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State Tipoffs Involving New Hampshire Newsletter for Sunday July 07, 2024 ( 13 items )  

As Ayotte Races to Rewrite Her Record, Fact Check Exposes NHGOP's Lies on Plans to Further Restrict Abortion
WASHINGTON, July 3 -- The Democratic Governors Association issued the following news: The New Hampshire Bulletin released a fact check after the New Hampshire Republican Party's press conference marking the two-year anniversary of the Supreme Court's Dobbs decision, noting that the platform for the New Hampshire Republican party calls for further restricting abortion rights. From the New Hampshire Bulletin: * CLAIM: "Republicans support the law as it is and oppose changes." * FACT: "The New   more

Autopsy Results in Officer-Involved Shooting Investigation in Manchester, New Hampshire
CONCORD, New Hampshire, July 1 -- New Hampshire Attorney General John Formella issued the following news release on June 29, 2024: Attorney General John M. Formella announces the following update on the investigation into the officer-involved shooting that occurred yesterday morning on Bridge Street in Manchester, New Hampshire. The adult male involved in yesterday morning's officer-involved shooting has been identified as Andrew E. Smith, age 56, of Manchester, New Hampshire. Chief Medical Ex  more

CoreLogic: Annual US Home Price Growth Dips Below 5% in May as Prices Cool Across More Markets
IRVINE, California, July 3 (TNSres) -- CoreLogic, a property, mortgage and consumer information provider, issued the following news release on July 2, 2024: * * * * U.S. home prices posted a 4.9% year-over-year gain in May, the lowest rate of appreciation recorded since October 2023. * May's monthly gains, up by 0.6%, slowed to below pre-pandemic levels after four months of hotter home price increases. * All states saw annual home price gains, ranging from 0.9% in Louisiana and Texas to 12%  more

Elevate Skills and Develop Minds With Educator Credentials in Computer Science
CONCORD, New Hampshire, July 3 -- The New Hampshire Department of Education issued the following news release: To promote broader computer science education in the state, the New Hampshire Department of Education (NHED) is launching its UpGrade initiative, which aims to increase the number of credentialed computer science teachers in the Granite State. With the goal of preparing more students for employment in the computer field, UpGrade offers educators the opportunity to become credentialed   more

Governor Chris Sununu Signs 81 Bills Into Law, Vetoes 4
CONCORD, New Hampshire, July 4 -- Gov. Christopher T. Sununu, R-New Hampshire, issued the following news release on July 3, 2024: Today, Governor Chris Sununu signed the following 81 bills into law: * HB 147: Relative to membership of the advisory committee on the education of students with disabilities * HB 306: Relative to prohibiting reunification therapy * HB 398: Relative to notice of PFAS contamination prior to the sale of real property * HB 637: Relative to the calculation of average  more

ICYMI: Poll Shows Biden Narrowly Trailing Trump in New Hampshire
WASHINGTON, July 2 -- The National Republican Congressional Committee issued the following news: The bad news for Democrats just keeps coming. In a recent Saint Anselm poll, Donald Trump is beating Joe Biden in a state Biden won by 7 points in 2020. In fact, no GOP nominee has won New Hampshire in 24 years. Top poll takeaways: * The poll was conducted in the two days following Biden's disastrous debate performance. * The last poll was in December and had Biden leading by double digits. A tw  more

Neena Shell '26 Named Udall Tribal Public Policy Scholar
HANOVER, New Hampshire, July 3 (TNSres) -- Dartmouth College issued the following news: Neena Shell '26 has been awarded a scholarship to study tribal public policy from the Morris K. Udall and Stewart L. Udall Foundation. The prestigious Udall Undergraduate Scholarship Program identifies future leaders in environmental, tribal public policy, and health care fields. Shell, a Mellon Mays Undergraduate Fellow majoring in Native American and Indigenous studies and women's, gender, and sexuality   more

New Hampshire Insurance Department Outlines Key Federal Measures to Enhance Market Competitiveness and Consumer Protection in Meetings With Congressional Delegation
CONCORD, New Hampshire, July 2 -- The New Hampshire Department of Insurance issued the following news release: The New Hampshire Insurance Department (NHID) has issued a comprehensive letter to the state's Congressional delegation, summarizing discussions about critical issues affecting New Hampshire consumers. The discussions took place during the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) annual DC "Fly-In" event on May 21-23, 2024. Commissioner Bettencourt, along with Deputy Com  more

New Hampshire Leads to Save Fire Fighter Lives
CONCORD, New Hampshire, July 4 -- Gov. Christopher T. Sununu, R-New Hampshire, issued the following news release on July 2, 2024: Today, at the Manchester Central Fire Station, Governor Chris Sununu signed SB 352 into law, establishing an early detection cancer screening pilot program for active and retired fire fighters. "The dangers of being a fire fighter go beyond running into a burning building, and today, New Hampshire is taking a leading role in having the backs of these heroes," said G  more

NSF Graduate Research Fellowships Announced
HANOVER, New Hampshire, July 3 (TNSres) -- Dartmouth College issued the following news: * * * Thirteen Dartmouth students and alumni win the STEM fellowships. * * * The National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship Program has awarded 13 Dartmouth students and alumni with fellowships for 2024, and another 14 have received honorable mentions. According to the NSF program, its mission is to "help ensure the quality, vitality, and diversity of the scientific and engineering workforc  more

Review of Proposed Transaction Between Catholic Medical Center and HCA Healthcare, Inc.
CONCORD, New Hampshire, July 2 -- New Hampshire Attorney General John Formella issued the following news release: Attorney General John M. Formella announces that both his Office's Charitable Trust Unit and Consumer Protection and Antitrust Bureau will be separately reviewing the following matter. On June 28, 2024, the Charitable Trust Unit of the New Hampshire Department of Justice received a Joint Notice of a proposed healthcare acquisition between Catholic Medical Center, and its affiliates  more

Using Philosophy to Bring About a Better World
HANOVER, New Hampshire, July 4 -- Dartmouth College issued the following news: As the inaugural director of the Susan and James Wright Center for the Study of Computation and Just Communities, philosophy professor Susan Brison is charting an important interdisciplinary course at Dartmouth, which has a history of innovation in computers and artificial intelligence. She's also asking probing questions, such as what should technology be doing and should we be moving in a particular direction. "I  more

WATCH: New Video Holds Kelly Ayotte Accountable for "Shaping Far-Right Supreme Court" as "Sherpa" for Neil Gorsuch
WASHINGTON, July 3 -- The Democratic Governors Association issued the following news: A new video from the New Hampshire Democratic Party holds former U.S. Senator and Republican candidate for governor Kelly Ayotte "accountable for her work shaping the modern conservative majority on the U.S. Supreme Court," after her work as Neil Gorsuch's "sherpa," a role in which "she was responsible for guiding him through the confirmation process, including preparing him for meetings with senators and help  more