COVID
DHHS COVID-19 Update – Week of Nov. 24; Outbreaks by Institution Name
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For the previous week, DHHS announced 13 additional deaths related to COVID-19. We offer our sympathies to the family and friends.
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
Education
Orphans of Veterans Receive Scholarships
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The New Hampshire Department of Education recently issued two, $2,500 checks to assist orphans of veterans with their college expenses.
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No Change in House Winners After Ballot Law Commission Meets
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After the state Ballot Law Commission met Monday, there were no material changes in the winners and losers for state House seats from the recent recounts with Republicans holding a 201-198 majority with one tie race still to be determined, likely by the legislature, for Rochester’s Ward 4.
Dancers and Musicians Perform ‘Improvisation: Trust the Process’ in Concord Dec. 2
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It is an original show with dancers and musicians improvising together. The performance fuses Soul, Funk, 80s Hip-Hop, and Afro-beat music samples with live instrumentation including a cello, bass guitar and banjos.
Feature
Organization Day Kicks Off the New Two-Year Session of the General Court
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Organization Day, the first Wednesday in December, is the day the House and Senate elect their leaders, as well as the Secretary of State and the State Treasurer.
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Lisa Made Me Laugh Like No Other
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I’ll miss her. But I know I’ll feel her as I sit comfortably in an adirondack chair, and I know every sunset will have her image in the sky, over the waves, over the clouds.
Courts & Corrections
Ballot Law Commission Up To Its Eyeballs In Alligators
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The Ballot Law Commission has its hands full Monday with appeals from a number of ballot recounts, including the unusual case of the House of Representative Manchester Ward 6 court-ordered second full recount.
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Patricia Dunfey-Hoyt – Journey from Teacher to Children’s Literature Author PD Hoyt
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PD Hoyt is the pen name of New Hampshire children’s author Patricia Dunfey-Hoyt, adopted as she navigated the complicated process of moving from classroom teacher to writer of children’s literature.
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Notable NH Deaths: A Five-Term Mayor Who Brought Us a Modern Airport and World-Class Arena
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InDepthNH.org is now offering obituaries through the Legacy.com service. We view this as part of our public service mission.
Business & Economy
Coalition Searching New Ways To Cut Electric Bills
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Over 20 cities and towns have become part of the Community Power Coalition New Hampshire or CPCNH.
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Distant Dome: Something Smells in the Manchester Ward 6 House Race
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The recounts for House races have a particular significance this year with a nearly evenly split House between Republicans and Democrats.