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Public Policy Tipoffs Involving New Hampshire Newsletter for Thursday January 29, 2026 ( 9 items )  

Betly Expands Online Casino Offering Through New Partnership With Inspired Entertainment
BUFFALO, New York, Jan. 29 -- Delaware North issued the following news release on Jan. 28, 2026: * * * Betly expands online casino offering through new partnership with Inspired Entertainment Delaware North's Betly iCasino in West Virginia today announced a new partnership with Inspired Entertainment, a leading provider of innovative online casino content. The collaboration brings a selection of Inspired's popular online casino titles to Betly players, further enhancing the app's growing lib  more

Census Bureau: Data Show Fewer Women Gave Birth While Unmarried in the Past Census Bureau: Data Show Fewer Women Gave Birth While Unmarried in the Past Decade
WASHINGTON, Jan. 29 (TNSrep) -- The U.S. Census Bureau issued the following tip sheet: * * * Data Show Fewer Women Gave Birth While Unmarried in the Past Decade The percentage of women with a recent birth who were unmarried decreased by 4.8 percentage points, from 35.7% (or under 1.5 million) in 2011 to 30.9% (or 1.2 million) in 2023, according to a new U.S. Census Bureau report titled Social and Economic Characteristics of Currently Unmarried Women With a Recent Birth: 2023 (https://www.cens  more

FDA Issues Warning Letter to Center For Immunology Science
WASHINGTON, Jan. 28 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Food and Drug Administration issued the following warning letter to Center For Immunology Science LLC from the Center for Drug Evaluation and Research: * * * Recipient: Bruce S. Gillis, M.D., MPH, CEO, Center For Immunology Science, LLC, 2109 Granville Avenue, Los Angeles, CA 90025-6105, United States Issuing Office: Center for Drug Evaluation and Research (CDER), United States WARNING LETTER FDA Ref. No.: 26-HFD-45-01-  more

Litigation Over State Attempts to Lower Drug Costs - Prescription Drug Affordability Boards Topic of White Paper From CRS
WASHINGTON, Jan. 28 (TNSLrpt) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following Legal Sidebar white paper (No. LSB11390) on Jan. 27, 2026, by legislative attorney Hannah-Alise Rogers: * * * Litigation over State Attempts to Lower Drug Costs: Prescription Drug Affordability Boards (PDABs) Prescription drug affordability continues to dominate headlines, with President Trump taking actions to implement Most Favored Nation Pricing by negotiating directly with pharmaceutical companies and  more

Marketplace 2026 Open Enrollment Period Report: National Snapshot
BALTIMORE, Maryland, Jan. 28 -- 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 23.0 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

NEEC fosters engineering talent, innovation at NUWC Division, Keyport
WASHINGTON, Jan. 28 -- The Naval Sea Systems Command issued the following news: * * * NEEC fosters engineering talent, innovation at NUWC Division, Keyport * KEYPORT, WASHINGTON, UNITED STATES - Naval Undersea Warfare Center Division, Keyport is leveraging the Naval Engineering Education Consortium program to solve critical Navy challenges while cultivating the next generation of naval engineers.  The program, which operates across all Naval Sea Systems Command Warfare Centers, brings tog  more

New Hampshire Insurance Department Recognized With National Leadership Roles in 2026 NAIC Committee and Task Force Appointments
CONCORD, New Hampshire, Jan. 29 -- The New Hampshire Department of Insurance issued the following news release on Jan. 28, 2026: * * * New Hampshire Insurance Department Recognized with National Leadership Roles in 2026 NAIC Committee and Task Force Appointments The New Hampshire Insurance Department (NHID) today announced that Insurance Commissioner DJ Bettencourt and senior members of the department have been appointed to a broad slate of national leadership positions for the 2026 term at t  more

Ranking Member Shaheen Opening Remarks at Hearing on U.S. Policy Towards Venezuela With Secretary Rubio
WASHINGTON, Jan. 29 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following news release on Jan. 28, 2026: * * * Ranking Member Shaheen Opening Remarks at Hearing on U.S. Policy Towards Venezuela with Secretary Rubio Today, U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Ranking Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, delivered opening remarks at a full committee hearing, "U.S. Policy Towards Venezuela." In her remarks, Ranking Mem  more

Scholars in the Nation's Service Initiative Names New Cohort for Fellowships, Internships with Government Agencies
PRINCETON, New Jersey, Jan. 28 -- Princeton University School of Public and International Affairs posted the following news: * * * Scholars in the Nation's Service Initiative Names New Cohort for Fellowships, Internships with Government Agencies * Princeton University's prestigious Scholars in the Nation's Service Initiative (SINSI) has selected three graduate students to serve as fellows and seven undergraduates to serve as interns for 2026. SINSI fellows complete a two-year Master in Pub  more