New Hampshire Government News Archives

“But we've been working very, very hard to make improvements.”

In 2006, Nevada's tracking system for child fatalities and near-fatal abuse cases was in such disarray that report after tragic report showed how minors had been failed by child welfare. via Reno Gazette-Journal

“Symptoms are not always evident or obvious, and if left undiagnosed and untreated, syphilis and other STDs can cause serious harm”

Vermont saw a sharp rise in the number of cases of syphilis last year. There were 11 cases in 2007, compared to three in 2006 and none or one in previous years. via Rutland Herald

“He loved anything fast or on the edge”

Geoffrey Lewis taught himself to ride a bicycle at the age of 3. By the time he was 5, he had moved on to mountain bikes. via The Boston Globe

“We can access the Internet and look up information on a particular chemical and it's risks.”

Investigators with the New Hampshire Department of Environmental Services responding to the scene of potentially hazardous spill sites will now be carrying a lighter load. via The Citizen

More New Hampshire residents will be eligible for help from two state and federal nutrition programs under new income guidelines. via WCSH-TV Portland

“It is our hope this new resource center will complement the Office of Consumer and Family Affairs”

The New Hampshire Department of Health and Human Services today opened the Office of Consumer & Family Affairs Resource Center at DHHS' Bureau of Behavioral Health . via Press Releases

“These people do not turn to God and guns and mistrust of foreigners because of a downturn in the economy. Those are the very foundations these towns are built on, sir.”

Another day, another crowd of suits loitering beside police cars and SUVs in front of the Post-Gazette building. via The Baltimore Sun

“Please don't cut the New Hampshire Cancer Plan.”

Cancer prevention advocates are fighting to preserve funding for a state cancer prevention program that was trimmed this year as part of the governor's broad budget cuts. via Concord Monitor

The New Hampshire Senate passed a bill Thursday adding a little more flexibility to the Community Reinvestment and Opportunity program, or CROP, which offers businesses tax credits for projects in economic ... via New Hampshire Business Review

Any laid-off part-time worker seeking part-time work will be able to collect unemployment benefits, if a bill passed Wednesday by the New Hampshire House is signed into law by Governor Lynch. via New Hampshire Business Review

“The certificate of annulment is said to be the 'tangible evidence of society's confidence in the future of persons who have, by their own conduct, merited the confidence,'”

The number of criminal record annulments approved by judges has quadrupled in a decade, from about 800 in 1997 to about 3,200 last year, according to the state police unit responsible for removing annulled ... via UnionLeader.com

“He who steps in it every time.”

On April Fools Day, how appropriate, the tiny Town of Windsor had a certified letter sent to its humble headquarters from our New Hampshire Department of Revenue. via Ed Naile Blog

CONCORD The New Hampshire Republican has appealed the voter file sale case to the New Hampshire Supreme Court. via Press Releases

“State Rankings 2008: A Statistical View of America”

Some Utah residents may already think the state is a great place to live or work, but now they have official data to back it up. via Deseret Morning News

Vectron International, a leader in the design, manufacture and marketing of Frequency Control, Sensor, and Hybrid Product solutions, will partner with Public Service of New Hampshire to host an Energy Fair for ... via KVOA-TV Tucson

New Hampshire's Department of Health and Human Services is reporting that more households are receiving food stamps that at any other time in recent years. via WLBZ

“When consumers are feeling pinched, we do see an increase in coupon usage overall, and a greater attention to sales and promotions.”

New Hampshire's Department of Health and Human Services is reporting that more households are receiving food stamps than at any other time in recent years.

That's being attributed to rising food prices and an unstable economy.

In February, applications to the state's food stamp program were up about 18 percent over the same month last year.

The number of households receiving food stamps in February, meanwhile, increased 8 percent over the previous February, and nearly 14 percent over February 2006. Read more

New Hampshire Governor John Lynch says he's bringing forth the nomination of Mary Ann Cooney of Manchester to serve as deputy commissioner of the Department of Health and Human Services. via WCAX-TV Burlington

STATE REGULATIONS governing shoreline construction took effect yesterday even though the Department of Environmental Services and developers cannot agree on what some of the regulations mean. via UnionLeader.com

A law tightening the rules for developing shorefront property in New Hampshire took effect Tuesday, though some legislators are trying to delay it. via The Brattleboro Reformer