HANOVER, New Hampshire, Feb. 8 [TNSbiologyresearch] -- Dartmouth College issued the following news release: * * * - Research goes to the extremes to record ancient ocean temperatures * * * Food and energy availability cause physical changes in acid-loving microorganisms that are used to study Earth's climate history, according to research from Dartmouth College. The finding that factors other than temperature can influence the membranes of single-celled archaea adds to the complexity of pal  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 8 -- The Democratic Governors Association issued the following news: This week, Vermont Gov. Phil Scott fundraised off his veto of a paid family leave bill. Scott learned how to sell vetoes from neighboring New Hampshire Gov. Chris Sununu, who was caught auctioning off his copy of a paid family veto to the highest bidder this summer. Sununu callously said, "Is this legal? I'm selling vetoes. I don't care." After learning from Sununu's example, Scott pitched his veto of paid fa  more

NEW YORK, Feb. 8 -- Fox News Channel, a cable and satellite television news channel, issued the following news release: FOX News Channel (FNC) will provide extensive live analysis and reporting ahead of the New Hampshire primary beginning Saturday, February 8th. FNC's programming will culminate with special coverage of New Hampshire's 2020 presidential primary on Tuesday, February 11th in Bedford, NH. Broadcasting from Bedford, NH, FNC will present nearly all of its live programming from the n  more

ADDISON, Texas, Feb. 7 -- Job Creators Network issued the following news release: Starting Friday, February 7, the Job Creators Network (JCN), led by Chief Communications Officer (CCO) Elaine Parker, will start their "Jobs, Jobs, Jobs" bus tour, in which JCN will crisscross New Hampshire ahead of the state's primary, following Bernie Sanders and several other presidential candidates and spreading the message of "Socialism takes, Capitalism creates." For five days, Ms. Parker and JCN and will b  more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, Feb. 4 -- New Hampshire Attorney General Gordon J. MacDonald issued the following news release: New Hampshire Attorney General Gordon J. MacDonald announces that the New Hampshire Department of Justice Charitable Trusts Unit and Consumer Protection and Antitrust Bureau have each completed their respective reviews of the proposed acquisition of Frisbie Memorial Hospital (Frisbie) in Rochester, New Hampshire by the Hospital Corporation of America (HCA) through a subsidiary  more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, Feb. 6 -- The New Hampshire Public Utilities Commission issued the following electric order (No. 26,330) involving Public Service Company Of New Hampshire d/b/a Eversource Energy: Petition for License to Construct and Maintain Electric Lines Over and Across the Squamscott River between the Towns of Stratham and Exeter Order Nisi Granting License This order grants Eversource a license to construct and maintain an overhead 115 kV electric transmission line over and acros  more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, Feb. 5 -- The New Hampshire Republican Party issued the following statement by Leader Dick Hinch regarding Dan Feltes' comments about New Hampshire Gov. Chris Sununu's Doorway initiative: "Once again, Senator Feltes is throwing out ridiculous comments that are demonstrably false, offering no real examples while seeking to inject partisanship into a topic that requires real leadership. "Governor Sununu's Doorway program has been a huge success across New Hampshire that   more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, Feb. 6 -- The New Hampshire Republican Party issued the following statement by Chairman Stephen Stepanek: Following the U.S. Senate vote to acquit President Trump, NHGOP Chairman Stephen Stepanek released the following statement regarding New Hampshire's Democrat Senators Jeanne Shaheen and Maggie Hassan voting to remove President Trump from office: "Senator Shaheen and Hassan's votes to remove President Trump from office based off a flawed and partisan impeachment proc  more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, Feb. 7 -- The New Hampshire Republican Party issued the following statement by Chairman Stephen Stepanek: As Socialist Bernie Sanders continues to rise in the New Hampshire Democrat Primary polls, NHGOP Chairman Stephen Stepanek calls out Democrat Congressman Chris Pappas for his silence in the Democrat race: "As Vermont Socialist Bernie Sanders surges in the New Hampshire Democrat Primary polls we hear crickets from Congressman Chris Pappas. "Congressman Pappas, the   more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, Feb. 6 -- The New Hampshire Department of Revenue Administration issued the following news release: * * * - Each session will review the responsibilities of NH retailers, as well as the recent tobacco statute changes for 2020, including taxing of e-cigarettes and vaping products * * * The New Hampshire Department of Revenue Administration (NHDRA) is offering Tobacco Tax training sessions for New Hampshire tobacco retailers to review the responsibilities of retailers a  more

