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Sununu touts his success at State of the State speech, Democrats disagree
read more…: Sununu touts his success at State of the State speech, Democrats disagreeA new campus in Franklin focused on the needs of the state’s veterans and a $100 million fund to incentivize local housing projects across the state were among new initiatives Gov. Chris Sununu outlined in his State of the State address Thursday.
COVID is ‘Trending in the Right Direction,’ Sununu says
read more…: COVID is ‘Trending in the Right Direction,’ Sununu saysWith COVID-19 hospitalization rates in New Hampshire and Vermont among the lowest in the nation, Gov. Chris Sununu talked up positive data trends Wednesday in his weekly news conference.
Speaker of the House Packard floats bill opposing federal vaccine mandates
read more…: Speaker of the House Packard floats bill opposing federal vaccine mandatesSaying he will “not be blackmailed by the federal government,” nor should the state, House Speaker Sherman Packard introduced his bill to prohibit state enforcement of any federal mandate that requires an individual – as a condition of employment or any other activity – to provide proof of vaccination against COVID-19.
Sununu: Walk-in vaccination sites opening around the state
read more…: Sununu: Walk-in vaccination sites opening around the stateA round-up of Gov. Chris Sununu’s press conference on Jan. 19.
Sununu Center gets additional $846K in federal money to attempt to adequately staff up
read more…: Sununu Center gets additional $846K in federal money to attempt to adequately staff upThe Sununu Youth Services Center in Manchester will get another $846,000 in federal American Rescue Plan Act funds to help staff the facility for troubled youth as the state moves in 2023 to transition it to a more clinical-based model.
Dr. Chan: COVID-19 cases double in a week; changes in reporting deaths
read more…: Dr. Chan: COVID-19 cases double in a week; changes in reporting deathsWith the number of new COVID-19 cases doubling in a week to about 2,500 a day across the state, Gov. Chris Sununu announced Wednesday that the Omicron variant of COVID-19 is now the dominant strain and warned that hospitalizations will likely continue to be very high for the next two months.
Sununu deploys 100 more National guardsmen to help nursing homes, hospitals
read more…: Sununu deploys 100 more National guardsmen to help nursing homes, hospitalsGov. Chris Sununu is calling up an additional 100 members of the National Guard and adopting a new five-day isolation and quarantine guidance from the Centers for Disease Control, rather than 10 days.
Health officials peppered with questions about CDC quarantine changes
read more…: Health officials peppered with questions about CDC quarantine changesSchool and child-care providers peppered top state officials with questions about CDC’s new quarantine and isolation guidance in its regular, virtual briefing Wednesday, telling them it is making their job harder.
Sununu says hospitalizations down; Elliot Hospital adds refrigerator truck for potential corpses
read more…: Sununu says hospitalizations down; Elliot Hospital adds refrigerator truck for potential corpsesFacing some of the worst statistics during the pandemic with hospitalizations straining capacity and federal emergency resources being drawn here, Gov. Chris Sununu announced measures Wednesday to counter COVID-19 to bring numbers down including more in-home tests and new fixed vaccination sites.
Executive Council approves Chicoine to head Energy Department, funds to help hospitals
read more…: Executive Council approves Chicoine to head Energy Department, funds to help hospitalsThe 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.
Medical teams from National Guard, FEMA called in to help hospitals with surge
read more…: Medical teams from National Guard, FEMA called in to help hospitals with surgeGov. Chris Sununu is calling up 70 members of the New Hampshire National Guard and FEMA is sending medical teams to help hospitals with the COVID-19 surge.
State confirms active COVID-19 clusters in schools on the rise
read more…: State confirms active COVID-19 clusters in schools on the riseState epidemiologist Dr. Ben Chan did not sugar-coat the situation in schools and child-care centers after Thanksgiving as COVID-19 cases soar across the state.
Officials say they’ll find funds to replace $27M nixed by Executive Councilors
read more…: Officials say they’ll find funds to replace $27M nixed by Executive CouncilorsWhile the Executive Council’s Republican majority rejected $27 million in federal funds for boosting vaccines, effectively slowing the potential roll-out of clinics for 125,000 New Hampshire children ages 5-11, state officials said they believe they can find a total of $22 million from other accounts.
NH State Trooper killed after tractor-trailer hits cruiser on I-95
read more…: NH State Trooper killed after tractor-trailer hits cruiser on I-95New Hampshire has lost a veteran state trooper in the line of duty. Staff Sgt. Jesse E. Sherrill was killed in an accident that is being investigated on Interstate 95 early Thursday morning.
Committee accepts $4.7M for vaccine program, shelter per-night operation rate increase on back burner
read more…: Committee accepts $4.7M for vaccine program, shelter per-night operation rate increase on back burnerIn an end-run around the Executive Council’s controversial rejection of $27 million in federal funds for a state vaccine program, the Joint Fiscal Committee unanimously supported the acceptance of $4.68 million in more flexible funding on Friday.
Executive Council votes 4-1 to reject $27M in federal vaccine contracts
read more…: Executive Council votes 4-1 to reject $27M in federal vaccine contractsAt a meeting Wednesday that saw the arrest of nine anti-vax mandate protesters, the Executive Council voted 4-1 to reject two controversial federal contracts to build out the state’s vaccine program and get more people vaccinated against COVID-19 through regional health networks. It makes New Hampshire the only state in the nation to reject such funding.
‘Unruly’ crowd protesting vaccination contracts shuts down Executive Council meeting
read more…: ‘Unruly’ crowd protesting vaccination contracts shuts down Executive Council meetingAn “unruly” crowd of anti-vaccination protesters closed down the Executive Council meeting before it started Wednesday when state employees left feeling unsafe by the chaos that erupted in the packed room at the New Hampshire Institute of Politics at Saint Anselm College.