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Public Policy Tipoffs Involving New Hampshire Newsletter for Friday January 30, 2026 ( 11 items )  

AFP-NH Endorses Dale Fincher for Carroll-07 Special Election
ARLINGTON, Virginia, Jan. 29 [Category: Sociological] -- Americans for Prosperity posted the following news release: * * * AFP-NH Endorses Dale Fincher for Carroll-07 Special Election * Jan 29, 2026 by AFP Concord, NH - Americans for Prosperity-New Hampshire (AFP-NH) today announced its endorsement of Dale Fincher in the special election for Carroll-07. AFP will deploy its strong grassroots network to educate and mobilize voters leading up to the March 10 special election. AFP-NH Deputy   more

FEMA Approves $105 Million to Support Recovery in New England
WASHINGTON, Jan. 30 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security Federal Emergency Management Agency issued the following news release: * * * FEMA Approves $105 Million to Support Recovery in New England BOSTON -- Under the leadership of President Trump and Secretary Noem, FEMA recently approved $105 million in funding to support recovery for past disasters in five Region 1 states for Public Assistance projects, which includes debris removal, emergency protective measures and the repair or rep  more

NAACP Denounces Wild Goose Hunt Raid of Fulton County Elections Office
WASHINGTON, Jan. 28 [Category: Political] -- The NAACP posted the following news release: * * * NAACP Denounces Wild Goose Hunt Raid of Fulton County Elections Office * January 28, 2026 Contact: Chyna Fields, cfields@naacpnet.org WASHINGTON - Following reports that the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) executed a search warrant in the Fulton County election office, near Atlanta, seeking records related to the 2020 election, NAACP President and CEO Derrick Johnson issued the following  more

NH Delegation Calls on Noem, DHS to Respond to Concerns of Merrimack Residents, Town Council Over Proposed ICE Processing Center
WASHINGTON, Jan. 28 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: * * * NH Delegation Calls on Noem, DHS to Respond to Concerns of Merrimack Residents, Town Council Over Proposed ICE Processing Center * Despite repeated outreach, DHS has failed to establish clear lines of communication with the Town of Merrimack following reports ICE plans to establish a processing center in the town Washington, DC \- Today Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01), joined by U.S. Senat  more

NH Delegation Calls on Noem, DHS to Respond to Concerns of Merrimack Residents, Town Council Over Proposed ICE Processing Center
WASHINGTON, Jan. 28 -- Rep. Maggie Goodlander, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: * * * NH Delegation Calls on Noem, DHS to Respond to Concerns of Merrimack Residents, Town Council Over Proposed ICE Processing Center * Washington, DC - Today Congresswoman Maggie Goodlander (NH-02), alongside Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01) and U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen and Maggie Hassan, sent a letter to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) demanding that Secretary Noem swiftly ackn  more

Ranking Member Shaheen, Senator Barrasso Applaud Committee Unanimous Passage of Legislation to Boost U.S. Government Coordination and International Engagement on Subsea Cables
WASHINGTON, Jan. 30 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following news release on Jan. 29, 2026: * * * Ranking Member Shaheen, Senator Barrasso Applaud Committee Unanimous Passage of Legislation to Boost U.S. Government Coordination and International Engagement on Subsea Cables Today, U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Ranking Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, and John Barrasso (R-WY) released a statem  more

Secretary Noem Unlocks More Than $2.2 Billion in Additional Federal Funding to Rebuild Communities Hit by Past Disasters
WASHINGTON, Jan. 29 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security issued the following news release: * * * Secretary Noem Unlocks More Than $2.2 Billion in Additional Federal Funding to Rebuild Communities Hit by Past Disasters * WASHINGTON - Today, Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Kristi Noem announced more than $2.2 billion in disaster relief funding to support ongoing recovery efforts from a variety of natural disasters. "This investment will repair and restore critical pub  more

Shaheen, Risch Shadow Fleet Bill Passes Committee
WASHINGTON, Jan. 30 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following news release on Jan. 29, 2026: * * * Shaheen, Risch Shadow Fleet Bill Passes Committee Today, U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) and Jim Risch (R-ID), Ranking Member and Chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, released the statement below on the passage of their SHADOW Fleet Sanctions Act in a Senate Foreign Relations Committee business meeti  more

UCLA School of Law Williams Institute: More Than Half of Transgender Youth Live in a State With at Least One Law or Policy Restricting Their Rights
LOS ANGELES, California, Jan. 30 (TNSrpt) -- The UCLA School of Law Williams Institute issued the following news release: * * * More than half of transgender youth live in a state with at least one law or policy restricting their rights According to a new report by the Williams Institute at UCLA School of Law, 53% of transgender youth ages 13 to 17 in the U.S.--approximately 382,800 young people--live in 29 states with laws or policies that restrict access to gender-affirming care, sports, ba  more

Welch Leads 14 Bicameral Colleagues on Bill to Reduce Barriers to Organic Agriculture in Vermont
WASHINGTON, Jan. 29 -- Sen. Peter Welch, D-Vermont, issued the following news release: * * * Welch Leads 14 Bicameral Colleagues on Bill to Reduce Barriers to Organic Agriculture in Vermont * Legislation would help more producers transition to and maintain organic practices WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.), Ranking Member of the Senate Agriculture Committee on Rural Development, Energy, and Credit, today led 14 bicameral lawmakers in reintroducing the Opportunities in Or  more

West Virginia Leads Fight Against Efforts by Climate Activists to Improperly Influence Federal Judges
CHARLESTON, West Virginia, Jan. 30 -- The West Virginia Attorney General John B. McCuskey issued the following news release: * * * West Virginia leads fight against efforts by climate activists to improperly influence federal judges West Virginia Attorney General JB McCuskey is leading a coalition of 27 attorneys general calling for the Federal Judicial Center to immediately withdraw an inappropriate new addition to the Reference Manual on Scientific Evidence that deals with "climate science.  more