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By Colin A. Young, State House News Service Amid one of the worst flu seasons in recent years, U.S. Sen. Edward Markey on Thursday proposed a $1 billion investment towards developing a “universal influenza vaccine.” Markey’s idea is to provide $200 million to the National Institutes of Health from fiscal 2019 through fiscal 2023 and […] More »

BOSTON (CBS) – The flu epidemic is hitting Massachusetts hard. Thursday night, another patient died from influenza at Massachusetts General Hospital, the eleventh person to die in the past two months. Hospital officials say their emergency room is packed with flu patients every day and at least 90 staff members of the hospital have been […] More »

By Shannon Young syoung@repub.com After months of threatening to take action against the Federal Communications Commission’s repeal of Obama-era internet regulations, U.S. Sen. Ed Markey, D-Massachusetts, announced Tuesday that Democrats have offered a formal resolution to restore “net neutrality” rules. The senator said he and others have filed a measure to undo the FCC’s ruling under the Congressional Review Act — […] More »

FALL RIVER, Mass. (WPRI) – U.S. Sen. Ed Markey is stepping up his criticism of Philips Lighting after its president refused to revisit a decision to close its Fall River plant and move the jobs there to Mexico. Manufacturing employees at Philips’ Airport Road plant, who are represented by the IBEW Local 1499 union, were […] More »

By Shira Schoenberg sschoenberg@repub.com U.S. Sen. Ed Markey, D-Massachusetts, said the idea of preventing school shootings by arming teachers “is one of the stupidest ideas I have ever heard.” “I just can’t imagine grammar school teachers coming around the corner with an AK-47 in their hand heading towards some gunman that is coming into the […] More »

By The Republican Editorials Senator Edward Markey says Massachusetts gun laws are a model for other states. He may be right. The “Making America Safe and Secure Act,” appropriately abbreviated to “MASS Act” because it would empower the Department of Justice to hand out $100 million in grants over the next five years to states […] More »

By Shannon Young syoung@repub.com U.S. Sen. Ed Markey, D-Massachusetts, urged Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg Tuesday to brief congressional lawmakers following reports that data firm Cambridge Analytica accessed the private information of millions of the social media giant’s users. The Massachusetts Democrat, who recently called on a Senate panel to hold a hearing on the issue, told MSNBC that he […] More »

By John Hilliard Globe Correspondent  February 19, 2018 FRAMINGHAM — US Senator Edward Markey vowed Sunday to drive a vote on gun control in the Senate this year, as students who survived a mass shooting at their Florida high school said they were planning national protests against gun violence. Markey called gun violence a public […] More »

Dianne Feinstein and Edward J. Markey Current fuel economy standards are cutting pollution, helping consumers and spurring tech innovation. President Trump should not reverse progress. When shopping for a new car, families have more choices available than ever before. From hybrid engines to lighter-weight materials to batteries that recharge when braking, the number of innovative […] More »

By Edward J. Markey and Tom Wheeler   April 19, 2018 Here’s a challenge: Can you think of a part of your life that doesn’t in some way involve the Internet? It’s how we work. It’s how we learn. It’s how we communicate. But all that is under attack. President Trump’s Federal Communications Commission has […] More »