With only a few days left before the Senate Finance Committee needs to pull together its own two-year budget, there appears to be some good news and differences from the House’s version while big ticket items remain to be debated.
News
50th Birthday Party Celebrated for First-in-the-Nation Primary Law
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A birthday party was held at the State House council chambers Tuesday for a bill that made New Hampshire’s First-in-the-Nation primary 50 years ago.
Business & Economy
Coos County Could Be Designated a Distressed Economy as Part of Budget
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Coos County is likely to be designated a “distressed place-based economy” for the next 20 years, which could help the North Country with economic development.
Arts and Entertainment
Distant Dome: One Measly Dollar for the Arts
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In our little piece of the world here in New Hampshire, our mountains have inspired countless paintings, as have our lakes, our seacoast and our factories lining the Merrimack River in Manchester.
Courts & Corrections
State Pays Millions To Families of Harmony, Elijah and Dennis
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The state maintains it did nothing wrong in the tragic events that led to the separate murders of Harmony Montgomery, Elijah Lewis, and Dennis Vaughn Jr., but it still agreed to pay the families more than $10 million in total.
Education
Department of Education Ties Federal Money to Trump Executive Orders
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School boards and superintendents balked at signing a mandatory document from the New Hampshire Department of Education required for schools to receive federal money and grants.
News
State Tax Amnesty Period Being Considered To Raise NH Revenue
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Attention state tax dodgers: there may be an amnesty period coming up as part of the state budget to help New Hampshire collect more revenue in a tight budget year.
Business & Economy
Construction Foundation Design Error Caused Delay at New Secure Psychiatric Hospital
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While prospective patients of a state’s new forensic hospital continue to wait in prisons as construction of a new forensic hospital is built, a foundation design error was discovered during construction and has temporarily paused some work, state officials said this week.
Business & Economy
Ayotte Announces Settlement of Hospital Lawsuit
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Total payments are consistent with what was requested by the hospitals while also delivering approximately $60 million in savings to the State from prior proposals.
Business & Economy
Senate Approves ‘Bathroom’ Bill, Long-term Power Contracts, Opt-in for Youth Risk Survey
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Despite warnings from members of the Senate Education Committee that federal funds to prevent youth suicide and substance abuse could be at risk, the state Senate voted in favor of a bill requiring parents to opt in before their children can be given a behavioral health survey at school.