth,
We write in regard to defense contractors' implementation of President Trump's executive order #14372 ("Prioritizing the Warfighter in Defense Contrac
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StFX computer science researchers tackle a core challenge in AI with evolutionary approach
ANTIGONISH, Nova Scotia, Aug. 13 -- St. Francis Xavier University posted the following news:
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StFX computer science researchers tackle a core challenge in AI with evolutionary approach
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A collaboration born from the Mitacs Globalink Research Internship program at St. Francis Xavier University has produced new research addressing one of the most persistent problems in modern artificial intelligence: how to teach autonomous agents what we actually want them to do.
StFX Department of Com
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Syracuse University: She Charted a Course for Women in the Navy. Now, Her Legacy Has a Home
SYRACUSE, New York, Aug. 14 -- Syracuse University issued the following news:
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She Charted a Course for Women in the Navy. Now, Her Legacy Has a Home
Maria Calabrese Murray's WAVES uniform--and a hand-drawn map of Iwo Jima--are on display at the National Veterans Resource Center at the Daniel and Gayle D'Aniello Building.
Charlie Poag
Maria Calabrese Murray '44 was 17 when she arrived at Syracuse University in 1940. A talented flutist and pianist, Murray had already performed with the
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This scarcity affects us all: Alumni doctors discuss the healthcare provider shortage
SCHENECTADY, New York, Aug. 13 -- Union College posted the following news:
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This scarcity affects us all: Alumni doctors discuss the healthcare provider shortage
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We've all experienced it-either ourselves or through a loved one. The days-long wait for a bed in the hospital. The weeks-long wait to see a primary care doctor. The months-long wait for that specialist appointment.
It's agonizing, but unsurprising, given the shortage of healthcare providers. Which will get worse.
By 2036,
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University of Michigan: Clearing the Air - Public Prefers 'Natural' Approaches to Curbing Climate Change
ANN ARBOR, Michigan, Aug. 14 (TNSjou) -- The University of Michigan issued the following news:
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Clearing the air: Public prefers 'natural' approaches to curbing climate change
Public support for climate solutions isn't just about whether the technique works--it's also about whether people perceive it as a natural process.
That key takeaway of research from the University of Michigan and other institutions offers big implications for how policymakers, scientists and communicators talk ab
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Va. A.G. Jones Co-Leads Lawsuit Against Trump Administration for Unlawfully Demanding Personal Information of CDL Drivers
RICHMOND, Virginia, Aug. 14 -- Virginia Attorney General Jay Jones issued the following news release:
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Attorney General Jones Co-Leads Lawsuit Against Trump Administration for Unlawfully Demanding Personal Information of CDL Drivers
Administration threatens to withhold $10 million in federal funding unless sensitive information of millions of drivers is turned over
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Attorney General Jones, along with Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul, California Attorney General, Rob Bonta, and
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Warren Investigates Trump Admin's Failed Response to Cyclospora Outbreak, Raises Questions About Corruption and Influence-Peddling
WASHINGTON, Aug. 13 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release:
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Warren Investigates Trump Admin's Failed Response to Cyclospora Outbreak, Raises Questions About Corruption and Influence-Peddling
Taylor Farms' parent company has donated millions to political organizations with ties to President Trump
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U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) pressed Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on his response to the biggest outbre
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Warren Slams RFK Jr.'s Secrecy on Trump's Big Pharma Deals; Releases New HHS Response Raising Questions About Administration's Savings Estimate
WASHINGTON, Aug. 13 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release:
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Warren Slams RFK Jr.'s Secrecy on Trump's Big Pharma Deals; Releases New HHS Response Raising Questions About Administration's Savings Estimate
In a new response to Warren, RFK Jr. claims TrumpRx does not store prescription information -raising questions about whether Administration savings claims were "made up out of thin air."
"Your ongoing refusal to release these deals raises questions
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Warren, Coons Press Rubio and Bessent to Explain Unprecedented Halt in Regular Russia Sanctions, Even After Admitting Talks Stalled
WASHINGTON, Aug. 14 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, ranking member of the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee, issued the following news release:
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Warren, Coons Press Rubio and Bessent to Explain Unprecedented Halt in Regular Russia Sanctions, Even After Admitting Talks Stalled
"If the Administration paused regular Russia sanctions because of peace talks, and those talks stalled months ago, why hasn't the Administration resumed routine and frequent U.S. sanctio
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Warren, Garcia Press Trump on Thousands of Stock Trades, Question Him on Self-Enrichment from Government Actions
WASHINGTON, Aug. 13 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release:
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Warren, Garcia Press Trump on Thousands of Stock Trades, Question Him on Self-Enrichment from Government Actions
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Trump financial disclosures reveal over 17,000 stock trades, worth up to $1.56 billion
"The American people deserve to know that the President is not using his office to increase the value of his stock portfolios, rather than working to bring down the cost of groceries"
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Warren, Norcross Press Hegseth on Reckless Cuts to Weapons Testing Office After Watchdog Finds Cuts Increased Safety Risks for Troops
WASHINGTON, Aug. 13 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release:
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Warren, Norcross Press Hegseth on Reckless Cuts to Weapons Testing Office After Watchdog Finds Cuts Increased Safety Risks for Troops
Government watchdog recently found Hegseth's cuts to the military's independent weapons testing office increased safety risks for troops, may violate the law
"The decision to purge the office of DOT&E has created significant and unnecessary risk that jeopard
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Warren, Padilla, Senators Press Dr. Oz on CMS Guidance that Threatens Nursing Home Residents' Right to Vote
WASHINGTON, Aug. 13 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release:
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Warren, Padilla, Senators Press Dr. Oz on CMS Guidance that Threatens Nursing Home Residents' Right to Vote
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Trump administration threatens nursing home staff, removes vote-by-mail guidance
Lawmakers warn that "nursing home residents...must not be denied their rights because they are disabled, elderly, lack transit, or face difficulties in obtaining a ballot or voting in person."
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WilmerHale and Its Lawyers Recognized in 2026 New England Legal Awards
WASHINGTON, Aug. 12 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- WilmerHale, a law firm, posted the following news:
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WilmerHale and Its Lawyers Recognized in 2026 New England Legal Awards
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WilmerHale and its lawyers have been recognized across 11 categories in the 2026 New England Legal Awards, earning honors for both individual lawyers and firmwide litigation practices.
The New England Legal Awards celebrate professional excellence across the legal community in Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New
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