WASHINGTON, Feb. 26 -- Sen. Michael F. Bennet, D-Colorado, issued the following news release: * * * Bennet, Colleagues Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Ensure Veterans' Access to High-Quality Mental Health Care Washington, D.C. -- U.S. Senator Michael Bennet (D-Colo.) joined U.S. Senators John Cornyn (R-Texas), Maggie Hassan (D-N.H.), Bill Cassidy (R-La.), Susan Collins (R-Maine), Gary Peters (D-Mich.), to introduce the bipartisan Veterans Mental Health and Addiction Therapy Quality of Care Act.   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 26 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news: * * * Contracts for Feb. 25, 2025 AIR FORCE Stocks-Mann Architects PLC, Little Rock, Arkansas (FA4460-25-D-0003); SCM Architects PLLC, Little Rock, Arkansas (FA4460-25-D-0005); Architecture Plus Inc., Fort Smith, Arkansas (FA4460-25-D-0006); and Gurri Matute Cromwell JV LLC, Miami, Florida (FA4460-25-D-0007), were awarded a $15,000,000 ceiling, firm-fixed-price, multiple award, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-qu  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 25 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI: Shaheen Helps Introduce Bipartisan Legislation to Import Lower-Cost Prescription Drugs from Canada (Washington, DC) - Last week, U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) helped introduce the Safe and Affordable Drugs from Canada Act, led by U.S. Senators Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) and Chuck Grassley (R-IA), which would allow Americans to safely import prescription drugs from Canada, lowering costs  more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, Feb. 27 -- The New Hampshire Public Utilities Commission (PUC) has denied the Town of Salem's motion to dismiss Liberty Utilities' petition to amend its tariff, while also directing Liberty to revise its proposal. The decision, outlined in Order No. 28,107, addresses Liberty's request to charge municipalities for utility infrastructure alterations mandated by government directives. Liberty Utilities sought to implement a tariff allowing them to bill municipalities for co  more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, Feb. 26 -- New Hampshire Attorney General John Formella issued the following news release: * * * Officer-Involved Shooting Investigation in Londonderry, New Hampshire Concord, NH - Attorney General John M. Formella announces that members of the Attorney General's Office are responding to a report of an officer-involved shooting that occurred late this afternoon in Londonderry, New Hampshire. The incident began with police first being called to a business on Orchard V  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 26 -- Rep. Chris Pappas, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: * * * Pappas and Nehls's Legislation to Increase Pension for Medal of Honor Recipients Passes House Today Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01) and Congressman Troy Nehls's (TX-22) bipartisan Medal of Honor Act, legislation to increase the monthly pension for Medal of Honor recipients, passed the House. This legislation would increase the monthly pension for recipients to $100,000 annually. Medal of Honor  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 25 -- Rep. Chris Pappas, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: * * * Pappas to Vote Against Republican Budget Proposal to Slash Health Care and Food Programs, Cut Taxes for Billionaires Resolution paves the way for GOP to add $4 trillion to the national debt (link is external) while ripping away health care from over 200,000 Granite Staters (link is external) and ending Medicaid expansion in NH (link is external) Today Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01) released  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 26 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: * * * Senators Hassan and Cornyn Introduce Bill to Improve Fentanyl Detection at Northern and Southern Borders WASHINGTON - U.S. Senators Maggie Hassan (D-NH) and John Cornyn (R-TX) recently introduced the Contraband Awareness Technology Catches Harmful (CATCH) Fentanyl Act. This bipartisan, bicameral legislation would help improve the process for inspecting cars, trucks, and cargo containers for fe  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 25 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: * * * Shaheen Introduces Bipartisan Legislation to Bolster Air Traffic Control Workforce **Bipartisan legislation would strengthen enhanced AT-CTI program, improve ATC recruitment, training and retention** (Washington, DC) - U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), John Hoeven (R-ND) and Jerry Moran (R-KS) today introduced the Air Traffic Control (ATC) Workforce Development Act of 2025, bipartisan le  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 20 -- The U.S. Department of Education issued the following news release: * * * U.S. Department of Education's Statement on Title IX Compliance Office for Civil Rights commends Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association, New Hampshire Interscholastic Athletic Association, which have changed their athletic policies to conform to President Trump's Executive Order and antidiscrimination laws. WASHINGTON - The U.S. Department of Education's Office for Civil Rights today rele  more