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New Hampshire delegation praises Planned Parenthood grant
The federal government is sending $500,000 to Planned Parenthood of Northern New England, which has struggled with the loss of state funding in New Hampshire. The state's all-Democratic congressional delegation said Friday the Title X Dire Need Grant will help offset funding losses over the last few years, both as a result of Trump administration rules and the New Hampshire Executive Council's repeated votes to reject state contracts. Members of the delegation said the money will help ensure P… Continue Reading
December 21, 2021
Shaheen presses Biden team to ramp up infrastructure spending
by Kevin Landrigan
U.S. Sen. Jeanne Shaheen has urged the Biden administration to expand outreach and to advance planning grants as soon as possible to help states, cities and towns make the most of the federal infrastructure law. As a lead negotiator for the bipartisan $550 billion Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA), Shaheen recently wrote a detailed wish list to Mitchell Landrieu, Biden's infrastructure czar, after she met with New Hampshire city and town officials on the matter. Landrieu was the fo… Continue Reading
December 17, 2021
Sen. Shaheen pushes for quick dispersal of funds from the Department of Energy
by Mara Hoplamazian
Sen. Jeanne Shaheen (D) called on the U.S. Department of Energy to quickly release funding for energy programs alongside three other senators in a letter on Thursday. The letter follows the U.S. Department of Energy's announcement of $18.6 million in funding to expand the Weatherization Assistance Program, which helps lower energy costs for customers. "Weatherization is a critically important tool to partner with Low-Income Housing Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) funding to help families av… Continue Reading
December 15, 2021
Sen. Shaheen talks about $15 million for PFAS health study, what EPA should do, inflation and COVID
by Jeff McMenemy
The National Defense Authorization Act passed by the U.S. Senate Wednesday includes an additional $15 million to pay for the continuing PFAS health study established by U.S. Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire. Shaheen's legislation created the first ever national PFAS health study after thousands of people - including children and infants - were exposed to high levels of the dangerous chemicals in drinking water in a city-owned well. The water was contaminated by firefighting foam used at th… Continue Reading
November 29, 2021
Here's why Shaheen and NH Democrats are focused on the threats to Roe v. Wade this week
by Ian Lenahan
Before Roe v. Wade became the law of the land in 1973, Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, said college friends of hers seeking abortions had to attend illegal health providers for treatment. Shaheen, 74, calling herself the only member of the state's congressional delegation likely old enough to remember life before Roe v. Wade, said abortions were secretly conducted in back alleyways. "We do not want to go back to that kind of situation," she said Monday morning. "That is not good for wome… Continue Reading
November 15, 2021
Sen. Shaheen discusses COVID-19 surge
by William Carroll
U.S. Sen. Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.) was in Berlin last Wednesday to speak with local healthcare providers and representatives from area schools about the COVID-19 surge in the North Country and what needs to be done to help to end the pandemic. Shaheen spoke at Coos County Family Health Services Willow Street location just hours after the Republican members of the New Hampshire Executive Council reversed their previous vote and approved $22.5 million in Centers for Disease Control grant funds to… Continue Reading
November 11, 2021
Shaheen Celebrates Veterans Day in Portsmouth
by Paula Tracy
All across the state, many in New Hampshire paused at 11 a.m. Thursday to honor all United States veterans. In Portsmouth, U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen, D-NH, went to Goodwin Park and told several hundred in attendance that the park is a symbol of national unity even in these divided times. Shaheen, a senior member of the U.S. Senate Commission on Armed Services, was joined by Josh Denton, a local veteran, who said the day is not about him but about all the veterans out there. He said he strug… Continue Reading
November 06, 2021
New Hampshire Receives Over $1.2 Million In Federal Funding To Help Local Farmers
New Hampshire is getting more than $1.2 million in federal funding from the U.S. Department of Agriculture, the state's congressional delegation announced. Nearly $750,000 of the amount has been awarded to Land for Good in Keene through the USDA's Beginning Farmer and Rancher Development Program to help farmers gain land access knowledge and skills and to improve their ability to successfully secure land. The New Hampshire Department of Agriculture will receive $500,000 in federal funding to b… Continue Reading
October 31, 2021
Federal funding bill includes $1M for Keene-based child-care training
by Caleb Symons
In her 44 years at the Keene Day Care Center, Suelaine Poling has seen a lot, including the cost of child care skyrocket. Poling, the center's executive director, said she's recently noticed another concerning trend: New workers are going into child care without much, if any, formal training. Keene Day Care Center works with those employees to get them up to snuff, she said, often assigning them a veteran staff member as a mentor. But for those who go into child care simply because the… Continue Reading
October 29, 2021
Supply chain problems could affect holiday gift, meal shopping
by Tim Callery
MANCHESTER, N.H. - Ripple effects from an ongoing supply chain crunch are hitting New Hampshire in ways that could impact holiday shopping. If you're someone who typically waits until the last minute to get your holiday shopping done, you might not want to do that this year. The current supply chain issues are leading to delayed delivery times, shortages of products and higher prices for some household goods in New Hampshire. "Many of these difficulties that we're facing are longer-term," sai… Continue Reading
