Republican House leaders, along with representatives of three anti-tax groups, held a “wake” Monday morning for the state Interest and Dividends Tax, which ends at midnight on Tuesday.
Business & Economy
Executive Council Approves Hampstead Hospital Lease with Dartmouth Health
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A seven-year renewable contract between the state and Mary Hitchcock Memorial Hospital (Dartmouth Health) to operate the state’s new psychiatric hospital for youths at Hampstead Hospital passed the Executive Council on a vote of 4-1 Wednesday.
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About 98,000 People Lived in Poverty in New Hampshire During 2023, NHFPI Says
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Coos County residents in northern New Hampshire have a median income that is about half as much as someone living in Rockingham County in the south and they face higher costs of living than their counterparts near the Massachusetts border, according to some statistics gleaned from recently released U.S. Census Bureau data.
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Old Growth Forest in Stewartstown, Historic Buildings in Hebron, Atkinson Among LCHIP Recipients
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An old growth maple forest in Stewartstown, Hebron’s Town Library and the Center School in Atkinson are among more than two dozen treasured community assets that will be preserved by a grant match from the state’s Land and Community Heritage Investment Program in 2025.
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AI thought X-rays of your knees show if you drink beer—they don’t: Dartmouth Health Study
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Dartmouth Health study shows how easily AI models can give right answers for wrong reasons
Business & Economy
Council Tables Contract with Dartmouth Health To Lease and Run Hampstead Hospital
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A contract with Mary Hitchcock Memorial Hospital (Dartmouth Health) to operate the state’s new psychiatric hospital for youths at Hampstead Hospital was tabled for two weeks by the state’s Executive Council, with questions about state control, oversight and the future of state employees there.
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Committee Approves Audit of Doorway Addiction Services Program
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On Tuesday, the last day of the current state Legislature, a joint committee approved the plan for an audit of the Doorway program, which aims to connect people suffering from substance abuse disorders with services.
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Ski Industry Kicks off Winter With Cooperating Weather; Honors Kuster and Bradley
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With a base of natural snow blanketing a majority of the state and perfectly cold night temperatures to blast, New Hampshire’s ski industry gathered Monday night at McIntyre Ski Area to kick of the 2024-2025 season, and honor two political outgoing allies in Washington and Concord.
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NH Municipal Assoc.: Conn. Lakes Headwaters’ Logging Plan Impacts All Towns, Cities
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Concerned at the potential loss of timber tax revenue for its members with carbon “farming” replacing logging in this heavily forested state, the New Hampshire Municipal Association is cautioning the state about agreeing to logging reductions in a 10-year plan on the 146,000-acre Connecticut Lakes Working Forest as part of the state’s easement.
Arts and Entertainment
Everyone’s Trash: One Man Against 1.6 Billion Pounds
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Duncan Watson explains the big lie from the plastics industry “is by default, that something should be recyclable because it’s got the chasing arrows on it.”