WASHINGTON, Jan. 17 -- The Department of Housing and Urban Development issued the following news release: * * * Biden-Harris Administration Awards nearly $3.6 Billion in Homelessness Assistance Funding to Communities Nationwide  Grant awards represent the largest amount of annual federal funding provided through HUD's Continuum of Care program in history. WASHINGTON \- Today, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) announced nearly $3.6 billion in Continuum of Care (CoC)   more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 17 -- Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: * * * Cassidy, Hassan Reintroduce Connected MOM Act to Improve Health Care for Expectant Mothers WASHINGTON - U.S. Senators Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA) and Maggie Hassan (D-NH) reintroduced legislation aimed at improving health care for expectant mothers. The Connected Maternal Online Monitoring (MOM) Act requires the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) to provide coverage recommendations for   more

BERLIN, New Hampshire, Jan. 18 -- The Community College System of New Hampshire issued the following news release: New Hampshire's behavioral healthcare sector has been plagued by workforce shortages for years, making it difficult for those in desperate need of help to find support. The September 2024 "Solving the NH Behavioral Health Workforce Crisis" report (see BHNH.org) shared some sobering statistics. More than 330 positions in NH Community Mental Health Centers were unfilled and the annua  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 17 -- The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau issued the following news release: * * * CFPB Takes Action Against Draper & Kramer Mortgage for Discriminatory Mortgage Lending Practices WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) took action against Draper & Kramer Mortgage Corporation (Draper) for discriminatory mortgage lending activities that discouraged homebuyers from applying to Draper for homes in majority-Black and Hispanic neighborhoods i  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 17 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news: * * * Contracts for Jan. 17, 2025 NAVY Lockheed Martin, Rotary and Mission Systems, Moorestown, New Jersey, is awarded a $280,418,928 cost-plus-fixed-fee, cost-plus-incentive-fee, and cost type modification to previously awarded contract N00024-23-C-5101 for combat systems engineering efforts of the planned modernization and new combat system capabilities selection for international partner Canadian Royal Navy   more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 17 -- The U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Highway Administration issued the following news release: * * * Department of Transportation Announces Over $229 Million to Repair Roads and Bridges Damaged by Natural Disasters and Extreme Weather Events FHWA 05-25 Contact: FHWA.PressOffice@dot.gov (link sends email) Tel.: (202) 366-0660 WASHINGTON - As part of the U.S. Department of Transportation's coordinated approach to help states repair and rebuild roads and b  more

BALTIMORE, Maryland, Jan. 17 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services issued the following news release: * * * Marketplace 2025 Open Enrollment Period Report: National Snapshot The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) reports that, as of January 15, 2025, 24.2 million consumers have selected a plan for coverage in 2025 through the Marketplaces. 20.2 million consumers had active 2024 coverage and selected a plan for 2025 coverage  more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, Jan. 17 -- The New Hampshire Public Utilities Commission (PUC) has approved a joint petition from Public Service Company of New Hampshire d/b/a Eversource Energy (Eversource) and New Hampshire Electric Cooperative (NHEC) to alter their franchise boundaries in the Town of Landaff. The decision concerns a single undeveloped lot (Lot 3-17) that currently resides within Eversource's franchise area. Due to the location of existing distribution facilities, NHEC can provide ser  more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, Jan. 17 -- The New Hampshire Public Utilities Commission (PUC) is seeking public comments on the Town of Cornish's Community Power Electric Aggregation Plan (Plan). The plan, filed on January 13, 2025, proposes to allow the town to collectively purchase electricity for its residents, potentially leading to lower costs. The PUC is required by law to approve the plan unless it fails to meet specific requirements. However, the commission is opening a 21-day public comment p  more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, Jan. 17 -- The New Hampshire Public Utilities Commission (PUC) has approved Unitil Energy Systems, Inc. (UES) default service rates for a six-month period beginning February 1, 2025. These rates reflect adjustments made by the company to incorporate technical changes as directed by the Commission in a previous order. The new rate for the Small Customer Group, which includes residential customers, is 8.306 cents per kilowatt hour (kWh). This rate incorporates a credit of   more

