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Hello. I'm Allison McNair. Welcome to this Friday Edition of New Hampshire Outlook. |
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This week, when it comes to math and science - Eleven New Hampshire schools are receiving report cards. We'll talk about who is not making the grade. We'll also check the pulse of the presidential campaign. Plus. how would you like to head up a private New Hampshire School for five hundred thousand dollars? Those are just some of the topics we'll be covering. Joining me this week from statehouse in Concord Norma Love of the Associated Press. And joining me in the studio Jeff Feingold of New Hampshire Business Review, and James Pindell of Politics-n-h dot com. |
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Here in New Hampshire, the Labor Day weekend marks the end of Summer and the start of full blown campaigning. Thursday, Senator Kerry targeted President Bush's handling of the nation's economy. At a stop at the Whittemore School of Business and Economics - the democratic presidential candidate outlined plans to send 25 billion dollars to states struggling with budget deficits. |
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Under George Bush's watch the economy has taken a nose dive America has lost over three million jobs there are some who say the only jobs he has created are the nine of us running for president of the united states. It's not hard to see why the american people think that today they're are working for the economy but the economy is not working for them. But instead of acting to secure properity for all or even a measure of basic fairness George Bush has brought back the days of deficts, debt, and doubt. He's put the interest of his buddies and big shot campaign contributors ahead of the people that he passes by in his motorcade And rain or shine, surplus or defict George Bush has one answer for our economy. Special interest, tax give aways that are unwarranted, unafforadble, and unfair. |
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Allison: JAMES, I KNOW YOU WERE THERE. THE BACKGROUND THERE WAS "JOBS, OPPORTUNITY," WANTING TO GET THAT MESSAGE OUT ON HIS WEBSITE AS WELL. WHAT WERE YOUR IMPRESSIONS? WELL, THIS IS JOHN KERRY'S SECOND MAJOR ECONOMIC SPEECH SINCE ANNOUNCING HE'S RUNNING FOR PRESIDENT. THE FIRST WAS IN DECEMBER IN CLEVELAND. THERE HAS BEEN SOME DIFFERENCES, WHICH IS INTERESTING BECAUSE THE NEWS STORIES TODAY WERE REALLY KIND OF CONCENTRATING ON THE DIFFERENCES BETWEEN THE ONE IN DECEMBER AND THE ONE YESTERDAY HERE. OR THE ONE IN DURHAM. AND ONE OF THE DIFFERENCES IS HE WANTS TO NO LONGER HAVE A PAYROLL TAX HOLIDAY, WHICH IS ONE OF THE THINGS HE REALLY PUSHED. NOW HE SAYS THAT BACK IN THE DAY WE NEEDED THE STIMULUS. WE ACTUALLY HAD THE MONEY, BUT NOW WITH THE CURRENT TAX CUT WE DON'T HAVE THE MONEY TO PROVIDE THIS TAX HOLIDAY. IT'S GOING TO BE INTERESTING IN THE LARGER SENSE FOR JOHN KERRY. THE LATEST POLLS HAVE SHOWN HIM REALLY KIND OF SLACKING DOWN HIS CAMPAIGN-- PEOPLE ARE WONDERING WHAT'S GOING ON EXACTLY WITH HIM-- YET HE'S STILL THE OLD GUARD. HE REALLY HASN'T DONE ANYTHING INCORRECTLY IN THE ENTIRE CAMPAIGN FOR HIM EXCEPT FOR NOW. PEOPLE ARE STARTING TO ASK THE QUESTIONS. HE NEVER OVER-PERFORMED, HE NEVER UNDER-PERFORMED. HE WAS JUST ALWAYS\THERE,\AND NOW WE'RE GOING TO START TO SEE THESE QUESTIONS WITH THE RISE OF DEAN, "WHAT'S HAPPENED TO JOHN KERRY?" AND HERE HE WAS TRYING TO