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Local Lawmakers React To Texas School Shooting By: Sarah Barnacle  BOSTON (WBZNewsRadio) - New England Lawmakers are saying enough is enough in the wake of a school shooting in Texas, that killed 19 students. Local leaders expressed outrage and devastation after an 18-year-old gunman opened fire at a Texas elementary school in Uvalde, on Tuesday. It's the deadliest school… Read more »

Congressional Lawmakers Banned from Russia By: Christian M. Wade  BOSTON — Members of the state’s congressional delegation are among nearly 1,000 Americans permanently banned from Russia in response to their support of economic sanctions stemming from its invasion of Ukraine. Russia’s Foreign Affairs Ministry has released an updated list of 963 individuals barred from entering… Read more »

US Education Secretary Miguel Cardona Visits Students at Lowell High By Prudence Brighton LOWELL — U.S. Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona told a room full of Lowell High School students and staff, as well as the leaders of Middlesex Community College and UMass Lowell, that ”the masks are off, but the pandemic is still with us.” U.S. Rep. Lori Trahan invited Cardona to spend an… Read more »

Mass. Delegation Demands Answers From Abbott on Similac, Stresses Reliance of Low-Income Parents on Baby Formula By: Sarah Betancourt The Massachusetts congressional delegation is demanding answers from Abbott Nutrition on when strained consumers can see baby formula Similac back on store shelves. In a letter led by Reps. Lori Trahan, Katherine Clark and Ayanna Pressley sent to… Read more »

Lori Trahan, Mayor DiNatale Tout Infrastructure Projects as Part of National Transportation Week By Shane Rhodes FITCHBURG — With National Transportation Week officially rolling, U.S. Rep. Lori Trahan, D-3rd, Mayor Stephen DiNatale and others gathered to highlight investments in the city’s infrastructure, made possible by funding from the federal Bipartisan Infrastructure… Read more »

Trahan: We Must Codify Roe By: Congresswoman Lori Trahan  The news landed like a punch directly to the gut. As I looked down at my phone last Monday night, the dreadful news stared back at me: the Supreme Court was poised to overturn Roe v. Wade. Generations of progress fought for and secured by women are now weeks away from being undone according to what we now know is an… Read more »

Merrimack River Watershed Council to Use $352,000 Federal Grant for Cleanup Effort By WHAV Staff The Merrimack River Watershed Council plans to use $352,000 in federal money to bolster cleanup efforts along the waterway. Congresswoman Lori Trahan said last week she “specifically requested” the aid when a recent government spending package was approved. The grant will be used for water… Read more »

Lori Trahan Announces $1 Million for EForALL Small Business Programs By Alana Melanson LOWELL — U.S. Rep. Lori Trahan and local leaders and community partners came together Wednesday to mark National Small Business Week with the announcement of a $1 million federal investment in Entrepreneurship for All’s small business programs. The occasion was held at the Stedman Street… Read more »

Trahan announces $2 million to improve Lawrence Family Health Center By Breanna Edelstein LAWRENCE — Congresswoman Lori Trahan (MA-03) visited with state and community leaders Thursday morning at the Greater Lawrence Family Health Center to announce $2 million in federal funding. The money, Trahan explained, will be used to expand primary health services offered to patients at the 700… Read more »

Trahan, Garry promote mental health services for emergency workers By Trea Lavery WESTMINSTER — On-Site Academy, a facility providing critical mental health services to emergency workers after traumatic experiences, has received $200,000 in American Rescue Plan Act funding from the state to support its services. Congresswoman Lori Trahan, D-3rd, and state Rep. Colleen Garry, D-Dracut,… Read more »