WASHINGTON, March 12 -- Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto, D-Nevada, issued the following news release: * * * Cortez Masto Joins Legislation to Strengthen the Child Tax Credit and Provide a Tax Cut for Working Families * Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.) joined bipartisan legislation to provide a tax cut to 3.5 million working families with children by allowing them to begin receiving the Child Tax Credit (CTC) starting with the first dollar they earn. The Stronger St  more

HANOVER, New Hampshire, March 13 -- Dartmouth College issued the following news: * * * Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center launches Department of Social Work to support and elevate the profession system-wide Dartmouth Health's Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center (DHMC) recently launched a Department of Social Work to serve as a professional home for this important group of clinicians. Based in Lebanon, the department will support social work identity, training, development and best practices ac  more

WASHINGTON, March 12 [Category: Sociological] -- The National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws posted the following news release: * * * Federal Appeals Court: Workers' Compensation Plans Can't Reimburse Patients for Medical Cannabis Costs Because It's Schedule I * New York, NY: A permanently disabled maritime employee cannot be reimbursed for costs related to his use of medical cannabis products, according to a ruling by judges on the 2 nd Circuit Court of Appeals. The petitio  more

WASHINGTON, March 12 -- Rep. Jim Himes, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * Himes, Pappas, Harder, Liccardo Celebrate Senate Passage of Bill to Expand Home Loan Access * Washington, D.C. - Today, Representatives Jim Himes (CT-04), Chris Pappas (NH-01), Josh Harder (CA-09) and Sam Liccardo (CA-16) celebrated the Senate's passage of their Property Improvement and Manufactured Housing Loan Modernization Act included as part of the 21 st Century Road to Housing legislative pa  more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, March 13 -- Gov. Kelly Ayotte, R-New Hampshire, issued the following news release on March 12, 2026: * * * Governor Ayotte Emphasizes Health Care Workforce Growth with Community College System Today, Governor Kelly Ayotte met with the Community College System of New Hampshire (CCSNH) Board of Trustees to discuss the State's progress on workforce development and highlight the importance of growing New Hampshire's health care workforce through the GO-NORTH initiative.   more

WASHINGTON, March 12 [Category: Consumer Services] -- The National Consumers League issued the following news release: * * * NCL, 55 Organizations Urge Lawmakers to Pass the Safety Is Not For Sale Act The National Consumers League (NCL) and 55 of the nation's most prominent automobile safety and consumer protection organizations sent a letter to leaders of the House Energy and Commerce Committee in support of the Safety is Not For Sale Act. The legislation requires that optional automobile sa  more

WASHINGTON, March 12 [Category: Sociological] -- The National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws posted the following news release: * * * New Hampshire: Senate Republicans Kill House-Backed Adult-Use Marijuana Legalization Bill * Concord, NH: Members of the New Hampshire Senate voted largely along party lines to defeat House-backed legislation that sought to legalize the possession, home-cultivation, and retail sale of cannabis for adults. Senators rejected the bill, HB 186, by   more

WASHINGTON, March 13 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following news release on March 12, 2026: * * * Ranking Member Shaheen, Representative Turner Lead Bicameral, Bipartisan Letter Pressing State Department on Potential Drawdown of U.S. Forces from NATO Kosovo Mission Today, U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Ranking Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Chuck Grassley (R-IA), Thom Tillis (R-NC), Roger  more

WASHINGTON, March 12 -- Sen. Pete Ricketts, R-Nebraska, issued the following news release: * * * Ricketts Letter Calls on USPS to Improve Operations Affecting Service Across Nebraska * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Pete Ricketts (R-NE) sent a letter to the Omaha Processing and Distribution Center (P&DC), calling on an improvement to operations based on an audit by the United States Postal Service Office of the Inspector General (USPS OIG). The letter was addressed to Director Daniel  more

WASHINGTON, March 12 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: * * * Senators Hassan, Shaheen Demand HHS Immediately Release Title X Funding U.S. Senators Maggie Hassan (D-NH) and Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) are urging U.S. Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to take immediate action to protect Americans' uninterrupted access to comprehensive family planning and services by awarding a one-year full funding extension for all current Title   more

WASHINGTON, March 12 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: * * * Senators Hassan, Sullivan Introduce Bill to Help More Businesses Provide Child Care to Employees * WASHINGTON - U.S. Senators Maggie Hassan (D-NH) and Dan Sullivan (R-AK) introduced legislation to help more businesses take advantage of federal child care tax incentives, which would make it easier for working families to access and afford child care. "We need to make sure that businesses ar  more

WASHINGTON, March 12 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: * * * Shaheen, Hassan Demand HHS Immediately Release Title X Funding * (Washington, DC) - U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) and Maggie Hassan (D-NH) are urging U.S. Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to take immediate action to protect Americans' uninterrupted access to comprehensive family planning and services by awarding a one-year full funding extension for all   more

WASHINGTON, March 12 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: * * * Three Shaheen-Led Bills to Lower Housing Costs, Improve Affordable Housing Pass in Bipartisan Housing Package * Three Shaheen-Led Bills to Lower Housing Costs, Improve Affordable Housing Pass in Bipartisan Housing Package **Senate passes bipartisan housing package including three Shaheen-led bills with broad bipartisan support** (Washington, DC) - Today, the U.S. Senate advanced three c  more