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Attorneys for Concord Casino owner Andy Sanborn claim state regulators keep moving the goalposts as they attempt to prepare for an administrative hearing to determine if he is unsuitable to hold a charitable gaming license.
The town-owned Littleton Opera House, its future as a community theatre performance venue, and what LGBTQ expression would be allowed are expected to be discussed Monday Oct. 23 at 5 p.m. as the community clashes for the second time this fall on issues of inclusion with the three-member Board of Selectmen.
In three years, the enrollment in the Education Freedom Account program has grown 158 percent, while the cost has increased 174 percent in figures released this week by the Department of Education.
A hearing requested by Concord Casino owner and former state Sen. Andy Sanborn to halt the Lottery Commission’s move to revoke his charity gambling license has been postponed again.
Former Gov. Chris Christie of New Jersey was among a line of presidential hopefuls who have come to the Secretary of State’s Office to file paperwork for the first-in-the-nation primary Thursday.
Gov. Chris Sununu announced the launch of the Northern Border Alliance Task Force Wednesday, saying New Hampshire has to step up to the responsibility to secure its border with Canada because the federal government refuses to do so.
With local police responding to 61 calls for service from June 2022 through last week to the new Hampstead Hospital for children with behavioral problems and another 73 calls to state police since Jan. 1, 2022, Republican Executive Councilor Janet Stevens of Rye questioned the Wellpath contract there and whether it will be renewed when it comes up in a few months.
U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), senior member of the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee (SFRC) and Chair of the Subcommittee on Europe and Regional Security Cooperation, posed questions to Jack Lew, President Biden’s nominee to be Ambassador to Israel, during his nomination hearing.
These include funding the development of 188 units of HUD designated affordable housing for families from 30% – 80% AMI, the continuation of a program with Manchester Housing Redevelopment Authority to incentivize landlords to rent to tenants with Section 8 Housing Choice Vouchers, and a partnership with Light of Life Ministries to re-open a women’s shelter at 15 Brook Street for an additional 2-3 years.