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The state’s Executive Council has confirmed attorney Bryan Gould, 67, of Pittsburg as associate justice on the New Hampshire Supreme Court, replacing the retiring James Bassett.
Gov. Kelly Ayotte said she will reach out to federal officials to express concern about a notice she received Tuesday of the non-continuation for the TRIO program, which helps 1,200 poor middle- and high-school students from New Hampshire achieve their educational goals and is administered at UNH.
The chair of the Pease Development Authority board said he would have legal counsel explore the idea from former U.S. Senator Gordon Humphrey, R-NH, that it has the option to declare Pease a “sanctuary” airport and refuse to cooperate with federal immigration authorities at Tuesday’s meeting.
On Monday, Gov. Kelly Ayotte joined leaders in suicide prevention in New Hampshire – including a mother whose daughter struggles with suicide ideation – urging people to lean into services available as part of National Suicide Prevention Month.
Attorney Bryan Gould, 67, of Pittsburg, Republican Gov. Kelly Ayotte’s pick to be an associate justice on the New Hampshire Supreme Court, said he would recuse himself from any case involving his long-time client, Casella Waste Systems of Vermont during a public hearing on his nomination Friday.
The Attorney General’s office is getting involved with outsourcing decisions at North Country Health Care, officials confirmed Wednesday.
Executive Councilor Karen Liot Hill, D-Lebanon, said Tuesday she will not vote on the renomination of Attorney General John Formella.
Republican Gov. Kelly Ayotte is leading a New Hampshire delegation to Canada this week to talk up business connections between the neighboring provinces of Quebec and Nova Scotia and the Granite State.
North Country residents are voicing concerns to their elected leaders about a North Country Healthcare decision to outsource financial functions of the three hospitals and home health and hospice unit, and possible layoffs under its umbrella.