WASHINGTON, Jan. 17 -- The Department of Housing and Urban Development issued the following news release: * * * Biden-Harris Administration Awards nearly $3.6 Billion in Homelessness Assistance Funding to Communities Nationwide  Grant awards represent the largest amount of annual federal funding provided through HUD's Continuum of Care program in history. WASHINGTON \- Today, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) announced nearly $3.6 billion in Continuum of Care (CoC) program awards for nearly 7,000 projects that prov more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 17 -- Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: * * * Cassidy, Hassan Reintroduce Connected MOM Act to Improve Health Care for Expectant Mothers WASHINGTON - U.S. Senators Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA) and Maggie Hassan (D-NH) reintroduced legislation aimed at improving health care for expectant mothers. The Connected Maternal Online Monitoring (MOM) Act requires the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) to provide coverage recommendations for remote devices such as those that can check for ir more PR

BERLIN, New Hampshire, Jan. 18 -- The Community College System of New Hampshire issued the following news release: New Hampshire's behavioral healthcare sector has been plagued by workforce shortages for years, making it difficult for those in desperate need of help to find support. The September 2024 "Solving the NH Behavioral Health Workforce Crisis" report (see BHNH.org) shared some sobering statistics. More than 330 positions in NH Community Mental Health Centers were unfilled and the annual job turnover rate was as high as one in three in more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 17 -- The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau issued the following news release: * * * CFPB Takes Action Against Draper & Kramer Mortgage for Discriminatory Mortgage Lending Practices WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) took action against Draper & Kramer Mortgage Corporation (Draper) for discriminatory mortgage lending activities that discouraged homebuyers from applying to Draper for homes in majority-Black and Hispanic neighborhoods in the greater Chicago and Boston areas. The CFPB a more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 17 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news: * * * Contracts for Jan. 17, 2025 NAVY Lockheed Martin, Rotary and Mission Systems, Moorestown, New Jersey, is awarded a $280,418,928 cost-plus-fixed-fee, cost-plus-incentive-fee, and cost type modification to previously awarded contract N00024-23-C-5101 for combat systems engineering efforts of the planned modernization and new combat system capabilities selection for international partner Canadian Royal Navy ships operating AEGIS. Work will be performed in M more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 17 -- The U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Highway Administration issued the following news release: * * * Department of Transportation Announces Over $229 Million to Repair Roads and Bridges Damaged by Natural Disasters and Extreme Weather Events FHWA 05-25 Contact: FHWA.PressOffice@dot.gov (link sends email) Tel.: (202) 366-0660 WASHINGTON - As part of the U.S. Department of Transportation's coordinated approach to help states repair and rebuild roads and bridges, the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA)  more PR

BALTIMORE, Maryland, Jan. 17 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services issued the following news release: * * * Marketplace 2025 Open Enrollment Period Report: National Snapshot The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) reports that, as of January 15, 2025, 24.2 million consumers have selected a plan for coverage in 2025 through the Marketplaces. 20.2 million consumers had active 2024 coverage and selected a plan for 2025 coverage or were automatically re-enrolled. State-based Ma more PR

CONCORD, New Hampshire, Jan. 17 -- The New Hampshire Public Utilities Commission (PUC) has approved a joint petition from Public Service Company of New Hampshire d/b/a Eversource Energy (Eversource) and New Hampshire Electric Cooperative (NHEC) to alter their franchise boundaries in the Town of Landaff. The decision concerns a single undeveloped lot (Lot 3-17) that currently resides within Eversource's franchise area. Due to the location of existing distribution facilities, NHEC can provide service to the lot at a lower cost than Eversource. W more PR

CONCORD, New Hampshire, Jan. 17 -- The New Hampshire Public Utilities Commission (PUC) is seeking public comments on the Town of Cornish's Community Power Electric Aggregation Plan (Plan). The plan, filed on January 13, 2025, proposes to allow the town to collectively purchase electricity for its residents, potentially leading to lower costs. The PUC is required by law to approve the plan unless it fails to meet specific requirements. However, the commission is opening a 21-day public comment period to gather feedback from residents of Cornish more PR

