Environment & Science
Senate Votes to Ban PFA Added Products from the State
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The Senate approved a bill that would ban products coming into the state that have PFAs intentionally added to them as other states have done.
Courts & Corrections
NH SC Justice Donovan Refuses to Recuse Himself from Education Funding Appeal
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The plaintiffs argued that when he was in the Attorney General’s Office he participated in both the trial and the appeal of the Claremont education funding case, and represented the state when attempting to extend the deadlines set in the Claremont II decision.
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Distant Dome: It’s Hard to Keep a Straight Face Sometimes
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You could call it hypocrisy instead of misinformation, but no one can deny the federal money flowing into the states due to the COVID-19 pandemic and the infrastructure act has been extraordinary over the past couple of years.
Health & Mental Health
House Increases the Consortium Cap for Wrongful Deaths
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Rep. Ross Berry, R-Manchester, Thursday speaks in opposition to a bill to allow town and city clerks to begin processing absentee ballots before election day.
Education
Senate Committee Lowers Eligibility for Education Freedom Account Program
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The change would lower the eligibility for the program from the House approved 500 percent to 400 percent, reducing the estimated increase in state costs to about $55 million from $70 million to $80 million annually.
Business & Economy
State Revenues Rebound in April
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State revenues rebounded in one of the biggest months for collections during the fiscal year — April — returning $38.2 million more than the revenue plan for fiscal year 2024, and $6.1 million more than a year ago.
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Transitioning to Renewable Energy Will Be Tricky in NH
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Today in New England the vast majority of electricity is generated by burning natural gas, while far less harmful than coal or oil, it is a fossil fuel and a global hot commodity, especially liquified natural gas which New England relies on to produce electricity in the winter when most of the natural gas supplies are allocated for home heating.
Business & Economy
House Backs Increasing Settlements for YDC Victims To Save State Money
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The House Thursday initially approved changes to the Youth Detention Center settlement fund that officials believe will make the program more attractive to the victims and increase settlements.
Education
House Votes to End Child Marriages
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On Thursday the House voted 192-174 to restrict marriage to those 18 years old and older, despite two attempts to make exceptions to the limit.