Key sources of revenue growth in recent years, specifically the State’s business taxes and the Real Estate Transfer Tax, have been slipping behind expectations, and the revenue sources currently generating surpluses are likely to be temporary.
Arts and Entertainment
Celebrate Safely with Fireworks This Fourth of July
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Only adults 21 years of age or older are legally allowed to purchase, possess, and display permissible fireworks.
Business & Economy
CMC To Pay $300,000 to Settle Allegations of Controlled Drugs; Announces Partnership With HCA
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Catholic Medical Center (CMC) in Manchester agreed to pay $300,000 to resolve allegations that it violated the Controlled Substances Act (CSA) by failing to keep accurate records of controlled substances, including opioids, U.S. Attorney Jane E. Young announces.
Business & Economy
No Agreement Reached in First Education Freedom Account Session
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House and Senate negotiators over expanding the Education Freedom Account program did not reach a quick agreement Tuesday during their first meeting on House Bill 1665.
Business & Economy
Negotiators Reach Tentative Agreement on Highway Improvement Plan
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House and Senate negotiators had a case of what the old Yankee sage Yogi Berra once said was “deja vu all over again” Tuesday between the town of Merrimack and its obligations for past highway projects.
Business & Economy
House Conferees Say They’ll Agree to Senate Cannabis Bill with Four Changes
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House conferees on legalizing adult cannabis sales said Tuesday they would agree to the Senate’s version of the bill with four changes, including the decriminalization level and implementation date for those who possess to be upon passage.
Business & Economy
Select Lawmakers Back in Concord This Week to Finish Up Bills, Including Cannabis
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With more than 60 bills this session still alive – including legal adult cannabis sales – select lawmakers came to Concord Monday to see if they could make deals across chambers with the clock ticking towards Thursday at 4 p.m., the deadline for a deal.
Business & Economy
Grid Operator Says New England’s Summer Electric Supplies Adequate
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The operator of New England’s electric grid, says it should have enough power this summer under normal conditions, but warns climate change has made the region’s weather more volatile and less predictable.
Arts and Entertainment
Omni Mount Washington Resort Release Summer Lineup
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This summer, the resort has launched an exciting lineup of seasonal programming including several extraordinary delights from enchanting full moon dinners atop the summit of Bretton Woods at Rosebrook Lodge to lively community gatherings at the Base Lodge.
Business & Economy
Coos Commissioners Want 3 Public Sessions on Carbon Credit Impacts On Logging
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The forest culture of the state, honored for generations, “will be dead and we will become outsiders to our own forest” if a “carbon first” culture replaces it, the Coös County Commissioners said in a letter to state officials.