NH News Roundup on Tuesday, March 21
Plastic bag ban advances to public hearing and other news from around New Hampshire and the world.
March 21, 2017 | https://indepthnh.org/2017/03/21/nh-news-roundup-on-tuesday-march-21/InDepthNH.org (https://indepthnh.org/search/northern%20pass/page/43)
Plastic bag ban advances to public hearing and other news from around New Hampshire and the world.
March 21, 2017 | https://indepthnh.org/2017/03/21/nh-news-roundup-on-tuesday-march-21/Gov. Chris Sununu received $438,101 in contributions for inaugural celebrations, but reported spending less than half of that amount — $194,100, according documents filed on Friday at the Secretary of State’s Office.
March 14, 2017 | https://indepthnh.org/2017/03/14/report-sununu-raised-438101-for-inauguration-but-spent-only-194100/For the first time in decades, there’s a spate of hotels being built, proposed or upgraded in the North Country, with the newest being a Hilton in Bethlehem.
February 16, 2017 | https://indepthnh.org/2017/02/16/in-the-north-country-economic-optimism-brings-an-unusual-crop-hotels/The Site Evaluation Committee has exceeded its authority and is wrong to consider the visual impact of proposed utility projects on anything but wind farms, according to a bill scheduled for a hearing before a legislative committee on Feb. 1.
January 25, 2017 | https://indepthnh.org/2017/01/25/house-bill-site-evaluation-committee-exceeding-authority/News from around New Hampshire and the world.
January 24, 2017 | https://indepthnh.org/2017/01/24/nh-news-roundup-on-tuesday-jan-24/CONCORD – Pittsburg Select Chairman Steve Ellis said he expects 18 towns will try again to clarify what state laws say about the use of municipal roads by utilities.
January 19, 2017 | https://indepthnh.org/2017/01/19/18-towns-will-again-try-to-get-clarity-on-laws-dealing-with-control-of-local-roads/CONCORD – Seacoast lawmakers are working with their North Country colleagues hoping to change the law to require a vote of approval by a municipality before a high voltage transmission line can be sited there.
January 12, 2017 | https://indepthnh.org/2017/01/12/seacoast-north-country-reps-want-local-control-over-siting-transmission-lines/ConVal principal, on administrative leave, granted early retirement and other news from around New Hampshire and the world.
January 5, 2017 | https://indepthnh.org/2017/01/05/nh-news-roundup-on-thursday-jan-5/Gov.-elect Chris Sununu’s inaugural celebration website has added a more detailed sponsor list since it went online, but its $25,000 major donors – including Eversource – are still the most likely to raise concern.
January 3, 2017 | https://indepthnh.org/2017/01/03/sununu-inaugural-website-adds-donors-stirs-concern/