HANOVER, New Hampshire, Jan. 25 (TNSJou) -- Dartmouth College issued the following news release: * * * Visiting Scholar John Kress assesses the limited sequencing, to date, on plants. * * * Scientists know the full genome sequences of far fewer plants than other life-forms, according to a review paper that summarizes what is known about green plant genomes and how botanists can up the ante. The paper appears in a special feature of the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, which   more

HANOVER, New Hampshire, Jan. 27 (TNSJou) -- Dartmouth College issued the following news release: * * * Ancient ice action seems responsible for massive erosion of rock across the planet. * * * The planet was different 700 million years ago. In the Cryogenian period, Earth featured a single supercontinent known as Rodinia, complex organisms had yet to explode on to the scene, and the globe was an ice-covered snowball. But at some point during "Snowball Earth," rock as much as 3 miles deep wa  more

HANOVER, New Hampshire, Jan. 27 (TNSEco) -- Dartmouth College issued the following news release on Jan. 26, 2022: Dartmouth trustees last week approved the expenditure of $7.5 million to complete designs for the renovation and expansion of the Hopkins Center for the Arts. The $88 million project will create flexible venues, expand the center by approximately 17,000 square feet, and renovate more than one-third of the building to foster the creative aspirations of today's students and artists a  more

RINDGE, New Hampshire, Jan. 27 (TNSJou) -- Franklin Pierce University issued the following news: Franklin Pierce University faculty members Priscilla Marsicovetere, JD, PA-C and Katrina J. Deshaney, MHS, PA-C, and former student Monique Raymond, MPAS '21 were recently published in the Journal of the American Academy of Physician Assistants (JAAPA) for their research on acute abdominal pain in children. The article, "Diagnosing and managing acute abdominal pain in children," was featured in the   more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, Jan. 27 -- New Hampshire Attorney General John Formella issued the following statement on Jan. 26, 2022: * * * Today Attorney General John M. Formella issued the following statement regarding President Biden's nomination of Deputy Attorney General Jane E. Young to serve as the United States Attorney for the District of New Hampshire: "On behalf of the entire New Hampshire Department of Justice, I congratulate Jane Young on her nomination to serve as the United States A  more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, Jan. 25 -- New Hampshire Attorney General John Formella issued the following news release: Attorney General John M. Formella, Hillsborough County Attorney John Coughlin, and Manchester Police Chief Allen D. Aldenberg provide the following update on the investigation into the disappearance of Harmony Montgomery. The investigation to-date has narrowed the window of Harmony's disappearance to approximately November 28-December 10, 2019. According to information learned by   more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, Jan. 29 -- The New Hampshire Democratic Party issued the following statement: * * * In case you missed it, newly released GDP numbers show that the United States' economy grew by 5.7% in 2021 and 6.9% in the final three months of the year - the fastest economic growth for a single year in nearly four decades. In response to this news, NHDP Chair Ray Buckley released the following statement: "This week's GDP numbers confirm what we already know- President Biden and Vic  more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, Jan. 25 -- The New Hampshire Democratic Party issued the following news release on Jan. 24, 2022: Mitch McConnell and his vast network of corporate special interests just can't stay away from New Hampshire. WMUR reported (https://nhdp.us6.list-manage.com/track/click?u=99da013f2bd49930e82805c66&id=83798ebadb&e=7587e662d3) today that Don Bolduc hired Rick Wiley, a long-time McConnell staffer who lobbied for Chinese Communist Party interests, to run his campaign for US Sen  more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, Jan. 26 -- The New Hampshire Democratic Party issued the following news release on Jan. 25, 2022: Yesterday, Kevin Smith's botched campaign rollout entered its third week with a blatant attempt to rewrite his record of opposing and then trying to repeal marriage equality. In his first interview with WMUR, Smith backtracked his position on marriage equality saying that it was "no different" than that of Governor Lynch "at the time." The truth is that in 2009, Smith repea  more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, Jan. 26 -- The New Hampshire Democratic Party issued the following news release: Mitch McConnell just can't help himself. If there's a chance to buy New Hampshire's Senate seat for his special interest backers -- he'll take it. The latest example that McConnell and his corporate special interest backers have their eyes set on New Hampshire? According to CNN, McConnell is now touting Chuck Morse in interviews with national reporters in what is the latest example of McCo  more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, Jan. 28 -- The New Hampshire Democratic Party issued the following news release on Jan. 27, 2022: "Crazy," "complicated," "heated," and "messy" are just four of the ways leading NH political observers are describing the NH GOP's Senate primary in the past day. Yesterday morning, The Boston Globe's James Pindell joined NH Today with Chris Ryan with a brutal assessment of the emerging NH GOP Senate field, saying, "it's going to be a crazy, complicated, messy Republican pr  more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, Jan. 25 -- The New Hampshire Democratic Party issued the following news release on Jan. 24, 2022: Just two days after Smith's official launch on Saturday, pundits are already openly mocking Smith's campaign and his convoluted message to voters. NH Today's Chris Ryan -- one of the state's leading political journalists -- said this morning that Smith's slogan about "local New Hampshire values is redundant," that "you don't want a slogan that's pushing people out," and tha  more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, Jan. 29 -- The New Hampshire Democratic Party issued the following agency statement on Jan. 28, 2022: * * * Tomorrow, Chuck Morse will officially launch his campaign for the United States Senate. Ever since Morse announced that he intended to run at the beginning of the month, he's refused to lay out plans, say what his priorities will be as a candidate, or explain why he's even running for Senate. In a devastating interview with WMUR, he said that he was "reluctant at   more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, Jan. 27 -- The New Hampshire House Republicans issued the following statement: * * * NH House Majority Leader Jason Osborne (R-Auburn) released the following statement after public testimony was received by the House Education Committee from the President of the