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Three reproductive clinics that provide 80 percent of the state’s contraceptive services for more than 10,000 women, many of modest means, had their two-year contracts rejected by the state’s Executive Council along partisan lines Wednesday.
On September 15, the Executive Council voted 4-1 to defund Planned Parenthood of Northern New England (PPNNE) and abortion providers through December 31, 2021, a six-month contract period. The vote on December 22 is a contract period for the next 18 months, from January 1, 2022 until June 31, 2023.
The Executive Council voted 4-1 to confirm Jared Chicoine as Commissioner of the new Department of Energy and approved funding for Gov. Chris Sununu’s plan to help hospitals that are stressed with the recent COVID-19 surge.
– The Executive Council essentially reversed its rejection of $27 million in federal money a month ago and accepted $22.5 million in CDC funds along with a nonbinding resolution Wednesday.
The Executive Council unanimously approved $15 million in federal American Rescue Plan Act funds to purchase Hampstead Hospital, calling it the quickest fix and the best deal to address the emergency room boarding crisis for children in need of residential mental health care.
With the number of COVID-19 infections, hospitalizations and deaths on the rise, some lawmakers question the safety of continuing tours for elementary school children at the State House where there is no mask or vaccination mandate and no requirement to report the number of legislators and staffers who work there who have been infected.
NASHUA – State contracts for reproductive health clinics across New Hampshire were voted down by the state Executive Council 4-1 on Wednesday.
The state is shifting its COVID-19 vaccine media focus and spokesmen away from political figures like Gov. Chris Sununu to citizens who have received the benefits of receiving the shots, the Executive Council was told on Wednesday.
“It is safe to say” Republicans have taken the state House, Senate and Executive Council majorities, Secretary of State William Gardner said late Wednesday morning.