Business & Economy
Committee Advances HB 1588 Housing Changes
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A committee of conference on Tuesday advanced changes to House Bill (HB) 1588 that would limit some local restrictions on multifamily housing development in commercial districts.
State Accused of Coverup in New Saddleback Mountain Retreat Lawsuit
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A teen girl was repeatedly raped by the care giver who was paid by the state, and the state employees who were supposed to oversee her case repeatedly covered for the abusers, according to a new lawsuit filed in Merrimack Superior Court.
Ayotte Says She Does Not Want the Secretary of State Election To Become Politicized
Gov. Kelly Ayotte said the state has a very important role to play nationally as being the first in the nation to vote for a president and hopes the election for Secretary of State is not politicized for the sake of that role.
Ayotte Tells Council She Wants Congress to Approve More Money for Home Heating Help
With the cost of home heating products soaring and federal assistance not keeping up, Gov. Kelly Ayotte told Executive Councilors she has joined with all the other governors of New England to seek a $3 billion increase nationwide for the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program ahead of winter.
Op-Ed: Healing May Actually Be Possible
The elections in New Hampshire and nationally this month were seismic in their impact, but I believe they had different motivators.
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AP Briefs: The Latest: Hegseth slams his potential impeachment as a ‘political spectacle’ as House vote looms
Hantz Marconi Can Return To Practicing Law: Professional Conduct Committee
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Courts & Corrections
Granite State Libertarians Booted From National Party After Kauffman Speech
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The Libertarian National Committee has had enough of New Hampshire party chair Jeremy Kauffman, his racist social media trolling, and his support for President Donald Trump.
Environment & Science
State Park Fees May Increase for Out of Staters Under Committee of Conference Vote
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A bill that would increase park fees for out of state residents has cleared a committee of conference.
Education
House, Senate Quickly Agree on Plan to Help Financially Troubled School Districts
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Negotiators quickly agreed on a bill to help financially troubled schools or school districts develop financial recovery plans Tuesday.
Education
Short Meeting for Open Enrollment Conferees
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The conference committee on open enrollment for public schools met for five minutes Tuesday and will come back together tomorrow and try again.
Courts & Corrections
AG: Murder/Suicide Suspected in Deaths of Mother and Son in Dover
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Attorney General John M. Formella and Dover Police Chief David A. Terlemezian announce an ongoing suspicious death investigation inside a home in Dover, New Hampshire.
News
House Rejects SNAP Funding Addition During Committee of Conference Meeting
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The House decided not to support a version of a bill that would allocate $4.4
million for Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) administrative costs during a committee of conference meeting Tuesday morning.
Energy
Conferees Agree To Allow Utilities Own Up To 10 % of Natural Gas, Nuclear Facilities
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Representatives of both the House and Senate have agreed to pass an amended version of House Bill 1775 allowing utilities to have an ownership interest in up to 10 percent of a natural gas or nuclear power generation facility.
News
Automatic Military Draft Registration Gets Pushback from Some Students
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While eligible men ages 18-26 will now automatically be signed up for the draft starting in December using federal data, some students at the University of New Hampshire pushed back against the change, calling it unnecessary and an overreach of the government.
Feature
Join InDepthNH for Free Online Talk With Experts On NH Taxes June 9 from 6 to 7:30 pm
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We invited some experts on NH taxes for an online talk – Phil Sletten, Research director of the New Hampshire Fiscal Policy Institute, and our own State House bureau chief Garry Rayno, who has been covering the issue for four decades.
News
Memorial Day Parade Honors Military Personnel Who Died Serving Our Country
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The sun came out and so did hundreds of people to honor the military who died serving our country. Manchester was one of the limited number of municipalities that held their parade.
Feature
Joyful Musings Celebrates ‘Enough’
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Today I muse joyfully on waiting, on saving, on patience. And while two of these words are actions and one a virtue, they each serve to provide health, contentment and, most importantly, sustainability.
Business & Economy
Conn. Lakes Headwaters Tract May Be Sold, State Has First Refusal, Citizens Panel Told
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PITTSBURG – The state’s largest, privately held tract of land at the very northern tip of the state, the Connecticut Lakes Headwaters, may soon be sold and the state has a right of first refusal if a purchase and sales agreement is signed, members of an advisory committee were told here Friday.
News
Ayotte Signs 16 Bills Into Law, Vetoes One
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CONCORD, NH – This week, Governor Kelly Ayotte signed the following bills into law.
Courts & Corrections
Man Recovering After Police-Involved Shooting in Milan
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MILAN – A 37-year old man was shot by a Berlin police officer while officers were responding to a resident’s request to remove a man from the home at 256 West Milan Road in Milan Thursday night at 8:50 p.m., according to Attorney General John Formella’s press release.
News
Legislative Committee Votes to Expand Audit of Education Freedom Account Program
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Lawmakers decided Friday to expand the performance audit of the Education Freedom Account program to include the residency of participants and their academic attainment, both areas previously off-limits to Legislative Budget Assistant auditors.
Business & Economy
ISO-New England Says Summer Electric Demand Manageable
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Power supplies should be sufficient in New England this summer due to new power generation, large-scale battery storage and the growth of small solar generation, according to grid operator ISO-New England Thursday.
Business & Economy
House Approves of New Landfill Site Evaluation Committee
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A compromise rewriting of the state’s landfill siting laws and regulations was approved by the House Thursday.