CONCORD, New Hampshire, Jan. 17 -- The New Hampshire Public Utilities Commission (PUC) has approved Unitil Energy Systems, Inc. (UES) default service rates for a six-month period beginning February 1, 2025. These rates reflect adjustments made by the company to incorporate technical changes as directed by the Commission in a previous order. The new rate for the Small Customer Group, which includes residential customers, is 8.306 cents per kilowatt hour (kWh). This rate incorporates a credit of 0.807 cents per kWh associated with the company's  more PR

PASADENA, California, Jan. 17 (TNSres) -- NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory issued the following news: * * * NASA Scientists, Engineers Receive Presidential Early Career Awards President Biden has named 19 researchers who contribute to NASA's mission as recipients of the Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers (PECASE). These recipients are among nearly 400 federally funded researchers receiving the honor. Established in 1996 by the National Science and Technology Council, the PECASE Award is the highest honor given by th more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 17 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: * * * New Hampshire Congressional Delegation Announces More than $14 Million to Help Local Organizations Combat Homelessness (Washington, DC) - U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) and Maggie Hassan (D-NH), alongside Representatives Chris Pappas (NH-01) and Maggie Goodlander (NH-02), are welcoming $14,110,558 in federal grants for New Hampshire organizations that provide housing assistance and supportive services for people experiencing homelessnes more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 17 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Maggie Hassan announced that she has nominated students from New Hampshire to attend United States Service Academies - the U.S. Military Academy, U.S. Naval Academy, U.S. Air Force Academy, and the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy. "I am honored to nominate these outstanding young Granite Staters to our U.S. Service Academies," said Senator Hassan. "The calling to serve our country in uniform is a uniquely high form of public service, and t more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 17 -- Sen. Christopher Coons, D-Delaware, issued the following news release: * * * Senators Coons, Warren lead over 130 colleagues urging Trump nominees to expand IRS Direct Free File Program WASHINGTON - U.S. Senators Chris Coons (D-Del.) and Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and U.S. Representatives Brad Sherman (D-Calif.), Mark Pocan (D-Wis.), Judy Chu (D-Calif.), and Steny Hoyer (D-Md.) led over 130 members of Congress this week in writing to Treasury Secretary-Designate Scott Bessent and Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Commissi more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 17 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: * * * Shaheen Applauds Selection of 15 More Drugs for Medicare Price Negotiations, Lowering Prescription Drug Costs for Granite Staters **Shaheen was a key supporter of measures in the Inflation Reduction Act that empowered Medicare to directly negotiate the prices of certain high-costs prescription drugs for the first time** (Washington, DC) - U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) applauded the selection of 15 more prescription drugs covered under more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 16 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: * * * Shaheen Statement Following Meeting with Small Business Administrator Nominee Senator Loeffler (Washington, DC) - U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), former Chair and now a senior member of the U.S. Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship, released the following statement after her meeting with former U.S. Senator Kelly Loeffler (R-GA), President-elect Donald Trump's nominee to serve as the next Small Business Administrator.  more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 16 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: * * * Shaheen Welcomes $70 Million to Help Granite State Homeowners Cut Energy Costs; Federal Investments in Energy Efficiency Programs Through Inflation Reduction Act and Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Total More Than $150 Million For New Hampshire (Washington, DC) - U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) celebrated $70 million in federal funding from the U.S. Department of Energy through the Inflation Reduction Act that has been delivered to New Hamp more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 15 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: * * * Shaheen Welcomes $70 Million to Help Granite State Homeowners Cut Energy Costs; Federal Investments in Energy Efficiency Programs Through Inflation Reduction Act and Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Total More Than $150 Million For New Hampshire (Washington, DC) - U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) celebrated $70 million in federal funding from the U.S. Department of Energy through the Inflation Reduction Act that has been delivered to New Hamp more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 17 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: * * * Shaheen, Wyden and Kaine Introduce New Bill to Protect American Consumers from Tariff-Imposed Tax Hikes (Washington, DC) - U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee and a senior member of the U.S. Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship, Ron Wyden (D-OR), Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate Finance Committee, and Tim Kaine (D-VA) today introduced the Protecting Americans  more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 17 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture issued the following news release: * * * U.S. Department of Agriculture Shares Enrollment of Six Additional States in Its National Milk Testing Strategy for H5N1 USDA's National Milk Testing Strategy Now Accounts for Two-Thirds of the Nation's Dairy Herds WASHINGTON, Jan. 17, 2025 - Today, the U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) announced an additional six states are enrolling in the National Milk Testing Strategy (NMTS). This b more PR