BERLIN, New Hampshire, Feb. 7 -- The Community College System of New Hampshire issued the following news release: The Board of Trustees for the Community College System of New Hampshire (CCSNH) recently announced its officers for 2025. The following individuals have been renewed in their leadership positions: * Chair - Katharine Bogle Shields, of Canterbury, is a former Executive Director of the NH Community Development Finance Authority and a former officer of Providian National Bank. * Vic  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 7 (TNSFR) -- The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) has released an Environmental Assessment (EA) evaluating Fiske Hydro, Inc.'s request to surrender its license and decommission the Fiske Mill Hydroelectric Project, located on the Ashuelot River in Hinsdale, Cheshire County, New Hampshire. The EA analyzes the potential environmental effects of the proposed surrender and considers possible alternatives before concluding that the action would not significantly impact t  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 7 -- The House Veterans' Affairs Committee released the following testimony by Kelley Saindon, secretary/treasurer of the Nurses Organization of Veterans Affairs, from a Jan. 22, 2025, hearing entitled "Restoring Focus: Putting Veterans First in Community Care": * * * Chairman Bost, Ranking Member Takano and Distinguished Members of the Committee, thank you for inviting us to testify today on the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Community Care Program (VCCP). NOVA is   more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, Feb. 7 -- The New Hampshire Department of Insurance issued the following news release: CONCORD, NH (February 6, 2025) - MetLife has expanded its New Hampshire Paid Family and Medical Leave (NH PFML) program to include mental wellbeing support, making it the first carrier to integrate mental health resources into a state PFML program. Through a collaboration with TELUS Health, employees enrolled in an employer-sponsored NH PFML plan will now have access to Cognitive Behav  more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, Feb. 6 -- The New Hampshire Department of Insurance issued the following news release: * * * New Report Shows New Hampshire Among the Most Affordable States for Auto Insurance CONCORD, NH (February 4, 2025) - The New Hampshire Insurance Department (NHID) announces promising news for Granite State drivers: New Hampshire is projected to experience a decrease in auto insurance costs in 2025, making it one of the most affordable states in the nation for full-coverage polic  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 6 -- Rep. Chris Pappas, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: * * * Pappas, Bergman Introduce Bipartisan Legislation to Expand Veterans' Emergency Care Coverage Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01), a member of the House Veterans' Affairs Committee, and Jack Bergman (MI-01) introduced the Removing Extraneous Loopholes Insuring Every Veteran Emergency (RELIEVE) Act. This bipartisan legislation would eliminate a glaring gap in veteran emergency care insurance coverage  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 7 -- Rep. Maggie Goodlander, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: Representative Maggie Goodlander joined over 100 lawmakers in sending a letter to Secretary of State Marco Rubio expressing deep concerns about the recent destructive actions taken by the Trump Administration regarding the United States Agency for International Development (USAID). In the letter, the lawmakers condemned the Trump Administration's efforts to undermine USAID's independence, which h  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 7 -- Rep. Maggie Goodlander, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: Representatives Maggie Goodlander (NH-02) and Chris Pappas (NH-01), alongside U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) and Maggie Hassan (D-NH), are demanding answers from U.S. Department of Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent regarding his decision to grant Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) and its team access to critically important federal payment systems - including highly sensitiv  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 7 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following statement on Feb. 6, 2025: * * * Today, U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued a statement following a meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu: "I was pleased to have a frank and productive conversation with Prime Minister Netanyahu, alongside Leader Schumer and other senior  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 7 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following news release on Feb. 6, 2025: Today, U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee, and Michael Bennet (D-CO), issued the following statement on the Trump Administration's decision to temporarily postpone the implementation of blanket tariffs against Mexico and Canada, which would have raised costs for Ame  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 6 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: * * * Shaheen Speaks with New Hampshire Chamber of Commerce Leaders About Potential Harms from Delayed Trump Tariffs (Washington, DC) - U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) spoke with representatives from local Chambers of Commerce across New Hampshire about the harmful impact of the potential Trump tariffs on Mexico and Canada, New Hampshire's largest trading partner. As of earlier this week, these t  more