HANOVER, New Hampshire, July 1 -- Dartmouth College issued the following news: * * * Arts and Sciences Faculty Receive Tenure and Promotions Fourteen faculty were promoted to full professor this year, and 14 were promoted to associate professor and granted tenure. - The Dartmouth Board of Trustees approved promotions for faculty across the Arts and Sciences on June 12. This year, 14 faculty members were promoted to full professor, and 14 were promoted to associate professor and granted tenure. "I'm delighted to congratulate these excepti more PR

WASHINGTON, July 1 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Aviation Administration issued a rule updating Standard Instrument Approach Procedures, Takeoff Minimums and Obstacle Departure Procedures for dozens of airports across the U.S., reflecting changes to navigation infrastructure, air traffic requirements and obstacle assessments that affect instrument flight operations. The rule amends 14 CFR Part 97 by establishing, revising, suspending or removing instrument approach procedures and associated departure procedures at ai more PR

WASHINGTON, July 1 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Food and Drug Administration has classified a breast implant suction retrieval system as a class II medical device with special controls. The Food and Drug Administration issued a rule classifying the breast implant suction retrieval system into Class II with special controls, concluding the regulatory framework provides reasonable assurance of the device's safety and effectiveness while reducing regulatory burdens for manufacturers bringing similar products to mark more PR

WASHINGTON, July 1 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Food and Drug Administration has issued a final rule classifying computerized behavioral therapy devices for treating fibromyalgia symptoms as class II medical devices with special controls. The rule, effective June 26, 2026, codifies a De Novo classification order that became applicable on May 9, 2023, by adding Section 882.5804 to Title 21 of the Code of Federal Regulations. FDA said the classification provides a reasonable assurance of safety and effectiveness wh more PR

WASHINGTON, July 1 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Food and Drug Administration has issued a final rule classifying external nerve stimulators for Restless Legs Syndrome as class II medical devices with special controls. The rule, effective June 26, 2026, codifies a De Novo classification order that became applicable on April 17, 2023, by adding Section 882.5887 to Title 21 of the Code of Federal Regulations. FDA said the action provides a reasonable assurance of safety and effectiveness while reducing regulatory bu more PR

WASHINGTON, July 1 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Food and Drug Administration has classified a foam or gel chemical sterilant/high level disinfectant as a class II medical device with special controls. The Food and Drug Administration issued a rule classifying foam or gel chemical sterilant/high level disinfectants into Class II with special controls, establishing regulatory requirements the agency said provide reasonable assurance of safety and effectiveness while reducing regulatory burdens for manufacturers of  more PR

WASHINGTON, July 1 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Food and Drug Administration has classified the infant supine sleep system as a class II medical device with special controls nationwide. The Food and Drug Administration issued a rule classifying infant supine sleep systems into Class II with special controls, establishing regulatory requirements the agency said provide reasonable assurance of safety and effectiveness while reducing regulatory burdens for manufacturers seeking to market the devices. The rule takes more PR

WASHINGTON, July 1 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Food and Drug Administration has issued a rule classifying a prognostic test for the development or progression of preeclampsia as a class II medical device subject to special controls, a move the agency said provides reasonable assurance of the device's safety and effectiveness while reducing regulatory burdens for manufacturers. The rule takes effect immediately, although the classification has applied since May 18, 2023, when the FDA granted the device classifica more PR

WASHINGTON, July 1 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Food and Drug Administration has issued a final rule classifying SARS-CoV-2 serology tests as Class II medical devices subject to special controls, establishing a regulatory pathway intended to provide reasonable assurance of safety and effectiveness while reducing regulatory burdens for manufacturers. The rule, effective June 26, 2026, codifies a classification order that became applicable on May 5, 2023, by adding section 866.3983 to Title 21 of the Code of Federa more PR

WASHINGTON, June 30 -- Rep. Maggie Goodlander, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: * * * Goodlander Statement on U.S. Supreme Court Decision Upholding Birthright Citizenship * WASHINGTON -Congresswoman Maggie Goodlander (NH-02) issued the following statement today after the U.S. Supreme Court's decision upholding birthright citizenship. Goodlander previously filed an amicus brief in this case, Trump v. Barbara, and in State of Washington v. Trump, a similar case before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. "Toda more PR

NEW YORK, June 30 [Category: Law/Legal] -- The NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund posted the following news: * * * Groups Representing Plaintiffs Respond to Supreme Court Birthright Citizenship Ruling * PRESS CALL TODAY at 1:30 p.m. ET. RSVP to join here. CONTACT: Inga Sarda-Sorensen, ACLU, 347-514-3984, isarda-sorensen@aclu.org Troi Barnes, Legal Defense Fund, media@naacpldf.org Joshua Stickney, Asian Law Caucus, media@asianlawcaucus.org Teresa Mozur, DDF, teresa@democracydefenders.org Ari Mischik, ACLU of New Hampsh more PR

