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News Tipoffs - New Hampshire Editors Newsletter for 2026-08-08 ( 16 items )  
Crapo Bill to Help Expedite Recovery of Missing Servicemembers Moves Forward (10)
WASHINGTON, Aug. 7 -- Sen. Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, issued the following news release: * * * Crapo Bill to Help Expedite Recovery of Missing Servicemembers Moves Forward * Washington, D.C.\-The Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee unanimously advanced bipartisan legislation U.S. Senators Mike Crapo (R-Idaho) and Jeanne Shaheen (D-New Hampshire) introduced to cut bureaucratic red tape to help locate missing American servicemembers and civilian personnel. S. 3226, the Bring Our Heroes Home Act, would create a centralized r more PR

Data Centers & Water Topic of CRS Report (Part 3 of 3) (10)
WASHINGTON, Aug. 7 (TNSLrpt) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following report (No. R49057) on July 31, 2026, entitled "Data Centers and Water - Frequently Asked Questions:" (Continued from Part 2 of 3) * * * Water Quality Impacts from Data Center Discharges What Types of Water-Related Discharges Do Data Centers Generate?/99 Data centers may generate different types of water-related discharges (i.e., effluents), including wastewater and stormwater discharges. In addition, in some cases when land is developed to construct da more PR

Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee: Three Months Out - Toxic GOP Health Care Records Define the Midterms as Millions Lose Care, Hospitals Struggle, and Costs Spike (10)
WASHINGTON, Aug. 7 -- The Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee posted the following news release on Aug. 6, 2026: * * * THREE MONTHS OUT: Toxic GOP Health Care Records Define the Midterms as Millions Lose Care, Hospitals Struggle, and Costs Spike With just three months until the midterm elections, reporting across battleground states highlights how Republicans are set to face the "political consequences" of their ongoing toxic, rip-away-health-care agenda, which has provided Democrats with "a potent midterms attack line," as Americans pa more PR

Gallatin College MSU's Janos Zsofka finds new purpose at Law Enforcement Academy (10)
BOZEMAN, Montana, Aug. 7 -- Montana State University issued the following news: * * * Gallatin College MSU's Janos Zsofka finds new purpose at Law Enforcement Academy * Size: Lg Med Sm V Gallatin College law enforcement academy cadet Savannah Reeves, left, and Gallatin County Sheriff's department deputy Janos Zsofka participate in a medical training exercise Friday, July 31, 2026, at the Hyalite Fire Department near Bozeman, Mont. MSU photo by Colter Peterson BOZEMAN -Janos Zsofka told himself he wouldn't join law enforcement after leav more PR

ICYMI: Poll Suggests Tougher Environment for Susan Collins Than 2020 [Bangor Daily News] (10)
WASHINGTON, Aug. 7 -- The Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee posted the following news release on Aug. 6, 2026: * * * ICYMI: New Poll Suggests Tougher Environment for Susan Collins than 2020 [Bangor Daily News] In case you missed it, Susan Collins' re-election bid is in "serious trouble" with a new poll finding her facing "a tougher environment for reelection than she did in 2020" and lagging behind Democrat Troy Jackson, a fifth-generation logger from Allagash, union member, and former president of the Maine Senate. Collins is facin more PR

Largest Federal Employee Union Endorses 5 Connecticut Incumbents for Reelection to Congress (10)
WASHINGTON, Aug. 6 [Category: Union] -- The AFL-CIO American Federation of Government Employees issued the following news release: * * * Largest Federal Employee Union Endorses 5 Connecticut Incumbents for Reelection to Congress * AFGE says these candidates always stand with federal workers BRIDGETON, N.J. -The American Federation of Government Employees today announced its endorsement of five incumbent members of Congress for reelection to the U.S. House representing Connecticut in the 2026 elections. The statewide primary is Aug. 11, an more PR

PASSED THE SENATE: Hassan, Cramer Bipartisan Bill to Help Strengthen Northern Border Security (10)
WASHINGTON, Aug. 7 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: * * * PASSED THE SENATE: Hassan, Cramer Bipartisan Bill to Help Strengthen Northern Border Security * WASHINGTON - Bipartisan legislation led by U.S. Senators Maggie Hassan (D-NH) and Kevin Cramer (R-ND) to strengthen security at the Northern border by requiring the Department of Homeland Security to regularly complete a new Northern Border Threat Analysis and update its Northern Border Strategy unanimously passed the Senate. Even though criminal a more PR

Senate Foreign Relations Chairman Risch Issues Statement on Passage of Lindsey O. Graham Sanctioning Russia and Iran Act (10)
WASHINGTON, Aug. 8 -- Sen. James Risch, R-Idaho, chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following news release on Aug. 7, 2026: * * * Chairman Risch Statement on Passage of the Lindsey O. Graham Sanctioning Russia and Iran Act Legislation Would Impose Tough Sanctions on Russia, Iran and Those Supporting Its War in Ukraine - U.S. Senator Jim Risch (R-Idaho), chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, today delivered the following remarks ahead of Senate passage of The Lindsey O. Graham Sanctioning Russia and more PR

