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News Tipoffs - New Hampshire Editors Newsletter for Wednesday February 25, 2026 ( 16 items )  

ACLU Massachusetts: Legal Groups Representing Plaintiffs File Supreme Court Brief Supporting Core Constitutional Protection of Birthright Citizenship
BOSTON, Massachusetts, Feb. 25 -- The American Civil Liberties Union of Massachusetts issued the following news release: * * * Legal Groups Representing Plaintiffs File Supreme Court Brief Supporting Core Constitutional Protection of Birthright Citizenship Courts have uniformly blocked President Trump's birthright citizenship executive order; Supreme Court arguments set for April 1 * Legal organizations representing a class of all babies who would be subject to President Trump's harmful, un  more

After Senator Hassan Presses ICE Leader, DHS Cancels Merrimack ICE Facility
WASHINGTON, Feb. 24 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: * * * After Senator Hassan Presses ICE Leader, DHS Cancels Merrimack ICE Facility * WASHINGTON - After U.S. Senator Maggie Hassan (D-NH) pressed the head of ICE to heed the objections of the community and cancel a plan to build a detention and processing facility in Merrimack, New Hampshire during a recent hearing in the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, the Department of  more

CRC News: Congress Asks CRC About Foreign Funding of American NGOs
WASHINGTON, Feb. 25 -- The Capital Research Center issued the following news on Feb. 24, 2026: * * * CRC News: Congress asks CRC about foreign funding of American NGOs CRC president's Scott Walter's testimony to the House Ways & Means Committee makes media hits all over America. * Jewish Insider--Foreign funding of U.S. nonprofits takes center stage at House hearing: At a hearing of the House Ways and Means Committee, witnesses offered ways to increase transparency in IRS financial disclosu  more

Dartmouth College: Neuroscientist Emily Finn Wins International Early-Career Award
HANOVER, New Hampshire, Feb. 25 -- Dartmouth College issued the following news: * * * Neuroscientist Emily Finn Wins International Early-Career Award Finn was selected for her groundbreaking work on the neural basis of behavior and cognition. Written by Liana Wait Emily Finn, an assistant professor of psychological and brain sciences, has received a 2026 Janet Taylor Spence Award for Transformative Early Career Contributions from the Association of Psychological Science (APS). The award ce  more

FDA Center for Tobacco Products Issues Warning Letter to Sabagh Group/lighterusa.com
WASHINGTON, Feb. 25 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Food and Drug Administration issued the following warning letter to The Sabagh Group Inc./lighterusa.com from its Center for Tobacco Products: * * * Recipient: The Sabagh Group Inc/lighterusa.com, 24625 Halsted Road, Farmington Hills, MI 48335, United States, email@lighterusa.com, (b)(6) Issuing Office: Center for Tobacco Products, United States WARNING LETTER To Whom It May Concern: The Center for Tobacco Products of   more

FDA Center for Tobacco Products Issues Warning Letter to Swedishproducts.online
WASHINGTON, Feb. 25 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Food and Drug Administration issued the following warning letter to swedishproducts.online from its Center for Tobacco Products: * * * Recipient: swedishproducts.online, Sweden, contact@swedishproducts.online, retur@swedishproducts.online Issuing Office: Center for Tobacco Products, United States WARNING LETTER To Whom It May Concern: The Center for Tobacco Products of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recent  more

FDA Center for Tobacco Products Issues Warning Letter to Tombak
WASHINGTON, Feb. 25 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Food and Drug Administration issued the following warning letter to Tombak LLC from its Center for Tobacco Products: * * * Recipient: Tombak LLC, 10 South Havana Street, Suite 119R, Aurora, CO 80012, United States Issuing Office: Center for Tobacco Products, United States WARNING LETTER To Whom It May Concern: The Center for Tobacco Products of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently reviewed our inspectio  more

Goodlander Statement on Cancellation of Proposed ICE Detention Facility in Merrimack, Calls for Continued Transparency and Constitutional Guardrails
WASHINGTON, Feb. 24 -- Rep. Maggie Goodlander, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: * * * Goodlander Statement on Cancellation of Proposed ICE Detention Facility in Merrimack, Calls for Continued Transparency and Constitutional Guardrails * Washington, D.C. - Today, Congresswoman Maggie Goodlander released the following statement on the cancellation of ICE Detention Facility plans in Merrimack: "The reports that ICE has canceled its half-baked, dangerous, and un-American pla  more

