Welcome to InDepthNH.org’s roundup of news that matters in New Hampshire, Dec. 15
Court Says No New Trial for Murderer Mazzaglia, But More Appeals Possible (InDepthNH.org)
CONCORD – The state Supreme Court denied Seth Mazzaglia a new trial on Tuesday for the October 2012 rape and murder of University of New Hampshire student Lizzi Marriott in Dover, but that’s not likely the end of his appeals.
Pappas tells NH1 News ‘we may see the beginnings of an overreach’ by state Republicans (NH1)
MANCHESTER – Chris Pappas says he’s doing “the business of the state in between seating parties and cleaning tables.”
3 students hurt after school bus crash on Everett Turnpike in Nashua (NH1)
NASHUA — Officials are working on a school bus crash that occurred Wednesday morning in Nashua.
City rallies Coos towns to fight for state education funds (Berlin Daily Sun)
BERLIN — With $14 million in state education funding at stake, the city is rallying Coos County legislators and communities to fight a change in the way that aid is distributed. Mayor Paul Grenier invited state representatives to attend a briefing at Monday’s city council meeting that also included school officials.
Nashua teachers contract approved for one year (Nashua Telegraph)
NASHUA – Aldermen unanimously approved the new teachers contract on Tuesday night, providing minimal raises as the city heads into a tight budget season.
Nashua’s Lasky fighting stiff Statehouse opposition to extending train service (Nashua Telegraph)
NASHUA – State Sen. Bette Lasky, D-Nashua, wants to keep the commuter rail idea alive despite strong opposition to the plan.
Shaheen on Russian Hacking Probe, Rex Tillerson, and Trump’s Business Interests (NHPR)
There’s growing bipartisan support on Capitol Hill for investigations into whether Russia tried to influence the outcome of the U.S. presidential election.
Task Force on Seacoast Cancer Cluster Issues Recommendations (NHPR)
The governor’s task force investigating cancer clusters on the Seacoast issued a set of recommendations Wednesday.
Seacoast Pathways Joins Granite Pathways To Support Individuals Recovering from Mental Illness (InDepthNH.org)
Seacoast Pathways, a two-year-old, Portsmouth-based Clubhouse for individuals recovering from mental illness, has combined with Granite Pathways, a state-wide system of peer-led recovery efforts, to broaden services and access for individuals throughout New Hampshire.
Woman dies from injuries suffered in Manchester apartment fire (WMUR)
Fire broke out on Pine Street in November
Valley’s Farms Cultivate a Thin Crop Of Workers (Valley News)
Good help is hard to find, and keep. So said about a dozen farmers gathered in the Yankee Farm Credit conference room in White River Junction last week.
State seeks to have suit against DCYF in child abuse case dismissed (Union Leader)
MANCHESTER — The state has responded to a lawsuit against the Division for Children, Youth and Families over the agency’s handling of a controversial child abuse case.
Hassan to resign effective Jan. 3, Morse to become acting governor (Concord Monitor)
Gov. Maggie Hassan said she will resign effective Jan. 3, 2017, as she prepares for her next job as a U.S. senator.
AROUND THE NATION AND WORLD
Oil and gas industry will amass power in Trump’s Washington (Washington Post)
The fossil fuel industry’s executives and lobbyists are helping Donald Trump shape his policies and staff his administration.
The eternal mystique of Goldman Sachs (Washington Post)
Donald Trump accused Hillary Clinton of being under the “total control” of Goldman Sachs. Yet the president-elect now wants its executives as treasury secretary and head of the National Economic Council, the latest example of how the bank always turns up in the White House.
Michigan unemployment rate rises for third month (Detroit Free Press)
November marked the first month in 2016 that Michigan’s jobless rate was above the national rate.
School Board wants to keep marijuana that looks like candy away from kids (Miami Herald)
As Florida prepares for the arrival of medical marijuana, the Miami-Dade School Board is urging lawmakers to keep cannabis away from school children — unless they have a prescription.
Yahoo Data for Over 1 Billion Users Was Hacked in 2013 (New York Times)
The company said that the attack was separate from a breach in 2014 that led to 500 million accounts being compromised.
Austrian MPs vote to seize Hitler’s birthplace house (BBC)
After years of controversy, Austria’s parliament has passed a law allowing it to seize the house where Adolf Hitler was born in 1889.
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