WASHINGTON, Jan. 28 (TNSLrpt) -- State Job Openings and Labor Turnover November 2025 - A report from U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics - Jan. 26, 2026 (22 pages) * * * Job openings rates decreased in 7 states in November, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Over the month, hires rates decreased in 4 states and increased in 1 state. Total separations rates increased in 6 states and decreased in 2 states. Nationally, the job openings, hires, and total separation  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 27 -- The Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee released the following written testimony by Monique Chireau Wubbenhorst, a senior fellow with De Nicola Center for Ethics and Culture at the University of Notre Dame, from a Jan. 14, 2026, hearing entitled "Protecting Women: Exposing the Dangers of Chemical Abortion Drugs": * * * Abortion is an important subject of intense interest, debate and legislative action among the people of the United States and their ele  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 27 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: * * * During Town Hall, Senator Hassan Discusses Need to Lower Costs, Tackle the Fentanyl Crisis, and Support Veterans * NEW HAMPSHIRE - Last week, Senator Maggie Hassan participated in WMUR's Conversation with the Community town hall, during which she took questions from Granite Staters on a range of issues important to them, including affordability, tax cuts for working families, the fentanyl cri  more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, Jan. 22 -- The University of New Hampshire School of Law issued the following news: * * * First in the Nation: NH's 1776 Constitution to the Present Six months before the national Declaration of Independence, NH inked its first Constitution. Join the Rudman Center and NH Humanities for a conversation on the NH Constitution's enduring significance. Hear unique stories about NH's bold break from the Crown, look through the lens of "originalism," and see how NH's frequent  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 27 -- Rep. Maggie Goodlander, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: * * * Goodlander Calls for Immediate Removal of Secretary Kristi Noem * Concord, N.H. - Congresswoman Maggie Goodlander, a former intelligence officer in the United States Navy Reserve, joined 14 fellow Democratic veterans in calling for a stand down of ICE and CBP interior operations following the second killing by federal agents of an American citizen in Minnesota. Congresswoman Maggie Good  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 28 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following news release on Jan. 27, 2026: * * * ICYMI: Ranking Member Shaheen, Senator Murkowski Pen New York Times Op-Ed Urging Congress to Stand Up for NATO Today, U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Ranking Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, and Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) published an op-ed in the New York Times on the importance of Congress moving dec  more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, Jan. 28 -- Gov. Kelly Ayotte, R-New Hampshire, issued the following news release on Jan. 27, 2026: * * * Governor Ayotte Celebrates Inauguration of Kid Governor and Executive Council Today, Governor Kelly Ayotte participated in the Inauguration of Kid Governor Liv Crete-Sayer of Boscawen Elementary School and the Kid Executive Council. The Governor also spoke to students about the Governor's role as chief executive of the State. In addition to the new Kid Governor an  more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, Jan. 28 -- Gov. Kelly Ayotte, R-New Hampshire, issued the following news release on Jan. 27, 2026: * * * Ayotte Nominates Christopher J. Ellms, Jr. to Chair Public Utilities Commission Today, Governor Kelly Ayotte nominated Christopher J. Ellms, Jr. of Webster, to serve as the Chair of the New Hampshire Public Utilities Commission. Ellms is currently Deputy Commissioner of the New Hampshire Department of Energy, a position in which he was unanimously confirmed to by th  more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, Jan. 28 -- Gov. Kelly Ayotte, R-New Hampshire, issued the following news release on Jan. 27, 2026: * * * Ayotte Nominates Daniel E. Will to Supreme Court Today, Governor Kelly Ayotte nominated Hon. Daniel E. Will of Loudon to the Supreme Court of New Hampshire. Judge Will currently serves as an Associate Justice of the State's Superior Court and was recommended for nomination following a review by the Governor's Judicial Selection Commission. Governor Ayotte released   more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, Jan. 28 -- Gov. Kelly Ayotte, R-New Hampshire, issued the following news release on Jan. 27, 2026: * * * Ayotte Nominates Diana E. Fenton for Child Advocate Today, Governor Kelly Ayotte nominated Diana E. Fenton of Mont Vernon to serve as Director of the New Hampshire Office of the Child Advocate. Fenton currently serves as Chief of the Governance Unit at the New Hampshire Department of Education. Governor Ayotte released the following statement on Fenton's nomination  more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, Jan. 28 -- Gov. Kelly Ayotte, R-New Hampshire, issued the following news release on Jan. 27, 2026: * * * Ayotte Nominates Exceptional Granite Staters for Key Positions Today, Governor Kelly Ayotte announced several nominations for key positions across State Government, including her second nomination to the Supreme Court of New Hampshire. The following nominees will be submitted to the Executive Council this week: Christopher J. Ellms, Jr. of Webster for Chairman of t  more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, Jan. 28 -- Gov. Kelly Ayotte, R-New Hampshire, issued the following news release on Jan. 27, 2026: * * * Ayotte Nominates Lucy C. Lange to Lead the BEA Today, Governor Kelly Ayotte nominated Lucy C. Lange to lead the Department of Business and Economic Affairs as its next Commissioner. Currently the President of Manchester Media Group, Lange brings 20 years of private sector and marketing experience. Governor Ayotte released the following statement on Lange's nominati  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 27 [Category: Political] -- The Independent Women's Forum posted issued the following news release: * * * NEW POLL: New England Women Sound the Alarm on Energy Costs Amid Brutal Winter Storms * NEW ENGLAND -A new regional energy poll unveiled today by Independent Women reveals widespread concern among New England women over rising energy costs, reliability, and tradeoffs embedded in the region's aggressive green-energy agenda. The poll, focused on the region with the highest  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 27 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: * * * Shaheen, Baldwin Introduce Legislation to Help Pregnant Women and New Moms Better Access Mental Health Support * (Washington, DC) - U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) and Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) are introducing the Mental Health and Making Access More Affordable (MAMA) Act to ensure more pregnant women and new mothers of all backgrounds can afford mental health care and substance use disorder   more

STORRS, Connecticut, Jan. 26 -- The University of Connecticut posted the following news: * * * UConn Crowd Hears from Pete Buttigieg: 'Hope is the consequence of action more than its cause' * Former U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg had a simple three-word answer Saturday night to the question of whether he's running for president in 2028 - "I don't know." "I'm not being cagey. It's just too early to make a big decision like that," he told a Connecticut Forum audience at The Bus  more