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‘A devastating blow’: Lawmakers, higher ed officials react to Supreme Court’s repeal of affirmative action By Cameron Moresberger The Supreme Court decided Thursday to strike down affirmative action, a long-held college admissions policy that permitted race to be factored into a potential student’s acceptance. In the cases of Students for Fair Admissions v. Harvard College and… Read more »

Lori Trahan: $21.4 million in federal funding for 4 Lowell bridges By Melanie Gilbert  LOWELL — The city of Lowell will become a bridge to somewhere thanks to more than $21 million in Bipartisan Infrastructure Law funding to support four bridge rehabilitation and preservation projects across the city. The legislation provides $550 billion from 2022 through 2026 of new… Read more »

Lawmakers renew effort to force data brokers to delete private information on request By Suzanne Smalley   A bipartisan bill to protect Americans’ private online data by establishing a system for people to compel data brokers and companies to stop collecting it was reintroduced in Congress on Thursday after a similar measure died last year. The latest… Read more »

Chemical Used in Suicides Faces Sales Ban Under Proposed Law By Kaustuv Basu A bipartisan group of US lawmakers is introducing legislation to ban the sale of highly concentrated sodium nitrite, a chemical sold by Amazon.com Inc. and some online retailers that has been used by dozens of teenagers and others to kill themselves. The bill, sponsored by Rep. Lori Trahan… Read more »

‘Lives would have been saved’ – Disease X Act would change the way U.S. prepares for pandemics By Laura Geller WASHINGTON — The country has a lot of work to do to save lives before the next pandemic hits -- That’s the focus of new legislation on Capitol Hill. This bill is called the Disease X Act of 2023. Lawmakers use the “X” because we don’t know yet what pathogen will… Read more »

5 questions for Rep. Lori Trahan By Rebecca Kern  Happy Friday, and welcome to the latest edition of our Future In Five Questions. This week I spoke with third-term Democratic Rep. Lori Trahan — an advocate for stronger regulations for tech companies who was once the only female executive at a Massachusetts-based… Read more »

Lori Trahan among those who supported debt ceiling compromise By Kyle Lockwood  LEOMINSTER — With two days to spare, President Joe Biden signed a bill to suspend the nation’s $31.4 trillion debt ceiling through Jan. 1, 2025 on Saturday. As it looked like a deal may not be reached, Americans grew anxious of what a default on the national debt could mean. The national debt ceiling… Read more »

U.S. House bill would address pandemic preparedness By Brent Addleman (The Center Square) – Ensuring the United States works to solidify a rapid response to combat future pandemics is the focus of a new bill introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives. Disease X Act of 2023, bipartisan legislation introduced by Rep. Lori Trahan, D-MA, would work to ensure there is preparation and… Read more »

Trahan Seeks Increased Community Health Center Funding WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congresswoman Lori Trahan (MA-03), a member of the House Energy and Commerce Committee’s Health Subcommittee, advocated for and passed increased federal funding for Community Health Centers and Teaching Health Centers out of the Energy and Commerce Committee. The legislation now moves to the House… Read more »

Mass. Congresswoman Lori Trahan Inquires On Cambodian Artifacts At Met Photo: Getty Images LOWELL, Mass. (WBZ NewsRadio) — Congresswoman Lori Trahan has sent a follow-up on her fall request for the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York to look into its Cambodian artifact collection and verify that none of them are stolen. The inquiry revolves around pieces… Read more »