Former President Donald Trump became the official nominee of the Republican party for president of the United States at Monday’s Republican National Convention kickoff.
Courts & Corrections
Alleged Racist, Homophobic Remarks Got NH Rep. Stone Fired as Prison Guard
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Accused of using racist, sexist, and homophobic insults, intimidating co-workers and making them fear his retaliation, and even getting a gay colleague to quit, Jon Stone was unrepentant when confronted by superiors.
News
Carroll County F&G Commissioner Price Resigns Before Council Hearing
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Saying she sees “no fair or reasonable path forward to adequately defend herself” at a hearing before the Executive Council Wednesday on whether to suspend her for the rest of her term, Fish and Game Commissioner Susan Price resigned as the Carroll County commissioner.
Environment & Science
Here’s What Happened To The Dozen Bills Involving PFAS Pollution
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The New Hampshire legislature has finished its most recent session, an important one for several lawmakers who have made PFAS chemicals a hallmark of their careers.
Environment & Science
Cyanobacteria in NH Lakes An Increasing Problem That May Be Linked to ALS
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“Cyanobacteria is the biggest threat to New Hampshire that no one knows about, ” said Rosemarie Ring, D-Salem, who in 2022 with state Sen. Suzanne Prentiss, D-Lebanon, sponsored a bill to create the 17-member Cyanobacteria Plan Advisory Committee to create a report “supported by scientific data” which “shall include measurable milestones,” and a state strategy to prevent the increase and eventually control cyanobacteria blooms.
Health & Mental Health
Warmington Concerned About Sununu’s ‘Unilateral’ Action Reducing Hospital Medicaid Reimbursements
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Any resurrected legislative deal would also have to be approved by Sununu who sounded unlikely to do any more negotiating on the subject, when he answered InDepthNH.org’s questions last week at a press briefing in his office. It would also require a two-thirds vote of both the House and Senate.
News
Sununu Concerned About Implementing Controversial Voting Bill Before Elections
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A bill that would eliminate all new voter identification exceptions at the polls this fall is on its way to the governor’s desk but he sounded unlikely to sign it on Wednesday, citing the tight time frame for implementation before a Presidential election.
Courts & Corrections
Council OKs Mount Washington Environmental Study; Hears Concerns About NH Electric Co-Op
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Work will begin immediately on the summit of Mount Washington to assess its environmental condition and make recommendations to minimize the negative impacts on the fragile alpine zone into the future.
Environment & Science
State Sinks Floating Oyster Crate Farm Request for Great Bay
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A proposal to allow a floating oyster farm in the Great Bay Estuary in Broad Cove for the next 10 years has been sunk by the Fish and Game Department after numerous people and agencies opposed it.
News
State Mulls Impacts of Planned Parking Lot and Nearby Waste Lagoons at Mount Sunapee
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NEWBURY – Questions about the need for Vail Resorts to spend $900,000 to clear trees and create a fourth parking lot and how that might change the capacity on trails and lifts for skiers and riders at Mount Sunapee State Park are now under consideration by the state.