Republican Gov. Chris Sununu detailed three new emergency orders including expanded unemployment benefits and relief from being evicted or foreclosed upon due to COVID-19 at a news conference on Tuesday.
Business & Economy
The Silence of the Utilities is Deafening
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We interrupt the endless argument about net metering in New Hampshire to bring you an important public service announcement. Energy efficiency is in trouble.
Business & Economy
Sununu Vetoes Net Metering Bill; Dems Accuse Him of Going Back on His Word
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“The proponents of this bill claim to have made a compromise, when in fact it still would result in hundreds of millions of dollars in higher electric rates for our citizens,” Gov. Sununu said in his veto message.
Business & Economy
Council Approves Contract To Replace Manchester’s Diesel School Buses
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Using money the state received from its settlement with Volkswagen, Manchester will swap out about 14 diesel school buses and replace them with cleaner ones that use propane.
Education
Andrew Wilson Wins NHSaves Education Challenge: ‘New Hampshire the Beautiful’
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Andrew Wilson is a 10th grader at Lin-Wood Public School.
Business & Economy
Lawmakers Disagree on Bills To Fund NH Roads and Bridges
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Everyone agrees more money is needed for the state’s highway system, but they also disagree about the fairest method.
Business & Economy
House Backs Minimum Wage Hike, Limits Plastics, and Tables OHRV Bill
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“Rather than embracing the successful policies of Republican leadership, Democrats seem content to repeatedly try to undermine New Hampshire’s economic progress by mandating a 100% wage hike for some,” said House Republican Leader Dick Hinch.
Energy
PUC Staff to Eversource: Time for a Haircut
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Eversource wants to increase its annual revenues in New Hampshire by almost $70 million. That amounts to a rate hike of nearly 20 percent.
Business & Economy
NH House Approves Controversial ‘Red Flag’ Bill First Day Back
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The “Red Flag” bill’s prime sponsor Rep. Debra Altschiller, D-Stratham, said since the House Criminal Justice and Public Safety Committee first held a public hearing on the bill last spring, the state’s suicide and homicide rates have grown.
Business & Economy
Senate Backs Net Metering, Redistricting Commission and Raising Tobacco Use Age
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The Senate worked through 74 bills on the regular and consent calendar at breakneck speed sending many to interim study or outright killing them as inexpedient to legislate, finishing their work shortly after 1 p.m.