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CONCORD - Dairy farmers whose livelihoods have been jeopardized by low milk prices and high production costs will be able to take advantage of the USDA's Dairy Economic Loss...

Member, U.S. Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources A fundamental aspect of addressing global climate change and shifting global energy use to alternative energy sources...

CONCORD, N.H. (AP) - Mary Ellen Jackson is thrilled that New Hampshire nonprofit organizations could get an influx of volunteers, but she hopes resources will be available to train...

On Tuesday, a spillover crowd stood in the hallway outside a small room in the U.S. Capitol to listen as Sen. Jeanne Shaheen introduced a series of measures that will almost...

SOMERSWORTH - In announcing more than $500 million in stimulus funds that were awarded to community health centers across the country, President Obama on Wednesday singled out Avis...

Small business owners across the country are hoping a pair of federal programs boosted by economic stimulus spending will get a second chance, in the form of new funding. The Small...

WASHINGTON - The Census Bureau should look to the long-term unemployed when it staffs the 2010 census, a group of Senate Democrats said Wednesday. The census "is providing a...

WASHINGTON - Sweeping health care legislation last night cleared its first hurdle in the Senate on a party-line vote. The 60-39 vote clears the way for a historic debate after...

SUGAR HILL-Last week, 65 years late, Roger Aldrich got his medals for his time fighting the Germans during World War II. Better late than never. He received his medals from U.S....

WASHINGTON, D.C - U.S. Sens. Judd Gregg and Jeanne Shaheen have announced that the Senate has approved $10 million to replace squadron operations facilities at the Pease Air...

CONCORD, N.H. (AP) - The U.S. Senate has passed a bill that New Hampshire's senators say would provide millions of dollars in funding for improvements to the Pease Air National...

TILTON - "I always expected to receive these in a shoe box that came in the mail, not at a ceremony like this,'' said Roger Aldrich of Sugar Hill, presented yesterday with...

TILTON, N.H. (AP) - Sen. Jeanne Shaheen is urging veterans to record their stories on film as part of a nationwide oral history project. Shaheen wants veterans to participate in...

TILTON, N.H. (AP) - For years, Roger Aldrich doubted that he'd ever see his World War II medals. Records of his service, along with many others, were destroyed in a huge fire at...

PORTSMOUTH - Democrats and Republicans in Washington don't agree on many things nowadays, but here's one thing the state's two U.S. senators do agree on: Great Bay is a vital part...

CONCORD, N.H. -- The Senate voted overwhelmingly Wednesday to provide the jobless with up to 20 weeks in additional unemployment benefits with New Hampshire Sen. Jeanne Shaheen as...

WASHINGTON - The Senate voted unanimously Wednesday to offer up to 20 more weeks of unemployment benefits to those who have been out of work a long time, after weeks of delay in...

SOMERSWORTH - The General Electric plant on Main Street could be at the beginning of a new wave of prosperity fueled by demand for smart grid technology. The company employs 378...

For nearly two weeks, I have been working with Senator Jack Reed (D-RI) and many of my fellow Senators to pass the Unemployment Compensation Extension Act to help struggling...

WASHINGTON - Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-N.H., yesterday urged Republican senators yesterday to "do the right thing" and support the bill that would extend unemployment benefits in all...