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New Hampshire budget guts Renewable Energy Fund, cuts project funding in half
New Hampshire Bulletin
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July 9, 2025
New Hampshire’s newly signed state budget will transfer nearly all money from the state’s Renewable Energy Fund to the general fund over the next two years, slashing investment in clean energy projects by roughly 50% from recent spending levels...
An Arizona politician is headed to the Iowa State Fair
AZ Central - Arizona
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Arizona Sen. Ruben Gallego will visit the Iowa State Fair, sparking 2028 presidential speculation. Gallego's visit will focus on criticizing Republican policies while also testing his appeal to Democratic voters. Other potential 2028 candidates,...
Vote 2026: Fellow Democrat gets in the governor’s race before Lamont
News 12 Connecticut
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Gov. Ned Lamont went to an old tobacco shed on Wednesday to sign two new laws helping family farmers. That’s what he wanted to talk about. Instead, all the buzz was about his political future – and the fellow Democrat who could challenge him next...
$25.1M In Federal Education Grant Funding For New Hampshire Under Review: See Impacted Programs
Patch
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July 7, 2025
While some money has been paused while under review, other grants to schools have increased, according to federal and state officials. Posted Mon, Jul 7, 2025 at 4:14 pm ET CONCORD, NH — The Trump administration is reviewing more than $6 billion...
New Hampshire home prices hit an all-time record high amid housing shortage
Monadnock Ledger-Transcript - New Hampshire
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August 7, 2025
The tiny house model built by Danis Construction of Lyndeborough can sell for approximately $100,000. Company owner Mike Danis believes tiny homes can solve part of the state’s housing crunch. —STAFF FILE PHOTO BY DAVID ALLEN The cost of owning a...
As gambling expands in NH, how do other governments regulate the industry?
WSHU Public Radio - Connecticut
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July 9, 2025
As New Hampshire expands legalized gambling, there isn’t really a standardized model for the state to follow. Every state has different laws and regulations, and they differ greatly from those imposed in other countries. New England Public Media’s...
Sorry, low-income people of New Hampshire, but Medicaid doesn’t pass the barbershop test
New Hampshire Bulletin
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July 8, 2025
Over the weekend, Deputy House Democratic Leader Laura Telerski published an op-ed in the New Hampshire Union Leader in which she castigated House Majority Leader Jason Osborne for his “out of touch” budget statements on the House floor late last...
'Beacon of light': Beloved restaurant worker killed in murder-suicide in New Hampshire
FOX 23 - Maine
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BERLIN, New Hampshire (WGME) -- There is shock and sadness after a young woman was killed in a domestic violence incident in Berlin, New Hampshire. Officials say 50-year-old Michael Gleason Jr. shot and killed 25-year-old Sandra Marisol Fuentes...
New Hampshire must choose justice over compliance: Letters
Seacoastonline - New Hampshire
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NH must choose justice over compliance July 7 − To the Editor: In 1851, the people of Syracuse, New York, made history. When federal marshals captured a man named William “Jerry” Henry under the Fugitive Slave Act, abolitionists, Black and white...
With veto, Governor Ayotte keeps N.H. school boards nonpartisan
The Boston Globe - Massachusetts
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By issuing her second veto since taking office, New Hampshire Governor Kelly A. Ayotte rejected a bill this week that would have allowed local school districts to adopt partisan elections. Proponents had said the legislation, House Bill 356, would...
Blame, thoughts and prayers – the uncomfortable truth about politicians and natural disasters
Metro
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July 9, 2025
With extreme weather disasters growing more volatile, why do so many politicians prefer to point the finger rather than address the elephant in the room? (Pictures: Getty) Following catastrophic flooding in Texas, hopes of finding survivors have...
How Trump’s Big, Beautiful Bill Will Help Kids Escape Failing Government Schools
The Federalist
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July 9, 2025
This Independence Day weekend, American families had increasing reason to celebrate as education freedom is poised to span from the Pacific to the Atlantic, with the possibility of bringing school choice to children in all 50 states for the first...
High heat, humidity Tuesday in New Hampshire with chance for storms
WMUR 9 - New Hampshire
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July 8, 2025
High heat, humidity Tuesday in New Hampshire with chance for storms The higher heat and humidity relenting to more southern New Hampshire now as some cooler, drier air slowly starts to filter in with the front approaching. It is going to create...
Lift bridge connecting Maine and New Hampshire to close for inspection
WABI - Maine
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July 8, 2025
KITTERY, Maine (WABI) - The lift bridge carrying Route 1 bypass traffic over the Piscataqua river will close for inspection in one week, according to the Maine DOT. July 15 and 16, the Sarah Mildred Long bridge connecting Kittery and Portsmouth...
Immigrants are key to New Bedford’s fishing industry. Since January, some are on edge.
The Boston Globe - Massachusetts
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Grave is part of a long line of immigrants who help sustain the fishing industry in New Bedford, the most valuable fishing port in the country. But immigration crackdowns by the Trump administration across New England and in New Bedford, where...
New Hampshire home prices hit new record
Seacoastonline - New Hampshire
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New Hampshire median home prices hit a record high in June, soaring to $565,000, according to the New Hampshire Association of Realtors, in the latest sign that the state’s housing market has yet to cool off. The increase, which came at the start...
State botanical society gathers in Gladstone
The Daily Press - Michigan
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R. R. Branstrom | Daily Press Renowned botanist Anton “Tony” Reznicek delivers an engaging and enlightening presentation about the history of plant surveying at the Terrace Bay on Monday as part of the Michigan Botanical Society’s annual Grand...
New Hampshire housing prices hit new record
New Hampshire Bulletin
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July 7, 2025
New Hampshire median home prices hit a record high in June, soaring to $565,000, according to the New Hampshire Association of Realtors, in the latest sign that the state’s housing market has yet to cool off. The increase, which came at the start...
Victims in apparent murder-suicide at New Hampshire restaurant identified
Boston 25 News - Massachusetts
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July 7, 2025
BERLIN, Mass. — Officials on Monday identified the man and woman killed in a suspected murder suicide at a New Hampshire restaurant over the weekend. Officers with the Berlin Police Department responded to the La Casita restaurant on Hillside...
Connecticut hiker rescued off New Hampshire trail
Boston 25 News - Massachusetts
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July 7, 2025
NH — A Connecticut hiker is recovering after being rescued off an NH train over the weekend. According to NH Fish and Game, on Sunday morning, crews received a 911 text of a hiker on the upper levels of the Great Gulf Trail. The hiker had become...