STORRS, Connecticut, Jan. 12 -- The University of Connecticut posted the following news: * * * 15 Years of Advancing Heat Safety with the Korey Stringer Institute * Since the Korey Stringer Institute (KSI) opened its doors more than 15 years ago, its work has helped countless athletes, laborers, and warfighters stay safe in the heat. KSI was established in the wake of a lawsuit brought by Kelci Stringer, the widow of Minnesota Vikings offensive lineman Korey Stringer who died from exertion  more

HANOVER, New Hampshire, Jan. 13 -- Dartmouth College issued the following news: * * * Dartmouth Raises $30 Million to Offer Internships for All The initiative is a major step toward realizing the Center for Career Design's vision. * Undergraduates now have unprecedented opportunities to explore a wider range of internships across nearly all professions, thanks to a historic investment in the Dartmouth Center for Career Design. Endowed gifts totaling $30 million will open doors to internshi  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 13 -- Rep. David Schweikert, R-Arizona, chairman of the Joint Economic Committee, issued the following news on Jan. 12, 2026: * * * December Unemployment Dropped Slightly to 4.4%, 50,000 Jobs added in December, Participation Rate Unchanged Today, the Joint Economic Committee released its Monthly Employment Update. In December, 50,000 jobs were added (+37K private sector jobs, and +13K government jobs), slightly down from the 56,000 added in November and lower than the expecte  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 10 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI: Ranking Member Shaheen Pens Fox News Op-Ed on How the Mounting Cost of Involvement in Venezuela Distracts from Pocketbook Economic Issues at Home Today, U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Ranking Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, published an op-ed in Fox News on how the mounting cost of involvement in Venezuela  more

BALTIMORE, Maryland, Jan. 12 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services issued the following news release: * * * Marketplace 2026 Open Enrollment Period Report: National Snapshot * The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) reports that 22.8 million consumers have signed up for 2026 individual market health insurance coverage through the Marketplaces since the start of the 2026 Marketplace Open Enrollment Period (OEP) on November 1  more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, Jan. 13 -- New Hampshire Attorney General John Formella issued the following news release: * * * North Country Environmental Services, Inc. to Pay $1.9 Million in Settlement of Claims of Solid Waste Facility Violations Attorney General John M. Formella announces that North Country Environmental Services, Inc. ("NCES"), owner and operator of NCES Landfill in Bethlehem, New Hampshire, has entered into a consent decree with the State of New Hampshire Department of Environ  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 12 -- Rep. Chris Pappas, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: * * * Pappas's Legislation to Increase Pension for Medal of Honor Recipients Signed into Law * Congressman Chris Pappas's (NH-01) bipartisan Medal of Honor Act, legislation to increase the monthly pension for Medal of Honor recipients, was signed into law. This legislation would increase the monthly pension for recipients to $67,500 annually. The Medal of Honor is the highest military decoration bes  more

DARTMOUTH, New Hampshire, Jan. 13 -- The Dartmouth College Geisel School of Medicine issued the following news: * * * Two Geisel Students Present Research at National and International Conferences Bridging Disciplines to Improve Early Childhood Outcomes By Susan Green Divya Kaushal, MS MPH'26, alongside Julie Taylor, MD, MSc, associate dean for medical education, interim chair of community and family medicine and professor of medical education, Frances Lim-Liberty, MD, assistant professor o  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 12 -- The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission issued the following news release: * * * Walmart to Pay $60,000 in EEOC Disability Discrimination Lawsuit * Retailer settles federal suit charging its Farmingdale store refused to accommodate employee's disability and fired her NEW YORK - Global retailer Walmart will pay $60,000 and provide other relief to settle a disability discrimination suit by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the federal agency   more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 12 -- Sen. Roger Marshall, R-Kansas, issued the following news release: * * * What They Are Saying: Momentum Builds for Marshall's Patients Deserve Price Tags Act * Washington - Momentum continues to grow for Senators Marshall and Hickenlooper's Patients Deserve Price Tags Act, as patient advocates, economists, and lawmakers across the country call for transparency in healthcare. The bill stands now with 18 Senators sponsoring the legislation from both sides of the aisle.   more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 12 -- Sen. Todd Young, R-Indiana, issued the following news release: * * * Young, Hassan Introduce Legislation to Boost Child Tax Credit for Working Families * WASHINGTON - U.S. Senators Todd Young (R-Ind.) and Maggie Hassan (D-N.H.) introduced the Stronger Start for Working Families Act, which would provide a tax cut to 3.5 million working families with children by allowing them to begin receiving the full Child Tax Credit (CTC) starting with the first dollar they earn. "  more