Leaders From Merrimack, Across New Hampshire Praise Gov. Ayotte's Advocacy With DHS
CONCORD, New Hampshire, Feb. 25 -- Gov. Kelly Ayotte, R-New Hampshire, issued the following news release on Feb. 24, 2026: * * * Leaders from Merrimack, Across New Hampshire Praise Ayotte's Advocacy with DHS Today, leaders from the Town of Merrimack and across New Hampshire are thanking Governor Kelly Ayotte for successfully advocating for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to not move forward with plans for an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) facility in Merrimack: "I comme  more

N.H. Gov. Ayotte: DHS Will Not Move Forward With Proposed ICE Facility in Merrimack
CONCORD, New Hampshire, Feb. 25 -- Gov. Kelly Ayotte, R-New Hampshire, issued the following news release on Feb. 24, 2026: * * * DHS Will Not Move Forward with Proposed ICE Facility in Merrimack Today, Governor Kelly Ayotte announced that the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) will not move forward with a proposed Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) facility in Merrimack. "During my trip to Washington last week, I had productive discussions with Secretary Kristi Noem, and I'm please  more

NH Rockingham 25 Reps. Pledge to Support Congressional Term Limits
WASHINGTON, Feb. 24 [Category: Political] -- U.S. Term Limits issued the following news release: * * * NH Rockingham 25 Reps. Pledge to Support Congressional Term Limits * Salem, NH - U.S. Term Limits (USTL), the leader in the national, non-partisan movement to limit terms for elected officials, is gathering support from state lawmakers across the nation. Its mission is to get 34 states to apply for an amendment proposal convention specific to term limits on Congress. New Hampshire state hou  more

Pappas Helps Introduce Bipartisan Resolution Recognizing 175th Anniversary of YMCA
WASHINGTON, Feb. 23 -- Rep. Chris Pappas, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: * * * Pappas Helps Introduce Bipartisan Resolution Recognizing 175th Anniversary of YMCA * YMCA delivers programming to 11 million adults and 6.5 million children each year Today Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01), Co-Chair of the Congressional Camp Caucus, joined Congressmen Mike Quigley (IL-05) and Chuck Edwards (NC-11), and U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (IL) and Senator James Lankford (  more

Ranking Member Shaheen, Senator Tillis Lead Bipartisan Resolution Supporting Ukraine on Fourth Anniversary of Russia's Full-Scale Invasion
WASHINGTON, Feb. 25 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following news release on Feb. 24, 2026: * * * Ranking Member Shaheen, Senator Tillis Lead Bipartisan Resolution Supporting Ukraine on Fourth Anniversary of Russia's Full-Scale Invasion Today, U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Ranking Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, and Thom Tillis (R-NC), co-chairs of the Senate NATO Observer Group, led a bipa  more

Reason Foundation Issues Commentary: Why New Hampshire's K-12 Open Enrollment Laws Aren't Good Enough
LOS ANGELES, California, Feb. 25 -- The Reason Foundation issued the following commentary on Feb. 24, 2026, by senior policy analyst Jude Schwalbach: * * * Why New Hampshire's K-12 open enrollment laws aren't good enough New Hampshire's existing open enrollment law needs additional reforms because the current law lets districts stop students from transferring out of them. * Data show that an overwhelming majority of parents support letting students attend the public schools they want rather  more

Shaheen Commends DHS Decision to Cancel Plans for ICE Processing and Detention Facility in Merrimack
WASHINGTON, Feb. 24 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: * * * Shaheen Commends DHS Decision to Cancel Plans for ICE Processing and Detention Facility in Merrimack * (Washington, DC) - U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) today released the following statement commending news that the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is cancelling its plans for an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) processing and detention center in Merrimack, New Hampshi  more

University of New Hampshire School of Law: Studying Up on State Constitutions
CONCORD, New Hampshire, Feb. 25 -- The University of New Hampshire School of Law issued the following news: * * * Studying Up on State Constitutions Panelists explored the enduring significance of New Hampshire's Constitution * Many Americans know little, if anything about state constitutions. And among those who do know they exist, many think they are indistinguishable from the U.S. Constitution. During a recent discussion at the UNH Franklin Pierce School of Law, panelists sought to remed  more