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NH Senate budget panel making spending decisions

Fri, 24 May 2013 11:58:51 -0700

The New Hampshire Senate's budget committee voted Friday to require hospitals to participate in a managed care network by July 1 if they want state compensation for charity care. The Finance Committee ...

NH woman convicted of child porn gets 40 years

Thu, 23 May 2013 16:02:59 -0700

CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — A woman convicted of sexually exploiting her 14-year-old daughter to produce child pornography was sentenced Thursday to 40 years in prison by a federal judge who called her conduct "shocking" and "egregious."

NH Senate rejects tobacco tax hike

Thu, 23 May 2013 09:02:41 -0700

The New Hampshire Senate has rejected a 20-cent increase in the tobacco tax, siding with convenience stores and grocers who said increasing the tax would be potentially disastrous to their businesses. ...

NH House rejects latest effort to allow gambling

Wed, 22 May 2013 15:28:29 -0700

In line with decades of opposition to casinos, the House turned aside lobbying by the governor and arguments that New Hampshire should compete with Massachusetts for gambling dollars to vote down yet another ...

Economic recovery in NH steady but slow progress

Wed, 22 May 2013 11:19:04 -0700

With steady but slow growth, New Hampshire appears to have relinquished its traditional position as a regional leader in economic recovery, according to a report released Wednesday. In past recoveries, ...

NH auto dealers win protections from lawmakers

Wed, 22 May 2013 11:03:25 -0700

New Hampshire's auto dealers could be getting protections from lawmakers in their dealings with their manufacturers. The House voted 338-30 Wednesday to pass the Dealer Bill of Rights giving New Hampshire ...

NH's Shea-Porter introduces pipeline amendment

Wed, 22 May 2013 07:04:44 -0700

New Hampshire U.S. Rep. Carol Shea-Porter has introduced an amendment separating approval of the Keystone pipeline project from authorization of pipeline activity between Portland, Maine and Montreal, ...

NH marks presidential primary's 100th anniversary

Tue, 21 May 2013 12:38:26 -0700

CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — Defenders of New Hampshire's enviable role in presidential politics paid tribute to the past Tuesday while warning other states not to interfere with its future as the first-in-the-nation primary state.

NH officials predict visitor and spending increase

Tue, 21 May 2013 10:20:16 -0700

New Hampshire tourism officials are predicting an increase in visitors and spending this Memorial Day weekend, though the outlook is not as optimistic as it was last year. Citing a report by the Institute ...

NH Senate backs conservation, higher education

Mon, 20 May 2013 13:43:33 -0700

The Senate Finance Committee voted Monday to tentatively set the University System of New Hampshire's aid at $153 million — the same amount as the House but $12 million less than the system's trustees ...

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