WASHINGTON, Oct. 1 -- A coalition of 119 civil rights, labor, economic justice, and consumer advocacy organizations have raised concerns regarding the U.S. Department of Labor's (DOL) recent Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) that mandates states to provide sensitive data collected by their unemployment insurance agencies. In a public comment letter, they urged the DOL to withdraw the proposed rule to address critical questions about data usage, privacy protections, and the overall necessity f  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 1 -- The Mid-Atlantic/Northeast Visibility Union (MANEVU), Boston, Massachusetts, has issued a public comment letter to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) expressing strong concerns regarding the agency's proposed approval of the South Carolina State Implementation Plan (SIP) for regional haze. The letter critiques the EPA's reliance on the "Uniform Rate of Progress" (URP) metric, asserting it is not permissible under the Clean Air Act (CAA). MANEVU's comments addre  more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, Oct. 2 -- The New Hampshire Department of Insurance issued the following news release: * * * New Hampshire Insurance Department Advises Consumers to Prepare for 2026 Medicare Advantage Market Changes The New Hampshire Insurance Department (NHID) is advising Granite Staters to prepare for significant changes to the Medicare Advantage landscape in 2026, as major carriers withdraw from the market and remaining insurers reduce their plan offerings across much of the state  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 2 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following news release on Oct. 1, 2025: * * * Ranking Member Shaheen, Senator Cornyn Introduce Bill to Counter Foreign Cyber Scams Yesterday, U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Ranking Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, and Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) introduced the Scam Compound Accountability and Mobilization (SCAM) Act, which would counter foreign  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 30 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Hassan Statement on Federal Government Shutdown * WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Maggie Hassan (D-NH) today issued the following statement after voting for a proposal to keep the federal government open and protect access to health care: "The American people want to be able to afford health care and they want to keep the federal government open. I voted today for a bill that would have   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 30 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: * * * Senators Hassan, Johnson and Reps. Meng, Salazar Lead Colleagues in Reintroducing Bipartisan Bill to Improve Security for Houses of Worship * WASHINGTON - U.S. Senators Maggie Hassan (D-NH), a senior member of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee and Ron Johnson (R-WI), as well as Congresswoman Grace Meng (D-NY) and Congresswoman Maria Elvira Salazar (R-FL) led the  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 1 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: * * * Shaheen on New Findings that ACA Marketplace Premiums Will More Than Double if Congress Doesn't Act: 'We Must Find a Path Forward' * (Washington, DC) - U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), lead author of bicameral legislation that would permanently extend enhanced premium tax credits that help tens of millions of Americans afford health insurance, released the following statement on a new Kais  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 30 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: * * * Shaheen Statement on Hegseth Publicity Stunt at Quantico * (Washington, DC) - U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), a senior member of the U.S. Senate Armed Services Committee, released the following statement: "Today's gathering proved to be nothing more than a waste of our generals' time and American taxpayer money. This stunt reflects a Secretary who is primarily concerned with his publi  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 30 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: * * * Shaheen Statement on Vote Against House Republicans' Continuing Resolution, Vote For Senate Democrats' Bill to Fund Government and Protect Health Care * (Washington, DC) - U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), a senior member of the U.S. Senate Appropriations Committee, released the following statement on her votes today against House Republicans' continuing resolution and in favor of Senate   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 30 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: * * * Shaheen, Colleagues Hold Spotlight Forum Warning of 'Catastrophic' Consequences of ACA Tax Credit Expiration * **Senator Shaheen leads the bicameral legislation to permanently extend the soon-expiring Affordable Care Act enhanced premium tax credits that have made health care more affordable for tens of millions of Americans** (Washington, DC) - U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), author   more