October 23, 2021
Police get more than $159K for bulletproof vests in NH
CONCORD, N.H. (AP) - More than $159,000 has been awarded to 43 New Hampshire communities and one county to support the purchase of bulletproof vests for law enforcement officers, the state's congressional delegation said Thursday. The funds come from the Department of Justice through the Bulletproof Vest Partnership. "It will allow law enforcement agencies across our state to purchase new bulletproof vests that could potentially be the difference between life and death during a dangerous situa… Continue Reading
September 16, 2021
No. 1 red-listed bridge in NH: Shaheen touts infrastructure bill in Hampton
by Alexander LaCasse
HAMPTON - The Neil R. Underwood Bridge connecting Hampton to Seabrook Beach carries 18,000 vehicles a day during peak summer months, according to Department of Transportation officials. It is also No. 1 on New Hampshire's red list for bridges requiring major work after first being added to the list in 1999. On Thursday, Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, visited the bridge as the backdrop to tout the Senate's $550 billion bipartisan infrastructure bill she helped negotiate. The bill sets as… Continue Reading
September 11, 2021
Shaheen: 20 years after 9/11: We are stronger when we stand together
by Senator Jeanne Shaheen
Only a few weeks ago, the United States ended its military mission in Afghanistan, which was launched in response to the terrorist attacks on September 11th twenty years ago today. Those of us old enough to remember that day recall precisely where we were when we learned the Twin Towers and Pentagon were hit, and later, that a group of brave souls aboard Flight 93 gave their lives to force terrorists away from hitting the third target: likely, the U.S. Capitol. I was Governor of New Hampshire a… Continue Reading
September 09, 2021
$60M going to help community development
CONCORD, N.H. (AP) - A New Hampshire bank is getting $60 million to help a community development program invest in small businesses. Mascoma Bank in Lebanon will receive the funds through the New Markets Tax Credit program to help Mascoma Community Development, the state's congressional delegation said in a news release Wednesday. Tax credits would be offered to investors in qualifying community development projects. "The financial fallout caused by the pandemic exacerbated economic devastati… Continue Reading
September 09, 2021
$1.7 Billion Dry Dock Project Begins at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard
by Kimberley Haas
A groundbreaking ceremony was held on Wednesday at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard as officials marked the start of work on a new $1.7 billion multi-mission dry dock project. According to Navy officials, Dry Dock 1 area was originally built during World War II to supplement submarine production. This seven-year construction project will modernize the dock, providing increased capacity for accommodating three Los Angeles or Virginia-class attack submarines at once for repair, maintenance, and moderniz… Continue Reading
August 27, 2021
Shaheen visits AMC's Camp Dodge Trails Center
by Barbara Tetreault
PINKHAM NOTCH - To celebrate the one-year anniversary of the Great American Outdoors Act, U.S. Sen. Jeanne Shaheen on Wednesday visited the Appalachian Mountain Club's Camp Dodge Trails Center. The Great American Outdoors Act, passed last year, permanently funds the Land and Water Conservation Fund at $900 million annually and provides $9.5 billion over five years to address deferred maintenance on federal lands. The act has been called "the biggest land conservation legislation in a genera… Continue Reading
July 26, 2021
$112 million in federal relief funds up for grabs by municipalities in New Hampshire
by Adam Sexton
MANCHESTER, N.H. - The clock is ticking for New Hampshire towns and cities to submit their plans for millions of dollars in federal aid coming via the American Rescue Plan act. That money is expected to fuel a boom in municipal projects over the next five years. The first round of $112 million in federal funding for New Hampshire's smaller cities and towns is up for grabs. Sen. Jeanne Shaheen urges those communities to get "creative" in their applications, within the emerging guidelines from t… Continue Reading
June 18, 2021
Shaheen, Gregg celebrate $4 million dredging of Rye Harbor
RYE - Completion of a $4 million project to dredge Rye Harbor was celebrated Friday by Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, and Judd Gregg, a Republican former U.S. senator for New Hampshire. The dredging was necessary to combat extreme shoaling that had rendered parts of the waterway difficult to navigate, according to Shaheen. Shaheen and Gregg, both also former governors of New Hampshire, met with state and local officials to discuss how the completion of the project will help preserve the… Continue Reading
June 17, 2021
School ventilation projects back on track after U.S. Dept. of Ed. clarifies its spending rules
by Josie Albertson-Grove
After prodding from New Hampshire officials, the U.S. Department of Education clarified its rules this week on how to spend COVID relief funds earmarked for upgrades to school buildings. New Hampshire Education Commissioner Frank Edelblut has let school superintendents know projects can go ahead as planned this summer. After Congress passed the second stimulus bill in December, the U.S. Department of Education listed upgrades for heating, ventilation and air conditioning systems as acc… Continue Reading
June 16, 2021
NH Delegation announces $24.5 million to combat COVID-19 health disparities
MANCHESTER - U.S. Sens. Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.) and Maggie Hassan (D-N.H.) and Reps. Annie Kuster (D-N.H.) and Chris Pappas (D-N.H.) announced that New Hampshire will receive $24,568,498 to address COVID-19 related health disparities among communities considered to be high-risk and medically underserved, including communities of color and Granite Staters in rural areas. Specifically, the funding is being awarded by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services through the Coronavirus Res… Continue Reading