PASADENA, California, Jan. 17 (TNSres) -- NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory issued the following news: * * * NASA Scientists, Engineers Receive Presidential Early Career Awards President Biden has named 19 researchers who contribute to NASA's mission as recipients of the Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers (PECASE). These recipients are among nearly 400 federally funded researchers receiving the honor. Established in 1996 by the National Science and Technology Council,  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 17 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: * * * New Hampshire Congressional Delegation Announces More than $14 Million to Help Local Organizations Combat Homelessness (Washington, DC) - U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) and Maggie Hassan (D-NH), alongside Representatives Chris Pappas (NH-01) and Maggie Goodlander (NH-02), are welcoming $14,110,558 in federal grants for New Hampshire organizations that provide housing assistance and suppo  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 17 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Maggie Hassan announced that she has nominated students from New Hampshire to attend United States Service Academies - the U.S. Military Academy, U.S. Naval Academy, U.S. Air Force Academy, and the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy. "I am honored to nominate these outstanding young Granite Staters to our U.S. Service Academies," said Senator Hassan. "The calling to serve our country in unifor  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 17 -- Sen. Christopher Coons, D-Delaware, issued the following news release: * * * Senators Coons, Warren lead over 130 colleagues urging Trump nominees to expand IRS Direct Free File Program WASHINGTON - U.S. Senators Chris Coons (D-Del.) and Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and U.S. Representatives Brad Sherman (D-Calif.), Mark Pocan (D-Wis.), Judy Chu (D-Calif.), and Steny Hoyer (D-Md.) led over 130 members of Congress this week in writing to Treasury Secretary-Designate Scott B  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 17 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: * * * Shaheen Applauds Selection of 15 More Drugs for Medicare Price Negotiations, Lowering Prescription Drug Costs for Granite Staters **Shaheen was a key supporter of measures in the Inflation Reduction Act that empowered Medicare to directly negotiate the prices of certain high-costs prescription drugs for the first time** (Washington, DC) - U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) applauded the sel  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 16 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: * * * Shaheen Statement Following Meeting with Small Business Administrator Nominee Senator Loeffler (Washington, DC) - U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), former Chair and now a senior member of the U.S. Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship, released the following statement after her meeting with former U.S. Senator Kelly Loeffler (R-GA), President-elect Donald Trump's nominee t  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 16 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: * * * Shaheen Welcomes $70 Million to Help Granite State Homeowners Cut Energy Costs; Federal Investments in Energy Efficiency Programs Through Inflation Reduction Act and Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Total More Than $150 Million For New Hampshire (Washington, DC) - U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) celebrated $70 million in federal funding from the U.S. Department of Energy through the Inflation  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 15 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: * * * Shaheen Welcomes $70 Million to Help Granite State Homeowners Cut Energy Costs; Federal Investments in Energy Efficiency Programs Through Inflation Reduction Act and Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Total More Than $150 Million For New Hampshire (Washington, DC) - U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) celebrated $70 million in federal funding from the U.S. Department of Energy through the Inflation  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 17 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: * * * Shaheen, Wyden and Kaine Introduce New Bill to Protect American Consumers from Tariff-Imposed Tax Hikes (Washington, DC) - U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee and a senior member of the U.S. Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship, Ron Wyden (D-OR), Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate Finance Committee, and Tim Kaine  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 17 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture issued the following news release: * * * U.S. Department of Agriculture Shares Enrollment of Six Additional States in Its National Milk Testing Strategy for H5N1 USDA's National Milk Testing Strategy Now Accounts for Two-Thirds of the Nation's Dairy Herds WASHINGTON, Jan. 17, 2025 - Today, the U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) announced an additional six states are enrolling in  more