Timberlane Teachers' Association. "It is appalling, although not surprising, that a teachers' union believes they are above the law. They want to indoctrinate our children in the same Marxist theories they hol  more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, Jan. 25 -- The New Hampshire Department of Insurance issued the following news release: New Hampshire Insurance Department (NHID) Commissioner Christopher Nicolopoulos issued a bulletin that advises all licensed insurers remitting premium tax payments that New Hampshire will no longer offer ACH Debit as an electronic method of payment for premium tax payments. RSA 400-A:32-b requires insurers with a tax liability of $20,000 or more to remit payment by an electronic fund  more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, Jan. 28 -- The New Hampshire Department of Insurance issued the following news release: New Hampshire Insurance Department (NHID) Commissioner Christopher Nicolopoulos issued a bulletin that clarifies the state statutes and administrative rules relating to the advertising of Medicare Supplement Insurance and the use of Lead Generating Devices. The Department is aware that some Medicare Supplement Insurance ("MedSupp") advertising materials are being disseminated to the   more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, Jan. 25 (TNSsro) -- The New Hampshire Public Utilities Commission issued the following electric order (No. 26,568) involving Public Service Company of New Hampshire dba Eversource Energy: Petition for Base Rate Adjustment Pertaining to Fee Free and New Start Programs Order Approving Base Rate Adjustment Pertaining to Fee Free and New Start Programs In this order, the Commission approves an adjustment to Eversource's distribution charge rate effective for service render  more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, Jan. 25 (TNSsro) -- The New Hampshire Public Utilities Commission issued the following electric order (No. 26,569) involving Public Service Company of New Hampshire dba Eversource Energy: Adjustment to Stranded Cost Recovery Charge Order Approving Adjustment to Stranded Cost Recovery Charge In this order the Commission approves an adjustment to the Stranded Cost Recovery Charge for Eversource's customers effective for services rendered on and after February 1, 2022. Fo  more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, Jan. 25 (TNSsro) -- The New Hampshire Public Utilities Commission issued the following electric order (No. 26,570) involving Public Service Company of New Hampshire dba Eversource Energy: Petition for Approval of Change in Regulatory Reconciliation Adjustment Rate Order Approving Regulatory Reconciliation Adjustment Rate In this order, the Commission approves an adjustment to Eversource's regulatory reconciliation adjustment rate effective for service rendered on and a  more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, Jan. 26 (TNSsro) -- The New Hampshire Public Utilities Commission issued the following electric order (No. 26,572) involving Town of Harrisville: Request for Approval of Harrisville Community Power Electric Aggregation Plan In this decision, the Commission determines, without prejudice, that the Harrisville Community Power Electric Aggregation Plan fails to meet certain applicable statutory requirements, invites the Town of Harrisville to participate in the upcoming rul  more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, Jan. 29 -- The New Hampshire House Republicans issued the following statement: * * * House Majority Leader Jason Osborne (R- Auburn) released the following statement after he received positive emails from members of the Timberlane Teachers' Association following the public testimony from their union's president. "I appreciate the outpouring of support I have received from teachers in the Timberlane school district and members of the Timberlane Teachers' Association wh  more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, Jan. 27 -- The New Hampshire State Senate issued the following statement on Jan. 26, 2022 on the behalf of State Sen. Kevin Avard, R-Nashua: * * * Prime sponsor Sen. Kevin Avard (R-Nashua), issued the following statement today regarding bi-partisan Senate Bill 414: "In New Hampshire, some 57,000 caregivers are helping a loved one with Alzheimer's or a related disorder. Caring for someone with these serious cognitive challenges is often a full-time job and can be emoti  more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, Jan. 27 -- The New Hampshire State Senate issued the following statement on the behalf of State Sen. Sharon Carson, R-Londonderry: * * * Sen. Sharon Carson (R-Londonderry) Chair of the Judiciary Committee, issued the following statement regarding bi-partisan Senate Bill 292: "SB 229 is all about common sense and keeping our communities safe. "It requires that parole or probation officers be notified whenever one of their clients has been arrested and is being detaine  more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, Jan. 27 -- The New Hampshire State Senate issued the following statement on Jan. 26, 2022 on the behalf of State Sen. Sharon Carson, R-Londonderry: * * * Sen. Sharon Carson (R-Londonderry) issued the following statement today regarding her proposed amendment to SB 397 updating New Hampshire's Interstate Compact for the Placement of Children: "Looking after the health and safety of children should always be a priority. "Updating our national compacts regarding the pla  more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, Jan. 25 -- The New Hampshire State Senate issued the following statement on the behalf of State Sen. James Gray, R-Rochester: * * * Sen. James Gray (R-Rochester), Chairman of the Election Law and Municipal Affairs Committee issued the following statement today concerning SB425 regarding the establishment of an election portal and SB427 modifying the state's absentee voter rules: "SB 425 will create an election portal that will improve transparency in our voting process  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 28 -- The National Republican Senatorial Committee issued the following news release: No Senate Democrat is safe from the 2022 Red Wave. Poll after poll shows Joe Biden and Senate Democrats bleeding support in battleground states like Nevada, Georgia, and New Hampshire. And Arizona is no different. A new poll from the Left-leaning group Data for Progress shows that Mark Kelly and Joe Biden are both underwater with Arizona voters. Sitting at 46% favorable and 49% unfavorable, M  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 28 -- The National Republican Senatorial Committee issued the following news release: The University of New Hampshire is out with their latest poll of President Joe Biden's job performance, and the numbers are truly shocking. Only 18% (!!) of Granite Staters believe the country is on the right track, and those who don't (69% of voters) are blaming Joe Biden. Over the last month, Biden's approval rating has plummeted a whopping 10 points to 39%, well below the national average.  more