WASHINGTON, July 10 -- Over 180 organizations have voiced strong opposition to proposed changes to federal student loan repayment and forgiveness programs by the U.S. Department of Education. The groups, representing millions of students, borrowers, workers and vulnerable populations, argue that the Administration's plans would worsen the ongoing student loan crisis affecting more than 40 million Americans who collectively owe over $1.6 trillion. The letter specifically challenges alterations t  more

WASHINGTON, July 8 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: * * * After Passage of Republicans' Megabill, New Hampshire Congressional Delegation Highlights Disastrous Impacts for Granite Staters * (Manchester, NH) - Today, U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) and Maggie Hassan (D-NH), alongside Representatives Chris Pappas (NH-01) and Maggie Goodlander (NH-02), held a press conference at Waypoint to highlight the harmful impacts of Republicans' disastrous bu  more

WASHINGTON, July 9 -- The Mid-Atlantic/Northeast Visibility Union (MANEVU) has submitted a public comment letter to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) regarding the proposed approval of Vermont's regional haze state implementation plan (SIP). The letter expresses support for Vermont's compliance with the Clean Air Act and the EPA's Regional Haze Rule but raises objections to the agency's additional Uniform Rate of Progress (URP) criterion. In the correspondence, the organization cle  more

WASHINGTON, July 9 (TNSLrpt) -- A report from the New Hampshire Department of Environmental Services titled "New Hampshire River Trend Report: Status and Trends of Water Quality Indicators from the River and Stream Trend Monitoring Network" indicates varying conditions across the state's waterways, with a clear correlation between land development and diminished water quality. The document, issued in May 2025, synthesizes data collected over decades to provide an assessment of the health of rive  more

WASHINGTON, July 9 -- A public comment letter submitted by Dr. Mina A. Farahani, an ophthalmologist at Spindel Eye Associates in Derry, New Hampshire, urges the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to consider reintroducing Blenrep, an antibody-drug conjugate that has shown efficacy in treating multiple myeloma patients. Dr. Farahani shared her firsthand experiences with many patients benefiting from the drug while it was commercially available. In her correspondence to the FDA's Oncologic D  more

WASHINGTON, July 9 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Hassan Introduces Bipartisan Bill to Cut Down on Medicare Waste, Fraud, Abuse * WASHINGTON - U.S. Senators Maggie Hassan (D-NH), Eric Schmitt (R-MO), and Tim Sheehy (R-MT) introduced the Medicare Transaction Fraud Prevention Act which will use predictive modeling to cut down on the waste, fraud, and abuse in the Medicare system while also protecting people's privacy and access to care.  more