Granite Staters have worked for decades to create a vibrant and diverse economy that has attracted and helped grow innovative companies in fields including microelectronics, health care, advanced manufacturing and others. A tribute to this strong economy is one of the lowest unemployment rates in the country. Of course, a low unemployment rate brings its own challenges, including… Read more »

Enfield — Three Upper Valley organizations are among 14 in New Hampshire that are slated to receive federal grants from the Northern Border Regional Commission, the state’s congressional delegation announced this week. The matching grants, which approach $3 million this year, are aimed at encouraging economic growth in rural Grafton, Sullivan, Coos and Carroll county… Read more »

Days after returning from a trip to the U.S.-Mexico border in Texas, U.S. Rep. Ann M. Kuster, D-N.H., described what she called an emotionally distressing scene of parents and children torn apart by immigration officials. “It’s just heartbreaking,” Kuster said via phone Tuesday. “They have no idea when they will ever see their children again. Their biggest… Read more »

House lawmakers see 99 problems ahead for the Veteran Affairs Department’s electronic health records rollout, but oversight ain't one. House Veterans’ Affairs Chairman Phil Roe, R-Tenn., and ranking member Tim Walz, D-Minn., announced a new subcommittee to provide oversight for the department’s technology modernization projects, including the multibillion-dollar effort… Read more »

In 2015, I co-founded the Bipartisan Heroin and Opioid Task Force because it was clear that the opioid epidemic needed a comprehensive and unwavering response to match the seriousness of the growing crisis. Since that time, our group, which now boasts 105 members of Congress, has consistently worked to build momentum to address this public health emergency. This Congress alone, our task… Read more »

Fresh from her trip to immigration detention centers near the U.S.-Mexico border this weekend, U.S. Rep. Ann McLane Kuster, D-N.H., said major changes are needed. “You can’t fathom the government of the United States taking children out of the arms of their mothers,” Kuster said during an interview with The Telegraph on Monday. Kuster toured the McAllen Border… Read more »

New Hampshire Congresswoman Annie Kuster joined Democratic delegation that toured immigration control facilities in Texas over the weekend. The group met with over 40 mothers who were separated from their children, and who are now being detained as a result of the president's recent immigration policies. Kuster says she observed a lot of confusion among enforcement officers at the… Read more »

Congresswoman Annie Kuster says she’s concerned the Trump administration doesn’t have a plan in place to reunite immigrant children separated from their parents after being caught trying to cross the U.S.-Mexican border. The congresswoman from New Hampshire’s 2nd District – fresh off a trip to an immigration detention facility on the Texas border – scolded… Read more »

CONCORD – New Hampshire Republicans and Democrats presented a rare united front on Thursday in voicing strong opposition to a U.S. Supreme Court ruling, which will likely force small businesses in the Granite State to collect sales taxes for other states. “It’s clear that none of those judges are from a low-tax state like New Hampshire because if they were, they’d… Read more »

This week, U.S. Reps. Annie Kuster and Carol Shea-Porter, both D-N.H., helped advance 36 pieces of legislation targeting the opioid crisis. “The opioid epidemic doesn’t discriminate and is impacting families and communities across New Hampshire and the entire country,” Kuster said. “I’ve focused on bringing together Republicans and Democrats to… Read more »