WASHINGTON, Nov. 17 -- Rep. Chris Pappas, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: Lawmakers also asked Secretary Granholm to convene stakeholders in the New England region to plan for potential supply shortages or risks to grid reliability in the event of severe weather this winter. The New Hampshire delegation sent a letter to the Department of Energy, urging Secretary Granholm to accelerate the distribution of federal funds and programs under the bipartisan infrastructure law and  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 17 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release and letter: U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), a senior member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, sent a letter with U.S. Senator Maggie Hassan (D-NH) and U.S. Representatives Annie Kuster (NH-02) and Chris Pappas (NH-01) to the Department of Energy, urging Secretary Granholm to accelerate the distribution of federal funds and programs under the bipartisan infrastructure law and Inflation Reduct  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 17 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release and letter: U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), a senior member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, sent a letter with U.S. Senator Maggie Hassan (D-NH) and U.S. Representatives Annie Kuster (NH-02) and Chris Pappas (NH-01) to the Department of Energy, urging Secretary Granholm to accelerate the distribution of federal funds and programs under the bipartisan infrastructure law and Inflation Reducti  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 17 -- The Democratic Governors Association issued the following news: In their coverage leading up to and following last Tuesday's midterm elections, news outlets and Democratic leaders have widely praised the strength of Democratic gubernatorial candidates' campaigns. They particularly highlighted Democratic governors' and candidates' ability to highlight their accomplishments and bold plans while running on savvy social media and ad strategies. "Democratic governors and can  more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, Nov. 17 (TNSawa) -- The First Responder Network Authority, an independent agency within the Commerce Department's National Telecommunications and Information Administration that oversees the nation's communications network dedicated to emergency responders and the public safety community, issued the following news release on Nov. 16, 2022: New Hampshire public safety leader John Stevens has been awarded the prestigious Chief Harlin R. McEwen Public Safety Broadband Commu  more

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, Nov. 16 -- The Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management issued the following news release: The Department of Environmental Management (DEM) is proud to announce that the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission (ASMFC) has recognized DEM Deputy Director for Natural Resources Jason McNamee, PhD, with its highest honor. McNamee received the 2022 Captain David H. Hart Award at ASMFC's annual meeting last week in Long Branch, NJ, for "outstanding efforts to i  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Nov. 17 -- Mass General Brigham issued the following news release: The Massachusetts Consortium on Pathogen Readiness, which includes over a dozen Mass General Brigham researchers, will play a central role in genomic surveillance and education on emerging and novel pathogens under a new $25 million CDC grant awarded to the Massachusetts Department of Public Health. The goal of the award is to establish the New England Pathogen Genomics Center of Excellence (PGCoE). The o  more

KINGSTON, Rhode Island, Nov. 17 (TNSfund) -- The University of Rhode Island issued the following news: The University of Rhode Island College of Pharmacy's Community First Responder Program (CFRP) has distributed thousands of life-saving Naloxone kits over the last three years while educating members of the community to reverse opioid overdoses. The program has now expanded to become the Northeast Rural Opioid Technical Assistance Regional Center for overdose response training across rural New   more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Nov. 17 (TNSjou) -- Vanderbilt University Medical Center issued the following news: Myocarditis is a complication that can occur in cancer patients treated with immune checkpoint inhibitors. Although the adverse event is rare -- affecting less than 1% of patients given the immunotherapy -- the mortality rate is nearly 50%. Now, researchers from Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center have identified the mechanism for the deadly heart inflammation. The researchers discovered that   more