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Help coming to end sewage in river by Bill Kirk  Federal lawmakers in Massachusetts and New Hampshire are cheering a recent announcement by the Environmental Protection Agency that an additional $67 million from the federal government will address the chronic problem of raw sewage being dumped into rivers and coastal areas across the country during periods of heavy rain. The Sewer… Read more »

Nurses: Tenet offer 'insulting' as strike enters eighth week of unresolved staffing issue by Cyrus Moulton  WORCESTER — A day after an attempt to restart negotiations between striking nurses and management at St. Vincent Hospital fizzled, U.S. Rep. Lori Trahan joined the nurses on the picket line Tuesday and urged the hospital to return to negotiations. “We need… Read more »

Rep. Trahan pushes President Joe Biden on recognizing Overdose Awareness Day by Christopher Scott LOWELL –  Rep. Lori Trahan on Thursday announced she is among the leaders of a bipartisan group of 21 of other representatives in pushing the federal government to recognize and support the goals of Overdose Awareness Day – a day held in remembrance of the lives lost to… Read more »

Greater Lowell reps. applaud EPA Merrimack River funding by Stefan Geller  LOWELL – For well over a year, U.S. Reps. Lori Trahan and Seth Moulton have called on the federal government to help clean up the combined sewer overflows (CSO) that have continually been dumped into the Merrimack River. Last week, their calls were finally answered. Trahan announced on… Read more »

Dams, Bridges And Paid Sick Leave: What The Mass. Delegation Hopes To Insert In Biden's Infrastructure Plan by Callum Borchers  President Biden's $2 trillion infrastructure plan lays out his vision of better transit, broadband and more, but it doesn't yet specify which projects could get funded. That's where members of Congress come in. Though the president's… Read more »

Cancel Instagram for kids: It 'preys' on children's fear of missing out, advocates say to Zuckerberg by Terry Collins  Nearly 100 worldwide experts and advocates are urging Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg to ditch plans to create an Instagram for kids, claiming such a platform will exploit kids' overall well-being. A coalition led by… Read more »

Trahan, New Balance officials tout Lawrence trail extension by Allison Corneau  LAWRENCE — Groundwork Lawrence kicked off its Earth Day celebration a bit early Monday with Congresswoman Lori Trahan, D-Westford, at an event to celebrate the upcoming extension of the rail trail adjacent to New Balance’s distribution center in the Lawrence industrial park set to stretch all the… Read more »

Fitchburg State University’s ‘Women in Leadership’ discussion to feature Rep. Trahan FITCHBURG — Fitchburg State University will host U.S. Rep. Lori Trahan, D-Mass., for a virtual discussion on the theme of Women in Leadership on Thursday, April 15, at 6 p.m., according to an announcement from the university. Trahan will have a discussion with Fitchburg State President Richard S.… Read more »

Trahan, Markey take aim at kids-only Instagram, urge Zuckerburg to ‘abandon’ plans by Erin Tiernan A group of lawmakers — including two from the Massachusetts delegation — are questioning Facebook executive Mark Zuckerberg’s plans for a kids-only Instagram and have given the social media three weeks to convince them or “abandon” the venture. “Given Facebook’s past failures to protect… Read more »

Democrats press Facebook on plans for Instagram for kids by Rebecca Klar  Democrats told Facebook on Monday they have concerns about the platform’s plans for an Instagram for children over the company’s “past failures” to protect kids on platforms aimed at youth users.  “Facebook has a record of failing to protect children’s privacy and safety, casting serious doubt on its… Read more »