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Kuster, Advocates Want NH To Defend Affordable Care Act in Court
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U.S. Rep. Annie Kuster called on Attorney General Gordon MacDonald to denounce the Texas lawsuit.
Health & Mental Health
NAMI Criticizes Trump’s Comments on Mental Illness and Gun Violence
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On his recent visit to New Hampshire, President Trump suggested addressing gun violence by institutionalizing people with mental illness.
Health & Mental Health
DHHS: Kingston Man Tests Positive for Rare Viruses Carried By Ticks, Mosquitoes
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Early symptoms can include flu-like illness including fever, muscle aches, headaches, and fatigue.
Business & Economy
Controversial Bills Await Governor’s Decision
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The House and Senate finished their legislation session Thursday acting on 31 bills – including one suspending the work requirement for the Medicaid expansion program and another raising the minimum wage to $12 an hour over the next two years.
Business & Economy
Partisan Debate Leads to $13.3B Budget and Backup Plan for Likely Veto
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Lawmakers without dissent also approved a three-month continuing resolution to allow state agencies to continue operating at approved spending levels if the budget is vetoed.
Business & Economy
Preparing For Sununu’s Veto Ax To Fall on Compromise Budget
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While Democratic leaders and lawmakers believe they have met the governor more than halfway, Sununu said Tuesday the legislature is knowingly sending him a budget “that I cannot support.”
Business & Economy
Dems Give Up Capital Gains and Family Leave, But Sununu Veto Still Looms
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However, the state is not in a fiscal crisis and has had a revenue surplus for the last five or six years and much of that money has been used to reduce business taxes and build up the state’s rainy day fund.
Business & Economy
Progress Made on Medicaid Work Requirement Deal
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The penalties for failure to meet the 100-hour a month work requirement are scheduled to go into effect this summer.
Health & Mental Health
Negotiations Underway on Medicaid Work Requirement
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Legislators are nearing an agreement that would suspend rather than terminate the work requirement for those under the expanded Medicaid program until June 2020.