WASHINGTON, March 27 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Food and Drug Administration has released the following public communication dated March 12, 2025, from Acuity Surgical Devices LLC, Irving, Texas: * * * To: Peter Marks, M.D., PhD, Director Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research Food and Drug Administration 10903 New Hampshire Avenue Silver Spring, MD 20993-0002 Re: Docket Nos. FDA-2024-D-3863 and FDA-2024-D-3067 * * * Dear Dr. Marks, Acuity Surgical Device  more

WASHINGTON, March 26 (TNSrep) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following In Focus white paper (No. IF11140) on March 25, 2025, by economic development policy analyst Julie M. Lawhorn. Here are excerpts: * * * Federal Regional Commissions and Authorities: Overview of Structure and Activities Federal regional commissions and authorities (FRCAs) address perceived regional economic underdevelopment. These organizations accommodate multileveled and multijurisdictional participatio  more

WASHINGTON, March 27 -- Rep. Maggie Goodlander, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: * * * Goodlander Helps Introduce Paycheck Fairness Act Washington, D.C. - Congresswoman Maggie Goodlander helped introduce the Paycheck Fairness Act, legislation that would combat wage discrimination and help close the wage gap by strengthening the Equal Pay Act of 1963 and ensuring women can challenge pay discrimination and hold employers accountable. Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (CT-03) is the   more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, March 27 -- Gov. Kelly Ayotte, R-New Hampshire, issued the following news release on March 26, 2025: * * * Governor Ayotte Announces Highway Safety Task Force CONCORD, NH - Today, Governor Kelly Ayotte announced the formation of a new Highway Safety Task Force in response to a sharp rise in roadway fatalities and accidents across New Hampshire. "It's critical that we ensure drivers are safe on our highways and stop these accidents before they happen. Every fatal cras  more

BEDFORD, New Hampshire, March 27 -- The New Hampshire Housing Finance Authority issued the following news on March 26, 2025: * * * Legal Notice - Public Hearing on draft 2025-2026 QAP A public hearing will be held at 1:00 PM on Monday, April 14, 2025, at New Hampshire Housing, 32 Constitution Drive, Bedford NH, to receive comments on draft amendments to the 2025-2026 Qualified Allocation Plan (QAP) for the Low-Income Housing Tax Credit Program (LIHTC). The QAP defines the process by which Ne  more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, March 27 -- The New Hampshire Public Utilities Commission (PUC) has approved Public Service Company of New Hampshire d/b/a Eversource Energy's proposed Lost Base Revenue (LBR) rate, resulting in a credit for customers beginning April 1, 2025. Order No. 28,120, issued on March 26, 2025, authorizes a credit of (0.017) cents per kilowatt-hour (kWh), subject to reconciliation. Eversource filed its petition in December 2024, seeking approval for the 2025 LBR rate. The LBR rat  more

WASHINGTON, March 27 -- Rep. Maggie Goodlander, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: * * * New Hampshire Congressional Delegation Calls on FEMA to Resume Life-Saving Firefighter Trainings Frozen by Trump Administration (Washington, DC) - Congresswoman Maggie Goodlander (NH-02), alongside U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) and Maggie Hassan (D-NH) and U.S. Representatives Chris Pappas (NH-01), is calling on the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to direct the National F  more

WASHINGTON, March 27 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Department of Commerce National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) has announced the availability of its final evaluation findings for the Sapelo Island National Estuarine Research Reserve, as well as six state and territorial coastal management programs in American Samoa, Hawaii, Mississippi, New Hampshire, New York, and Oregon. These evaluations, conducted under sections 312 and 315 of the Coastal Zone Management Act, assess whether these pro  more

WASHINGTON, March 27 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following news release on March 26, 2025: * * * Ranking Member Shaheen Remarks at Hearing on Indo-Pacific Alliances WASHINGTON--Today, U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Ranking Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, delivered an opening statement during a hearing titled "Shared Threats: Indo-Pacific Alliances and Burden Sharing in Today's Geopolitical  more

WASHINGTON, March 27 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following news release on March 26, 2025: * * * Ranking Member Shaheen, Senate Foreign Relations Committee Democrats: Trump Administration's Foreign Assistance Cuts are Imperiling Lives and Emboldening American Adversaries WASHINGTON--Today, U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Ranking Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Chris Coons (D-DE), Cory Book  more

WASHINGTON, March 26 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, issued the following floor remarks on March 25, 2025: * * * Madam President, I am honored to recognize Kenneth Chapman of Woodstock as March's Granite Stater of the Month. Kenneth recently retired after serving as Woodstock's town moderator for 50 years. Kenneth was raised to believe that service to his community and to others needed to be a priority. After settling in Woodstock as a young adult, Kenneth began attending school board  more

WASHINGTON, March 25 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: * * * Shaheen, Colleagues Press USDA to Not Take Food Away from Food Banks and Hungry Families (Washington, DC) -- U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate Appropriations Subcommittee responsible for funding the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), joined U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry  more

WASHINGTON, March 27 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following news release on March 26, 2025: * * * Shaheen, Meeks, Cherfilus-McCormick, Booker Urge Rubio to Address Haiti Crisis While in the Caribbean WASHINGTON - Today, U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Ranking Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee and Representative Gregory W. Meeks (D-NY), Ranking Member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, alon  more