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Next on New Hampshire Outlook tonight. The State Senate opens budget hearings to the public. Hear why some are pleading for legislators to restore funding for community services. And could there be a silver lining in the dark cloud of economic news headlines? We'll look at the unique position of New Hampshire business in a shaky economy. And we'll take you to the homegrown nursery where you can buy backyard seedlings by the dozen. |
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Good Evening. I'm Allison McNair. Welcome to New Hampshire Outlook. |
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The Senate held hearings today to get public reaction to the state budget already approved by the House of Representatives. The hearing which was scheduled to run into this evening drew many of those who could be directly affected by the fiscal decisions lawmakers will make over the next two months. Producer Richard Ager reports. |
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Bite: Tape 1 02:06:07 I'm pleased that in many of the areas that I outlined, the House adopted a budget that was very close to the one I recommended, but there were some notable exceptions, and I would urge the Senate to look at those exceptions very closely, and consider putting back those dollars. Track: The governor led off the hearings with an appeal for the Senate to restore the funding for a variety of programs from childhood immunization to granite state scholarships. She particularly focused on the reductions to Health and Human Services including elimination of a 3% wage increase for direct care workers because those workers are not directly employed by the state. Bite: Tape 1 02;08;22 Now, you may say, who are direct care workers - what difference does that make? Well, direct care workers are people like home health aides, personal care attendants, child care workers, certified nursing assistants, they are the people on the front lines keeping senior citizens in their home, providing for families who need child care, helping the developing disabled, working with chronically ill kids. Soundup: Tape 1 10:48;38 My name is Ann Holt and I'm a 55-year old Republican grandmother raising her granddaughter. Track: This is the stage of the budget process when spreadsheets and figures have a face put on them. Ann Holt is raising Cheyenne, who has a severe seizure disorder. At 3 ½, she has a mental stage of 1 and needs constant support. She has gotten that support from direct care workers. Bite: Tape 1 49:19 We've had probable 10 different services that have come into my home from NH over the past two years helping us with Cheyenne. Everything that I have learned about caring about Cheyenne has not come from Cheyenne's doctors. Everything that I have learned has come from the services provided for Cheyenne by the state of NH. Early intervention has been extremely supportive in Cheyenne's situation. Even to this day, Cheyenne lost that service at 3 years old where the Raymond school system is supposed to pick her up - and still, if I have a problem, I can call Early Intervention and my case manager there will help me out. These people who work with the chronically ill children in NH - none of them drive Cadillacs. Track: Anne's daughter, Cheyenne's mother, was also seriously disabled but did not receive help as a child. She lost custody of her daughter to her mother two years ago. Bite: Tape 2 09:07 She's not coping with it well, she's talked about suicide for the past two years, she feels like there's no place in society and she feels like she's done something wrong - that this is wrong with her child when it's genetic. AND THE DIFFERENCE THAT YOU THINK HAVING SERVICES CAN MAKE FOR CHEYENNE? I think there's a huge difference. Cheyenne already has more confidence than her mother does. She has a lot of people who work with her….because of human services compared to kids 30 years ago. Soundup: Tape 2 11:36:05 These include building aid, catastrophic aid, kindergarten aid…… Track: There are other stories, from cabinet members, harried teachers , college students hoping for scholarship aid, and nursing home administrators being forced to make cuts. For now, their hopes rest with the Senate Finance Committee which will make its recommendations to the full Senate. For NH Outlook, I'm Richard Ager. |
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As the House gets ready to vote on a patchwork tax plan, several senators are taking a chance that legislators will take another look at video gambling as a source of education revenue Republican Senator Ted Gatsas of Manchester wants to install at least one-thousand video slot machines in or near state liquor stores. Senator Lou D'Allesandro wants to put five-thousand machines in the state's four racetracks. Though both plans face an uphill battle, the senators say many lawmakers who opposed gambling in the past now are taking another look. |
