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Fastport Announces Asset Purchase Agreement With Semper Forward to Expand Military Hiring and Workforce Development
This will expand Fastport’s ability to deliver personalized, relationship-focused services for transitioning service members, veterans, and military spouses. BOSTON, MA, UNITED STATES, May 20, 2025 /EINPresswire.com/ -- Fastport, a leader in...

Oregon Attorney General Dan Rayfield Presents Tariff Lawsuit to the U.S. Court of International Trade in New York City
Today, the Oregon Department of Justice argued its multi-state case challenging federal tariffs before the U.S. Court of International Trade. The agency, led by Attorney General Dan Rayfield, argues that the law President Trump is using – the...

Creative Terrazzo Systems Wins National Art Honor for Airport Project
Creative Terrazzo Systems and artist Marielle Plaisir's freeform terrazzo public art on Hibiscus Bridge at Fort Lauderdale airport earns NTMA award. FREDERICKSBURG, TX, UNITED STATES, June 15, 2025 /EINPresswire.com/ -- National Terrazzo &...

Eleven Barton Gilman Attorneys Selected as 2025 Professional Excellence in Law Honorees by Rhode Island Monthly
PROVIDENCE, RI, UNITED STATES, May 21, 2025 /EINPresswire.com/ -- Barton Gilman is pleased to announce that eleven of its attorneys have been selected as 2025 Professional Excellence in Law honorees by Rhode Island Monthly. This distinction...

Yost Leads Brief Defending Law That Targets Threats Against Public Servants
(COLUMBUS, Ohio) — Led by Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost, a bipartisan group of 41 states and the District of Columbia is defending a New Jersey law that protects public servants from increasing threats of violence in the digital age. In an...

Central Tile & Terrazzo Earns National Recognition for Public Art Project at Gerald R. Ford International Airport
Award-winning terrazzo installation captures Michigan’s dunes, forests, industries and waterways in vibrant public artworks designed by local artists. FREDERICKSBURG , TX, UNITED STATES, June 15, 2025 /EINPresswire.com/ -- The National Terrazzo...

OASIS Common Security Advisory Framework v2.0 Approved as an ISO/IEC International Standard
Designation as ISO/IEC 20153 Solidifies CSAF’s Global Role in Standardized Vulnerability Reporting BOSTON, MA, UNITED STATES, May 20, 2025 /EINPresswire.com/ -- The Common Security Advisory Framework (CSAF) Version 2.0, an open standard...

Attorney General Ford Files Motion for Preliminary Injunction to Halt Implementation of President Trump’s Unlawful Elections Executive Order
Carson City, NV — Attorney General Aaron D. Ford today joined a coalition of 19 attorneys general in filing a motion for a preliminary injunction to block the Trump Administration from implementing Executive Order No. 14248 (Executive Order), an...

ICE Arrests Gang Members, Drug Traffickers, Violent Criminal Illegal Aliens in Sanctuary State Massachusetts
WASHINGTON – The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) successfully detained and removed criminal illegal aliens from the sanctuary state of Massachusetts. “Despite sanctuary politicians and...

Legora Attracts $80 Million Series B Funding as Top Global Law Firms and Legal Teams Rush to Adopt Its Collaborative AI
Today, Legora announces an $80 million funding round led by ICONIQ and GeneralCatalyst, with continued support from existing investors Redpoint Ventures, Benchmark, and Y Combinator. This latest round is a strong endorsement of Legora’s product...

Coalition of City and County Governments Across U.S. File Amicus Brief in Opposition to Trump Administration’s Termination of CHNV Parole Program
Led by the City of Boston, MA, 37 cities, counties, and local elected officials argue that residents from Cuba, Haiti, Nicaragua, and Venezuela with parole status play an essential role in economic growth and public safety Mayor Michelle Wu has...

Council Advances Ranked Choice Voting for Local Elections
The Council voted 8-4 to advance a Home Rule Petition that would bring Ranked Choice Voting (RCV) to local elections. The proposal was introduced by Council President Louijeune and Councilors Mejia and Santana, and will now move to the...

Council Urges Federal Government to Maintain Funding for Life-Saving Cancer Research
The Council adopted a resolution urging the federal government to continue funding critical cancer research, particularly through the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and the National Cancer Institute (NCI). This comes as proposed cuts to...

Council Passes Ordinance to Strengthen Boston’s Technology Infrastructure and Governance
The Council passed an ordinance formally codifying the Department of Innovation and Technology (DoIT) into city law, granting it clearer authority to lead the City’s digital transformation efforts and modernize how services are delivered to...

Longeveron® to Attend BIO International Convention 2025
Focus on potential partnership and strategic opportunities for the Company’s stem cell therapy program for Alzheimer’s disease Recent Type B meeting with FDA provided alignment on a planned single, pivotal Phase 2/3 clinical trial, which if...

Comer and Higgins Applaud Passage of Bill to Ban D.C.’s Sanctuary Policy for Criminal Illegal Aliens
WASHINGTON—House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.) and Subcommittee on Federal Law Enforcement Clay Higgins (R-La.) today applauded House passage of the District of Columbia Federal Immigration Compliance...

Suicide Prevention Advocates Launch Resource for the United Nation’s International Day of Families
MADISON, IN, UNITED STATES, May 19, 2025 /EINPresswire.com/ -- Impacted Family & Friends (IFF) Resources activated a 3rd self-directed online course - Dreams Matter Aka the Emotional Cost of Unfinished Symphonies...

Attorney General Bonta Co-Leads Comment Letter Opposing Federal Government’s Proposal to Significantly Weaken the Federal Endangered Species Act
OAKLAND – California Attorney General Rob Bonta today co-led a coalition of 16 attorneys general in sending a comment letter to the Trump Administration opposing a proposed rule by the United States Fish and Wildlife Service and the National...

Aardvark Therapeutics Bolsters Leadership Team with Strategic Hires Across Scientific, Commercial, Regulatory and Legal Functions
Timothy Kieffer, Ph.D., appointed Chief Scientific Officer Danny Villeneuve appointed Chief Commercial Officer Terrie Kellmeyer, Ph.D., appointed Senior Vice President, Regulatory Affairs Christian Zapf, J.D., appointed General Counsel SAN DIEGO,...

Kymera Therapeutics Presents New Preclinical Data for KT-621, a First-In-Class, Oral STAT6 Degrader at the American Thoracic Society International Conference
KT-621, a potent, selective, oral STAT6 degrader, demonstrated comparable or superior activity to dupilumab in a newly disclosed preclinical chronic asthma model reversing disease progression KT-621 Phase 1 healthy volunteer SAD/MAD trial...