PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, May 14 (TNSLrpt) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Mid-Atlantic Regional Information Office issued the following report on May 13, 2025, entitled "Consumer Price Index, Northeast Region - April 2025": * * * Regional prices were up 0.3 percent in April, up 3.1 percent over the year * * * The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) in the Northeast region increased 0.3 percent in April, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics re  more

WASHINGTON, May 12 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release: * * * EPA announces major agreement with developer to clean up Mohawk Tannery site in Nashua, N.H. BOSTON (May 12, 2025) - The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has reached an agreement with a local developer that will ensure the successful remediation and beneficial reuse of the Granite State Leathers Site in Nashua, N.H., also known as Mohawk Tannery. EPA encourages public input on the agre  more

WASHINGTON, May 14 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has published a notice regarding the determination of the regulatory review period for OMVOH (mirikizumab), a human biological product developed by Eli Lilly and Co. This product is approved for the treatment of moderately to severely active ulcerative colitis in adults. The determination, made in collaboration with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO), establishes the regul  more

WASHINGTON, May 14 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has determined the regulatory review period for the biologic product EPKINLY, a treatment for adult patients with relapsed or refractory diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL). This determination is part of the ongoing process to assess patent term restoration, following the submission of applications by Genmab A/S to the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO). EPKINLY, known by it  more

WASHINGTON, May 14 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has published a determination regarding the regulatory review period for ADBRY (tralokinumab), a human biologic product used in the treatment of moderate-to-severe atopic dermatitis. The FDA's determination, which follows a request from the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO), is essential for a patent term restoration application submitted by MedImmune Ltd., the manufacturer of  more

WASHINGTON, May 14 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Food and Drug Administration has announced its determination regarding the regulatory review period for the medical device SKINVIVE, which was submitted for patent term extension. This decision follows an application made to the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) by Allergan Industrie, SAS, for extending the patent for SKINVIVE under U.S. Patent No. 11,260,015. SKINVIVE, which was approved by the FDA for intrad  more

WASHINGTON, May 14 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Food and Drug Administration issued the following warning letter to everythingvapes.com: * * * To: everythingvapes.com, 398 E Dania Beach Blvd, Suite 255, Dania Beach, FL 33004, United States, sales@everythingvapes.com To Whom it May Concern: The Center for Tobacco Products of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently reviewed the website https://everythingvapes.com and determined that electronic nicotine deliv  more

WASHINGTON, May 13 -- Rep. Maggie Goodlander, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: * * * Goodlander Challenges President Trump's Unlawful, Chaotic Imposition of IEEPA Tariffs Washington, D.C. -- This week, Congresswoman Maggie Goodlander joined the Litigation and Rapid Response Task Force in filing an amicus brief (link is external) challenging President Donald Trump's sweeping and chaotic tariffs unlawfully imposed under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA).  more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, May 14 -- The New Hampshire Department of Environmental Services issued the following news release on May 13, 2025: * * * More Than $463,000 Awarded from Aquatic Resource Mitigation (ARM) Fund for Dam Removal in the Town of Strafford Concord, NH - The New Hampshire Department of Environmental Services (NHDES) announced that the Governor and Executive Council recently approved $463,764 for the Kenneth Hill Pond Dam Removal project in the town of Strafford. This Aquatic   more

WASHINGTON, May 17 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: * * * New Hampshire Congressional Delegation Celebrates Small Business Owners and Entrepreneurs at Small Business Administration's Annual Awards **Annual National Small Business Week awards recognize achievements and contributions of SBA-assisted individuals and businesses** (Manchester, NH) - U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) and Maggie Hassan (D-NH), along with U.S. Representatives Chris Pappa  more

WASHINGTON, May 12 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: * * * New Hampshire Congressional Delegation Celebrates Small Business Owners and Entrepreneurs at Small Business Administration's Annual Awards (Manchester, NH) - U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) and Maggie Hassan (D-NH), along with U.S. Representatives Chris Pappas (NH-01) and Maggie Goodlander (NH-02), today celebrated Granite State small business owners and entrepreneurs at the Small Business   more

WASHINGTON, May 13 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release: * * * New Hampshire Doctor Pleads Guilty to Illegally Prescribing Opioids A New Hampshire doctor pleaded guilty today to unlawfully distributing a controlled substance. This is the first conviction of a doctor in the District of New Hampshire from a joint investigation by the New England Strike Force and the U.S. Attorney's Office. According to court documents, Robert G. Soucy Jr., D.O., 72, of Columbia,  more

WASHINGTON, May 12 -- Rep. Chris Pappas, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: * * * NH Delegation Celebrates Small Business Owners and Entrepreneurs at Small Business Administration's Annual Awards Annual National Small Business Week awards recognize achievements and contributions of SBA-assisted individuals and businesses Today Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01), a small business owner, alongside U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) and Maggie Hassan (D-NH), and Congresswoman M  more

WASHINGTON, May 13 -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following In Focus white paper (No. IF10713) on May 12, 2025, by education policy specialist Rebecca R. Skinner and research assistant Isobel Sorenson: * * * School choice generally refers to the opportunity for parents to select an elementary or secondary school for their child that differs from the assigned school that the child would otherwise attend based on where the family lives. School choice programs are often divided   more

WASHINGTON, May 13 -- Rep. Chris Pappas, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: * * * Pappas Announces 2025 Congressional Art Competition Winners, Hosts Reception for NH Student Artists Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01) hosted high school artists from across the First District, their families, and community leaders for a reception at the New Hampshire Institute of Politics as part of the 2025 Congressional Art Competition. Rep. Pappas presented this year's first-place award to Jul  more

WASHINGTON, May 13 -- Rep. Chris Pappas, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: * * * Pappas Reintroduces EAGLE Act, Bipartisan Legislation to Help Small Police Departments Strengthen Community-Oriented Policing Legislation assists small and mid-sized police departments in earning or renewing accreditation from state, regional, tribal, or national police accreditation organizations Today Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01) reintroduced his bipartisan legislation to establish a new  more

WASHINGTON, May 14 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following news release on May 13, 2025: * * * Ranking Member Shaheen Opening Remarks at Hearing on East Africa WASHINGTON - Today, U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Ranking Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, delivered an opening statement at a full committee hearing, "East Africa and the Horn: At a Turning Point or Breaking Point?" In her remarks, R  more

WASHINGTON, May 14 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following news release on May 13, 2025: * * * Ranking Member Shaheen Statement on Trump Administration's Lifting of Syria Sanctions WASHINGTON--Today, U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Ranking Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, released the following statement on President Trump's decision to lift all sanctions on Syria: "I commend President Trump'  more

WASHINGTON, May 13 -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following Legal Sidebar white paper (No. LSB11313) on May 12, 2025, by Legislative Attorney Joanna R. Lampe: * * * On May 15, 2025, the Supreme Court is scheduled to hear oral argument in Trump v. CASA, Inc., Trump v. Washington, and Trump v. New Jersey, a trio of cases involving nationwide injunctions against the federal government. The substantive legal issue in these cases concerns the validity of Executive Order No. 14,160  more