WASHINGTON, Dec. 3 -- Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: Senators Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA) and Maggie Hassan (D-NH) introduced legislation to build our workforce and help connect individuals to good jobs. The Improve and Enhance the Work Opportunity Tax Credit Act strengthens the Work Opportunity Tax Credit (WOTC), which has a proven track record of connecting disadvantaged individuals to employment and has long received bipartisan support. The WOTC provides a   more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 3 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: **In August, Shaheen led a bipartisan push to urge big tech participation in programs cracking down on non-consensual intimate imagery on online platforms** Several big tech companies have responded to letters led by U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Chair of the U.S. Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies, and Rick Scott (R-FL) urging their participa  more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, Dec. 4 -- New Hampshire Attorney General John Formella issued the following news release on Dec. 3, 2024: Attorney General John M. Formella announces a recent rise in reports of scammers impersonating the Rockingham County Sherrif's Office ("RCSO") in order to trick people into paying money to avoid an imminent arrest. The Attorney General's Office and RCSO have received several reports of scammers calling individuals, claiming that the person missed a court appearance   more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, Dec. 4 -- The New Hampshire Public Utilities Commission issued the following water order (No. 27,082) on Dec. 2, 2024, involving Pennichuck Water Works Inc.: * * * Petition for Approval of Special Contract with Tyngsborough Water District Order Nisi Approving Special Contract and Granting Motion for Confidential Treatment In this Order Nisi, the Commission approves a second special contract reached between Pennichuck Water Works, Inc. (PWW) and the Tyngsborough (Massa  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 4 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release on Dec. 3, 2024: The U.S. Senate unanimously passed last night a bipartisan bill introduced by U.S. Senators Maggie Hassan (D-NH), Bill Cassidy (R-LA), Mark Kelly (D-AZ), and Eric Schmitt (R-MO) to expand access to job counseling services for Gold Star and surviving spouses. The Gold Star and Surviving Spouse Career Services Act increases access to job counseling services for surviving spouses - spous  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 4 -- The Senate Judiciary Committee released the following testimony by Doug Kantor, general counsel of the National Association of Convenience Stores, from a Nov. 19, 2024, hearing entitled "Breaking the Visa-Mastercard Duopoly: Bringing Competition and Lower Fees to the Credit Card System": * * * Thank you for providing me with the opportunity to testify on the swipe fees that are imposed by the credit card industry on merchants and the Credit Card Competition Act of 2023, a  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 4 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA) and Maggie Hassan (D-NH) introduced legislation to build our workforce and help connect individuals to good jobs. The Improve and Enhance the Work Opportunity Tax Credit Act strengthens the Work Opportunity Tax Credit (WOTC), which has a proven track record of connecting disadvantaged individuals to employment and has long received bipartisan support. The WOTC p  more