WASHINGTON, Aug. 20 -- Americans for Tax Reform posted the following commentary by Kiran Subramanian: * * * New Hampshire Thinks Big with Tiny Homes Maricopa County Home & Garden Show Tiny Home Feature by Csmith997 is licensed under Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 International license - Want to live in a teepee? Then come on over to New Hampshire, where Governor Kelly Ayotte recently signed into law a legal framework for innovative housing options, including tiny houses, tiny   more

LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, Aug. 20 (TNSletter) -- Arkansas Attorney General Tim Griffin, with 34 co-signers issued the following letter to Congressional leadership: * * * Here is the text of the letter: August 4, 2026 The Honorable Mike Johnson Speaker U.S. House of Representatives Washington, D.C. 20515 - The Honorable John Thune Majority Leader U.S. Senate Washington, D.C. 20515 - The Honorable Tom Cole House Committee on Appropriations U.S. Capitol Building, H-307 Washington, D.C  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 20 -- The Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee posted the following news release: * * * Bribery, Sex Crimes And Stock Trades: Republicans' Corruption Problems Go Beyond Trump [HuffPost] "A massive bribery scandal involving an Ohio utility company, a House ethics investigation into hiring a former chief of staff's girlfriend in Georgia, a generous plea deal for a well-connected sex offender in Texas. The GOP candidates in both Michigan and New Hampshire made fortunes trave  more

HANOVER, New Hampshire, Aug. 20 -- Dartmouth College issued the following news: * * * New Website Investigates Eugenics in 20th-Century U.S. Digital storytelling offers new insight into a disturbing chapter of American history. Written by Aimee Minbiole An innovative new website, Eugenic States: A Contextual Archive, uses digital storytelling to preserve and illuminate a disturbing and largely unknown chapter in U.S. history. During the 20th century, more than 60,000 people in the United   more

FRANKLIN LAKES, New Jersey, Aug. 19 -- Children's Health Defense, an organization that says it restores and protects the health of children by eliminating exposures to environmental toxins, issued the following news on Aug. 18, 2026: * * * Florida Law Firm Calls on All 50 States to Investigate Trillions in COVID Federal Aid to Hospitals, Drugmakers As COVID-19 cases overwhelmed hospitals in 2020, the federal government poured trillions of dollars into the nation's healthcare system to keep ho  more

HARTFORD, Connecticut, Aug. 18 -- Gov. Ned Lamont, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * Governor Lamont and Attorney General Tong Cite Concerns Over Rising Energy Costs in Criticism of Proposed NextEra-Dominion Merger * Merger Would Create One of the World's Largest Utility Companies, Consolidate All New England Nuclear Power Under One Company (HARTFORD, CT) - Governor Ned Lamont and Attorney General William Tong today announced that the State of Connecticut is interveni  more

AUGUSTA, Maine, Aug. 18 -- Gov. Janet Mills, D-Maine, issued the following news: * * * Governor Mills Statement on Proposed Acquisition of Dominion Energy by NextEra Governor Janet Mills issued the following statement underscoring concerns expressed today by five New England States about NextEra Energy's proposed acquisition of Dominion Energy: "NextEra's proposal to acquire Dominion Energy would concentrate too many energy generation and transmission assets in a company that has worked aggr  more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, Aug. 19 -- Gov. Kelly Ayotte, R-New Hampshire, issued the following statement: * * * Governor Ayotte Statement on Ten-Year Highway Plan Today, Governor Kelly Ayotte released the following statement regarding the State's 10-year highway plan: "Make no mistake of it, this is a tax increase on Granite Staters. If you pay cash, you will pay double. If you didn't get a new transponder when you moved here, you will pay double. "I'll always use my veto pen when it means s  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 19 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Hassan Recognizes Renee Blacken of Bethlehem as August's Granite Stater of the Month * WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Maggie Hassan recognized Renee Blacken of Bethlehem as August's Granite Stater of the Month for completing a historic solo row across the Atlantic Ocean and using the journey to support trauma recovery programs in northern New Hampshire. On January 24, Renee departed from   more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 19 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Hassan Tours Construction of a New Child Care Center in Gorham * GORHAM - U.S. Senator Maggie Hassan toured the construction of the new Gorham Community Learning Center and spoke with local child care leaders about their efforts to expand access to affordable child care in the North Country. The new center was made possible through $1.5 million in federal funding, including from the N  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 18 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: * * * Shaheen Continues Affordability Action Tour with Roundtable on Rising Prices, Food Insecurity; Highlights Federal Funding She Secured for Historic Gale School * (Belmont, NH) - U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), a senior member of the U.S. Senate Appropriations Committee and Ranking Member of the Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration and Related Agencies (Ag-FDA) Appr  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 19 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: * * * Shaheen Highlights Federal Funding She Secured for Affordable Housing in Salem, Health Care Accessibility in Nashua * (Salem, NH) - Today, U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), a senior member of the U.S. Senate Appropriations Committee, continued her "Affordability Action Tour" with a visit to Nashua to see critical radiology equipment acquired by Southern New Hampshire Health to increase hea  more

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, Aug. 19 -- Temple University posted the following news: * * * Temple-led study finds Active Playful Learning shows promise in classrooms After three years of testing a new approach to teaching in elementary classrooms across four states, Temple researchers are reporting encouraging results. The finding suggests classrooms built around connection, curiosity and student voice can strengthen students' reading and math skills while also helping them develop the creat  more

OLYMPIA, Washington, Aug. 18 -- Washington state Attorney General Nick Brown issued the following news release: * * * WA, bipartisan coalition secure $700 million Google settlement over app store monopoly * A federal court today approved a $700 million settlement in a multistate antitrust lawsuit against Google. The lawsuit challenged Google's control over Android app distribution and in-app payments. The approval of the settlement ends a five-year case and gives relief to consumers nationwi  more