Press Releases

Massachusetts Senate

Bill creates new licensure structure for home care workers, including background checks and a public list of verified agencies (BOSTON—7/16/2026) The Senate passed legislation today to help older adults age in place in Massachusetts by improving...

Massachusetts Senate

Senate’s Ec-Dev Bill Expands Massachusetts’ Housing Potential,Supports Public Safety Around New AI, Aids Scientific Research (BOSTON—7/16/2026) The Massachusetts Senate will debate a $325 million economic development bill next week that lifts all...

Massachusetts House of Representatives

Today the Massachusetts Legislature voted to ban the use of a toxic chemical commonly added to plastic intravenous (IV) bags and linked to cancer cases in Massachusetts.

Massachusetts Senate

Legislation prohibits DEHP — linked to breast, liver, lung, and testicular cancer — from intravenous bags and tubing used in Massachusetts hospitals (BOSTON—7/16/2026) Today the Massachusetts Legislature voted to ban the use of a toxic chemical...

Massachusetts Housing Finance Agency

Related to Begin Comprehensive $38 Million Renovation of Loring Towers in Salem, Massachusetts In Partnership with MassHousing, the 250-Unit Affordable Housing Community Will Undergo Full Renovation and See Affordability Extended Long Term SALEM,...

Massachusetts Cannabis Control Commission

State law now requires municipalities to opt out of allowing cannabis delivery WORCESTER—Following the enactment in April of a law that authorized cannabis delivery statewide, the Massachusetts Cannabis Control Commission (Commission) has...

City of Boston

Danny Cambell, Mayor Michelle Wu, Massport CEO Richard Davey, Governor Maura Healey, and Andrew Dobbie pose for picture with Glasgow Traffic Cone Mayor Michelle Wu, Governor Maura Healey, Massport CEO Richard Davey and Meet Boston President and...

GlobeNewswire, Inc.

PLYMOUTH, Mass., July 15, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Toll Brothers, Inc. (NYSE:TOL), the nation’s leading builder of luxury homes, today announced the grand opening of the highly anticipated model home at its Toll Brothers at The Pinehills -...

GlobeNewswire, Inc.

Boston, MA, July 15, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Initiative for a Competitive City (ICIC) is now accepting applications from Massachusetts manufacturers for the 2026 Manufacturing Accelerator Program (MAP), a national, virtual executive education...

Massachusetts Senate

Legislation responds to reports that nearly 7 in 10 nurses have experienced workplace assault, requiring annual security reviews and new protections for victims (BOSTON—7/16/2026) The Massachusetts Senate acted today to support the safety of...

Massachusetts Senate

Legislation Prioritizes Children’s Health Over Corporations’ Addictive Algorithms (BOSTON—7/9/2026) The Massachusetts Senate stood up to big social media companies today by passing legislation that reins in how their platforms’ most addictive...

Barnstable County - Massachusetts

Published on: July 16, 2026 July 16, 2026: Air Quality Alert for Fine Particulates (Wildfire Smoke) The Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection (MassDEP) has issued an Air Quality Alert for Barnstable County and much of Massachusetts...

Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority

The Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) today announced the success of its Income-Eligible Reduced Fare (IERF) Program as the program continues to grow, with enrollment reaching 44,875 riders during the FY26 (July 1, 2025 -June 30,...

City of Boston

The Council adopted a resolution offered by Councilor Breadon expressing support for a fair first contract for direct support professionals and assistant residential coordinators at Massachusetts Association for the Blind and Visually Impaired...

City of Boston

The Council adopted a resolution offered by Councilors Pepén, FitzGerald, and Worrell, calling on Boston Public Schools (BPS) to fully enroll all 103 eligible schools in the Massachusetts Safe Routes to School (MA SRTS) Program.

City of Boston

The Council approved a grant that will strengthen public safety efforts by supporting regional strategies to prevent and reduce gang violence. • $1,073,239.34 — FY26 Senator Charles E. Shannon Jr. Community Safety Initiative Grant awarded by the...

The California Energy Commission

For Immediate Release: July 16, 2026 Today, California sent a Notice of Intent to Sue to the U.S. Department of the Interior regarding its illegal buyout of Invenergy’s offshore wind lease under the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act. OAKLAND —...

U.S. House Committee on Education and the Workforce

On Friday, July 24, 2026, at 10 a.m. ET, the Education and Workforce Committee will hold a field hearing in Augusta, Georgia titled “Building an AI-Ready America: How AI Is Creating Opportunities Across America's Workforce.” This will be the...

Massachusetts Senate

An Act to improve Massachusetts home care creates a licensing process for home care workers, who provide non-medical care such as dressing, meal preparation, bathing, and other tasks that help older adults age in place.

EIN Presswire

Beloved Monthly Series Continues To Build Community Through Music, Conversation, and Collective Action BOSTON, MA, UNITED STATES, July 9, 2026 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- The ACLU of Massachusetts will sponsor a special anniversary edition of Which...