AMHERST, Massachusetts, Feb. 6 -- The University of Massachusetts Amherst campus issued the following news on Feb. 4: * * * - Poll shows high degree of fluidity, however, as 61% of respondents say their votes may switch before they enter the booths on Feb. 11 * * * Bernie Sanders holds a five-point lead over Joe Biden in what has become a four-candidate race in the New Hampshire Democratic primary, according to a new University of Massachusetts Amherst / WCVB Poll released today. The Vermon  more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, Feb. 8 -- The New Hampshire State Senate issued the following news release on the behalf of State Sen. Jay Kahn, D-Keene on Feb. 6: The New Hampshire Senate accepted the introduction of a resolution from the Joint Legislative Committee on Administrative Rules (JLCAR) that prohibits the board of education from adopting Ed 1400, also known as Learn Everywhere. The program, created by the Sununu administration, would have allowed the State Board of Education to approve alte  more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, Feb. 5 -- The New Hampshire State Senate issued the following news release on the behalf of State Sen. Morgan, D-Brentwood: Senator Jon Morgan (D-Brentwood) introduced SB 665, also known as the Children's System of Care in Schools Act of 2020 to the Senate Education and Workforce Development Committee. SB 665 puts support systems in place for school districts who are implementing an evidenced-based prevention framework to support the behavioral health and wellness of all  more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, Feb. 7 -- The New Hampshire State Senate issued the following news release on the behalf of State Sen. Tom Sherman, D-Rye: The Senate voted in favor of SB 646-FN, Senator Tom Sherman's bill to require insurers to automatically lower Medicare premium rates when a qualifying individual turns 65. Currently, insurers are not required to send notification of the lowered premium rate resulting in unnecessarily higher out-of-pocket costs for the qualifying individual. After th  more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, Feb. 5 -- The New Hampshire State Senate issued the following news release: The Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee voted 5-0 in support of SB 496-FN with an amendment presented by Senator David Watters (D-Dover) and Senator Chuck Morse (R-Salem). As amended, the bill sets up a fund for municipalities to help finance remediation projects in response to PFAS contamination in both drinking water and wastewater treatment. After the vote, prime sponsor Senator   more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, Feb. 7 -- The New Hampshire State Senate issued the following news release on the behalf of State Sen. Bob Giuda, R-Warren: The Senate rejected a radical Republican amendment to SB 302 which would have allowed guns in schools. The amendment, presented by Senator Bob Giuda (R-Warren), is the latest in a series of legislation to allow guns in schools and was rejected in a vote of 13-10. After the vote, Senate Majority Leader Dan Feltes (D-Concord) issued the following st  more

DURHAM, New Hampshire, Feb. 6 -- The University of New Hampshire issued the following news release: Nearly every presidential candidate in the primary race has a proposal to make college more affordable, new analysis released by the Carsey School of Public Policy at the University of New Hampshire found. "Driven by steadily rising college costs and student debt, the 2020 presidential campaign has put the issues of college cost and student debt on the agenda like never before," said the authors  more

DURHAM, New Hampshire, Feb. 7 [TNSbiologyresearch] -- The University of New Hampshire issued the following news release: The phrase "Pavlov's dogs" has long evoked images of bells, food and salivating dogs. Even though this tried-and-true model of repetitive patterns mimics a variety of learning processes, what happens on a cellular level in the brain isn't clear. Researchers at the University of New Hampshire took a closer look at the hippocampus, the part of the brain critical for long-term m  more

BIDDEFORD, Maine, Feb. 6 -- The University of New England issued the following news release: University of New England College of Osteopathic Medicine (UNE COM) alum David Duval, D.O. '87, received the Distinguished Service Award from the New Hampshire Osteopathic Association (NHOA) at its Winter Symposium on Feb. 1. Duval, of Bedford, New Hampshire, graduated from UNE in 1987. He has practiced as an anesthesiologist with Parkland Medical Center in Derry, New Hampshire, since 1991. At the time  more

DURHAM, New Hampshire, Feb. 4 [TNSscientificresearch] -- The University of New Hampshire issued the following news release: Scientists at the University of New Hampshire have unlocked one of the mysteries of how particles from flares on the sun accumulate at early stages in the energization of hazardous radiation that is harmful to astronauts, satellites and electronic equipment in space. Using data obtained by NASA's Parker Solar Probe (PSP), researchers observed one of the largest events so f  more