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Public Policy Tipoffs Involving New Hampshire Newsletter for Saturday March 14, 2026 ( 8 items )  

DEC, OPRHP, and New York State Hemlock Initiative Announce Major Milestone in Hemlock Woolly Adelgid Biological Control
ALBANY, New York, March 13 -- The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation issued the following news release: * * * DEC, OPRHP, and New York State Hemlock Initiative Announce Major Milestone in Hemlock Woolly Adelgid Biological Control * The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC), the New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation (OPRHP), and Cornell University's New York State Hemlock Initiative (NYSHI) today announced confirmatio  more

DNC: In the States - Democrats' Enthusiasm Surges Across the Country As Voters Sour on Trump, Show Up for Democrats
WASHINGTON, March 14 -- The Democratic National Committee posted the following news release: * * * IN THE STATES: Democrats' Enthusiasm Surges Across the Country As Voters Sour on Trump, Show Up for Democrats Democratic momentum continued to surge across the country this week, including in Pennsylvania. Governor Josh Shapiro and Lieutenant Governor Austin Davis submitted over 30,000 petition signatures from all 67 counties for their re-election campaign, far exceeding the 2,000 signature thre  more

Experts at St. Olaf: 2026 Midterm Elections
NORTHFIELD, Minnesota, March 13 -- St. Olaf College issued the following news: * * * Experts at St. Olaf: 2026 Midterm Elections * The midterm elections are approaching as the United States enters the second year since President Donald Trump was re-elected in 2024. St. Olaf College Professor of Political Science and Environmental Studies Dan Hofrenning answers questions on what the general public should know for the 2026 midterm election: What is a midterm election and who are voters votin  more

Motorola Solutions Acquires Exacom, a Leading Provider of Cloud-Native Recording and Logging Solutions for Mission-Critical 911 and Radio Communications
SCHAUMBURG, Illinois, March 14 -- Motorola Solutions issued the following news release: * * * Motorola Solutions Acquires Exacom, a Leading Provider of Cloud-Native Recording and Logging Solutions for Mission-Critical 911 and Radio Communications CHICAGO - Motorola Solutions (NYSE: MSI) today announced it has acquired Exacom, a leading provider of cloud-native voice and multimedia recording and logging solutions for mission-critical communications, based in Manchester, New Hampshire. Exacom  more

N.H. A.G. Formella Secures WeChat Commitments, Presses Chinese-Based Sister App Over Fentanyl Money Laundering
CONCORD, New Hampshire, March 13 -- New Hampshire Attorney General John Formella issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Formella Secures WeChat Commitments, Presses Chinese-Based Sister App Over Fentanyl Money Laundering Attorney General John M. Formella announces that after months of pressure from the New Hampshire Department of Justice along with a bipartisan coalition of attorneys general, the messaging platform WeChat has agreed to specific, enforceable commitments to h  more

Pappas Statement on Turkey F-16 Deployment to Cyprus
WASHINGTON, March 12 -- Rep. Chris Pappas, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: * * * Pappas Statement on Turkey F-16 Deployment to Cyprus * Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01), co-chair of the Hellenic Caucus, released the following statement on Turkey's decision to send U.S.-made F-16s to the occupied areas of northern Cyprus: "Turkey's deployment of F-16s into northern Cyprus is unacceptable and illegal under U.S. law. This move further threatens Cyprus's sovereignty and onl  more

Sullivan, Hassan Introduce Legislation to Encourage Employer-Provided Child Care
WASHINGTON, March 13 -- Sen. Dan Sullivan, R-Alaska, issued the following news release: * * * Sullivan, Hassan Introduce Legislation to Encourage Employer-Provided Child Care * WASHINGTON -U.S. Senators Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska) and Maggie Hassan (D-N.H.) have introduced legislation to help more employers offer child care support for their employees by establishing a dedicated business child care liaison within the Internal Revenue Service (IRS). The new liaison would serve as a central point   more

Veterans of Foreign Wars Commander-in-Chief Whitmore Testifies Before House Veterans' Affairs Committee (Part 1 of 2)
WASHINGTON, March 13 -- The House Veterans' Affairs Committee released the following testimony by Carol Whitmore, commander-in-chief of the Veterans of Foreign Wars of the U.S., from a March 3, 2026, joint hearing with the Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee entitled "Legislative Presentation of Veterans of Foreign Wars & Multi VSO: Student Veterans of America, Jewish War Veterans, Blinded Veterans Association, Fleet Reserve Association, Minority Veterans of America, National Association of Count  more