The chair of the University System of New Hampshire Board of Trustees painted a very bleak picture of the future of higher education in the state on Wednesday.
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Groups Demand a Budget That Serves the People
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“Stop telling us how broke we are,” said Dr. Debbie Opramolla, chair of the NH Poor People’s Campaign (PPC) and a veteran of fights over adequate funding for services that meet the needs of people with disabilities.
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Vaccinations Accelerate at NH Motor Speedway Super Site
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Gov. Chris Sununu toured the state’s first mass vaccination site at the New Hampshire Motor Speedway in Loudon Saturday where 12,000 Granite Staters are expected to receive the Johnson and Johnson vaccine between Saturday, March 6 and Monday, March 8.
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Roger Wood Asks Four Experts: Is the Merrimack River At Risk?
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Jerry Monkman, environmental videographer; Fred McNeil, Manchester city engineer; Dave Anderson, New Hampshire Society for the Protection of New Hampshire Forests and John Macone from the Merrimack Valley Watershed Council, share their expertise.
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Board Expects $25M Fund For Gaps in COVID-19 Relief Going Forward
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A legislative advisory board that worked to help Gov. Chris Sununu distribute $1.25 billion in federal CARES Act pandemic relief funds is expecting to have a special $25 million fund to help pay for gaps in relief going forward into 2021.
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Sununu Says NH Teachers Can Expect COVID-19 Vaccinations Soon
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Teachers, school staff, and daycare workers can expect to be vaccinated against COVID-19 – some as early as March 12 – rather than waiting until April and May due to increased availability of COVID-19 vaccines and the rapid delivery of vaccines to date, state officials said at Thursday’s news conference.
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Sununu Says $70M Can Be Added To Budget To Fund Eliminated Programs
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State revenues continue to be higher than expected, and that has Gov. Chris Sununu calling for House budget writers to fund programs he eliminated in his budget proposal.
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Marland Is ‘Reader Favorite. Sharp. Informed. Simple. Complex. A Gift.’
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Mike Marland’s career has spanned more than four decades, during which he’s earned notoriety in New Hampshire state politics and culture for his ability to synthesize complex issues into simple, easily understood illustrations.
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Tightening the Reins on a Governor’s Emergency Powers
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A series of bills sponsored mostly by Republicans would rein in the powers Gov. Chris Sununu used frequently during the last year of the coronavirus pandemic.
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Sununu Opposes COVID Relief Bill
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Gov. Chris Sununu joined a bipartisan group of 21 fellow governors from across the country in raising the alarm over the $1.9 trillion COVID relief bill that would bail out poorly managed states at the expense of New Hampshire taxpayers.