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Next on New Hampshire Outlook tonight. the Governor's Education Funding tax plan is voted down by a House Committee. we'll see what Ways and Means approved instead. Plus find out what some high school students have to say about the politics of funding education. And we'll take you to the modern day version of a one room school house in the North Country. |
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Good Evening. I'm Allison McNair. Welcome to New Hampshire Outlook. We begin tonight with a summary of today's news. |
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The committee that makes the recommendation to the full House on Education funding, today rejected Governor Jeanne Shaheen's Excel plan. This morning, the House Ways and Means committee voted along party lines to reject the Governor's plan which is based on a sales tax. That vote paralleled a decision earlier this week by the education committee to reject educational elements of the governor's plan. |
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12:12:27 - 12:12:43 This is all about partisan political advantage and it's not about finding a permanent solution to school funding. And the people of this state will be the losers if that continues to be the approach of the leadership in this House. |
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The Ways and Means Committee voted down another Bill, while supporting its own. The committee took less than five minutes to vote down the Hager-Below bill which features an income tax. They then debated House Bill 50 which was written by the committee, and contains new business taxes but no broad-based tax. After debate, the legislators voted again along party lines to recommend House Bill 50 to the full House. |
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The Ways and Means Committee will review the tax on gross receipts plan proposed by Representative Andy Peterson tomorrow. All of the Bills go before the full house next Wednesday and Thursday. |
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During last year's impeachment of State Supreme Court Chief Justice David Brock, the justices under investigation ran up huge legal bills. Those justices are now asking the state to pay for those bills. This morning, the governor and executive council took up the issue. Producer Richard Ager has the story. |
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Bite: Mike Madigan Track: A good defense doesn't come cheap, and chief justice David Brock's defense team, in the end, proved to be - pretty good. Soundup: Final day of trial Standup: The three justices under investigation during the impeachment process ran up substantial legal bills. Chief Justice David Brock's defense is estimated to have cost between one and one and a half million dollars, while attorneys fees owed by Justices Sherman Horton and John Broderick are estimated to be around half a million dollars. Track: Justice Brock and Horton had requested the state Attorney General provide legal counsel at the time of the impeachment but their requests were denied. This morning, the governor and executive council debated some of the issues surrounding whether the state should pay those costs now. Bite: council tape 11:14:50 If they had filed their appeal in a timely manner, I believe we would have been obligated last year at that time to hold a hearing and to exercise that statutory responsibility. But since they didn't and they went out and hired their own council and went through the entire impeachment process and only now are asking us for an appeal, I believe there is nothing left to consider. Bite: council tape 11:16:17 Whether it's a person in a classified labor grade two or three, or in this case, someone who is a member of the supreme court, the power of the govt. to be able to put that person at risk and in this case, or other cases, to expend huge amounts of personal funds to defend themselves, and then when they are not convicted or the charges are dismissed or whatever, for the govt. to then say 'too bad' - well, that's not the type of govt. we should be having. Soundup: council tape 11:17:38 "All in favor say aye" "Aye" "Those opposed" "no" "The ayes have it" Bite: Ways and Means #1 12:10:38 The council felt it was appropriate to grant that request to hold a hearing. As you know, the matter is pending in Merrimack county superior court and certainly we will need to see the outcome of that legal proceeding. Track: For NH Outlook, I'm Richard Ager. |
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The House earlier rejected a bill that would have paid the Justice's legal fees. |
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House budget writers today wrapped up work on a new two-year state budget. The six-point-one billion dollar budget spends about 61 million dollars less than the Governor's plan. Not everyone is pleased with the Finance Committee's work. Concord Republican Elizabeth Hager is sponsoring an amendment to restore 44 million dollars to the plan. She and other representatives say the committee was wrong to cut money for children's health insurance, vaccines and other programs. |
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A once-homeless woman who has been serving in the New Hampshire House has died after a long illness. The death of 53-year-old Democrat Bonnie Patria was announced this afternoon by the House Democratic leader's office. Patria was elected in November and was an advocate for the homeless and poor. The former food pantry worker had published "Under the Bridge; Stories & Poems by Manchester's Homeless," in which she wrote how her experiences of being homeless inspired her interest in public service. |
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Underage drinking and the crimes it prompts are the fastest growing caseload in the state's district courts. That's what Judge Edwin Kelly told an Alcohol and Drug Prevention Summit this week. He says that the problem is so troubling - a Plymouth District Court will begin special juvenile sessions just to deal with alcohol-related crimes and to get young people into treatment. A spokesman for the group organizing the summit on substance abuse says surveys show 33 percent of high school-age kids report they're involved in binge drinking. But only three percent of parents say they believe their kids are among those doing it. |
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Some local school officials are worried proposed budget cuts by President Bush will force them to take police officers out of schools. The president is recommending reducing a national community policing program and instead, putting the money toward police computers, federal prisons, border patrol officers and prosecutors. About 40 New Hampshire schools have used the federal money to put officers in schools. The White House says President Clinton's program made a three-year commitment and that commitment has been honored. |
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The nursing shortage has taken a toll on the Grafton County Nursing Home in Haverhill. The home has reportedly shut down an entire wing in an effort to reduce overtime on overworked nurses and ensure quality care. About 20 patients were transferred to other units. The home now has a short waiting list for the next available beds. Adminsitrators hope proposed pay raises for nurses and recruiting efforts will attract enough nurses to allow the home to reopen the closed section. |
