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Joyce Craig and Kelly Ayotte are tied in the race to replace outgoing Governor Chris Sununu in New Hampshire. Democrat Maggie Goodlander leads Republican Lily Tang Williams in New Hampshire’s Second Congressional District while incumbent Democrat Chris Pappas leads Republican Russell Prescott in the First Congressional District.
The United States District Court for the District of New Hampshire granted class
certification in G.K. et al. v Sununu et. al. The ruling allows plaintiffs to pursue an end to the unnecessary institutionalization of older youth with mental health disabilities in New Hampshire’s foster care system as a class action.
The Federal Reserve’s decision to cut interest rates by half a point is expected to gradually benefit state and local budgets as the cost of borrowing money goes down.
Vice President Kamala Harris’ lead over former President Donald Trump in New Hampshire has increased since August and state residents increasingly think Harris will win the upcoming election.
With the water temperature a pleasant 70 degrees, it could be a good time for a swim in Lake Winnipesaukee as the state has taken down all cyanobacteria warnings and watches for the Big Lake Wednesday.
Lori Harnois, director of the New Hampshire Division of Travel and Tourism Development, has resigned her post in state government.
After the murder of George Floyd by Minneapolis police in 2020, lawmakers in Massachusetts took an action that advocates had been pushing since at least 2010: creating a system to certify — and decertify — police officers.
At the outset, Edelblut predicted vouchers would cost $300,000 a year. The program cost more than $8 million the first year, $15 million the second, and $25 million the third and most of those who utilize vouchers were already in private schools or engaged in homeschooling.