WASHINGTON, Feb. 4 -- Rep. Chris Pappas, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: * * * Ahead of March 31 Deadline, Pappas Reintroduces Bipartisan Legislation to Combat Fentanyl Trafficking Pappas has led the fight in Congress to permanently schedule all fentanyl-related substances as Schedule I drugs This week, Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01), alongside Congressman Dan Newhouse (WA-04) and Congresswoman Maria Salazar (FL-27), announced the reintroduction of the bipartisan Save   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 3 -- Sen. Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, issued the following news release: * * * Crapo Continues Push to Reauthorize Program Supporting Rural Idaho Counties Washington, D.C. \--U.S. Senator Mike Crapo (R-Idaho) led U.S. Senators Ron Wyden (D-Oregon), Jim Risch (R-Idaho), Jeff Merkley (D-Oregon) and 17 other Senate colleagues in reintroducing legislation, S. 356, to reauthorize the U.S. Forest Service's Secure Rural Schools and Self-Determination Program (SRS) through Fiscal Year 2026.  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 4 -- Rep. Jared Golden, D-Maine, issued the following news release: * * * Golden celebrates repeal of lobster gauge increase WASHINGTON -- Congressman Jared Golden (ME-02) released the following statement today regarding the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission's (ASMFC) vote today to repeal a proposed increase (link is external) in the minimum size requirement for lobster caught in the Gulf of Maine: "Any day regulators listen to the lobstermen is a good day for Mai  more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, Feb. 4 -- New Hampshire Attorney General John Formella issued the following news release: * * * Lavaughn Barnett found to have violated New Hampshire Civil Rights Act Concord, NH - Attorney General John M. Formella announces that the Hillsborough County Superior Court--Northern Judicial District has found that Lavaughn Barnett violated the New Hampshire Civil Rights Act. This ruling follows an evidentiary hearing regarding an incident that took place on August 8, 2023.  more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, Feb. 5 -- The Town of Sunapee has officially submitted its Community Power Electric Aggregation Plan to the New Hampshire Public Utilities Commission (PUC) for review and approval. The filing, dated February 3, 2025, is in accordance with RSA 53-E:7, which governs community power aggregation plans in the state. The PUC has issued an order of notice, acknowledging the receipt of Sunapee's plan and announcing a period for public comment. RSA 53-E:7, II mandates that the PU  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 5 -- Rep. Maggie Goodlander, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: Representative Maggie Goodlander, a Member of the House Small Business Committee, sent a letter to Small Business Administration (SBA) Acting Administrator Everett Woodel, urging the agency to immediately clarify the extent of Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) access to SBA systems. The letter follows reports that DOGE requested and has been granted access to all SBA systems,   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 5 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Maggie Hassan (D-NH), Susan Collins (R-ME), Katie Britt (R-AL), and Tina Smith (D-MN) today reintroduced bipartisan legislation to support rural health care facilities in providing urgent obstetric care. "No pregnant woman should struggle to access quality, affordable health care they need because of their zip code," said Senator Hassan. "This bipartisan legislation will provide targeted  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 5 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, issued the following news release on Feb. 4, 2025: U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley (both D-Ore.) said today that they along with U.S. Senators Mike Crapo and Jim Risch (both R-Idaho) and 17 other Senate colleagues have reintroduced bipartisan legislation that would reauthorize the Secure Rural Schools and Self-Determination Program (SRS) administered for counties hosting both U.S. Forest Service and Bureau of Land Management forested land  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 3 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: * * * Shaheen Joins New Hampshire Health Care Leaders to Discuss Her Legislation to Prevent Skyrocketing Costs for Granite Staters (Concord, NH) - Today, U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) joined Granite State health care leaders to discuss the importance of preventing health care costs from skyrocketing, including by passing her bicameral legislation, the Health Care Affordability Act, to make perm  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 3 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: * * * Shaheen Joins Young and Colleagues to Introduce Bipartisan Legislation to Help Small Businesses Adopt Digital Tools (Washington, DC) - U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), the former Chair and now a senior member of the U.S. Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship, joined U.S. Senators Todd Young (R-IN), Jacky Rosen (D-NV) and Ted Budd (R-NC) in introducing bipartisan legislatio  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 4 -- Sen. Katie Britt, R-Alabama, issued the following news release: * * * U.S. Senator Katie Britt Continues Fight to Improve Rural Obstetrics Care Introduces Bipartisan Legislation with Senators Maggie Hassan, Susan Collins, Tina Smith to Expand Access to Maternal Health Care WASHINGTON, D.C. -- U.S. Senators Katie Britt (R-Ala.), Maggie Hassan (D-N.H.), Susan Collins (R-Maine), and Tina Smith (D-Minn.) today announced the reintroduction of their Rural Obstetrics Readines  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 4 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Wyden, Merkley, Crapo, and Risch Push to Reauthorize Program Supporting Rural Counties in Oregon, Idaho and Nationwide Washington, D.C. -- U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley (both D-Ore.) said today that they along with U.S. Senators Mike Crapo and Jim Risch (both R-Idaho) and 17 other Senate colleagues have reintroduced bipartisan legislation that would reauthorize the Secure Rural Schools and S  more