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But the best laid plans of lawmakers may change altogether tomorrow after the State Supreme Court issues its ruling on the statewide property tax. That tax is currently the main source of state aid for schools. The tax was declared unconstiutional in January. Superior Court Judge Richard Galway also ordered the state to pay back millions it already collected because the assessing system is flawed. The state appealed. The Court is expected to issue its ruling via the internet on Webster: The State Government website. We'll have a complete report and reaction right here tomorrow night. |
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Two New Hampshire state Supreme Court justices have taken a highly ununusual step - they're asking the Judicial Conduct Committee to investigate their role in the recent admonishment of Chief Justice David Brock. That admonishment came from the JCC last month after it investigated allegations into the Chief Justice's administration of the court. The committee was about to file formal ethics charges, when Justices John Broderick and James Duggan stepped in. Two members of the JCC have raised concerns about the involvement of Broderick and Duggan. And now the two Justices have written a letter to the JCC asking for a full investigation into the matter. |
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CG:LOWER3RD\Laura Kiernan\Pub. Info. Officer - NH Supreme Court what they want is a full public hearing on what happened on april 20th and they believe that that's in the best interest of the people of New Hampshire and not just the version from the two members of the committee that has been represented in the newspaper for days who dissented from the final outcome but everyone who was a party be able to speak. They have nothing to hide, they stand by what they did without hesitation and they want the public to hear, to take a look at what happened and use their own judgement about its appropriateness. |
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Both lawmakers and Brock's lawyer have asked the committee to clear things up by releasing more information about the confidential negotiations. Brock came under fire last year for his handling of a colleague's divorce and allowing the justices to participate in cases from which they were disqualified. He was impeached by the house and acquitted in a Senate trial. |
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Turning now to weather and a record breaking day. Some places in the state touched the 90 degree mark - and in Concord they reached 91 degrees breaking the 1930 record for May second of 88 degrees. With a look at how long the hot weather will hang around we checked in with Brian Post at the Mount Washington Observatory. |
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CG:WEATHER\Mount Washington Observatory\Current conditions\Temperature: 55 degrees\Mostly cloudy - light rain showers\Visibility: 25 miles\NW winds: 28-35 mph CG:WEATHER\Tonight\North\Mostly clear\Low in the 40s\Light and variable wind\ CG:WEATHER\Tonight\South\Clear\Low in the lower and mid 50s\Light and variable wind\ CG:WEATHER\Tomorrow\North\Sunny through early afternoon.\Partly sunny \Chance of thunderstorms\High in the mid and upper 80s CG:WEATHER\Tomorrow\South\Sunny\High in the upper 80s \to lower 90s\Light west wind 10 to 15 mph |
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There's no ecaping the news that we're in the midst of an economic slowdown. Just look at any headline in a newspaper and you'll find reference to it. But just how is New Hampshire doing compared to the rest of the country? Last night we heard from the CEO of one of New England's largest banks who says New Hampshire is unique to the region. But not EVERYONE sees the picture the same way. |
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CG:BUMP\For More Information\Whittemore School of Business and Economics www.unh.edu/wsbe/ |
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It ws a mixed market in today's business. Analysts say traders were cautious, cashing in some profits in non-tech sectors that have surged higher the past few weeks. |
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The dow jones industrial average was off almost 22 points to close at ten thousand 8 hundred 76. The American Stock exchange closed down over almost 13. And the Nasdaq was up over 52 points its highest close since March 7 of this year. CG:STOCKS\Dow\10876.68\-21.66\NYSE\638.83\-2.21\American Stock Exchange\931.53\-12.92\Nasdaq\2220.60\+52.36\S & P 500\1267.43\+0.99 |
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Here's a look of stocks of interest to New Hampshire investors. Cabletron closed up over two dollars a share. Fisher Scientific was down 1-point-nine- eight. Oxford Health was down 1-point five seven. Sanmina Corporation was up 1-point six seven. State Street corporation was up almost one and a half. CG:STOCKS\Cabletron\18.00\+2.10\Fisher Scientific\27.65\-1.98\Oxford Health\29.93\-1.57\Sanmina Corporation\31.68\+1.67\State Street\105.45\+1.49 |
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The nation's largest shoe machinery company is opening a new headquarters and research and development facility in Nashua. U-S-M Corporation makes equipment other companies use to manufacture shoes. The company recently merged with KF Manufacturing, the same company that bought Nashua-based International Shoe Machine Company a few months ago. Company officials say they chose to consolidate in Nashua because the city offers a highly skilled work force. |
