WASHINGTON, March 21 -- Rep. Maggie Goodlander, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release on March 20, 2025: * * * Goodlander Slams Trump Administration Move to Dismantle Department of Education, Demands Secretary McMahon Answer to Granite Staters Washington, D.C. - Today, Congresswoman Maggie Goodlander slammed President Trump for signing an executive order to dismantle the Department of Education. New Hampshire is home to more than 13,900 public school teachers and New Hampshire pu  more

WASHINGTON, March 22 -- Rep. Maggie Goodlander, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: * * * Goodlander, Shaheen, Hassan Urge Department of Justice to Protect Retention Incentives for FCI Berlin Workforce (Washington, DC) - U.S. Congresswoman Maggie Goodlander (NH-02), along with U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) and Maggie Hassan (D-NH), are urging the U.S. Department of Justice and the Federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP) to reverse a recent decision to cut retention incentives pr  more

WASHINGTON, March 21 -- Sen. John Hoeven, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release: * * * Hoeven Working to Advance Construction of New National Guard Facilities, Improve Member Benefits, Ensure Support for ND Missions BISMARCK, N.D. - At the North Dakota National Guard's (NDNG) Roughrider Conference today, Senator John Hoeven outlined his efforts on the Senate Appropriations Committees that oversee funding for defense and military construction to: * Advance the construction of ke  more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, March 22 -- The New Hampshire Department of Education issued the following news release on March 21, 2025: * * * Khan Academy to extend its AI services, at no cost, to New Hampshire educators and students CONCORD, NH -- Khan Academy, which offers a pilot artificial intelligence platform for New Hampshire educators and students in grades 5-12, will extend its services for another school year. Khanmigo is Khan Academy's AI offering, which serves as a teaching assistant  more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, March 22 -- The New Hampshire Public Utilities Commission (NHPUC) has initiated an adjudicative proceeding to review Liberty Utilities' proposed vegetation management program (VMP) rate adjustment. The decision, announced on March 21, 2025, under Docket DE 25-019, sets a hearing for April 17, 2025, to examine Liberty's request to implement a $0.00016 per kilowatt-hour (kWh) rate for its VMP. Liberty Utilities (Granite State Electric) Corp. filed a petition on March 17, 2  more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, March 22 -- The New Hampshire Public Utilities Commission (NHPUC) has begun its review of the Town of Seabrook's Community Power Electric Aggregation Plan, and has opened a 21-day public comment period. The announcement, issued on March 21, 2025, under Docket DE 25-020, allows residents and interested parties to provide input on Seabrook's proposed energy plan. The Town of Seabrook filed its Community Power Electric Aggregation Plan with the NHPUC on March 20, 2025, seek  more

WASHINGTON, March 22 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following news release on March 20, 2025: * * * Ranking Member Shaheen Condemns Arrest of Istanbul Mayor, Other Officials in Turkiye WASHINGTON - Today, Senator Jeanne Shaheen, Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued a statement following the arrest of Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu, and over one hundred other city officials and politi  more

WASHINGTON, March 22 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following news release on March 21, 2025: * * * Ranking Member Shaheen Statement on Russia's Latest Assaults WASHINGTON--Today, U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following statement in response to Russia's latest attacks on Ukraine: "In the wake of President Trump's call with Putin, Russi  more

WASHINGTON, March 20 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Hassan Warns of Risks to Students After Trump Administration's Move to Abolish Department of Education WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Maggie Hassan (D-NH), a member of the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions, released the following statement after President Trump signed an Executive Order today to begin abolishing the U.S. Department of Education: "The President's d  more

WASHINGTON, March 22 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following news release on March 21, 2025: * * * Shaheen and Peters Demand Answers on Destruction of USAID Documents, Urge Compliance with Federal Records Law WASHINGTON--Today, U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee, and Gary Peters (D-MI), Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate Homeland Security and Governmen  more

WASHINGTON, March 21 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: * * * Shaheen Helps Introduce Bill to Direct a Nonpartisan Study on the Impact of Trump's Tariffs (Washington, DC) - U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), led by U.S. Senator Angela Alsobrooks (D-MD), introduced the Tariff Transparency Act. This legislation will require the United States International Trade Commission to conduct an investigation on the impact of President Trump's tariffs, and the th  more

WASHINGTON, March 20 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: * * * Shaheen Slams Trump Administration's Extreme Executive Order to Dismantle the U.S. Department of Education (Washington, DC) - U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) released the following statement on President Trump's destructive executive order to begin eliminating the U.S. Department of Education: "Education is the single most important place we can invest to strengthen our nation's innovat  more

WASHINGTON, March 20 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: * * * Shaheen Visits C&J, Discusses Harmful Impact of Trump Administration's Tariffs on Canada (Portsmouth, NH) - Today, U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) visited C&J in Portsmouth to discuss the harmful impact of President Trump's sweeping tariffs on Canada--New Hampshire's largest trading partner. C&J runs a bus line along the seacoast and relies on Canada to source new buses for its fleet. Tru  more

WASHINGTON, March 21 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: * * * Shaheen, Hassan, Goodlander Urge Department of Justice to Protect Retention Incentives for FCI Berlin Workforce **Lawmakers argue that slashing retention incentives will further strain a critical workforce already grappling with staffing and capacity concerns** (Washington, DC) - U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) and Maggie Hassan (D-NH), along with U.S. Congresswoman Maggie Goodlander (  more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, March 22 -- The New Hampshire Public Utilities Commission (NHPUC) has approved the Town of Sunapee's Community Power Electric Aggregation Plan, paving the way for the town to provide electric power supply and services to its residents and businesses. The decision, issued on March 21, 2025, under Order No. 28,119, allows Sunapee to implement its plan under RSA chapter 53-E. Sunapee submitted its plan to the NHPUC on February 3, 2025, outlining how it intends to aggregate   more