HANOVER, New Hampshire, Aug. 10 -- Dartmouth College issued the following news release on Aug. 9, 2023: A pro-growth energy policy, federal spending reductions, and getting the GOP back on course were among the goals Republican presidential candidate Asa Hutchinson outlined last night during a talk and Q&A at the Nelson A. Rockefeller Center for Public Policy. But the former two-term Arkansas governor's remarks began and ended with the U.S. system of justice--the "foundation of our democracy"-  more

HANOVER, New Hampshire, Aug. 10 -- Dartmouth College issued the following news release: The Rockefeller Center's First Year Fellows civic skills training program returned to Washington this year, giving students a chance to get in-person advice from prominent alumni in government and media. Among the people the fellows met were CNN anchor Jake Tapper '91, U.S. Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand '88, D-N.Y.; and U.S. Reps. Ann McLane Kuster '78, D-N.H. and Alex Mooney '93, R-W.V., before the start of thei  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 9 -- The Democratic Governors Association issued the following news: In a recent interview with WMUR, Republican candidate for governor Chuck Morse bragged about his role in passing the most significant abortion ban in New Hampshire's history during his time as Senate President. Morse also tried to downplay the current restrictions that he worked to pass -- just days after his fellow GOP candidate and NH-SEN loser Kelly Ayotte claimed "there is no 'abortion ban' in New Hampshi  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 12 -- The Democratic Governors Association issued the following news: New reporting from The Daily Beast reveals that Republican candidate for Governor Kelly Ayotte was recently photographed alongside leaders of the New Hampshire chapter of the extremist group Moms for Liberty, as well as other extremists. Ayotte was photographed with Rachel Goldsmith, leader of the New Hampshire chapter, which made headlines in 2021 for putting "bounties" on educators for teaching "divisive c  more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, Aug. 10 -- New Hampshire Attorney General John Formella issued the following news release and letter: Attorney General John M. Formella has joined a bipartisan coalition of 44 attorneys general in issuing a letter to congressional leaders expressing support for the passage of legislative proposals included in Governing Unaccredited Representatives Defrauding (G.U.A.R.D.) Veterans Affairs (VA) Benefits Act. In the letter, Attorney General Formella and the coalition expla  more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, Aug. 8 -- The New Hampshire Department of Cultural Resources Division of Historical Resources issued the following news release: The New Hampshire Division of Historical Resources has announced that the State Historical Resources Council has added four properties to the New Hampshire State Register of Historic Places. Significant for its cultural and ethnic associations in Claremont and the Upper Valley region as well as for its architecture, Claremont's Holy Resurrecti  more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, Aug. 10 -- The New Hampshire Department of Environmental Services issued the following news release: The New Hampshire Department of Environmental Services (NHDES) announced that the Governor and Executive Council recently approved an Aquatic Resource Mitigation (ARM) Fund project in Barrington for $375,000. The grant awarded to Southeast Land Trust (SELT) of New Hampshire will permanently protect a 163-acre property in Barrington through a conservation easement. The pro  more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, Aug. 9 -- Gov. Christopher T. Sununu, R-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: This week, Governor Chris Sununu signed the following 13 bills into law: * HB 188: Relative to the duration of physical therapy * HB 221: Relative to the acquisition of agricultural land development rights and relative to the use of game cameras * HB 281: Relative to least cost integrated resource plans of utilities; municipal hosts for purposes of limited electrical energy produ  more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, Aug. 9 -- New Hampshire House Majority Leader Jason Osborne, R-Auburn, issued the following statement on Aug. 8, 2023: * * * House Majority Leader Jason Osborne (R-Auburn) released the following statement after Governor Chris Sununu signed HB281 into law. "I thank Governor Sununu for signing this critical legislation into law. In spite of Washington Democrats and their bureaucratic allies fighting to put American energy production in shackles, New Hampshire will contin  