Members of the public and the nonprofit organization C-10 Research and Education Foundation questioned the NRC engineers about whether a series of executive orders from President Trump will impair the agency’s ability to continue protecting the health and safety of the 175,000 people who live within a 10-mile radius of the reactor – the “evacuation zone.”
Business & Economy
North Country Doctor Pleads Guilty To Illegally Prescribing Opioids
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A New Hampshire doctor pleaded guilty today to unlawfully distributing a controlled substance. This is the first conviction of a doctor in the District of New Hampshire from a joint investigation by the New England Strike Force and the U.S. Attorney’s Office.
Arts and Entertainment
Senate Revenue Estimate Higher Than the House’s Plan
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The Senate Ways and Means Committee had a more optimistic outlook for the state’s economy than the House when it met Wednesday to finalize revenue estimates for the next two fiscal years.
Health & Mental Health
Democrats Urge Republicans To Support Children and Families in Upcoming Session
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On Thursday, members of the House of Representatives will be asked to reconsider a bill related to gaps in child protection laws and House Democrats held a press conference Wednesday to urge their colleagues to support it and to protect New Hampshire’s children.
Arts and Entertainment
House Budget Is Devastating for the State’s Most Vulnerable, Senators Told
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Hundreds of people turned out to speak against the House-passed budget saying it harms the state’s most vulnerable including the developmentally disabled, the elderly, the mentally ill and the poor seeking health care.
Business & Economy
Zoning Ordinances in the House’s Crosshairs Again
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The legislative effort to limit local zoning ordinances took another step forward Thursday when the House approved a cap on parking requirements.
Health & Mental Health
Senate Budget Leader Calls for Meeting Between DCYF and Child Advocate
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A meeting has been requested by a key Senate budget lawmaker between the Office of the Child Advocate and Health and Human Services after the House Republicans voted to eliminate the child advocate, claiming they provide duplicative services.
Business & Economy
Health Care Cuts in House Budget Get Second Look in Senate Finance
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From newborn health checks to providing care for the elderly at the Glencliff Home, to a potential loss of the state’s 50-year old family planning program, impacts of a House proposed budget got a Senate Finance hearing Monday.
Business & Economy
Foresters, Farmers Talk Trade and Tariff Impacts With U.S. Rep. Goodlander in Groveton
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Maggie Goodlander, New Hampshire’s newly elected Democratic Congresswoman for District 2 was in the North Country Thursday taking notes as she met and heard from the agriculture and forestry community about the federal impacts they face for their small businesses.
Education
Senate Bill Banning Trans Girls from Bathrooms and Sports Shelved for Now
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The aim of Senate Bill 268, according to its primary sponsor, Sen. Kevin Avard, R-Nashua, is to allow schools, businesses, sports facilities, prisons and other institutional settings to protect “women’s spaces” and privacy from trans girls and women, whom he described as “biological males,” without being sued for discrimination.