Business & Economy
Lakes and Trails Get $1M Each in Contracts Approved by the Council
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The Executive Council approved $1 million for OHRV trail repairs and $1 million for cyanobacteria prevention in state waters during its meeting Wednesday.
Bill Prohibiting Sanctuary Cities Another Blow to Local Control, Committee Told
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Opposition turned out for a bill that would prohibit any sanctuary cities or towns in the state and block local officials from preventing local law enforcement from cooperating and working with federal immigration authorities.
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Shaheen: Trump’s First 100 Days Marred by Chaos, High Costs and Global Retreat
“The President’s sweeping, indiscriminate tariffs that are driving costs through the roof also have dire national security and defense consequences.”
AG: Man Hospitalized After Police-Involved Shooting
Attorney General John M. Formella announces that members of the Attorney General’s Office are responding to a report of an officer-involved shooting that occurred late this afternoon in Keene, New Hampshire.
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Senate Budget Leader Calls for Meeting Between DCYF and Child Advocate
NH Continues to Shift Education Funding to Local Property Taxpayers
Health Care Cuts in House Budget Get Second Look in Senate Finance
Health & Mental Health
Privacy and Financial Concerns Expressed for Amended Abortion Bill
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There are financial and privacy concerns related to a bill that would require health care providers to report abortion data to the state, lawmakers were told Wednesday.
Feature
Speaking of Words: ‘Anti-Semite’ and ‘Anti-Semitism’ as Words
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This series of columns has had little to say about politics, but there are some words that can hardly be discussed without getting into their political implications.
News
Granite State Delegates to be Seated at Democratic National Convention
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The Democratic National Committee Rules and Bylaws Committee approved the New Hampshire Democratic Party delegate selection plan, a decision that means the New Hampshire delegates will be seated at the DNC Convention in August.
Education
Bill Expanding Parental Rights is Praised and Damned
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A bill to broaden parental rights over school curriculum and to require teachers to answer parents’ questions had mixed reviews at a public hearing Tuesday.
Courts & Corrections
Meehan’s Father Testifies in YDC Case He Never Saw Abuse
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Daniel Meehan never saw any signs that his son, David Meehan, was being abused at home, nor did he ever know his child was getting raped and beaten by state employees.
Courts & Corrections
NH Supreme Court Goes On The Road To Hear Sledding Injury Case Before Students
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A woman who was paralyzed in a sledding accident at an apple orchard in Londonderry had her case argued before the state Supreme Court asking to overturn a lower court ruling Tuesday, but the venue was not the usual one in Concord.
Business & Economy
Dartmouth Grad Students to Go On Strike May 1
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The union representing hundreds of Dartmouth College graduate student-workers says it will go on strike Wednesday, May 1 after eight months of bargaining and what the union calls the college administration’s “grossly inadequate” responses to union proposals.
Courts & Corrections
Former YDC Teacher Says State Ignored Her Abuse Complaints, Meehan Rests His Case
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David Meehan’s lawyers rested their case Monday after calling their final witness in the lawsuit arguing the state is liable for the horrific sexual and physical abuse against him at the Sununu Youth Services Center, then called YDC in Manchester.
Health & Mental Health
Broderick: Changes To YDC Settlement Law Would Mean ‘Considerable’ Savings
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The Settlement Fund for survivors of physical and sexual abuse they suffered as children incarcerated by the state has agreed to pay 134 victims $66.4 million, or about 45 percent less than the $121.8 million they originally sought when filing their claims.
Arts and Entertainment
New Plan for Cannon Tram and Another $15M to be Requested
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The state is looking to a new plan for the future of the Cannon Mountain Aerial Tramway, with increased funding needed to keep the asset transporting tourists and skiers in Franconia Notch State Park.
Business & Economy
Restaurateurs, Chefs Work With Gather Nonprofit to Tackle Food Waste on the Seacoast
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Gather, a nonprofit that has developed innovative programs to address food insecurity and provide free food to residents in 59 communities in southern New Hampshire, has announced an initiative to utilize excess food from the hospitality industry.
Feature
Polka Dots Ward Off Evil Spirits
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And, dear Musers, if there were a pattern exemplifying this spirit of joy, I’d go with polka dots.
News
Victim Identified in Fatal Nashua Fire
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The cause of her death was determined to be smoke inhalation and the manner of her death was accidental, according to a news release
Feature
Distant Dome: 603 Hysteria in Legislature This Week
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You could almost believe The 603 was akin to The Old Man of the Mountain, the New Hampshire Presidential Primary or “Live Free or Die,” instead of an area code for making telephone calls.
Feature
Op-Ed: Beware of Innovations
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Experimental programs or, innovations, are often tested on failing schools.
Courts & Corrections
Man Arrested in Shooting Death of Conway Woman
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Attorney General John M. Formella, New Hampshire State Police Colonel Mark Hall, and Conway Police Chief Christopher Mattei announce that Connor J. Macleod (age 24) has been arrested in connection with the death of Alexis M. Leach (age 23) in Conway, New Hampshire this morning.
Education
Andrew Flockton Chosen 2024 ‘Governor for a Day’
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Today, Governor Chris Sununu announced that Andrew Flockton, of Milford, New Hampshire has been selected as the 2024 ‘Governor for a Day’ competition winner. Andrew will act as Governor for a Day on Wednesday, May 1st, and join the Governor for the entire day at the State House and on the road.
Courts & Corrections
Testimony: State Knew YDC Abuse Was Happening
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State officials knew it had an abuse problem in its juvenile detention system in the early 1990s, before David Meehan says he was brutalized and raped for years by staff at the Sununu Youth Services Center, then called YDC.
News
AG Investigating Shooting Death of Woman in Conway
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Although the investigation is in the early stages, all parties have been identified, and there does not appear to be any threat to the general public in connection with this death.