HANOVER, New Hampshire, Feb. 22 -- Dartmouth College issued the following news: * * * Anita Hill Says Confidence in Supreme Court Is At Risk The lawyer and professor says the confirmation process has been overly politicized. The politicization of the process by which judges are nominated and appointed to the Supreme Court has resulted in the American public's profound loss of confidence in an institution that was once the most respected branch of government, Anita Hill said in a Feb. 20 spe  more

SILVER SPRING, Maryland, Feb. 17 [Category: BizMedia] -- Discovery Education, a division of Discovery Communications, issued the following news release: * * * Engaging new lessons highlighting the history and heritage of the New Hampshire Constitution are now available This press release was originally distributed by the New Hampshire Department of Education. You can find the Department's online version here. CONCORD, NH (February 17, 2025) -- This Presidents Day, the New Hampshire Departme  more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, Feb. 19 -- New Hampshire Attorney General John Formella issued the following news release: * * * Final Report Regarding the October 1, 2024 Officer-Involved Shooting Incident in Northwood, New Hampshire Concord, NH - New Hampshire Attorney General John M. Formella announces the completion of the investigation into the officer-involved shooting that occurred on October 1, 2024, in Northwood, New Hampshire, which resulted in the death of 34-year-old Malcolm Burns. The   more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, Feb. 20 -- New Hampshire Attorney General John Formella issued the following news release: * * * Former Strafford County Sheriff Mark A. Brave Pleads Guilty to Multiple Felony Charges Concord, NH - Attorney General John M. Formella announces that former Strafford County Sheriff Mark A. Brave pleaded guilty in the Merrimack County Superior Court today to multiple felony charges in connection with his conduct as a law enforcement officer and a public official, including   more

HANOVER, New Hampshire, Feb. 19 -- Dartmouth College issued the following news: * * * Four Montgomery Fellows to Focus on Artificial Intelligence Scholars in the series will include a digital ethicist and a science historian. Four Montgomery Fellows coming to campus this winter and spring will delve into questions of language, freedom of expression, and agency in relation to artificial intelligence in a series of public talks and meetings with students, faculty, and staff members. The Agenc  more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, Feb. 19 -- Gov. Kelly Ayotte, R-New Hampshire, issued the following news release on Feb. 18, 2025: * * * Governor Ayotte's Budget for All of New Hampshire: Educating Future Granite State Leaders "What we have done for our students in this budget is tremendous. We are spending more on education than ever before and putting our students and teachers first." - Gov. Kelly Ayotte What They're Saying: Governor Ayotte's Education Priorities "Students learn differently, and   more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, Feb. 20 -- The New Hampshire Public Utilities Commission (PUC) has suspended a proposed rate increase by Liberty Utilities (Granite State Electric) and initiated an investigation into the company's request to adjust its Storm Recovery Adjustment Factor (SRAF). Liberty Utilities filed its petition on January 28, 2025, seeking to increase the SRAF to $0.00377 per kWh, citing a negative balance of over $3.4 million in its storm contingency fund. The proposed increase was int  more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, Feb. 22 -- The New Hampshire Public Utilities Commission (PUC) has denied a motion to compel filed by the Community Power Coalition of New Hampshire (CPCNH) in the ongoing rate case proceeding involving Eversource Energy. The decision, issued on February 21, 2025, concerns CPCNH's request for certain data from Eversource. Eversource filed a request with the PUC on June 11, 2024, seeking approval for changes to its distribution rates. CPCNH intervened in the case. As part  more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, Feb. 14 -- The New Hampshire Public Utilities Commission (PUC) is reviewing the City of Laconia's proposed Community Power Electric Aggregation Plan. Filed on February 12, 2025, the plan outlines Laconia's strategy for community power aggregation, a program that allows municipalities to negotiate better electricity rates for their residents. The PUC is mandated by RSA 53-E:7, II to approve submitted plans unless they fail to meet the requirements of state law and applica  more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, Feb. 22 -- The New Hampshire Public Utilities Commission (PUC) has approved Liberty Utilities' proposed Purchase of Receivables (POR) program, along with revisions to its Electric Supplier Services Master Agreement (ESSMA) and electricity delivery service tariff. The decision, issued on February 21, 2025, follows a multi-phase process that began in 2021 with state legislation requiring such programs. The POR program, mandated by RSA 53-E:9, will allow Liberty Utilities t  more