Business & Economy
Lakes and Trails Get $1M Each in Contracts Approved by the Council
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The Executive Council approved $1 million for OHRV trail repairs and $1 million for cyanobacteria prevention in state waters during its meeting Wednesday.
Health & Mental Health
Privacy and Financial Concerns Expressed for Amended Abortion Bill
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There are financial and privacy concerns related to a bill that would require health care providers to report abortion data to the state, lawmakers were told Wednesday.
Courts & Corrections
NH Supreme Court Goes On The Road To Hear Sledding Injury Case Before Students
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A woman who was paralyzed in a sledding accident at an apple orchard in Londonderry had her case argued before the state Supreme Court asking to overturn a lower court ruling Tuesday, but the venue was not the usual one in Concord.
Arts and Entertainment
New Plan for Cannon Tram and Another $15M to be Requested
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The state is looking to a new plan for the future of the Cannon Mountain Aerial Tramway, with increased funding needed to keep the asset transporting tourists and skiers in Franconia Notch State Park.
Education
Heated Hearings on Efforts to Unravel Trans Rights Bill in Senate Judiciary Committee
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Where should transgender students go to restrooms at school, what teams can they play on, which cell block should they reside in if incarcerated and when can they have gender-affirming surgery were the subjects of two legislative hearings on Thursday.
Energy
State Senator: NH Could Benefit From Offshore Wind Leases Announced for Gulf of Maine
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An announcement Wednesday from the Biden Administration that it is on track to offer a lease auction for commercial scale offshore wind for the Gulf of Maine this year, “puts the state on notice” that if it wants the jobs and the investment which comes from this renewable source “we’ve got to work on it now,” said state Sen. David Watters, D-Dover.
Courts & Corrections
Former Laconia State School Land For Sale Again; Developer Under Investigation
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And the former Laconia State School property is a total fixer upper with a history and now an investigation into the woman who won the $21.5 million bid to develop it, but failed to come up with the money by Monday’s deadline after three extensions.
Health & Mental Health
With Police, Firefighter Vacancy Rates High, Senate Panel Mulls Retirement Benefit Hikes
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With police, fire and prison security recruitment issues continually facing the state and vacancy rates as high as 20 percent, Group II retirement benefits for state employees was before the Senate Finance Committee Tuesday where the issue died last year.
News
No Closing On Laconia State School as Deadline Passes without the $21.5 Million
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The state’s “put up or shut up date” to sell the former Laconia State School for $21.5 million has come and gone Monday without closing on the property after the developer missed several earlier deadlines.