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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.
The Lancaster selectmen filled former chairman Troy Merner’s seat with Kathy Lavoie, the woman who blew the whistle on Merner for moving out of Lancaster and continuing to serve on the selectboard, and as Coos County District 1 state Representative, which ultimately led to him resigning from both.
Fault lines in the Republican Party appeared early Friday as the state GOP’s First-in-the-Nation Leadership Summit kicked off.
Gov. Chris Sununu and 18 other Republican governors sent a letter to President Biden Friday criticizing his handling of the attacks on Israel while pledging their “steadfast support to our ally Israel.”
Concord Casino owner and former state Sen. Andy Sanborn sought a two-month delay for an administrative hearing to contest regulators’ findings that he is unsuitable to hold a charitable gaming license.
A judge ruled Thursday in ex-senator Andy Sanborn’s favor preventing the Lottery Commission from holding a hearing Friday regarding his license to operate his Concord Casino.
State revenues, while ahead of a year ago, are not enough for Legislative leaders to support fixing the retirement system for firefighters and police officers without waiting for more information and analysis.
PFAS blood testing could be a way for people exposed to these chemicals to be proactive in their health, but barriers such as cost, accessibility, and an information deficit in the medical community make the process more challenging, medical experts and policymakers say.
Eight commissioners for the state and the executive director of Fish and Game have all drafted letters of opposition to changing the name of Mount Washington and the Baker River.