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Next on New Hampshire Outlook tonight. Journalists from around the state talk about the week's top stories including Adequate Education, the Death penalty debate, and sales tax proposals. |
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Good Evening. I'm Trish Anderton, Allison McNair has the night off. Welcome to the 100th edition of New Hampshire Outlook. We begin tonight with a summary of today's state news. |
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Despite a court ruling that could stall collection of property taxes, Governor Jeanne Shaheen says New Hampshire will meet its obligation to pay communities for public education. Shaheen issued the statement today to assure local officials, as some districts begin to consider school budgets next week. Last month, Rockingham County Judge Richard Galway ruled that the process used to appraise local property is unfair. The ruling left in question the expected revenue from the property tax to pay for education. Without it, the state would have to find the money elsewhere. |
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The New Hampshire Supreme Court has rejected an appeal by the Granite State Taxpayers Association to reconsider its earlier ruling in favor of the state's electric deregulation plan. They argue forcing customers to pay some of Public Service Company of New Hampshire's past construction debts is an unconstitutional taking of property. An appeal to the U-S Supreme Court may be their last resort. |
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Poetic Justice is taking taking on a new meaning in New Hampshire. State Supreme Court Justice Joseph Nadeau has been writing poetry since high school - and recently shared some of his work, and his advice, with middle school students. Nadeau says he wants to show pupils the creative side of life. For the past 25 years, he has included his poetry on family Christmas cards. |
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6 more weeks of winter is the word from Punxsutawney Phil of Pennsylvania, who saw his shadow this morning. We probably wouldn't disagree, especially with some more snow headed in our direction. A few minutes earlier, we checked in with Katie Hess at the Mount Washington Observatory to find out what the weekend will be like and how the weather is on top of the rockie pile. OUT: |
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Thanks for joining me Trish Anderton, Norma Love and Kevin Flynn. |
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Here's a look at today's business news. |
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The nation's jobless rate climbed to four-point-two percent in January, the highest level in 16 months. A big slowdown in economic growth forced thousands of layoffs in auto and other manufacturing industries. The January figures for New hampshire's unemployment rate will be released February 15th. |
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Stocks fell today on news that the nation's January unemployment rate reached its highest level in 16 months. The Dow Jones industrial average sank 119 points to ten-thousand-864 after briefly moving above the eleven-thousand benchmark. For the week, though, the Dow rose 204 points.The tech-dominated Nasdaq composite index slid 122 points, or four-point-four percent. The S-and-P 500 index lost 24 points. Here's a look at some New Hampshire stocks that also ended the week on a down note. Autodesk was down over 1. Oracle was down 2-point 3-1. Sanmina was down more than 3 and a half. Teradyne was down 1-point 6-2 and Verizon was down 3. |
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General Electric says a BusinessWeek report that G-E plans to cut 75 thousand jobs over two years is false and based on guesswork. Last month Company chairman Jack Welch announced that significant layoffs are likely but a G-E spokesman says the numbers have not been determined. Citing analysts who have spoken with G-E executives, BusinessWeek says 50-thousand cuts will come from G-E's 45 billion-dollar merger with Honeywell. The Somersworth meter plant is not expected to be affected by the cutbacks. |
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The owner of New Hampshire's largest health insurer --Anthem Insurance Companies - is going public. The Indiana-based insurer is working on plans for an initial public offering of stock by the end of the year. The reason - to raise money to buy Blue Cross health care plans in more states. Anthem bought Blue/Cross Blue Shield of New Hampshire in 1999. Health industry watchdogs in New Hampshire said they worry that a publicly traded company will enrich its shareholders at the expense of policy holders. State Insurance Commissioner Paula Rogers says there is a lot to be sorted out when the stock transaction is completed. |
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This next story is about the power of community. A country store that was forced to close its doors in December may be saved. Residents of Canterbury have raised 234-thousand dollars in nine days in an efort to buy and operate the 100-year-old landmark store. The resident-owned corporation now needs to raise 122-thousand dollars by March 15th, and as much as 400-thousand to cover initial operating expenses and repairs to the property. Corporation members hope to re-open the store by early summer. |
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Monday on New Hampshire Outlook - A new campaign is launched to fight urban sprawl. Plus how you can participate in the backyard bird feeder census. |
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That's it for this edition of New Hampshire Outlook. For all of us here at New Hampshire Public Television, thanks for joining us. Stay tuned for New Hampshire Crossroads Classics We'll be back monday at 7:30. Good night. |
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Farm and Forest Expo Feb. 2 & 3 The Center of N.H. Holiday Inn Manchester 271-3788 Garrison Players Murder Mystery Dinner Theatre Feb. 2, 3, 9, and 10 Dover 332-0315 |
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AP-NH--Coalition Meeting hmrmsrmanrew Coalition communities recommend putting taxes in escrow -- The communities that got a judge to throw out New Hampshire's statewide property tax system have held a meeting to plan their next move. They decided yesterday to ask the state to hold in escrow the 25 million dollars they owe until the state Supreme Court decides an appeal. If the state doesn't agree, Tom Closson, the lawyer for the towns, says they would consider not paying the money. Earlier this month, a judge sided with the towns in their suit against the property tax. He ruled the method of appraising property was inconsistent and unfair. The state plans to appeal. |
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AP-NH--N.H.Groundhog-Top msrfnrew No shadow, early spring updates with no real groundhog, other detail -- And the groundhog, please. Pennichuck Chuck, New Hampshire's own answer to Pennsylvania's Puxsutawney Phil groundhog, did not see his shadow this cloudy morning, which supposedly means the state will have an early spring. More than 200 people who paid 50 dollars a ticket cheered at the first annual ceremony in Hollis. If the groundhog had seen his shadow, it would have meant six more weeks of winter. Actually, the groundhog was someone dressed in a groundhog outfit who whispered his feelings about spring into the ear of W-N-D-S weatherman Al Kaprilian. They had trouble finding a real groundhog. The ceremony was part of a fund-raiser which raised thousands of dollars for the Nashua Salvation Army, and was held at a gazebo usually used for weddings at the Alpine Grove banquet facility on Route 101. The Hollis event is sanctioned by the Punxsutawney Groundhog Club, which has been predicting weather since 1887. Groundhog Day is a mix of farmer folklore and early Christian beliefs in which cloudy skies on Candlemas signaled an early spring. |