PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, Dec. 12 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Mid-Atlantic Regional Information Office issued the following report on Dec. 11, 2024, entitled "Consumer Price Index, Northeast Region - November 2024": * * * Area prices were unchanged over the past month, up 3.5 percent from a year ago * * * Prices in the Northeast Region, as measured by the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U), were unchanged in November the U.S. Bu  more

NEW YORK, Dec. 12 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Northeast Regional Information Office issued a report on Dec. 11, 2024, entitled "Consumer Price Index, Boston-Cambridge-Newton - November 2024": * * * Area prices up 0.1 percent over the two months; up 3.1 percent over the year * * * Prices in the Boston area, as measured by the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U), ticked up 0.1 percent over the two months ending in November 2024, the   more

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas, Dec. 11 -- The U.S. Air Force Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland (16th Air Force) issued the following news: The U.S. Space Force officially turns five years old Dec. 20. The sixth branch of the U.S armed forces was established on Dec. 20, 2019, when President Donald J. Trump signed the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020. Under this act, Air Force Space Command, headquartered at then-Peterson Air Force Base, ceased space operations, was  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 11 -- Rep. Jahana Hayes, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: Today, Congresswoman Jahana Hayes (CT-05) introduced the Helping America's Famers Act, legislation which would authorize the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to provide up to $10 billion in zero-interest loans to assist farms impacted by disasters. With this funding, USDA would be able to more quickly provide financial support to farmers in need in states where Federal Crop Insurance is unavailable  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 11 -- Rep. Lauren Boebert, R-Colorado, issued the following news release: Congresswoman Lauren Boebert (CO-03) successfully passed her bipartisan Zip Code bill, H.R. 8753, unanimously through the U.S. House of Representatives today. This bipartisan bill, which now heads to the U.S. Senate, benefits communities throughout the country by requiring the Postal Service to formally designate unique zip codes within their system for 51 specific cities and towns including the Colorado   more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 11 -- Rep. Ann Kuster, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: Yesterday, the House passed S. 4367, the Thomas R. Carper Water Resources Development Act of 2024. This legislation includes provisions from Congresswoman Annie Kuster's (NH-02) H.R. 5104, National Dam Safety Program Reauthorization Act, ensuring ongoing federal support for New Hampshire's dam safety efforts through the National Dam Safety Program. This program is particularly important in New Hampshire,  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 11 -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission issued the following enforcement news release: The Commodity Futures Trading Commission today announced U.S. District Court, Central District of California, issued a consent order against of Nashua, New Hampshire, and an order of default judgment on Oct. 21, against formerly of Elmhurst, New Yorkformerly of Chino, California,of Hesperia, California, and of Tampa, Florida. The orders stem from the CFTC's May 24, 2023, complaint c  more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, Dec. 12 -- New Hampshire Attorney General John Formella issued the following news release on Dec. 11, 2024: Attorney General John M. Formella announces that a federal court has ruled to temporarily block a controversial Biden Administration rule that would have allowed Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) recipients to access subsidized healthcare coverage under the Affordable Care Act (ACA) better known as Obamacare. Attorney General Formella joined a coaliti  more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, Dec. 12 -- New Hampshire Attorney General John Formella issued the following news release on Dec. 11, 2024: Attorney General John M. Formella today announces a major legal victory for the State, as the Merrimack County Superior Court ruled to allow New Hampshire's lawsuit against Meta Platforms, Inc. (Facebook) and Instagram, LLC to proceed. The court denied Meta's motion to dismiss, allowing the State's five-count complaint, which centers on allegations that the compani  more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, Dec. 12 -- The New Hampshire Public Utilities Commission issued the following order (No. DE 24-115) on Dec. 11, 2024, involving Public Service Co. of New Hampshire dba Eversource Energy: * * * Petition for Approval of 2025 Lost Base Revenue Rate COMMENCEMENT OF ADJUDICATIVE PROCEEDING AND NOTICE OF HEARING On December 2, 2024, Public Service Company of New Hampshire d/b/a Eversource Energy (Eversource) filed a "Petition for Approval of the 2025 Lost Base Revenue Rate.  more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, Dec. 12 -- The New Hampshire Public Utilities Commission issued the following order (No. DG 24-116) on Dec. 11, 2024, involving Northern Utilities Inc.: * * * Petition for Approval of Eighth Amendment to Special Contract with Foss Manufacturing Company, LLC COMMENCEMENT OF ADJUDICATIVE PROCEEDING AND NOTICE OF PREHEARING CONFERENCE On December 5, 2024, Northern Utilities, Inc. (Northern) filed a petition for approval of the eighth amendment to the special contract wit  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 11 -- Rep. Chris Pappas, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: Today, in coordination with the first day of the U.S. Department of Transportation's National Highway Traffic Safety Administration's "Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over" campaign(link is external), Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01) and Congressman Tracey Mann (KS-01) introduced a bipartisan resolution recognizing December as "National Impaired Driving Prevention Month". In the United States, someone is ki  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 10 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), a senior member of the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee, today issued the following statement after meeting with Senator Marco Rubio (R-FL), President-elect Donald Trump's nominee to serve as Secretary of State. A photo from the meeting can be found here. "Today's meeting with Senator Rubio provided a valuable opportunity to discuss some of the many global chall  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 10 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: **Shaheen and Marshall led a bipartisan letter in February urging the administration to renew its efforts to increase cervical cancer screening rates** Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) and Roger Marshall (R-KS) applauded the new cancer screening guidelines released today by the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) that aligns with the Senators' request to preserve access to regular cancer scre  more