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Education funding amendment panel: We're not done yet

House and Senate lawmakers working on a compromise over a constitutional amendment on education funding find themselves trying to balance the legalese desired by each side without creating a text that looks like gobbledygook to voters on the ballot in November. The committee of conference tasked with negotiating the amendment reconvened for less than five minutes yesterday to tell those in attendance they haven't quite figured it out and need to spend more time talking with attorneys. On Tuesday, the committee met for about a half hour to make brief opening… 4

May 25, 2012

Virus shuts down DES website

The state Department of Environmental Services' interactive OneStop server has been down for the last 10 days due to a virus, but officials say it should be back up and running today. "We do not know if it was a deliberate attempt… 2

May 25, 2012

Senate kills issues House resurrected

The state Senate took a final ax yesterday to the House's last-ditch attempts to establish a 24-hour waiting period for abortions, allow towns and cities to close off their communities to refugees and eliminate the chancellor of the state… 2

May 24, 2012

Survey seeks PTSD info from veterans

A state commission is asking New Hampshire veterans to complete a survey about post-traumatic stress disorder and traumatic brain injuries. The confidential survey asks veterans questions about their years of service, whether they've experienced… 1

May 24, 2012

Bassett appointed to high court

New Hampshire's Executive Council yesterday approved the governor's nomination of a veteran appellate lawyer with a deep grounding in legal ethics to the state Supreme Court. The council voted 4-1 to appoint Jim Bassett to the court. … 0

May 24, 2012
Pembroke

State fires National Guard site contractor

The state has fired the contractor tasked with building a new National Guard facility in Pembroke, alleging TLT Construction Corp. was stiffing one of its suppliers. But the move, which… 9

May 23, 2012

High court declines filing delay

The state Supreme Court has rejected a request to push back the filing period for candidates in New Hampshire's House races in case the recently enacted redistricting plan is found unconstitutional. In an order issued yesterday, the state's… 1

May 23, 2012

Bradley says ed funding amendment 'very close'

Republican leaders from the House and Senate hoping to hammer out a compromise over a long-sought state constitutional amendment on education funding ended their first committee of conference within a half-hour yesterday after laying out… 2

May 23, 2012
Keene

Biden slams Romney's resume

The presidential campaign debate over Republican Mitt Romney's tenure at a private equity firm is going down the drain. Vice President Joe Biden argued yesterday that Romney's experience doesn't make him any more qualified to be president… 4

May 23, 2012
Goffstown

'Pole dancer' rant spurs dressing down

The leader of the Manchester GOP is calling on state Senate candidate John Hikel to end his campaign after Hikel accused former New Hampshire Republican Party vice chairwoman Pam Manney of being an ex-stripper. "I said something that was… 3

May 22, 2012
Concord

Justices back order protecting official

The state. Supreme Court last week upheld a restraining order protecting a Concord School Board member from the husband of her former friend. Barbara Higgins, who received the protective order in December, said she was relieved to learn… 0

May 22, 2012

Former teacher, senator to run for Senate seats

A former elementary school teacher from Chichester and a three-term Senate veteran from Portsmouth will run as Democrats for next year's newly mapped Senate. Nancy Fraher, a Candia Elementary School teacher retiring next month, announced… 5

May 22, 2012
Hillsboro

Romney builds bridges

Mitt Romney staged a brief campaign event in Hillsboro yesterday in front of what he called a "bridge to nowhere," saying the structure symbolizes the nation's current… 24

May 19, 2012
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