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The Department of Defense announced that the records of 800 members of the military who were kicked out under Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell (DADT) have been upgraded to receive honorable discharges.
CONWAY — The first dedicated congressional office in the Mount Washington Valley is now open.
MANCHESTER, N.H. – On Wednesday, local leaders gathered at Fire Station 5 on Webster Street to celebrate a $3.7 million FEMA Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response (SAFER) Grant.
The Manchester Fire Department has been awarded a Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Responders (SAFER) grant for $3.7 million, which the department will use to increase staffing levels, city and federal officials said Wednesday.
Spear commended lawmakers for advancing the measure, emphasizing its potential to create a pathway for veterans to transition into trucking careers.
American Trucking Associations is praising passage in the U.S. House of Representatives of the Veteran Improvement Commercial Driver License Act, which seeks to streamline the process for veterans to obtain a CDL.
Legislation aimed at facilitating access to veterans benefits for interstate trucking apprenticeships was recently introduced in the House of Representatives.
MANCHESTER — U.S. Rep. Chris Pappas, D-N.H., introduced bipartisan legislation to require federal officials create a Northern Border Coordination Center to deal with the dramatic increase in arrests of suspected illegal immigrants in the Swanton Sector.
MANCHESTER, N.H. —With the number of illegal crossings rising in the past year, Congressman Chris Pappas is introducing a bill to strengthen border security.
Pappas, along with two other House members, is backing the bill to create a northern border coordination center aimed at improving communication and training for law enforcement.
U.S. Sen. Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), senior member of the Senate Appropriations Committee and Chair of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies, U.S. Sen. Maggie Hassan (D-NH), senior member of the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs, and Reps.