On Thursday, Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01) applauded passage of interim emergency coronavirus relief legislation, while encouraging members of both parties to continue working together on the next comprehensive coronavirus response package.
Following reports of scammers seeking to steal Americans’ identities and COVID-19 stimulus payments, U.S. Senators Maggie Hassan (D-NH), Tom Carper (D-DE), and Ron Wyden (D-OR), are calling for the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) to continue strengthening its fraud prevention efforts and further educate Americans about these scams.
The Governor’s Economic Re-Opening Task Force, which will develop a plan and oversee the state and private-sector actions needed to reopen New Hampshire’s economy, while minimizing the adverse impact of COVID-19 on public health, will conduct its next remote meeting from 3 – 5 pm, Friday, April 24.
The former state representative who helped organize the first #ReopenNH event in Concord last Saturday said the event was so successful that another one is planned for May 2 from noon to 2 p.m.
With no decline in sight, however, Sununu said he has an advisory group meeting daily to look at issues for reopening the state and is looking at distributing recently released federal funding to help alleviate the financial strain on businesses and families across the state.
State Epidemiologist Dr. Benjamin Chan said that with increased testing New Hampshire will see an increase in positive test results, adding that the percentage of positive tests based on the number of tests administered will be most telling going forward during Thursday’s press briefing.
Right now, our city is faced with a challenge beyond our control. But, it won’t last forever. By being there for one another, by looking out for each other, we will persevere.
For the first time, state officials released data showing the ethnic breakdown of confirmed COVID-19 patients, confirming what many feared — that minorities make up an outsized portion of the cases.
The Department is reprioritizing $1 million in unspent federal Fiscal Year 2018 discretionary funds. Grants are based on student enrollment, with a minimum of $3,000 and a maximum of $25,000 to each district.
The manpower increase aims to mitigate a backlog of benefits claims the lone fire academy mission couldn’t handle. Chief Warrant Officer 3 Sean Pinsonneault, officer in charge of a newly erected call center on Hazen Drive in Concord, said thousands of claims went unanswered.