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Unity
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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.
No Optimism From April Revenues for Budget Writers
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The long awaited April state revenues will not provide any optimism for Senate budget writers as they begin the grueling process of making spending fit the available money without tax increases the Republican leadership has already taken off the table.
Landowners Worry State Could Impose New Tax On New Form of Income: Carbon Capture
Landowners who enroll their properties in carbon capture markets are closely watching a bill that comes up for a hearing in the Senate next Tuesday, which would tax the growth of timber.
Moving Exhibit at State House Honors 50th Anniversary of the End of Vietnam War
In the State House Hall of Flags is a small and moving exhibit produced by Ashley Miller, state archivist to commemorate the 50th Anniversary to the end of the Vietnam War.
Public Schools’ Special Education Programs Under Spotlight
The Legislative Performance Audit Oversight Committee wants to look at how local public schools are handling their special education programs.
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Notable New Hampshire Deaths: Concord Community Leader John Swope
Liquor Commission Scraps RFP Process for Hampton I-95 Welcome Centers
Hundreds Gathered May 1 in Concord and around NH To Stand with Immigrants, Workers
COVID-19
$300 A Week Extra To Keep Nursing Home Workers; 4 More COVID-19 Deaths
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As early as Wednesday, an estimated 25,000 workers in nursing homes and extended-care facilities will be able to go online to the state Department of Employment Security to receive an immediate additional $300 a week in pay, going forward through the pandemic through the new state Long-term Care Stabilization Fund.
COVID-19
Four More Nursing Home Deaths as Total COVID-19 Cases Reach 1,091
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Eleven new hospitalized cases were identified today for a total of 163 (15%) of 1,091 cases.
Business & Economy
NH State Nurse Practitioners Honor Memorial’s Mary Vigeant as NP of the Year
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The nurse practitioner has treated emergency patients at Memorial since the early 2000s.
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COVID-19 Cases Reach 1,020 in NH; New Age and Risk Data Released
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The state released new information breaking down the cases by general age and risk information.
Business & Economy
Governor’s Controversial Group To Spend COVID-19 Money Meets By Phone
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Legislators claim in court that the Governor’s Office For Emergency Relief and Recovery, or GOFERR, is illegally bypassing the Joint Legislative Fiscal Committee.
Environment & Science
Air Resources Council Agrees To Hear Merrimack’s Appeal of Saint-Gobain Permit
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At its first remote meeting on Zoom, the state Air Resources Council voted 5-0 Monday to accept the 100-page appeal, which was filed by the town on March 24.
COVID-19
Squabble Over Spending COVID-19 Funds Moves To Court
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The legislature and Sununu clashed last week after he announced the creation of the Governor’s Office for Emergency Relief and Recovery (GOFERR) to determine how to spend $1.25 billion in federal money the state is slated to receive through the federal $2.2 trillion CARES Act approved last month.
Bob Charest
Steve Taylor Joins Board To Help Grow InDepthNH.org
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Steve Taylor, a lifelong New Hampshire resident, is a farmer, writer and scholar of rural life.
COVID-19
57 More COVID-19 Cases Bringing Total to 985
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The new cases reside in Rockingham (31), Hillsborough County other than Manchester and Nashua (9), Grafton (2), Merrimack (2), Strafford (2) counties, Belknap (1), and Cheshire (1), and in the cities of Manchester (6) and Nashua (2).
COVID-19
Tons of Face Masks, Shields and Coveralls Raise Hope Against COVID-19 in NH
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The state is purchasing the entire shipment and will distribute supplies to the areas of greatest need across the state as part of its ongoing effort to fight COVID-19.
COVID-19
Bipartisanship Breaks Down Over Checks and Balances
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Under the proposal, traditional fiscal oversight by the Joint Legislative Fiscal Committee and the Executive Council, both controlled by Democrats, is bypassed.
COVID-19
Opinion: Rosenwald Is Proud of Fiscal Committee Work Accepting Stimulus Funds
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The Fiscal Committee is important because it can act swiftly, with deep knowledge, public accountability, and transparency when the legislature is in session and when it is not.
COVID-19
Second COVID-19 Case in Coos County, Total 929 In NH and 23 Deaths
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Community-based transmission continues to increase in the State and has been identified in all counties with cases.
Feature
Almost Spring and Fly Fishing Is Calling in NH
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The Big Tease. All fly fishers are familiar with it. The first unusually warm days in March or April maks one think that spring is here.
COVID-19
Jimmy Joe’s Legacy of Love: Stay Home If You Possibly Can
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“Jimmy Joe” laughed easily, played the piano beautifully, and loved his daughters to the moon and back.
Feature
‘Meriwether Lewis’ Is Flashback to Government in 1801
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It took 36 votes by the House to award the title to Thomas Jefferson. Wow.
COVID=19
Quiet, A Partisan Truce, A Reset, and, Perhaps, a Renewal in Thornton
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Social Distancing is relatively easy here in the shadow of Rattlesnake Ridge and along Orris Road at the base of Welch Mountain in Thornton, where I’ve recently moved.
COVID-19
22 COVID-19 Deaths In All With 885 Total Cases: Officials
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Community-based transmission continues to increase in the State and has been identified in all counties with cases.