Farmers are upset with the Commissioner of Agriculture over the new $8 million crop loss grant program just launched March 1 saying it won’t help them much.
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Crowd Turns Out for Bill To Limit Wakesurfing On Inland Waters
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The bill would limit wakeboard operation to at least 500 feet from shore, in depths of water of at least 20 feet and on bodies of water greater than 50 contiguous acres in size.
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National Grid Pulls Plug On Twin States Energy Project Disappointing Sununu
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Gov. Chris Sununu said he is disappointed the plug has been pulled on a proposed 1,200 megawatt bi-directional transmission project which would have brought Canadian hydro power to New England through New Hampshire and Vermont.
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NH Department of Agriculture Launches Crop Loss Program, Accepting Applications
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The $8 Million program, developed in collaboration with staff from UNH Cooperative Extension, is designed to help New Hampshire Farmers who suffered significant crop losses as a result of extreme weather conditions which negatively impacted farms during 2023.
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NH Activates Info Center for Everything You Need To Know About the April 8 Eclipse
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As part of the state’s planning, the Joint Information Center (JIC) will be activated starting Thursday, February 29, from 8 a.m.-4 p.m. Monday through Friday.
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So-Called ‘Right-to-Work’ and Minimum Wage Bills Go Down in the House
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A minimum wage bill which would have increased pay up to $17 an hour by 2029, did not pass the House of Representatives Thursday nor did a so-called “right-to-work” bill.
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Kenney Calls for Legislation on Snowmobile Rentals After Fatal Crashes
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The North Country’s Executive Councilor, Republican Joe Kenney, is calling for legislation in response to a spate of serious and in some cases deadly crashes involving snowmobile rentals.
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State Seeks to Finalize Spending for Federal COVID Relief Funds
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The Joint Legislative Fiscal Committee acted on requests to spend about $32 million of the funds that were reallocated from earlier projects where the money was not needed.
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Sununu Urges Lawmakers To Continue NH Successes in State of the State Address
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In his last State of the State Address, Gov. Chris Sununu said the state is in good shape, and though the envy of others, lawmakers should not take this for granted.
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Prohibitions on Artificial Intelligence Use by State Agencies Explored
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A plan by a former Dartmouth computer science professor to regulate state agencies’ use of artificial intelligence met opposition from the head of the state information technology department saying more flexibility is needed.