Senate committee at odds over Education Funding Plan
read more…: Senate committee at odds over Education Funding PlanMembers of the Senate Finance Committee could not agree on an education funding plan Tuesday and will have to try again.
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Senate Committee backs 25-bed facility to replace Secure Psychiatric Unit
read more…: Senate Committee backs 25-bed facility to replace Secure Psychiatric UnitSince it was first proposed, possible uses for the facility have increased to include patients in mental health crisis currently waiting in hospital emergency rooms, community mental health support beds, and transitional beds for those leaving the hospital.
Aldermen divided over mayor’s nominee for fleet manager
read more…: Aldermen divided over mayor’s nominee for fleet managerRetired Police Captain Jonathan Hopkins will take over management of the city’s fleet of vehicles.
Measles case in Keene prompts warning from NH DHHS
read more…: Measles case in Keene prompts warning from NH DHHSThe incubation period for measles from the time of exposure is 7 to 21 days, typically 2 weeks. Symptoms of measles infection usually begin with high fever, cough, runny nose, and conjunctivitis several days prior to developing a body rash.
May 23: South Millyard Project design charrettes at Doubletree Hilton
read more…: May 23: South Millyard Project design charrettes at Doubletree HiltonThe South Millyard project charrette’s overall vision is to create a schematic design for downtown connection and a multimodal hub; a project with the potential to improve all types of transportation systems in order to ensure the city’s continued economic health and growth.
Close the FICA loophole: $300 million to cut property taxes and pay for schools
read more…: Close the FICA loophole: $300 million to cut property taxes and pay for schoolsWe could cut the statewide property tax – a tax no voter ever raised their paddle for – by half. We could reinstate stabilization grant funding. And more. It can happen if enough people just show up.
VA: Bible stays – other holy books left on ‘missing man’ display must go
read more…: VA: Bible stays – other holy books left on ‘missing man’ display must goThe veteran, who dropped the books discretely and anonymously on the table Thursday, said it’s too bad the VA has ordered the books removed.
Manchester to recieve $900K in IDEA special education funding from state DOE
read more…: Manchester to recieve $900K in IDEA special education funding from state DOEThe state Department of Education on May 14 announced an agreement with the U.S. Department of Education allowing $10.3 million in unspent special education funds to go back out to New Hampshire school districts.
Manchester Veterans Affairs Medical Center honored with 2019 Environmental Excellence Award
read more…: Manchester Veterans Affairs Medical Center honored with 2019 Environmental Excellence AwardManchester VAMC received the Emerald Award from Practice Greenhealth, the nation’s leading organization dedicated to environmental sustainability in health care.
Mayor Craig: ‘For our state to continue to grow, how the state allocates funding for our public schools must change’
read more…: Mayor Craig: ‘For our state to continue to grow, how the state allocates funding for our public schools must change’To put this into perspective, updated math curriculum (including books, materials and professional development) for K-8 students across the Manchester School District costs approximately $1.2 million. Updated English Language Arts and Science curriculum costs around $1 million each. These are items Manchester students are going without due to lack of funding provided by the state.- Mayor Joyce Craig
Dems blast Sununu’s veto of paid family and medical leave
read more…: Dems blast Sununu’s veto of paid family and medical leave“I am deeply disappointed with the governor’s decision to veto paid family and medical leave, a program the vast majority of Granite Staters support because it’s good for families and it’s good for businesses.” – Sen. President Donna Soucy, D-Manchester
Soucy signs Family Leave Bill; House kills Casino Gambling, protects ACA
read more…: Soucy signs Family Leave Bill; House kills Casino Gambling, protects ACADemocratic Senate President Donna Soucy signed a bill establishing paid family and medical leave insurance on Wednesday.It now awaits action from Republican Gov. Chris Sununu.
Meeting round-up: Aldermen hear from business owners, new BOSC member nominated, grant approved to ease SNHU traffic, and more
read more…: Meeting round-up: Aldermen hear from business owners, new BOSC member nominated, grant approved to ease SNHU traffic, and moreThe Board of Aldermen covered a lot of territory on Tuesday night.
Huge turnout to pitch needs to Senate Finance Committee
read more…: Huge turnout to pitch needs to Senate Finance CommitteeWith the city’s upcoming budget, Berlin will need to eliminate two police officers, two firefighters, and a public works employee, among other cost-cutting measures, which also include the town having to close an elementary school.
Federal lawsuit filed over Manchester VA Medical Center Bible display
read more…: Federal lawsuit filed over Manchester VA Medical Center Bible displayA federal lawsuit was punctuated by a fly-over of the VA Hospital by an airplane trailing a banner that read: VAMC – HONOR ALL POWER/MIA – REMOVE BIBLE.
Advocates rally at State House for investments in healthcare workforce
read more…: Advocates rally at State House for investments in healthcare workforceProviders and families joined with Senators Cindy Rosenwald of Nashua and Jeb Bradley of Wolfeboro to encourage Senate budget writers to include in their spending plan the components of Senate Bill 308, which includes such provisions as an increase in Medicaid reimbursement rates and investment in the State Loan Repayment program.
Sununu vetoes death penalty repeal; activists hope to override
read more…: Sununu vetoes death penalty repeal; activists hope to overrideDespite veto-proof majorities supporting death penalty repeal in the NH House and Senate, and despite a chorus of voices from the NH criminal justice and murder victim family member communities and the growing pro-repeal movement from conservatives around the country, Governor Sununu today vetoed HB 455.
Senate backs medical pot patients growing their own; House adds DCYF staff
read more…: Senate backs medical pot patients growing their own; House adds DCYF staffAs a possible precursor to a vote to legalize recreational use of marijuana, the Senate Thursday approved allowing patients in the medical marijuana program to grow their own cannabis.
Free Criminal Record Annulment Clinic on May 15
read more…: Free Criminal Record Annulment Clinic on May 15The New Hampshire Bar Association will host a free criminal record annulment clinic on Wednesday, May 15, from 4:30 to 7:30 p.m. at the Manchester Community Resource Center, 434 Lake Avenue.
Hat in the Ring: Michael Porter running for Ward 8 Board of Aldermen
read more…: Hat in the Ring: Michael Porter running for Ward 8 Board of AldermenMy name is Michael Porter and I am announcing my intention to run for Alderman in Ward 8.