Education
Federal Charter School Start-Up Grant Derailed Again
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The Joint Legislative Fiscal Committee again refused to accept a federal grant for charter school start-up money.
Carbon Sequestration, Sobriety Check Refusal Punishment Now Part of Parental Rights Bill
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A measure to impose a moratorium on creating any new carbon sequestration forest farms in the state and the formation of a study committee on the impacts to the municipal timber tax revenue is more likely to pass into law after Littleton Republican Sen. David Rochefort got his colleagues to include it in a non-related parental rights bill.
House Votes New Requirements for Absentee Voting
The House made it more difficult to vote by absentee ballot passing several bills that will require more information to vote in absentia Thursday.
Education Freedom Accounts Expanded by House
The House once again voted to expand the Education Freedom Account program, opening it to any New Hampshire child regardless of his or her parents’ income.
NH Senate Passes $15.7 Billion Budget Without Support from Democrats
Refusing to bend to any of the amendments brought by Democrats, the Republican-controlled Senate passed a $15.7 billion budget Thursday which is bound to head to negotiations with the House of Representatives.
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Identical Parental Rights Bills on Way to Governor for Her Expected Signature
Notable New Hampshire Deaths: Hope Makris, Matriarch of the NASWA Resort Family
Sen. Shaheen Denies Having Husband Removed from Government Travel Watch List
COVID-19
Trump Postpones Portsmouth Rally Due To Weather
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– President Donald Trump’s press secretary said the campaign is putting off a New Hampshire rally Saturday for “a week or two” due to weather forecasts calling for heavy rain.
News
1 New COVID-19 Death Thursday, 21 More Cases
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The state Department of Health and Human Services announced one new death related to COVID-19 Thursday, a woman from Hillsborough County who was 60 years of age or older.
COVID-19
Sununu Scraps News Conference Raising Speculation About Trump Rally
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Gov. Chris Sununu’s office cancelled his regular news conference on Thursday setting off speculation about why he would not provide a COVID-19 update or take questions from the media with his regular audience tuning in on WMUR.
Courts & Corrections
Lawmaker Tells Panel About His Dad’s Murder By Hampton Police Officer
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State Rep. Renny Cushing, D-Hampton, spoke about his father’s murder at the hands of an off-duty Hampton police officer in 1988.
Energy
NH Utility Regulators Grant Hearing on Halting Service
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Utility consumers at risk of having their service disconnected for non-payment will have an opportunity to voice their concerns about ending the moratorium July 15.
Feature
SuperSpreader
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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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$881,200 To Catholic Charities as Sununu Awards $17M More For Healthcare Facilities
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This additional list of awardees includes $10,817,745 in funding for long term-care facilities and $6,095,026 for other healthcare facilities, totaling $16,912,772.
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Black Lives Matter To Protest Trump Rally in Portsmouth
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Black Lives Matter of Nashua and Black Lives Matter Manchester are co-organizing a protest of President Donald Trump’s visit to Portsmouth, NH at the Portsmouth International Airport at Pease.
2 New COVID-19 Deaths, 20 More Cases Wednesday
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They deceased were two women from Hillsborough County, both 60 years of age and older.
Courts & Corrections
Retired Officer Questions Police Shooting in Letter to New Panel
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CONCORD – Citizens from all walks of life are sending written testimony and attending remote meetings of the new Commission on Law Enforcement Accountability, Community and Transparency, people like retired Nashua police officer Tony Pivero.
COVID-19
Hospitals, Eateries, Media, Relatives of Elected Officials Get Forgivable Loans in N.H.
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Hospitals, construction companies, media outlets, car dealerships, private schools, nonprofits, restaurants and enterprises owned by relatives of elected officials were among 23,500 recipients of forgivable loans in New Hampshire through the federal Payroll Protection Program.
COVID-19
2 New COVID-19 Deaths, 19 More Positive Cases
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The state Department of Health and Human Services announced two new additional deaths related to COVID-19 on Tuesday, bringing the total to 384. They were a woman from Hillsborough County and a woman from Merrimack County, both 60 years of age and older.
News
Sununu To Greet Trump, But Skip Portsmouth Rally
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CONCORD – Gov. Chris Sununu said he will not attend President Donald Trump’s campaign rally Saturday night in Portsmouth but will greet him wearing a face mask.
COVID-19
Coos County Reports 2 New COVID-19 Cases, Totaling 9 or .2% of All
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The state Department of Health and Human Services announced one additional death related to COVID-19 on Monday, a woman from Rockingham County who was 60 years or older.
Courts & Corrections
Estate of Man Killed By Police in Claremont Withdraws Lawsuit
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The estate of Cody LaFont, the Claremont man shot and killed by then-police officer Ian Kibbe, has dropped the federal lawsuit against Kibbe and the city.
COVID-19
Coronavirus Pandemic Continues To Haunt State Revenues
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Unaudited state revenues for the recently completed 2020 fiscal year are $142.5 million below the revenue plan budget writers developed for a balanced budget.
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Trump’s Coming To Portsmouth, Unclear If He’ll Violate Quarantine Order
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PORTSMOUTH – If Republican Gov. Chris Sununu greets President Trump on Saturday, he will do it wearing a face covering, his staff said on Monday.
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Marie Galvin Loved Sewing, Knitting and Dancing With the Stars
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Marie C. (Nevils) Galvin, age 86, of Swampscott, Mass., died Thursday in Salem Hospital.