AGP Executive Report
Last update: 7 hours agoStatehouse Shift: After Democrats won a 291-108 New Hampshire House majority, leaders Alexis Simpson and Jim Maggiore are competing for the speakership. The new majority is also expected to revive efforts to legalize adult-use cannabis. Rural Health: New Hampshire received $204.3 million in federal rural-health funding for a second year, even as projected Medicaid cuts threaten rural care. Getting Around: Greyhound service linking Keene and Peterborough with Nashua and Boston starts Nov. 17, using Peterborough’s Riverwalk stop. Voter Data: The U.S. Justice Department is investigating New Hampshire Secretary of State David Scanlan over his refusal to provide voter data. Landfills: Casella is abandoning its rejected Dalton landfill proposal and writing off $13.6 million in costs, while leaving open the possibility of expanding its Bethlehem site. Education: A new report says New Hampshire’s school enrollment decline is the steepest in New England.
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