Health & Mental Health
Executive Council Wants Say on $7M for Crotched Mountain School
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Several Executive Councilors wanted assurances $7 million in federal COVID relief funds for Crotched Mountain School will benefit New Hampshire students.
Health & Mental Health
Therapeutic Cannabis Patients From Other States Can Now Access NH Dispensaries
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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.
Health & Mental Health
Democratic Leaders Ask Sununu To Help Protect Abortion Rights
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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.
Health & Mental Health
Cheshire Medical Center To Pay $2M Because of Missing Controlled Drugs
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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.
Environment & Science
Cyanobacteria’s Worst May Comes as Report Prepared and $1M in Budget To Fight It
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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.
Business & Economy
Pot Sales by Liquor Commission Plan Scuttled; More Options Out There
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An attempt to set up legal adult cannabis sales under the thumb of the state liquor commission was abandoned Tuesday by the House Commerce and Consumer Affairs Committee.
Business & Economy
Senate Finance Approves 7-Year Reauthorization for Medicaid Expansion
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The Senate Finance Committee agreed to a seven-year reauthorization of the state’s Medicaid expansion program covering about 60,000 Granite Staters.
Health & Mental Health
Wrong-Way Driver on I-293 Arrested for Aggravated DWI with 2 Young Children in Car
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The driver was identified as Sulma Canales Cabrera, age 26, of Nashua, New Hampshire. Cabrera was arrested by Troopers and is facing charges of Reckless Conduct, Aggravated Driving While Intoxicated, Reckless Driving, and Endangering the Welfare of a Child.
Health & Mental Health
Ribbon Cutting at State’s East Acres at Hampstead Psychiatric Facility
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With 15 children waiting in hospital emergency rooms for mental health placement Friday, Gov. Chris Sununu and Health and Human Services Commissioner Lori Weaver went to Hampstead to cut the ribbon on a new facility that will add 71 new beds when complete.