BERLIN, New Hampshire, Aug. 6 -- The Community College System of New Hampshire issued the following news release on Aug. 5, 2025: * * * CCSNH Saves Students Over $2.5 Million with Open Educational Resources The Community College System of New Hampshire (CCSNH) has reached a major milestone in its use of Open Educational Resources (OER), saving students at least $2.5 million last year by substantially reducing the cost of course materials while improving learning outcomes. OER refers to free more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 6 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Economic Research Service issued the following article: * * * U.S. Obesity Rate Changes Differ for Rural and Urban Areas, as Well as Across Regions By Mariah Ehmke and Brandon J. Restrepo Highlights * Despite a slight decline in the U.S. overall obesity rate from March 2022-2023 to March 2023-2024, rural obesity rates rose 0.5 percentage points during the same time. * The U.S. obesity rates in rural areas were higher than urban rat more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 5 (TNSLrpt) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following report (No. R48607) on July 17, 2025, entitled "FY2023 State Grants Under Title I-A of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act" by education policy specialist Rebecca R. Skinner and research assistant Isobel Sorenson. Here are excerpts: * * * SUMMARY The Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA), most recently comprehensively amended by the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA; P.L. 114-95), is the pri more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 5 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI: Shaheen, Hassan Reintroduce Legislation to Ensure that the Entire Town of Swanzey Shares the Same Unique ZIP Code * **North Swanzey is Currently Under the ZIP Code of Keene, Despite Being Officially Recognized as a Part of Swanzey** (Washington, DC) - U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) and Maggie Hassan (D-NH) reintroduced legislation to require the United States Postal Service to d more PR

CONCORD, New Hampshire, Aug. 6 -- The New Hampshire Department of Health and Human Services issued the following news release on Aug. 5, 2025: * * * DHHS Launches WIC Farmers' Market Nutrition Pilot Program Eligible Participants Receive Benefits to Purchase Fresh, Local Produce * The New Hampshire Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) Division of Public Health (DPH) is pleased to launch a pilot of the Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) Farmers' Market Nutrition Program (FMNP) in Hi more PR

CONCORD, New Hampshire, Aug. 2 -- The New Hampshire Public Utilities Commission, Concord, has begun a rulemaking process to repeal and readopt with amendments its affiliate transaction rules, Chapter Puc 2100. This action, outlined in an order of notice (Docket No. DRM 25-049), is intended to reflect the division of regulatory duties between the Public Utilities Commission and the Department of Energy. Following consultation between the two agencies, the Department of Energy, which was created  more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 5 -- Rep. Chris Pappas, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: * * * Pappas Helps Introduce Legislation to Block Trump Administration's Rollback of Veterans' Access to Reproductive Health Care * In direct response to the Trump Administration's proposed rule to roll back abortion access for veterans, Congressman Chris Pappas, member of the House Veterans' Affairs Committee (HVAC), helped introduce the Reproductive Freedom for Veterans Act (link is external), whic more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 5 -- Rep. Chris Pappas, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: * * * Pappas Introduces Legislation to Exempt Small Businesses from Trump Tariffs on Canada * Introduction follows Trump administration announcement increasing Canadian tariffs from 25% to 35% Today Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01), a small business owner, introduced the Creating Access to Necessary American-Canadian Duty Adjustments (CANADA) Act, legislation that would exempt United States-owned s more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 6 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following news release on Aug. 5, 2025: * * * Ranking Member Shaheen Calls on Secretary Rubio to Provide Information, Transparency on Removals of Third Country Nationals to Panama, Costa Rica Today, U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen, Ranking Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, sent a letter to Secretary of State Marco Rubio raising concern over the ongoing s more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 6 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: * * * Senators Hassan, Shaheen, Collins and King Introduce New Bipartisan Bill to Protect Shipbuilding Workforce, Codify Hiring Freeze Exemption Senators Advocated For U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), a senior member of the U.S. Senate Armed Services Committee and Co-Chair of the U.S. Senate Navy Caucus, Maggie Hassan (D-NH), Susan Collins (R-ME) and Angus King (I-ME) introduced the Protecting Pu more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 5 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: * * * Senators Shaheen, Hassan, Collins and King Introduce New Bipartisan Bill to Protect Shipbuilding Workforce, Codify Hiring Freeze Exemption Senators Advocated For * (Washington, DC) - U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), a senior member of the U.S. Senate Armed Services Committee and Co-Chair of the U.S. Senate Navy Caucus, Maggie Hassan (D-NH), Susan Collins (R-ME) and Angus King (I-ME) intro more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 6 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following news release on Aug. 5, 2025: * * * Shaheen, Warren Release New Investigative Report on President Trump's Failure to Use Sanctions and Export Controls to Help End Russia's War in Ukraine Report outlines how Trump's inaction has weakened U.S. leverage, enriched bad actors and emboldened Putin to keep war going * Today, ahead of President Trump's latest se more PR