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Due to the increase in unsheltered homelessness and lack of emergency shelter beds across the state of New Hampshire, the City of Manchester has opened the William B. Cashin Senior Activity Center as an additional temporary warming station for individuals in Manchester experiencing homelessness.
At the halfway point of the 2023 fiscal year, state revenues are about $200 million ahead of estimates and $40 million more than a year ago.
Sponsors for the events paid between $2,500 and $10,000.
Calling New Hampshire a “harbor for citizens fleeing” their home states and an “island of freedom surrounded by highly-taxed states,” Gov. Chris Sununu launched his fourth term Thursday with his 2023 Inaugural Address.
A proposal to authorize proxy voting by members of the House of Representatives absent due to medical condition, illness, or illness in the family was rejected in a vote of 204-171 Wednesday.
A primer on avoiding issues of sexual and other forms of harassment was offered to state Representatives Wednesday.
House Rule 64 failed 177-197 on Convening Day Wednesday of the 2023 legislative session at the State House.
The Republican majority in the New Hampshire Senate is focused on preserving the life and prosperity of “hardworking New Hampshire families” by keeping taxes low and providing services to the neediest.
In addition, in response to the statewide increase in homelessness, Mayor Joyce Craig, along with seven other Mayors across the State of New Hampshire, made requests to the state.