CONCORD, New Hampshire, Dec. 15 -- New Hampshire Attorney General John Formella issued the following news release on Dec. 14, 2022: Attorney General John M. Formella today announces that he has agreed to join a national settlement with Walmart to resolve allegations that the company contributed to the opioid addiction crisis by failing to appropriately oversee the dispensing of opioids at its stores. The agreement will provide New Hampshire with $15.5 million over the next year to fund treatmen  more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, Dec. 15 -- New Hampshire Attorney General John Formella issued the following news release: Attorney General John M. Formella announces that he has officially signed on in support of the Federal Communications Commission's (FCC) proposal to help cut down on unwanted text messages by requiring mobile wireless providers to block texts from invalid, unassigned, or unused numbers, and from numbers on a Do Not Originate (DNO) list. "In response to increasing enforcement and r  more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, Dec. 15 -- Gov. Christopher T. Sununu, R-New Hampshire, issued the following news release on Dec. 14, 2022: The Governor and Executive Council approved $50 million to address gap funding for 30 projects under the Governor's historic InvestNH Housing Fund. "New Hampshire is moving fast to address our housing challenges," said Governor Chris Sununu. "This initial $50 million investment will create 1,500 new rental units across the state, helping increase supply, drive dow  more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, Dec. 15 (TNSacc) -- The New Hampshire Department of Education issued the following news release: Keene State College recently received accreditation for its educator preparation programs from the Council for the Accreditation of Educator Preparation. Keene State College was one of four New England institutions to earn the accreditation achievement this fall, and the only school in New Hampshire. "This accreditation honors our roots as a teacher's college and highlights  more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, Dec. 15 (TNSsro) -- The New Hampshire Public Utilities Commission issued the following electric order (No. 26,745) on Dec. 14, 2022, involving Electric and Gas Utilities: * * * 2023 Adjustments to the Energy Efficiency Portion of System Benefits Charges and Local Distribution Adjustment Charges Order Nisi Approving Requests to Modify Energy Efficiency Portion of System Benefits Charges and Local Distribution Adjustment Charges December 14, 2022 In this order nisi, th  more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, Dec. 15 (TNSsro) -- The New Hampshire Public Utilities Commission issued the following electric order (No. 26,746) on Dec. 14, 2022, involving Public Service Company of New Hampshire dba Eversource Energy: * * * Petition for Approval of Financing Transaction Order Approving Petition In this order, the Commission authorizes Public Service Company of New Hampshire d/b/a Eversource Energy (Eversource or the Company) to borrow up to $600 million in the form of bond issuan  more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, Dec. 15 (TNSsro) -- The New Hampshire Public Utilities Commission issued the following order (No. DW 22-068) on Dec. 13, 2022, involving Lakes Region Water Co. Inc.: * * * Petition for Step Adjustment COMMENCEMENT OF ADJUDICATIVE PROCEEDING AND NOTICE OF PREHEARING CONFERENCE On October 19, 2022, Lakes Region Water Company, Inc. (Lakes Region or the Company) filed a petition for a step adjustment requesting a revenue requirement increase to recover the costs of post-t  more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, Dec. 15 (TNSsro) -- The New Hampshire Public Utilities Commission issued the following letter (No. DW 22-068) on Dec. 13, 2022: * * * Re: Lakes Region Water Company, Inc., Petition for Step Adjustment; Hearing Guidelines To the Parties: To facilitate the hearing scheduled in this matter, the Presiding Officer has adopted the following procedures. All participants will be expected to appear in person at the hearing, unless a written request for a particular individual   more