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The Endowment for Health is ready to distribute its first round of funding. It was founded in 1999 from the sale of Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Hampshire to Anthem Incorporated. The group has about three million dollars to give out this year. Grants will start at 50-thousand dollars and will be earmarked to groups that have plans to improve dental health care or access to health care. |
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Supermarket chains and dairy processors in New England are gouging milk prices. That's according to a University of Connecticut study. Congress passed the Northeast Dairy Compact three years ago to keep small dairy farmers from going out of business. The study claims that 50 million of the 130 million dollar increase in milk sales across New England has been pocketed by supermarkets and dairy processors. There has been no comment from the supermarkets or Northeast Dairy representatives. |
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Today is the first day customers of the State Forest Nursery can pick up their seedlings. Open to the public, the nursery offers a variety of seedling for spring planting. Producer Scott Jones takes us there to see this homegrown resource first hand. |
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The Nursery delivers to each New Hampshire County. pick ups for seedlings have already begun. To find out more information log on to their website. at nhnursery-dot-com. |
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Tomorrow on New Hampshire Outlook - One of the rites of spring is our own annual television auction. Volunteers from around the state have worked countless hours preparing for the week long extravaganza. We'll go behind the scenes to give you a preview. |
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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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DATE: 5/2/01 TOPIC: Today is the first day customers of the State Forest Nursery can pick up their seedlings. Open to the public, the nursery offers a variety of seedling for spring planting. Producer Scott Jones takes us there to see this homegrown resource first hand. SEGMENT LENGTH::4:16 NAME OF PARTICIPANTS: Daniel DeHart\Supervisor-State Forest Nursery Howard Lewis\Nurseryman-State Forest Nursery |
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DATE: 5/2/01 TOPIC: The Senate held hearings today to get public reaction to the state budget already approved by the House of Representatives. The hearing which was scheduled to run into this evening drew many of those who could be directly affected by the fiscal decisions lawmakers will make over the next two months. Producer Richard Ager reports. SEGMENT LENGTH:3:42 NAME OF PARTICIPANTS: Jeanne Shaheen\NH Governor Ann Holt\Raymond resident |
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DATE: 5/2/01 TOPIC:As the House gets ready to vote on a patchwork tax plan, several senators are taking a chance that legislators will take another look at video gambling as a source of education revenue SEGMENT LENGTH: 2:30 NAME OF PARTICIPANTS: Senator Ted Gatsas of Manchester Senator Lou D'Allesandro |
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School board reconsidering ROTC school rifle range -- The School Board in Hampton is reconsidering a plan to allow the Marines Junior ROTC program to build an air rifle range in a school building. Parents presented the board last month with petitions against the plan signed by 500 people. The board will discuss the concerns this month. Parent Carol Caesar said the parents are not against the leadership program, or the patriotism it helps instill, just the rifles. She said it sends a mixed message about the appropriateness of weapons at Winnacunnet High School. Board Chairman James Fuller said the board approved Marine Junior ROTC two years ago, including marksmanship for third-year participants. In December, the board approved an ROTC request to renovate a school building for classrooms, a weightroom and air rifle firing range to be opened next fall. Fuller said the board is reconsidering the range, after hearing the parents' concerns. He said the pellet rifles are allowed in the program, because they are not classified as weapons under the federal Safe Schools Act. AP-NY-05-02-01 1558EDT |
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Tonight on New Hampshire Outlook. One of the rites of spring is our own annual television auction. Volunteers from around the state have worked countless hours preparing for the event. We'll take you behind the scenes. A preview tonight at 7:30 only on New Hampshire Outlook. |
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Tonight on New Hampshire Outlook. One of the rites of spring is our own annual television auction. Volunteers from around the state have worked countless hours preparing for the event. We'll take you behind the scenes. A preview tonight at 11:30 only on New Hampshire Outlook. |