COVID-19
Councilors, Sununu Spar Over Control of $1.25B in COVID-19 Relief Spending
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Some councilors are concerned that Gov. Chris Sununu is keeping them and state legislators out of the spending loop in violation of the state Constitution.
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Some councilors are concerned that Gov. Chris Sununu is keeping them and state legislators out of the spending loop in violation of the state Constitution.
Homegrown editorial cartoonist Mike Marland is keeping a watchdog eye on the State House in Concord and White House in Washington, D.C.
There have now been 2,636 cases of COVID-19 diagnosed in New Hampshire.
Altogether, in the 16 facilities identified by the state in the newly released data, 473 residents have been infected, there have been 266 staff cases, 66 deaths and 18 with cause of death under investigation.
State revenues showed signs of trouble last month, but this month the damage is more clearly defined.
The board met Tuesday and voted unanimously “not to reinvent the wheel” but instead use state boards like the Business Finance Authority as well as organizations like the New Hampshire Charitable Foundation to be clearing houses for applications and distribution networks for funneling the $1.25 billion in federal money to businesses, nonprofits, health care and social service providers, and others harmed by the coronavirus pandemic.
The daily meeting began admonishing members to mute their phones when not speaking as on previous days the public could hear them laughing, gasping, and making comments in their homes and offices while their line was live.
See how much your municipality and county has been allocated.
NHDRA is urging individuals to submit their applications by June 30.