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Sununu Signs Vote By Mail Bill To Avoid COVID-19 in Upcoming Elections Only
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Voters will be able to vote by mail this fall to avoid coronavirus exposure after Gov. Chris Sununu signed House Bill 1266 into law Friday.
Senate Finance Committee votes to support two-year budget, opposed by Democrats
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Along party lines, the Senate Finance Committee voted 6-2 Tuesday to pass its version of a budget for the next two years at about $16 billion despite Democratic concerns that it does not meet the needs of the citizens of the state who are just trying to get by.
Woodlock’s YDC Abuse Trial Delay Allows Time For New Grand Jury
A single botched indictment against one of the men charged in the (YDC) Sununu Youth Services Center child physical and sex abuse scandal delayed the trial, but the state will not say why.
Harvard Students Sing for Common Man for Ukraine Fundraiser Amid Trump Turmoil
Children who are the victims of war in Ukraine got some help in a last-minute fundraiser on their behalf Monday night in which the singers of the Harvard-Radcliffe Collegium Musicum lent their youthful voices to the cause after having to cancel events in Canada due to this nation’s political climate.
YDC Abuse Trial Delayed After Bogus Indictment Discovery
A prosecutorial blunder found at the 11th hour is throwing one of the Sununu Youth Services Center sex abuse cases into disarray.
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Group II Retirement and YDC Fund Administrator Change Dominate Senate Finance
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Radio Free New Hampshire: Lessons Learned and Long Shadows
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1 New COVID-19 Death, 27 More Cases Thursday
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The state Department of Health and Human Services announced one additional death related to COVID-19 on Thursday, a woman from Merrimack County who was over age 60.
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Portsmouth Dems Chastise Sununu Over Trump Rally, No New Date Set
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PORTSMOUTH – Portsmouth officials gathered Thursday electronically to speak against Gov. Chris Sununu allowing President Donald Trump to hold a rally in the Seacoast city last Saturday. It was cancelled and is expected to be rescheduled.
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Sununu Earmarks Millions For Colleges, Businesses and Signs Police Reform Bill
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Gov. Chris Sununu signed a comprehensive police reform bill and one that will allow New Hampshire residents to soon have the lowest drug price for insulin by importing the drugs from Canada, he announced at his regular COVID-19 new conference on Thursday.
Hearing Set on Mason’s Nomination to Fish and Game, Opponents Speak Out
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The state’s Executive Council will host a public hearing on Gov. Chris Sununu’s nomination of Scott Mason to be executive director of the state Fish and Game Commission on July 30, the first in-person hearing since the pandemic closed the State House in March.
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Bill to Address Skyrocketing Prescription Drug Costs Signed Into Law
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On Thursday, Gov. Chris Sununu signed HB 1280, a comprehensive Democratic-backed omnibus bill to increase prescription drug affordability and improve access to affordable health care was signed into law.
NAACP Regional Leader: Eliminate Police in Schools
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The elimination of uniformed police officers in New Hampshire schools was advocated among other recommendations by a leader of the New England NAACP on Thursday.
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Homegrown editorial cartoonist Mike Marland is keeping a watchdog eye on the State House in Concord and White House in Washington, D.C.
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NH Schools Can Reopen Safely, Experts Say
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The NH Science and Public Health Task Force details precautions to take.
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2 New COVID-19 Deaths, 24 More Cases Wednesday
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The state Department of Health and Human Services announced two additional deaths related to COVID-19, two women from Hillsborough County, both older than 60.
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Democratic Councilors Quiz Sununu, Edelblut on School Reopening Plan
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Democrats on the Executive Council peppered Republican Gov. Chris Sununu and Education Commissioner Frank Edelblut with questions on the statewide guidance on reopening schools, the lack of mandate for masks and the costs to provide a safe environment and who would pay.
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Nursing Home COVID-19 Cases and Deaths Listed By Facility
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The state Department of Health and Human Services announced one additional death related to COVID-19 on Tuesday, a woman from Hillsborough County who was 60 years of age and older.
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Low-Income Residents May Be Last To Lose Power
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CONCORD — The state’s electric utilities have a conceptual agreement not to disconnect low-income customers unable to pay their bills until next spring.
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Sununu’s ‘Flexible’ School Plan Doesn’t Mandate Re-Opening or Wearing Masks
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Schools bells may or may not ring across the state this fall as a new school guidance for kindergarten through grade 12 public schools was unrolled on Tuesday featuring “flexibility” at its heart, Gov. Chris Sununu said at his regular news conference.
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Retired Bartlett Chief To Police Accountability Panel: Improve Recruiting Process
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Eliminate the 200-hour part-time police officer training and establish new recruitment processes to address the critical need for diversity were among recommendations made to the Commission on Law Enforcement Accountability, Community and Transparency on Tuesday.
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Homegrown editorial cartoonist Mike Marland is keeping a watchdog eye on the State House in Concord and White House in Washington, D.C.
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No New Deaths Second Day in a Row From COVID-19 Monday
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The state Department of Health and Human Services announced 16 new positive test results for COVID-19 and no new deaths on Monday.
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Concerns Mount About Sununu’s Police Accountability Panel
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Almost a month into testimony, some citizens question whether the Commission on Law Enforcement Accountability, Transparency and Community can finish its work in the 45 days allotted and others ask whether everyone is getting the chance to be heard on the remote calls.
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Battle Over COVID-19 Spending Reaches Final Stretch
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Final legal arguments in a lawsuit over who has the “power of the purse” were filed late Friday in a court case pitting Democratic lawmakers against Republican Gov. Chris Sununu.
Health & Mental Health
31 New COVID-19 Cases, 6 of Them Children
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CONCORD – The state Department of Health and Human Services announced 31 new positive test results for COVID-19.