Category Archives: New Hampshire News
Giant Goats Coming to Carroll County “Jurassic Farm”
OSSIPEE — A new petting zoo called Jurassic Farm has been opened by Carroll County commissioners on the county’s lower field in Ossipee. Commissioners hope that the main attraction — giant Siberian goats — will be enough of a draw … Continue reading
N.H. Considers Letting Towns Upgrade Polling Tech
If New Hampshire allows electronic check-in at polling places, replacing ballot clerks drawing lines through voter names in printed books with people touching icons on computer tablet screens, it will be due in part to one unlikely motivation: the alphabet. … Continue reading
Posted in Elections, New Hampshire News
Tagged Elections, New Hampshire, Polling, Technology
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U.S. Supreme Court Rebuffs New Hampshire on Ballot Selfies
Voters in New Hampshire are free to take selfies with their election ballots and post the photos online after the U.S. Supreme Court refused to revive a state ban on the practice. The justices, without comment, left intact a federal … Continue reading
Posted in Elections, National News, New Hampshire News
Tagged Ballot Selfies, Gardner v. Rideout, New Hampshire SCOTUS
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House Lawmakers to Hear New State Budget
House budget writers will try to sell their new state budget proposal to fellow lawmakers Monday at the Statehouse. The spending plan will be up for a vote in the full House on Wednesday. Republican leaders of the House Finance … Continue reading
Posted in Budgets, Local NH Politics, New Hampshire News
Tagged Budget, NH House, NHPR, Spending
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New Hampshire’s per capita income is fifth in the nation
Per capita personal income in New Hampshire accelerated last year more than in any other state in New England, despite a slight slowdown in income in the United States as a whole. Personal income grew by 4.7 percent in the … Continue reading
Milford New Hampshire Considers Firearms Ban on Town Property
MILFORD -Selectmen are considering a rule that would ban firearms at the Brox property, except for gun use by licensed hunters in season. Last week, the board asked Milford Police Chief Michael Viola to draft the rule’s wording. Milford Cabinet … Continue reading
Posted in New Hampshire News, Ridley Report, Second Amendment
Tagged Brox, Firearm Ban, Milford, Milford Cabinet, Ridley Report
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Task Force Farce: NH Should Return the Sex Money
With state and federal budgets in the news, and costs to the taxpayers ever-increasing, the question of “wants and needs” ought to be applied across the board. For instance, does New Hampshire need a federally-funded “Human Trafficking Collaborative Task Force?” … Continue reading
Posted in New Hampshire News, Union Leader
Tagged Human Trafficking, Kate D'Adamo, Prostitution, Sex workers, Task Force
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NH Towns vs. EPA MS4 Stormwater Rules
Municipalities throughout the state are waiting to see how the Trump administration will handle stormwater regulations, but some are ramping up spending in anticipation of the new rules going into effect. The new process for the issuance of MS4 permits, … Continue reading
Posted in Environment, National Politics & Policy, New Hampshire News
Tagged EPA, Fosters, MS4, Stormwater
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Bill that would allow Eversource-Hydro-Quebec deal wins approval
The state Senate passed a bill Thursday that would enable Eversource to purchase power for its New Hampshire customers over Northern Pass transmission lines, for the ratepayers’ benefit and at their risk. The Senate passed Senate Bill 128 just days … Continue reading
Posted in Energy, Legislation, New Hampshire News
Tagged Eversource, Hydro-Quebec, NHBR, Northern Pass
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Much Ado in NH About Gas Taxes
The state gasoline tax raised $128 million in 2006. Last year, even though lawmakers had raised the state portion by four cents a gallon, it brought in $124.3 million, he said. “Everyone wants more mileage-efficient vehicles,” Boynton said, “but the … Continue reading
Posted in Energy, Environment, New Hampshire News, taxes
Tagged Gas Taxes, New Hampshire, taxes
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The New Media Militia 