more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, Aug. 3 -- The New Hampshire Department of Natural and Cultural Resources issued the following news release on Aug. 2, 2023: Adele Bauman was unanimously confirmed today by New Hampshire's Executive Council as director of the N.H. State Council on the Arts. Gov. Chris Sununu nominated her for the position at the July 19 Council meeting. Bauman comes to the Arts Council after 16 years at the N.H. Division of Health and Human Services, where her work focused on the youth s  more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, Aug. 8 -- The New Hampshire Department of Natural and Cultural Resources issued the following news release: The New Hampshire Division of Historical Resources has announced that the State Historical Resources Council has added four properties to the New Hampshire State Register of Historic Places. Significant for its cultural and ethnic associations in Claremont and the Upper Valley region as well as for its architecture, Claremont's Holy Resurrection Orthodox Church an  more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, Aug. 11 -- The New Hampshire Public Utilities Commission issued the following electric order (No. 26,871) on Aug. 10, 2023, involving Liberty Utilities (Granite State Electric) Corp.: * * * Request for Change in Distribution Rates Order on Motions for Protective Order and Confidential Treatment In this order the Commission grants, pursuant to N.H. RSA 91-A:5 and N.H. Admin. Rule Puc 203.08, two motions for protective orders and confidential treatment of certain inform  more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, Aug. 11 -- The New Hampshire Public Utilities Commission issued the following electric order (No. 26,870) on Aug. 19, 2023, involving Low Income Electric Assistance Program: * * * Order Nisi Approving Recommended Modifications to Program In this order, the Commission approves on a nisi basis certain modifications to the statewide low-income electric assistance program, as recommended to the Commission by the program's Advisory Board, to be integrated for the 2023-2024   more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, Aug. 11 -- The New Hampshire Public Utilities Commission issued the following order (No. DE 23-044) on Aug. 10, 2023, involving Liberty Utilities (Granite State Electric) Corp.: * * * 2023 Default Service Solicitations (Class III-2020 REC Issue) COMMENCEMENT OF ADJUDICATIVE PROCEEDING AND NOTICE OF HEARING On June 30, 2023, the Commission issued Order No. 26,854 in this docket, approving Liberty's petition for August 1, 2023 to January 31, 2024 default service rates.   more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, Aug. 11 -- The New Hampshire Public Utilities Commission issued the following letter (No. DE 23-044) on Aug. 10, 2023: * * * Re: Liberty Utilities (Granite State Electric) Corp. d/b/a Liberty 2023 Default Service Solicitations (Class III-2020 REC Issue), Hearing Guidelines To the Parties: To facilitate the hearing scheduled in this matter, the Presiding Officer has adopted the following procedures. All participants will be expected to appear in person at the hearing,   more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, Aug. 9 -- The New Hampshire Democratic Party issued the following statement on Aug. 8, 2023: * * * As Donald Trump returns to New Hampshire for a rally in Windham, NHDP Chair Ray Buckley released the following statement: "It's pretty poetic that Donald Trump -- who famously presided over the worst jobs record since the Great Depression -- is visiting during the same week we're celebrating President Biden's accomplishments that Donald Trump can only dream of. While Gran  more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, Aug. 12 -- The New Hampshire Democratic Party issued the following statement on Aug. 11, 2023: * * * Following reporting from WMUR yesterday that Donald Trump's deputy state director, Dylan Quattrucci, attended and posted photos from the January 6th Insurrection on the US Capitol, New Hampshire Democratic Party Chair Ray Buckley released the following statement: "We are outraged by the recent revelations about Dylan Quattrucci, a top Trump New Hampshire campaign offici  more

DURHAM, New Hampshire, Aug. 12 (TNSres) -- The University of New Hampshire issued the following news release: As climate change causes levels of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere to rapidly rise, scientists have widely believed that the increase might play a role in helping to improve the way plants consume water, known as water use efficiency (WUE). The thought was that higher levels of WUE meant plants were consuming less water but absorbing more atmospheric carbon, increasing growth and helpi  more