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Along with spring weather - New Hampshire will have to face a nasty bug season. University of New Hampshire zoologist John Burger says as the snow piles melt, standing pools and puddles will provide perfect breeding grounds for insects. Some communities are preparing to guard against mosquito-borne West Nile virus. Dead birds infected with the disease were found in the southern part of the state last year. We'll have more on this topic as state officials prepare a major prevention campaign next week on Outlook. |
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Another day with temperatures hovering around fifty in some locations. But there's still plenty of snow up north that needs to melt.We checked in just a couple of minutes ago at the Mount Washington Observatory with Katie Hess to find out about the weather for tonight and tomorrow. |
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CG:WEATHER\Mount Washington Observatory\Current Conditions\Temperature: 33 Degrees\Winds: Northwest at 15 MPH\Windchill: 10 Degrees \Heavy Fog CG:WEATHER\Tonight\Statewide\Increasing Clouds \Rain Developing Late This Evening\Lows in the Mid 30's \Southeast Wind CG:WEATHER\Tomorrow\Statewide\Rain Moving in From the Southwest\Highs in the Lower 40s\\ Currently on the summit the temperature is 33 degrees. Winds are out of the north west at 15 mph giving us a wind chill of 10 F. For current weather we are in the fog. Tonight Statewide tonight: Increasing clouds with rain developing late this evening. Lows in the mid 30's with a light southeast wind. Tomorrow Around the state for tomorrow expect rain moving in from the southwest with highs in the lower 40's. |
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In business news, more earnings warnings and layoffs for Tech stocks. Motorola posted its first quarterly loss in sixteen years. And Yahoo! announced it was laying off twelve percent of its workforce. Still, Tech stocks moved higher. while blue chips fell slightly lower. |
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The Dow Jones ended down 83 points at ten-thousand-19, giving up some of yesterday's 257-point gain. The market's broader indicators were mixed. The Nasdaq composite rose 50 points to 19-hundred-two. The S-and-P 500 fell nearly two points to eleven-hundred-66. CG:STOCKS\Dow\10019.65\-83.09\NYSE\595.00\-4.83\American Stock Exchange\877.05\-8.54\Nasdaq\1902.41\+50.38\S & P 500\1166.46\-1.92 |
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Here's a look of stocks of interest to New Hampshire investors. Anheuser Busch was down two point eight two. Pennichuck Corp was UP one point seven eight. Tucker Anthony SUtro was up one point eight oh. Teradyne was up one point four nine and Texas Instruments was up four point four-oh. |
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Construction of new train platforms for the High Speed Rail line from Portland to Boston could begin as soon as next week. That's one of the final steps toward resuming passenger train service in Massachusetts, New Hampshire and Maine. Crews expect to begin work in Dover and Durham so the platforms are in place by June 15th, when the service is scheduled to begin. The Executive Council approved contracts today for the Dover and Durham stations. The train also is scheduled to stop in Exeter. Outlook cameras will get a preview ride this Friday. We'll show you what it's like on Monday. |
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Whenever we hear about education funding - most of the time, we hear from lawmakers, school officials, and sometimes parents. But what about those who are in the system? We thought it would be a good idea to talk to some students who are in high school to see how they feel about the education funding crisis. We invited two young men into the studio this afternoon. |
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There are many different types and sizes of schools all over the state. In the Great North Woods, a community is looking for ways to turn their small school into opportunities for better learning. Producer Chip Neal takes us to the Stratford Public School in North Stratford. |
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A final note on the strength of community, which now has rallied around little Hunter Covill and his family. His mom Wendy who works in the school kitchen suffered a cerebral hemmorage the day after we taped that story. She was airlifted to Hanover where she is in the ICU. The school is having a raffle to raise money for the family. Hunter got to see his mom yesterday and in typical Hunter fashion he went to every doctor and nurse he saw to thank them for saving his mother's life. We hope his mother gets well soon. |
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Tomorrow on New Hampshire Outlook - Finally it's time to think about getting out in the garden. We'll show you where to get started to get your lawn and garden in shape for the warmer months ahead. |
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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 NOVA. We'll be back tomorrow at 7:30. Good night. |
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Tonight on New Hampshire Outlook. Finally it's time to think about getting out in the garden. We'll show you what's about to bloom and how to prepare for the warmer months ahead. Join us tonight at 7:30 only on New Hampshire Outlook. |
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AP-NH--Dam Fees dewcon State going after communities for withholding dam fees -- The state says it will go to court to try to get New Hampshire communities to pay overdue fees that finance dam inspections. The communities say they shouldn't have to pay because it's a fee mandated by the state to pay for a state program. But the state says the so-called unfunded mandate law doesn't apply, because it doesn't require the communities to own dams. The state began collecting the fees in 1990. It says fees are overdue on ten dams, in Concord, Pittsfield, Hillsboro, Peterboro and Troy. Concord's director of General Services, John Forrestall, says the city built one of its dams in 1872. He says for the state to begin charging for a program that probably didn't exist when the dam was built is illegal. AP-N |
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DATE:4/11/01 TOPIC: There are many different types and sizes of schools all over the state. In the Great North Woods, a community is looking for ways to turn their small school into opportunities for better learning. Producer Chip Neal takes us to the Stratford Public School in North Stratford. SEGMENT LENGTH: 5:05 NAME OF PARTICIPANTS: Kathy Roth\First & Second Grade Hunter Covill\First Grade Logan Ramsay\Senior Marie Hughes\Senior English Teacher Jon Hand\Senior |
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DATE: 4/11/01 TOPIC: During last year's impeachment of State Supreme Court Chief Justice David Brock, the justices under investigation ran up huge legal bills. Those justices are now asking the state to pay for those bills. This morning, the governor and executive council took up the issue. Producer Richard Ager has the story. SEGMENT LENGTH: 2:36 NAME OF PARTICIPANTS: Michael Madigan\Defense Counsel for Chief Justice Brock\Oct. 5, 2000 Tom Colantuono\R - Executive Council District 4 Peter Spaulding\R - Executive Council District 2 |