Business & Economy
Weaver Nomination for Acting Head of DHHS Backed By Many at Hearing
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A public hearing was held Thursday for Lori Weaver, the governor’s pick for acting commissioner of the Department of Health and Human Services.
Distant Dome: Education Voucher Advocates Seek National Solution
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America’s traditional institutions, the foundation for the greatest political experiment in history, are under attack from the social safety net to food regulations, and from the court system to environmental protection.
Related: Distant Dome: Once Scorned, Casinos Have Proliferated
Op-Ed: Supreme Court Ruling Limits Power of Federal Agencies
This ruling is another that this court has issued which breaks with long-standing court precedent and which has the potential of upsetting significant federal agency and department legal interpretations, policy development, regulatory and rules dealing with a multitude of issues.
Understanding Special Ed in NH
In part, NH provides special education services to children with qualifying disabilities because the federal government requires NH to do so and conditions the provision of millions of dollars in federal aid on NH’s compliance with federal standards.
Sununu Signs 45 Bills into Law, Vetoes 3
The governor vetoed HB 194 requiring the director of the division of historical resources to compile and maintain a list of public monuments and requiring legislative approval of the amendment or permanent removal of historical markers.
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Notable New Hampshire Deaths: These Men and Women Gave Generously to Their Communities
ACLU-NH Questions Spending on Northern Border After New Data Shows Zero Encounters
Valley Regional Hospital joins Dartmouth Health
Business & Economy
Agriculture Commissioner Jasper Gets a Grilling at Rare Renomination Hearing
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Shawn Jasper of Hudson, the commissioner of the state Department of Agriculture Markets and Food, responded to complaints about his work since taking over in December of 2017 at a hearing on his re-nomination Thursday.
COVID
8 New COVID-19 Deaths; Outbreaks by Institution Name: DHHS Report
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There are currently 24 hospitalized patients being treated for COVID-19. In New Hampshire, since the start of the pandemic, there have been a total of 361,607 cases of COVID-19 diagnosed.
Abenaki
NH Secrets, Legends and Lore: ‘The Freedom To Take Calculated Risks’
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When Charlie Walbridge is characterized as a pioneer in the field of wild water paddling and boating safety he reacts with characteristic modesty. Telling you the names of other greats of the era and their accomplishment rather than crowing about his own.
Energy
Ratepayers Stage a Ballroom Coup
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On November 30, the CLG held its most recent quarterly meeting at the Colonnade Hotel near the Prudential Center in Boston. There was plenty of food, as usual.
Courts & Corrections
Merrimack Man Charged with Election Interference After False Craigslist Ad
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Michael Drouin, 30, of Merrimack has been indicted on one felony count of interference with election communications related to the April 13, 2021, Hillsborough District 21 special election.
Business & Economy
Survey: Record Number of Granite Staters Feel Worse Off Than Year Ago; 9 in 10 Worry About Winter Heating
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These findings are based on the latest Business and Industry Association (BIA) Report on Consumer Confidence, conducted by the University of New Hampshire Survey Center.
Business & Economy
Op-Ed: Fiscal Committee Must Pass $40M for Broadband to Unserved Communities
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We representatives of the undersigned towns were very troubled to see you tabled an item to accept $40 million in federal funding to build broadband to unserved and underserved areas in our State during your meeting on November 18, 2022.
Feature
Fly Fishing In Between NH Seasons
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When I was younger and drowning worms or casting lures, freshwater fishing season was usually from the middle of April until the middle of October.
Education
Educators Take Advantage of Math Training
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More than 300 educators within 34 school districts throughout the state recently completed hands-on mathematics training, which is designed to build teacher assessment literacy and a stronger background in mathematics learning progressions and formative assessment practices.
AG: New London Man, 78, Shot Woman Partner, 73, To Death, Then Killed Himself
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Earlier today, New Hampshire Deputy Chief Medical Examiner Dr. Mitchell Weinberg conducted autopsies on Douglas Lyon and Peggy Brown.