WASHINGTON, June 30 -- Sen. Angus S. King Jr., I-Maine, issued the following news release: * * * King Introduces Bill to Help Make Child Care More Accessible for Working Families * WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Angus King (I-ME), Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), and Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) are introducing legislation to make childcare more affordable and accessible for working families. The Right Start Child Care and Education Act would strengthen the childcare workforce by creating a new federal tax credit for childcare professionals with college deg more PR

CONCORD, New Hampshire, July 1 (TNSrpt) -- The New Hampshire Department of Education issued the following news release on June 30, 2026: * * * Task Force recommends 'philosophical shift' in state accountability system for schools Today, the New Hampshire Department of Education (NHED) released a 60-page report written by the State Accountability Task Force that recommends the establishment of a new, robust state accountability system. The report was shared with the Legislative Oversight Committee for the Education Improvement and Assessment  more PR

CONCORD, New Hampshire, July 1 -- Gov. Kelly Ayotte, R-New Hampshire, issued the following statement on June 30, 2026: * * * Statement on Supreme Court Ruling Protecting Women's Sports Today, Governor Kelly Ayotte released the following statement after the United States Supreme Court ruled that states can enact laws prohibiting biological males from competing in women's and girls' sports: "It is unfair for biological males to compete in women's sports, and as the mom of a daughter who competed in varsity sports in high school, I am pleased  more PR

BOSTON, Massachusetts, June 30 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Massachusetts posted the following news release: * * * New Hampshire Man Sentenced to Five Years in Prison for Trafficking Multiple High-Powered Firearms * BOSTON - A Nashua, N.H. man was sentenced on June 25, 2026 in federal court in Boston for trafficking nine firearms, including two semiautomatic rifles, into Massachusetts over a one-month period. Dennis T. Michaud, Jr., 23, was sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge Richard G. Stearns to five years i more PR

WASHINGTON, June 30 -- Rep. Chris Pappas, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: * * * Pappas, Hassan Host Conversation in Manchester on Major Bipartisan Housing Bill That President Trump is Refusing to Sign * Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01) and U.S. Senator Maggie Hassan (D-NH) yesterday toured a middle-class family housing development in Manchester and hosted a conversation with community housing leaders about the bipartisan 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act. The major legislative package, which Congressman Pappas and Senator more PR

WASHINGTON, June 30 -- Rep. Chris Pappas, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: * * * Pappas, Nunn Introduce No Cashing In Act * Today Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01) and Congressman Zach Nunn (IA-03) introduced new bipartisan legislation to require members of Congress to file financial disclosures while receiving a taxpayer-funded pension and strip pensions from former members who cash in as lobbyists after leaving office. "Public service should never lead to self-service," said Congressman Pappas. "But if it does, as is t more PR

NEW YORK, June 30 [Category: Media] -- ProPublica, an independent nonprofit newsroom that produces investigative journalism, issued the following news release: * * * ProPublica's Local Reporting Network Names Four New Partners for Its 50 State Initiative * ProPublica has selected four new partner newsrooms and local journalists for its Local Reporting Network. This is the fifth group selected as part of the organization's 50 State Initiative, a commitment to selecting a partnership with one newsroom from each state by 2028. The reporters  more PR

CHICAGO, Illinois, June 30 [Category: Sociological] -- The National Partnership for New Americans posted the following news: * * * SCOTUS Upholds "Citizenship, then and now, was the right to have rights--to freely participate in our community." Advocates Vow to Advance Full Inclusion. * WASHINGTON, D.C. - In a 6-3 decision, the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) upheld birthright citizenship, ruling that all children born in the United States are citizens at birth, regardless of their parents' immigration status, under the Fourteen more PR

WASHINGTON, June 30 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Hassan, Congressman Pappas Host Conversation in Manchester on Major Bipartisan Housing Bill That President Trump is Refusing to Sign * MANCHESTER - U.S. Senator Maggie Hassan (D-NH) and Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01) yesterday toured a middle-class family housing development in Manchester and hosted a conversation with community housing leaders about the bipartisan 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act. The major legislative package, wh more PR

WASHINGTON, June 30 [Category: Political] -- The Independent Women's Forum posted issued the following news release: * * * Supreme Court Delivers Historic Victory for Women's Sports, Affirming States' Right to Protect Female Athletes In one of the most consequential victories for women and girls since the enactment of Title IX, the United States Supreme Court today upheld laws protecting women's sports in West Virginia v. B.P.J and Little v. Hecox, affirming that states may preserve female athletic competition based on biological sex. This i more PR

WATERTOWN, Massachusetts, June 30 [Category: BizEngineering] -- Vanasse Hangen Brustlin Inc., a provider of transportation planning, engineering, design, land development and environmental services, posted the following news: * * * The Brickyard Breaks Ground in New Hampshire * VHB joined BRX Development, state and local officials, and community stakeholders to celebrate the groundbreaking of The Brickyard, a new mixed-use residential community in Lebanon, New Hampshire. The project will deliver 473 much-needed housing units to the Upper V more PR