PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, July 15 (TNSLrpt) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Mid-Atlantic Regional Information Office issued the following report: * * * Consumer Price Index, Northeast region -- June 2025 * The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) in the Northeast region increased 0.5 percent in June, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. The index for all items less food and energy also rose 0.3 percent in June. Energy prices inc  more

WASHINGTON, July 15 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI: Shaheen Highlights Key Investments Secured in Fiscal Year 2026 Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration and Related Agencies Appropriations Bill * **Shaheen secured more than $14.7 million for critical projects across New Hampshire** (Washington, DC) - U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and D  more

WASHINGTON, July 15 -- MaineHealth, the largest private employer in Northern New England, submitted a public comment letter to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services addressing the agency's call for recommendations aimed at deregulation to enhance health care access and innovation. The letter outlines multiple reform proposals designed to improve the health care system across the organization's service areas in Maine and New Hampshire. In her correspondence, Chief Government Affairs O  more

WASHINGTON, July 15 -- The Town of Canaan has submitted its Community Power Electric Aggregation Plan to the New Hampshire Public Utilities Commission, Concord, for review and approval. The plan (DE 25-046), filed on July 9, 2025, aims to allow Canaan to procure electricity on behalf of its residents and businesses. Under state law (RSA 53-E:7), the Commission must approve such plans unless they fail to meet statutory and regulatory requirements. This filing presents questions related to whethe  more

WASHINGTON, July 15 -- Rep. Chris Pappas, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: * * * Pappas, Bilirakis, Titus, Malliotakis Introduce Bipartisan End the Cyprus Embargo Act * Today Representatives Chris Pappas (NH-01), Gus Bilirakis (FL-12), Dina Titus (NV-01), and Nicole Malliotakis (NY-11), co-chairs and vice co-chairs of the Hellenic Caucus, reintroduced the End the Cyprus Embargo Act, bipartisan legislation that would extend the waiver renewal period for the arms embargo on   more

WASHINGTON, July 16 (TNSrpt) -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following news release on July 14, 2025: * * * Ranking Member Shaheen and Senate Foreign Relations Committee Democratic Members Publish Major New Report on the Consequences of the Trump Administration's Global Retreat and China's Strategic Gains Today, Ranking Member Jeanne Shaheen and Democratic members of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee released a  more

WASHINGTON, July 16 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following news release on July 15, 2025: * * * Ranking Member Shaheen Joins the Center for Strategic and International Studies for Fireside Chat Following the Release of Major Committee Report Examining the Trump Administration's Global Retreat and China's Strategic Gains Today, U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Ranking Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Comm  more

WASHINGTON, July 16 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following news release on July 15, 2025: * * * Ranking Member Shaheen Opening Remarks at Nomination Hearing for Michael Waltz to be United Nations Ambassador, Christine Toretti to be Ambassador to Sweden and John Arrigo to be Ambassador to Portugal Today, U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Ranking Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, will deliver open  more

WASHINGTON, July 10 -- Sen. Patty Murray, D-Washington, vice chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Senate Appropriations Committee Approves Ag-FDA and Legislative Branch Bills Today, the Senate Appropriations Committee met for a full committee markup and approved its draft fiscal year 2026 Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration (FDA), and Related Agencies and Legislative Branch appropriations bills. The Committee also met  more

WASHINGTON, July 15 -- Sen. Peter Welch, D-Vermont, issued the following news release: * * * Welch Leads Legislation to Provide Rural Communities with Funding for Emergency Recovery Technical Assistance After Disasters Hit * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.), Ranking Member of the Senate Agriculture Subcommittee on Rural Development, Energy, and Credit, and U.S. Senators Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) and Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.), reintroduced the Rural Recovery Act, legislat  more