WASHINGTON, Feb. 18 -- The Democratic National Committee issued the following news release: The DNC released the qualification criteria for participation in the tenth Democratic presidential primary debate, which will be hosted by CBS News on February 25. The debate is co-hosted by the Congressional Black Caucus Institute. To qualify for the South Carolina debate stage, candidates may qualify either by (1) meeting a delegate threshold, or (2) meeting a polling threshold. Qualifying polls for t  more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, Feb. 20 -- Gov. Christopher T. Sununu, R-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: The Northern Border Regional Commission (NBRC) has announced that New Hampshire Governor Chris Sununu has been elected to serve as the Commission's second ever State Co-Chair. Governor Sununu succeeds Vermont Governor Phil Scott, the Commission's first State Co-Chair, who ended his two-year term in January 2020. The recently established State Co-Chair, together with the Federally   more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, Feb. 20 -- Gov. Christopher T. Sununu, R-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: For the third straight year, New Hampshire exports set a new record, topping $5.8 billion in 2019, up 10 percent from 2018, according to federal trade data. "The latest export numbers show that New Hampshire has entered the global arena as a hub for advanced manufacturing," said Governor Chris Sununu. "With an educated workforce, access to regional markets, and a pro-business envi  more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, Feb. 22 -- The New Hampshire Department of Health and Human Services issued the following news release on Feb. 21: The New Hampshire Joint Legislative Committee on Administrative Rules (JLCAR) voted unanimously to approve He-W 589, the new Medicaid to School rule put forward by the NH Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS). The new rule will ensure schoolchildren and school districts throughout the State realize the benefits of the Medicaid to Schools program. U  more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, Feb. 19 -- The New Hampshire Public Utilities Commission issued the following electric order (No. 26,333) involving Public Service Company Of New Hampshire d/b/a Eversource Energy: Rate Recovery of Costs in Excess of the Cumulative Reduction Cap Under the Power Purchase Agreement with Berlin Station LLC Amended Order Approving an Amendment to the Power Purchase Agreement APPEARANCES: Jessica Chiavara, Esq., on behalf of Public Service Company of New Hampshire d/b/a Eve  more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, Feb. 19 -- The New Hampshire Public Utilities Commission issued the following letter (No. DM 20-017): To: Michael Praeger, CEO, AvidXchange, Inc., 1210 AvidXchange Ln., Charlotte, NC 28206 Re: AvidXchange, Inc. Application to Renew Registration as a Provider of Electric Aggregation Service Dear Mr. Praeger: On February 10, 2020, AvidXchange, Inc. (AvidXchange) submitted an application with the Commission to renew its registration as a provider of electric aggregation   more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, Feb. 21 -- The New Hampshire Public Utilities Commission issued the following letter (No. DG 18-140): Re: Liberty Utilities (EnergyNorth Natural Gas) Corp. d/b/a Liberty Utilities Petition for Approval of a Renewable Natural Gas Supply and Transportation Contract Dismissal of Petition and Docket Closure To the Parties: On February 7, 2020, Commission Staff (Staff) filed a report on process in this docket. In its report, Staff recommended that the Commission close the   more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, Feb. 21 -- The New Hampshire Supreme Court issued the following order regarding adopting rule amendments effective on Feb. 24: Pursuant to Part II, Article 73-a of the New Hampshire Constitution and Supreme Court Rule 51, the Supreme Court of New Hampshire adopts the following amendments to court rules. Court Fees -- Reissued Summons (These amendments clarify that the $25 fee for reissued orders of notice in the district and probate divisions also applies to reissued s  more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, Feb. 22 -- The New Hampshire State Senate issued the following news release on Feb. 20 on the behalf of State Sen. Martha Fuller Clark, D-Portsmouth: Senator Martha Fuller Clark (D-Portsmouth) introduced SB 508 to the Senate Judiciary Committee. The bill, if enacted, would end the statute of limitations for civil action based on a sexual assault and allow an action at any time. Current state statute dictates when the victim of assault was under the age of 18 at the time  more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, Feb. 19 -- The New Hampshire State Senate issued the following news release on the behalf of State Sen. Martha Fuller Clark, D-Portsmouth: Senator Martha Fuller Clark (D-Portsmouth) introduced SB 493-FN-A to the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee. The bill increases the register of deeds recording fee from $25 to $35 and comes in response to the increased funding needs of the Land and Community Heritage Investment Program (LCHIP). The language of SB 493-FN-A   more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, Feb. 22 -- The New Hampshire State Senate issued the following news release on Feb. 21 on the behalf of State Sen. Martha Hennessey, D-Hanover: Yesterday, Senator Martha Hennessey (D-Hanover) introduced SB 679-FN to the Senate Judiciary Committee. The bill mandates higher education institutions to adopt comprehensive policies and procedures in relation to sexual assault including educational information, awareness programming, a campus safety officer, confidential resour  more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, Feb. 19 -- The New Hampshire State Senate issued the following news release on the behalf of State Sen. Jon Morgan, D-Brentwood: Senator Jon Morgan (D-Brentwood) introduced SB 726-FN to the Senate Education and Workforce Development Committee. The bill, referred to as the Veterans Bill of Rights, creates programs designed to aid veterans' access to employment, entrepreneurship, housing, health care, and college degrees. After the hearing, prime sponsor Senator Jon Morg  more

ORONO, Maine, Feb. 20 -- The University of Maine issued the following news release: New federal funding for research on the region's forest ecosystem and economy will allow the University of Maine Center for Research on Sustainable Forests (CRSF) to continue co-leadership of the Northeastern States Research Cooperative (NSRC) with Vermont, New Hampshire and New York. NSRC, created by Sen. Patrick Leahy of Vermont in the 1998 Farm Bill (https://www.congress.gov/105/plaws/publ185/PLAW-105publ18  more

BIDDEFORD, Maine, Feb. 18 [TNSscientificresearch] -- The University of New England issued the following news release: Eva Rose Balog, Ph.D., assistant professor of chemistry, recently published two papers related to novel protein polymer research at the University of New England in collaboration with the University of New Hampshire (UNH). Both papers are products of a National Science Foundation-funded interdisciplinary collaboration between Balog's all-undergraduate protein biochemistry and b  more

DURHAM, New Hampshire, Feb. 18 -- The University of New Hampshire issued the following news release: Fewer than half of New Hampshire residents are aware that average winter temperatures have risen in the state, according to new research released by the Carsey School of Public Policy at the University of New Hampshire. Although many residents have not noticed, their winters have been warming about twice as fast as global warming. The researchers also found that awareness of the warming is no hi  more