Business & Economy
Interest Rate Cuts Help and Hurt States, Report Says
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The Federal Reserve’s decision to cut interest rates by half a point is expected to gradually benefit state and local budgets as the cost of borrowing money goes down.
Business & Economy
Cyanobacteria Warnings and Alerts Removed from Lake Winnipesaukee, Others Added
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With the water temperature a pleasant 70 degrees, it could be a good time for a swim in Lake Winnipesaukee as the state has taken down all cyanobacteria warnings and watches for the Big Lake Wednesday.
Business & Economy
State’s Director of Tourism Development Resigns
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Lori Harnois, director of the New Hampshire Division of Travel and Tourism Development, has resigned her post in state government.
Business & Economy
New Hampshire’s Median Household Income Increased in 2023, Poverty Remained Steady
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While the median household income increased, the poverty rate held steady at 7.2 percent, reflecting that nearly 100,000 New Hampshire residents had very little income despite purchasing power growing for the median household.
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ConVal Plaintiffs Want GOP Amicus Brief Stricken from Record
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The plaintiffs in the ConVal School District education suit on appeal to the state Supreme Court want the court to remove an amicus brief filed by the Speaker of the House and 30 other Republican lawmakers from the record.
Business & Economy
Craig, Ayotte Detail Their Positions On Tourism, Lodging and Restaurants
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Members of the state’s tourism, restaurant and lodging industry got a chance to hear from the two top candidates running for governor Monday about how they would handle leadership on issues of mutual concern if elected on Nov. 5.
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Shaheen Tours Storm Damage at Coast Guard Station Portsmouth Harbor
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A peninsula in the north east corner of New Castle, at the mouth of the Piscataqua River into the Atlantic Ocean, which is home to the U.S. Coast Guard, the historic Revolutionary War ruins of Fort Constitution and the Portsmouth Lighthouse, has been heavily damaged by storms in January and will not be ready to receive visitors for the 250th anniversary of the historic Patriot raid there on Dec. 13.
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Superintendent: Goffstown School Lunch Collection Story Caused ‘Violent’ Threats
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SAU 19 Superintendent Brian Balke posted a video on the SAU’s website Sunday claiming a story Damien Fisher wrote for InDepthNH.org about the district turning down offers from St. Matthews’ Episcopal Church to pay outstanding school lunch debts and suing parents instead “contained inaccurate and misleading information.”
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Pease Development Authority Backs Down On Raised Retail Platform at Rye Harbor
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After facing widespread criticism in August over its engineering plans to change the outlay of retail in Rye Harbor, the Pease Development Authority voted Thursday to direct staff to stand down on work for a proposed retail platform.