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Lawmakers ask online gaming companies for details after report reveals increase in hate on platforms By: Laura Geller  Lawmakers want answers after a new report documents an increase in hate and extremism in online gaming. A group in Congress is asking gaming companies what they’re doing about the findings of the Anti-Defamation League report. “We wanted to give a place, safe… Read more »

MCC unveils center devoted to ‘racial healing,’ sparking change across Lowell By: Cameron Morsberger  LOWELL — It takes a great deal of strength and courage to “face our realities,” move past them and become better versions of ourselves, but Darcy Orellana and Middlesex Community College will encourage the community to do just that. To recognize the seventh annual… Read more »

Key Mass. lawmakers demand answers from J&J on children’s Tylenol and Motrin shortages By: Dana Gerber  Rep. Pressley, Sen. Warren, and others are calling on the drug company to detail why it’s so hard right now to find their children’s cold medicines on drugstore shelves. Four members of Massachusetts’ congressional delegation are pushing for answers from drug-making giant… Read more »

Lori Trahan plays rainmaker By: Staff Report  U.S. REP. Lori Trahan continues to make good on her promises to invest in 3rd Congressional District projects, recently securing $20.7 million in federal funding for community projects across the district. The Consolidated Appropriations Act, passed the House and Senate, was signed into law by President Joe Biden on Dec. 29. It’s… Read more »

Fitchburg State theater project gets $2 million in federal funding By: Matthew Bruun FITCHBURG — Fitchburg State University’s downtown theater restoration project has received $2 million in federal support thanks to the efforts of the regional congressional delegation. The funds will go toward the development of a “black box” theater to be constructed adjacent to the main theater… Read more »

Rep. Trahan on McCarthy's failed attempts to become House speaker By: Dan Guzman and Rupa Shenoy Members of the U.S. House will try again Wednesday to elect a speaker. Republican Kevin McCarthy of California failed on Tuesday to get a majority on three ballots because a small group in his own party blocked his nomination. For more on what it's like to be inside the House… Read more »

New Law, Pushed by Trahan, Establishes Pilot Program to Prepare Experts for Next Pandemic By: WHAV News Staff A new federal law, Bolstering Infectious Outbreaks (BIO) Preparedness Workforce Act, seeks to ensure the U.S. is never caught off guard again as it was during the COVID-19 pandemic. Last week, Congresswoman Lori Trahan, a co-founder of the bipartisan Pandemic Preparedness… Read more »

Lori Trahan celebrates passage of Garrett Lee Smith Memorial Reauthorization Act By: Shane Rhodes  The U.S. has long faced a mental health crisis, a problem that has been exacerbated in recent years, in part because of COVID-19 pandemic-related restrictions. Often stigmatized, it can prove difficult for those that struggle with their mental health to find the necessary resources… Read more »

Trahan Secures Renewal of Federal Youth Suicide Prevention Act By: WHAV News Staff  A youth suicide prevention bill, championed by Congresswoman Lori Trahan was signed into law by President Joe Biden last Friday as part of the year-end omnibus package. Trahan a member of the House Energy and Commerce Committee’s Health Subcommittee, hailed the passage of the Garrett Lee Smith… Read more »

Federal Lawmakers Introduce Bill To Strengthen Title IX By: Amanda Christovich On Tuesday, Sen. Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) and Rep. Alma Adams (D-N.C.) introduced a bill called “The Fair Play for Women Act” that would, in effect, make the NCAA subject to Title IX for the first time.  Title IX, which turned 50 in June, requires that any institution of higher education that… Read more »