WASHINGTON, March 18 -- The Senate Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry Subcommittee on Conservation, Forestry, Natural Resources and Biotechnology released the following testimony by Robert Gordon, senior vice president of the American Property Casualty Insurance Association, from a March 6, 2025, hearing on the Fix Our Forests Act (H.R. 471): * * * Chairman Marshall and Ranking Member Bennet, thank you for holding today's hearing to examine the Fix Our Forests Act, H.R. 471, introduced by Hou  more

HANOVER, New Hampshire, March 18 -- The U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center issued the following news story: * * * CRREL researchers test equipment at home of "World's Worst Weather" By Justin Campfield, public affairs specialist Research scientists at the Cold Regions Research and Engineering Laboratory are tasked with meeting the operational challenges presented by some of the Earth's most extreme cold weather conditions. Luckily for them, their laboratory in Hanover, New Ha  more

WASHINGTON, March 17 -- Rep. Jack Bergman, R-Michigan, issued the following news release: * * * Bergman Leads Bipartisan Bill to Protect Postal Performance Last week, Representatives Jack Bergman (MI-01) and Nikki Budzinski (IL-13) introduced a bipartisan bill, the Protect Postal Performance Act, to prevent the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) from downsizing facilities in underserved areas, provide more oversight over modifications to delivery schedules, and increase public transparency on propose  more

WASHINGTON, March 18 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Food and Drug Administration has released the following public communication dated March 7, 2025, from the American Association of Tissue Banks, McLean, Virginia: * * * To: Peter Marks, MD, PhD Director Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research Food and Drug Administration 10903 New Hampshire Avenue Silver Spring, MD 20993-0002 * Julie Tierney, JD Deputy Center Director Center for Biologics Evaluation and Rese  more

WASHINGTON, March 18 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Food and Drug Administration has released the following public communication dated March 10, 2025, from the American Medical Association: * * * To: Sara Brenner, MD, MPH Acting Commissioner U.S. Food and Drug Administration 10903 New Hampshire Avenue Silver Spring, MD 20993 RE: Docket No. FDA-2023-N-4976 for "Pulse Oximeters for Medical Purposes -- Non-Clinical and Clinical Performance Testing, Labeling, and Premarke  more

WASHINGTON, March 18 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Food and Drug Administration has released the following public communication dated March 7, 2025, from the American Thoracic Society: * * * To: Sara Brenner, M.D., M.P.H. Acting Commissioner, Food and Drug Administration Food and Drug Administration 10903 New Hampshire Avenue Silver Spring, Maryland 20993-0002 Docket No. FDA-2023-N-4976 for "Pulse Oximeters for Medical Purposes--Non-Clinical and Clinical Performance   more

WASHINGTON, March 18 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Food and Drug Administration has released the following public communication dated March 6, 2025, from the Anesthesia Patient Safety Foundation, Rochester, Minnesota: * * * To: Sara Brenner, M.D., M.P.H. Acting Commissioner U. S. Food and Drug Administration 10903 New Hampshire Ave Silver Spring, MD 20993 RE: [FDA-2023-N-4976] Formal Comment on FDA's 2025 Draft Guidance: Pulse Oximeters for Medical Purposes - Non-Cli  more

WASHINGTON, March 18 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Food and Drug Administration has released the following public communication dated March 5, 2025, from the Association of Clinical Research Organizations: * * * To: Dat Doan, Center for Drug Evaluation and Research James Myers, Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research Paul Kluetz, Oncology Center of Excellence Food and Drug Administration 10903 New Hampshire Ave., Bldg. 51, Rm. 3334 Silver Spring, MD 20993-0002   more

WASHINGTON, March 18 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Food and Drug Administration has released the following public communication dated March 5, 2025, from BioIntelliSense, Golden, Colorado: * * * Re: Comments on FDA Draft Guidance - Pulse Oximeters for Medical Purposes - NonClinical and Clinical Performance Testing, Labeling, and Premarket Submission Recommendations published in Jan. 2025 To: Center for Devices and Radiological Health, Food and Drug Administration 10903 N  more

WASHINGTON, March 18 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Food and Drug Administration has released the following public communication dated March 5, 2025, from Clene Nanomedicine Inc., Salt Lake City, Utah: * * * To: U.S. Food and Drug Administration Center for Drug Evaluation and Research Office of New Drugs 10903 New Hampshire Avenue Silver Spring, MD 20993 Subject: Comments on FDA Guidance for Industry: Expedited Program for Serious Conditions -- Accelerated Approval of  more

WASHINGTON, March 18 -- Rep. Maggie Goodlander, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release on March 17, 2025: * * * Goodlander Pushes to Protect Portsmouth Naval Shipyard, National Security Washington, D.C. -- Today, Congresswoman Maggie Goodlander joined fellow shipyard district and maritime colleagues in sounding the alarm over the Trump Administration's hiring freeze and workforce cuts, which impact American shipyards like Portsmouth Naval Shipyard. In their letter to President Don  more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, March 17 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of New Hampshire issued the following news release: * * * Massachusetts Man Pleads Guilty to Trafficking Fentanyl Using a Rideshare CONCORD - A Lawrence, Massachusetts man pleaded guilty today in federal court in Concord in connection to his role in a conspiracy to distribute fentanyl, Acting U.S. Attorney Jay McCormack announces. Hamet Badia, 29, pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to distribute fenta  more

BERLIN, New Hampshire, March 18 -- The Community College System of New Hampshire issued the following news release on March 17, 2025: * * * NHTI Dental Program Supporting Workforce Needs in a Growing Field Since 1970, NHTI - Concord's Community College - has offered the only dental hygiene program in New Hampshire accredited by the Commission on Dental Accreditation (CODA). Every practicing dental hygienist in the Granite State studied at NHTI unless they received their training out-of-state.  more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, March 18 -- The New Hampshire Department of Natural and Cultural Resources issued the following news release on March 17, 2025: * * * Plymouth Regional's Reagan Sutherland named 2025 NH Poetry Out Loud Champion; Brewster Academy's Hannah Ruegg selected as alternate The N.H. State Council on the Arts has announced that Reagan Sutherland from Plymouth Regional High School is the winner of the 2025 New Hampshire Poetry Out Loud High School Championship. Hannah Ruegg from   more

WASHINGTON, March 18 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following news release on March 17, 2025: * * * Ranking Member Shaheen Condemns Trump Administration's Assault on the U.S. Agency for Global Media and Independent News Outlets WASHINGTON -- Today, U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following statement after the President issued an Executive  more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, March 18 -- The New Hampshire Public Utilities Commission (PUC) has approved the Town of Shelburne's Community Power Electric Aggregation Plan, paving the way for the town to provide electric power supply and services to its residents and businesses. Order No. 28,115, issued on March 17, 2025, grants approval to Shelburne's plan, which was submitted on January 29, 2025, under RSA chapter 53-E, the state's community power aggregation law. The plan outlines how Shelburne i  more