Senate Foreign Relations Ranking Member Shaheen Issues Statement on Reports of U.S.-Saudi Nuclear Deal (10)
WASHINGTON, Aug. 7 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following statement on Aug. 6, 2026: * * * Ranking Member Shaheen Statement on Reports of U.S.-Saudi Nuclear Deal Today, U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Ranking Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, released the following statement on reports of a nuclear deal between the U.S. and Saudi governments: "The President has not yet submitted the proposed U.S.-Saudi Arabia civil nuclear cooperation agreem more PR

Senate Foreign Relations Ranking Member Shaheen Opening Remarks for Hearing on Online Scam Operations, Urges Passage of Bipartisan SCAM Act (10)
WASHINGTON, Aug. 7 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following news release on Aug. 6, 2026: * * * Ranking Member Shaheen Opening Remarks for Hearing on Online Scam Operations, Urges Passage of Bipartisan SCAM Act Today, U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Ranking Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, delivered opening remarks during a committee hearing entitled, "Protecting Americans from Global Scam Operations: Assessing the U.S. Response." The hearing  more PR

Senate Foreign Relations Ranking Member Shaheen Statement on Senate Passage of the Lindsey O. Graham Sanctioning Russia and Iran Act (10)
WASHINGTON, Aug. 8 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following statement on Aug. 7, 2026: * * * Ranking Member Shaheen Statement on Senate Passage of the Lindsey O. Graham Sanctioning Russia and Iran Act Today, U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Ranking Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, released the following statement after the Senate passed the bipartisan Lindsey O. Graham Sanctioning Russia and Iran Act of 2026: "Today, the Senate sent Vladimir P more PR

Senate Foreign Relations Ranking Member Shaheen, Sen. Lankford Introduce Legislation to Support Lebanon's Sovereignty and Counter Hezbollah (10)
WASHINGTON, Aug. 8 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following news release on Aug. 7, 2026: * * * Ranking Member Shaheen, Senator Lankford Introduce Legislation to Support Lebanon's Sovereignty and Counter Hezbollah Today, U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Ranking Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, and James Lankford (R-OK) introduced the Lebanon Sanctions, Stabilization and Support Act, legislation to support Lebanon's rule of law and democratic i more PR

Senate Foreign Relations Ranking Member Shaheen, Sen. Tillis Lead Bipartisan Resolution Celebrating 35th Anniversary of Ukrainian Independence (10)
WASHINGTON, Aug. 8 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following news release on Aug. 7, 2026: * * * Ranking Member Shaheen, Senator Tillis Lead Bipartisan Resolution Celebrating the 35th Anniversary of Ukrainian Independence Today, U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Ranking Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, and Thom Tillis (R-NC), co-chairs of the Senate NATO Observer Group, led a bipartisan resolution celebrating the 35th anniversary of the independ more PR

Shaheen Helps Introduce Legislation to Stop the Trump Administration from Hiding the Human Cost of the Iran War (10)
WASHINGTON, Aug. 7 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: * * * Shaheen Helps Introduce Legislation to Stop the Trump Administration from Hiding the Human Cost of the Iran War * (Washington, DC) - U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee and a senior member of the Armed Services Committee, joined 17 of her Senate Democratic colleagues in introducing legislation that would ban the U.S. Secretary of Defense from manipulating casualty records and jeop more PR

Shaheen, Grassley, Durbin, Wicker, Keating, Turner Statement on Escalating Pressure on the Srebrenica Memorial Center and Human Rights Defenders (10)
WASHINGTON, Aug. 7 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following news release on Aug. 6, 2026: * * * Shaheen, Grassley, Durbin, Wicker, Keating, Turner Statement on Escalating Pressure on the Srebrenica Memorial Center and Human Rights Defenders Today, U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Ranking Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Chuck Grassley (R-IA), Chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, Dick Durbin (D-IL), Senate Democratic Whip and Ranking Mem more PR

White Coat Ceremony Planned for First Class of A-State's College of Veterinary Medicine (10)
JONESBORO, Arkansas, Aug. 7 -- Arkansas State University posted the following news: * * * White Coat Ceremony Planned for First Class of A-State's College of Veterinary Medicine * JONESBORO, ARK. - The College of Veterinary Medicine (CVM) is poised to welcome its first class of Doctor of Veterinary Medicine (DVM) students at Arkansas State University this fall. Ahead of the start of classes, a white coat ceremony will be held at 2 p.m. on Saturday, Aug. 8, at Fowler Center. "The white coat ceremony marks the entry of our students into the more PR