NH Statewide News Roundup

Gas prices heading up in New Hampshire
Boston.com
CONCORD, NH—The average price of gasoline in New Hampshire has risen 2.5 cents per gallon in the past week. The average price is $3.47 per gallon. That's higher than the national average, which increased 3 cents per gallon last week to $3.43 per ...

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NH lawmakers look to muffle motorcycles - Boston.com

NH lawmakers look to muffle motorcycles
Boston.com
By Garrett Brnger AP / February 6, 2012 CONCORD, NH—Seacoast area representatives in the New Hampshire House are trying to lower motorcycle noise emission levels with a bill that motorcyclists say takes the wrong approach. The bill would require an ...

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7 suspected in 5-state burglary investigation - Boston.com

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7 suspected in 5-state burglary investigation
Boston.com
PUTNEY, Vt.—Seven people are suspected in a burglary ring that police say is linked to about 100 burglaries in five states, Vermont State Police said Monday. Most of the burglaries -- 60 of them -- happened in Vermont. Another 30 were in New Hampshire ...
Vt. police: Major burglary spree bustedNECN
Vt., NH To Discuss 5-State Burglary InvestigationWPTZ The Champlain Valley
Several Arrested In 5-State Burglary InvestigationWMUR Manchester
Brattleboro Reformer -Morning Sentinel
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NH, other states reach settlement with Prudential - Ventura County Star

NH, other states reach settlement with Prudential
Ventura County Star
AP CONCORD, NH — CONCORD, NH (AP) - New Hampshire insurance officials are announcing a $17 million settlement reached by seven states and Prudential Insurance over the company's use of the federal government's master death files. New Hampshire was one ...
Seven More States, Prudential Settle National Death Master File Investigation ...Insurance News Net (press release)
Life Insurer "Death Master" Investigation Leads to Multi-State Regulatory ...JD Supra (press release)

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Ask the Expert - The Answer to New Hampshire's Job Crisis: Start-ups! - The Union Leader

Ask the Expert - The Answer to New Hampshire's Job Crisis: Start-ups!
The Union Leader
A recent initiative spearheaded by the NH-ICC intends to change the math, and help these crucial dollars flow to New Hampshire again. Last year, NH-ICC advocated for state legislation enabling the state Business Finance Authority to leverage federal ...

Ayotte: Drop labor order for NH center - Boston.com

Ayotte: Drop labor order for NH center
Boston.com
CONCORD, NH—New Hampshire Sen. Kelly Ayotte has asked President Barack Obama to drop a requirement that union labor be considered to build a Job Corps center in Manchester. The state's congressional delegation said last August the US Labor Department ...

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Former NH senator announcing for governor - Boston.com

Former NH senator announcing for governor
Boston.com
MANCHESTER, NH—A former Democratic state senator is planning to add her name to the growing list of candidates for New Hampshire governor. Jackie Cilley of Barrington plans to make her announcement Tuesday at the YWCA in Manchester.

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New warden being sworn in for northern NH prison - Boston.com

New warden being sworn in for northern NH prison
Boston.com
CONCORD, NH—The new warden of the state prison in northern New Hampshire is being sworn in. Edward Reilly of Eaton is an expert on correctional matters with the Office of Detention Policy and Planning for the Immigration Customs and Enforcement agency.

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NH broadband project advances - Boston.com

NH broadband project advances
Boston.com
NHSafeNet is one of four broadband projects being implemented under Network New Hampshire Now, a collaboration being led by the University of New Hampshire to develop a high-speed broadband network throughout the state. The microwave network project ...
NHSafeNet creates wireless public safety microwave networkFoster's Daily Democrat

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House looks to pull NH out of No Child Left Behind - Boston.com

House looks to pull NH out of No Child Left Behind
Boston.com
February 05, 2012|Garrett Brnger, AP Two bills in the New Hampshire House would withdraw the state from the controversial No Child Left Behind law, but the cost would be an estimated $61.6 million loss in federal money tied to the law.

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NH Feature News

NH: Redistricting plan eyes big changes

One of the perks of being the majority party at the beginning of each decade is you get to decide the political boundaries for congressional, Executive Council, state Senate and state representative districts.

NH: Court -- Marlborough Selectmen violated right-to-know law

MARLBOROUGH, N.H. — A selectman says the board never intentionally violated the right-to-know law, even though Cheshire County Superior Court Judge Phillip P. Mangones cited nine violations in a recent decision.

NH: Tougher tax hikes: --The three-fifths rule

New Hampshire's economy is the best in New England because for years we have managed to live, more or less, by former Gov. Mel Thomson's maxim: "Low taxes are the result of low spending." How long, though, can Granite Staters trust that their leaders will remain committed to that rule of governance?

US: Latinos, hit hard by job losses, are making strong comeback

After scraping by on handyman jobs for a year, Bert Qintana figured he'd have to leave his wife and teenage son at their home near Taos, N.M., and find work elsewhere.

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Mississippi Republicans challenge powers of attorney general

Mississippi Attorney General Jim Hood hires lots of outside lawyers. They make a great deal of money for the state, and for themselves. Not everyone is happy with that situation.

Maine Governor LePage backs nation's toughest Medicaid cuts

AUGUSTA, Maine — The Medicaid program in Maine is short of money, and conservative Governor Paul LePage has a blunt proposal for solving the problem — drop people from the rolls.