STORRS, Connecticut, June 22 -- The University of Connecticut posted the following news: * * * 'Becoming Modern' Exhibition at Ballard Institute Traces Puppetry's 20th Century Evolution in U.S. * Biographies of the 20th century puppeteers in the latest exhibition at the Ballard Institute and Museum of Puppetry roll off John Bell's tongue almost as easily as he recounts his own professional history. Dan Hurlin is a dancer from New Hampshire who fell into puppetry through the post-modern dance world of the 1980s in New York City. Los Ange more PR

SMITHFIELD, Rhode Island, June 22 -- Bryant University issued the following news: * * * Bulldog goals: Where are they now? * From the field to the office, meet four student-athlete alums who turned their passion for sports into athletics-related careers: Alysa Wright Sargent '23 A Health Sciences major and former women's volleyball player, Wright Sargent is now an assistant coach for the University of New Hampshire's women's volleyball team. She played a key role in coaching the team to the 2024 America East Championship and in its fir more PR

MISSOULA, Montana, June 22 -- The University of Montana posted the following news release: * * * Cold Nights and Arctic Discoveries Lead UM Graduate to Dream Job in Missoula * MISSOULA - Like many college students who graduated during the COVID-19 pandemic's peak, Kirsten Gehl found herself at a crossroads in 2020 and unsure what to do with her new geology degree during a time of mass uncertainty and unpredictable job prospects. After returning home to New Hampshire for a few months, a series of moves out west ultimately landed Gehl in Mi more PR

WASHINGTON, June 22 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: * * * Committee Advances Senator Hassan's Legislation to Prevent Discrimination Against Patients with Disabilities in Organ Transplant System * WASHINGTON - The Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee voted to advance Senator Maggie Hassan's Charlotte Woodward Organ Transplant Discrimination Prevention Act, a bipartisan bill that will ensure that patients in need of an organ transplant are not discriminated against solely on  more PR

HANOVER, New Hampshire, June 23 (TNSjou) -- Dartmouth College issued the following news: * * * How AI-Generated Cartoons Reshaped Taiwan's 2024 Protests A new Dartmouth study finds that cute AI imagery used as partisan attack may signal a new tactic in political warfare. Written by Matthew Shipman In spring 2024, more than 100,000 people protested in Taiwan's streets. On Threads, a parallel fight was underway. In May of that year, opposition lawmakers introduced legislation that would give Taiwan's legislature broad new investigative pow more PR

WASHINGTON, June 22 -- The U.S. Department of Labor issued the following news release: * * * Federal court enters consent order requiring 3 Maine sports bars to pay $51K in back wages to 47 employees * PORTLAND, ME - A federal court has entered a consent order requiring three sports bars to pay $51,775 in back wages to 47 employees, and $31,436 in civil money penalties, resolving the U.S. Department of Labor's case alleging the employers violated federal wage and child labor law. Entered on June 4, 2026, in the U.S. District Court for the more PR

WASHINGTON, June 18 (TNSFR) -- The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is announcing the renewal of the Science Board to the Food and Drug Administration by the Commissioner of Food and Drugs. The Commissioner has determined that it is in the public interest to renew the Science Board to the Food and Drug Administration for an additional 2 years beyond the charter expiration date. The new charter will be in effect until the June 26, 2028, expiration date. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pursuant to 41 CFR 102-3.65 and approval by the Department of  more PR

CONCORD, New Hampshire, June 23 -- New Hampshire Attorney General John Formella issued the following news release on June 22, 2026: * * * Former Attorney Justin Nadeau Sentenced to 7.5 to 15 Years in Prison for Financial Exploitation of a Disabled Adult, Falsifying Physical Evidence, and Forgery Attorney General John M. Formella announces that former attorney Justin Nadeau of Rye, New Hampshire, has been sentenced in Rockingham County Superior Court following his conviction on April 1, 2026, by a Rockingham County Superior Court jury of one  more PR

CONCORD, New Hampshire, June 19 -- Gov. Kelly Ayotte, R-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: * * * Governor Signs 54 Bills into Law This week, Governor Kelly Ayotte signed the following bills into law: * HB 113 - Relative to OHRV operation on certain highways within the town of Windsor * HB 297 - Relative to providing self-funded employer health benefit plans access to their claims data * HB 524 - Relative to disbursement of funds by the New Hampshire vaccine association * HB 564 - Relative to the adoption of school administ more PR

WASHINGTON, June 22 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Hassan Honors POW/MIA Servicemembers in Meredith * MEREDITH - Last week, U.S. Senator Maggie Hassan (D-NH), a member of the Senate Veterans Affairs Committee, joined the 38th Annual Northeast POW/MIA Network Vigil and freedom ride in Meredith. The vigil honored the more than 81,000 Americans - including 316 Granite Staters - who are listed as Prisoners of War (POW), Missing in Action (MIA), or otherwise unaccounted for from our count more PR

WASHINGTON, June 22 (TNSletter) -- Sens. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, and Susan M. Collins, R-Maine, issued the following letter to the Food and Drug Administration * * * Here is the text of the letter: June 16, 2026 Kyle A. Diamantas J.D. Acting Commissioner Food and Drug Administration 10903 New Hampshire Avenue Silver Spring, MD 20993-0002 Dear Acting Commissioner Diamantas: As Co-chairs of the Senate Diabetes Caucus, we share your commitment to addressing chronic diseases, such as diabetes. With the goal of better addressing t more PR

WASHINGTON, June 22 (TNSletter) -- Sens. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, ranking member of the Senate Finance Committee, and Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, ranking member of the Subcommittee on Health Care, issued the following letter to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services: * * * Here is the text of the letter: June 17, 2026 Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Secretary Department of Health and Human Services 200 Independence Avenue SW Washington, DC 20201 Secretary Kennedy, We write regarding comments that you made during the April 22, 2026 Se more PR

WASHINGTON, June 22 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: * * * Shaheen Applauds Senate Passage of Bipartisan Housing Package Including Three of Her Bills to Lower Housing Costs * **Senate passes bipartisan housing package including three Shaheen-led bills with broad bipartisan support** (Washington, DC) - Today, U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), applauded Senate passage of a bipartisan housing package to address the high cost of housing and increase the supply of affordable units in the Granite Sta more PR