Business & Economy
From Pittsburg to Hollis, Governor and Council Head Out To Meet Public This Summer
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From Pittsburg to Hollis, Gov. Kelly Ayotte and the state’s five-member Executive Council are taking their “show on the road” this summer.
Business & Economy
UPDATE: As Summer Arrives State Monitoring Cyanobacteria; Funding Fighting the Blooms
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Business & Economy
State Approves Operating Plan for Mount Sunapee
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The state has conditionally approved Vail Resorts’ annual operating plan for Mount Sunapee Resort but with an eye toward future improvements or replacement of a wastewater system that brought out more than 200 people to a recent public meeting.
Education
New State Budget Barely Squeaks Through
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By one vote, the state has a new but leaner budget for the next two years, which passed Thursday following the Republican governor’s threatened veto and last-minute negotiations over Group II retirement benefits and restoring funding for Manchester schools.
Business & Economy
UPDATE: After Councilors OK Ayotte’s Request To Ask for Special Session, She Says Agreement Reached on Budget
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Underscoring the need for first responders in the state to stay on with their job and the need for full funding of the Group II retirement plan in the next two-year budget, Gov. Kelly Ayotte and Safety Commissioner Robert Quinn told Executive Councilors about Tuesday’s “tough day,” at its meeting Wednesday and the consequences that could imperil the state’s ranking as among the nation’s safest.
Arts and Entertainment
Ayotte Threatens Veto of Budget Compromise Over First Responder Pensions, Cuts To Manchester Schools
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Republicans said it also protects Medicaid and Medicare rates, funds Community Mental Health programs at $37.8 million, offers Developmental Disability Services at $31.3 million, ensuring no waitlist for their residential services for adults with an acquired brain disorder at $10 million, protects 30 percent of revenue sharing for cities and towns under the Rooms and Meals Tax.
Arts and Entertainment
Budget Writers Disappoint Dems and GOPs on Group II Retirement, But Agree on Many Issues
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Calling it a “slap in the face” to first responders across the state, House and Senate conferees refused to fully fund the Group II retirement plan in the state budget as part of its committee of conference negotiations Wednesday.
Business & Economy
Group II Retirement Impasse Has Senate and House Reconvening on Budget Wednesday
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An impasse has come between Senate and House versions of the proposed Group II retirement plan for first responders, with the Senate telling the House to come back on Wednesday with a plan that does not allow “spiking.”
News
Budget Gap Closing Between House and Senate As Conferees Agree To New Projected Revenue
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The gap is closing between the House and Senate budget versions for the next two years with more tax money projected than when the House budget was developed in February.