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Executive Councilor Cinde Warmington of Concord, who is also a Democratic candidate for governor, pressed state officials on the need to get going on promulgating the new law so that licensed social work associates can add to New Hampshire’s workforce.
Following the decision in federal court earlier this year and the permanent injunction issued by Judge McCafferty in May, the Commissioner of the Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS), hospitals across the state, and the New Hampshire Hospital Association have agreed to resolve long-standing litigation to ensure that patients in acute psychiatric crisis are able to get the care they need, when and where they need it.
Drink plenty of water, stay in an air-conditioned room, stay out of the sun, and check up on relatives and neighbors.
The House killed a bill that some believe favored the solid waste industry over those impacted by those facilities.
Several Executive Councilors wanted assurances $7 million in federal COVID relief funds for Crotched Mountain School will benefit New Hampshire students.
Effective Wednesday, June 28, 2023, New Hampshire’s Alternative Treatment Centers (ATCs) are able to dispense therapeutic cannabis to visitors from out of state and from Canada that are certified to receive therapeutic cannabis in their state or province.
On today’s one-year anniversary of the Dobbs Decision that overturned Roe v. Wade, the reproductive rights issue remains a Republican versus Democratic divide in New Hampshire.
U.S. Attorney Jane E. Young announces today that Cheshire Medical Center (CMC) in Keene will pay $2 million to resolve allegations that it violated the Controlled Substances Act (CSA) by failing to keep accurate records of controlled substances, including opioids.
Cyanobacteria can produce toxins on the water that can pose a toxic threat to humans, pets, and wildlife, and last month, New Hampshire broke a record for the highest number of advisories ever recorded in May.