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OPINION: How Public Bodies Obstruct Your Right to Know
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This editorial and others highlighting the need for more government transparency will be posted at Right-to-Know NH during Sunshine Week.
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The Law: Don’t Postpone Town Elections Come Snow or High Water
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Although town moderators may postpone deliberative sessions (in SB 2 towns) and the business meetings of the town (in towns that have adopted RSA 39:2-a) due to weather emergencies, the law does not authorize local or state officials to postpone the town elections.
Business & Economy
OPINION: ‘Shock and Hope’ From Yale Student Opposed To Northern Pass
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OPINION: When the New Hampshire Site Evaluation Committee voted 7-0 to reject Northern Pass, the project’s spokesperson expressed “shock and outrage.” As a senior at Yale who is coming of age in a time when corporate power feels insurmountable, I felt shock and hope.
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Lawmakers Take Up 4 Right-To-Know Bills In Sunshine Week
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As Sunshine Week dawns to shed light on the darkness shrouding the inner workings of government at all levels, the forecast is a little murky in the State House this week.
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Let’s Revisit Business Secrecy Exemptions As Energy Week Meets Sunshine Week
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Rather, because Sunshine Week is a celebration of the virtues of government transparency, this is a great time to consider the extent to which secrecy is impeding the development of great energy policy… Plus, I am convinced that ratepayers get better outcomes at the PUC the more sunshine there is.
Business & Economy
Unattended Commercial Motor Vehicle Containing Explosives Found at Mount Washington Hotel
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Authorities are investigating an incident in which an unattended box truck carrying explosive fireworks was found at the Mount Washington Hotel in Bretton Woods at 10 a.m. on Saturday, according to a state police news release.
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As a Matter of Fact: Journalism Under Threat
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In the vein of doing their job, Paul Miller said the Keene Sentinel’s standard is one of an “apolitical, independent, and verified press.” “The press is a proxy for the public,” Miller continued, and with that in mind, he says, his newspaper only uses sources the editors consider to be competent and credible.
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Live Free Or Die: License Plates as Mini Travel Billboards
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In reality, they are mini travel billboards, containing short phrases that promote a state’s brand. Together with electronic and paper marketing tools, these send a message designed to lure the uninitiated to cross a state’s border, then spend time and money inside.
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Pipeline Information Session in Epping on March 12
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EPPING — On Monday, March 12th at 7 p.m. at the Epping Board of Selectmen’s meeting, ECHO Action members will discuss why they are opposed to pipelines.