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CONCORD – With the clock running out on the state spending federal American Rescue Act funds, Gov. Chris Sununu went to the legislative fiscal committee Friday to ask for the last of the commitments to the almost $1 billion in post COVID-19 recovery funds received in New Hampshire.
State officials saw records broken for the number of months of posted warnings for cyanobacteria on lakes and ponds and while awareness has increased, funding to address the problem has not kept up.
While a review by the Attorney General’s civil rights unit into NH Electric Co-Op after two women members of the board of directors resigned in June citing sexism, Attorney General John Formella told the governor and Executive Council Wednesday that the member-owned utility is running “competently,” though there may be some suggested changes.
The state Division of Parks and Recreation will be reviewing existing management strategies for its flagship Franconia Notch property, state officials said late Wednesday following New Hampshire television media coverage related to crowded trails over the Columbus Day Weekend here.
He said he believes that the New Hampshire Senate will retain its 14-10 Republican majority after the election, the House of Representatives will continue to be about evenly split between Democrats and Republicans and the Executive Council will continue a 4-1 Republican majority with a few new faces in all chambers and former U.S. Senator Kelly Ayotte will pull out a win for governor.
MEREDITH – Coming off what businesses considered an excellent Columbus Day Weekend for tourism, Gov. Chris Sununu criticized the state’s television coverage over the weekend which he said suggested that there were too many visitors.
The state Supreme Court has ruled that a Superior Court judge ruled correctly to dismiss the case of a woman who was paralyzed in a sledding accident in January of 2022 at an apple orchard in Londonderry.
Funding for projects in Londonderry to deal with PFAS contamination, to improve the Mendums Pond “high hazard dam” in Nottingham, complete a $1 million replacement of the Portsmouth Fish Pier and for the first time, allow for a summer food program for 44,000 of the state’s neediest children in 2025 are all on the agenda for an Executive Council meeting on Wednesday.
Gov. Chris Sununu’s veto of a bill related to reducing cyanobacteria in the state was overridden by the House and Senate which met for the last time this session Thursday to go over 15 vetoes.