DO THE ECONOMY AND YOU HAVE TO ASK YOURSELF IF THIS IS THE MOST PRODUCTIVE QUARTER IN A LOT OF YEARS, IF THE ECONOMY IS STILL GOING TO BE AROUND, IF JOBS WILL FOLLOW. Allison: DON'T YOU THINK THAT. I MEAN, NOBODY'S SEEN KERRY HIT THE FRONT PAGES LIKE DEAN HAS, AND I THINK HE HAD TO DO SOMETHING. ISN'T HE ANNOUNCING IN SOUTH CAROLINA? I MEAN, HE'S NOT REALLY GIVING NEW HAMPSHIRE THE KIND OF ATTENTION THAT PEOPLE HERE ARE USED TO. GO AHEAD. THE INTERESTING THING IS THAT A FEW WEEKS AGO, SENATOR KERRY WAS QUOTED, I THINK, IN THE "BOSTON HERALD" AS SAYING THAT HE COULD SEE WINNING THE NOMINATION WITHOUT WINNING NEW HAMPSHIRE. HIS CAMPAIGN MANAGER SAID THAT, YES. IT WAS HIS CAMPAIGN MANAGER WHICH IS LIKE, JEFF, IF YOU THINK ABOUT IT, IT'S ABSURD FOR HIM TO EVEN THINK THAT. HE'S FROM NEW ENGLAND. HE'S FROM A NEIGHBORING STATE. HE\HAS\TO WIN NEW HAMPSHIRE, AND THAT'S PART OF HIS PROBLEM. HE'S NOT GETTING THE ATTENTION. HOWARD DEAN HAS GARNERED ALMOST ALL THE ATTENTION IN NEW HAMPSHIRE. Allison: BUT HE'S POSITIONING HIMSELF TO SAY, "WELL, I DIDN'T REALLY NEED NEW HAMPSHIRE BECAUSE I CAN GO OUTSIDE AND WIN," AND I THINK HE'S COME BACK HERE AND I DON'T THINK PEOPLE SEE IT AS THE SAME KIND OF ATTENTION THAT DEAN IS GIVING THE STATE OR SOME OF THE OTHER CANDIDATES. I MEAN, CERTAINLY WE'VE SEEN A LOT MORE OF DEAN, HAVE WE NOT, JAMES, THAN KERRY? OR IS THAT NOT THE CASE? ABSOLUTELY. ABSOLUTELY. I MEAN, KERRY'S BEEN UP HERE FOR A LOT MORE PRIVATE EVENTS THAN DEAN HAS, BUT BOTH OF THEM ARE EXACTLY CORRECT. AND ONE THING THAT'S INTERESTING TO NOTE IS THAT IN 2000, MANY POLITICAL SCIENTISTS ARE KIND OF INTERESTED IN HOW BUSH RAN HIS CAMPAIGN. HE RAN THIS NATIONAL CAMPAIGN, ALWAYS BILLED IT AS SUCH, SO WHEN HE LOST NEW HAMPSHIRE, WHEN HE LOST MICHIGAN, HE WAS THE NATIONAL CANDIDATE, AND SO A LOT OF DEMOCRATS ARE TRYING TO DEFINE THEMSELVES: "OKAY, HOW CAN I BE THE NATIONAL CANDIDATE?" KERRY'S MAKING THE ARGUMENT THAT HE'S IN THESE OTHER STATES. DEAN DID THE SLEEPLESS SUMMER TOUR, NOW HE'S GOING TO ADVERTISE IN SIX OTHER STATES, A MILLION BUCKS. AND WE HAVE JOE LIEBERMAN SAYING THE CAMPAIGN DOESN'T START UNTIL ARIZONA. THEY'RE THE NATIONAL CANDIDATES. EXCEPT THIS ARGUMENT, AS NORMA SAID, IS GOING TO BE MUCH MORE DIFFICULT FOR JOHN KERRY IF HE DOESN'T WIN NEW HAMPSHIRE. Allison: BUT ALSO, I MEAN, YOU SEE DEAN, HE'S GONE AROUND, HE'S STARTING TO ADVERTISE IN OTHER STATES. THAT'S WHAT I SAID, YEAH. Allison: BECAUSE HE'S SAYING, "HEY, YOU CAN'T JUST SAY YOU'RE THE NATIONAL CANDIDATE. I AM\THE\CANDIDATE." HE'S ALSO DOING VERY WELL IN IOWA, ACCORDING TO THE POLLS, GOVERNOR DEAN. HE'S TIED OR AHEAD OF GEPHARDT. I MEAN, AND THAT'S. BEING AHEAD OF GEPHARDT IN IOWA IS LIKE BEING AHEAD OF KERRY IN NEW HAMPSHIRE. IT'S, LIKE, WHERE'S THIS GUY COMING FROM? AND I THINK IT'S GOT PEOPLE LIKE JOHN KERRY AND THE OTHER CANDIDATES SCURRYING AROUND, FIGURING OUT, "HOW AM I GOING TO GET SOME OF THIS ATTENTION THAT HE'S BEEN GETTING?" Allison: WELL, LET'S LOOK AT THE ZOGBY POLL IF WE COULD. THE POLL THAT WAS RELEASED THIS WEEK SHOWS FORMER VERMONT GOVERNOR HOWARD DEAN, AS WE MENTIONED, WELL OUT IN FRONT OF THE NINE OTHER CANDIDATES. THERE YOU SEE IT RIGHT THERE: DEAN AT 38%, KERRY AT 17%. LAST TIME AROUND, THOUGH, THAT WASN'T THE CASE. THEY WERE MORE NECK-AND-NECK. WHAT DO YOU THINK ABOUT THAT POLL, JAMES? WELL, A LOT OF PEOPLE NATIONWIDE, EVEN HERE IN THE STATE, ARE EXTREMELY SKEPTICAL ABOUT THIS POLL. Allison: WHY? BECAUSE IT DOESN'T MATCH UP WITH. IT'S NOT CONSISTENT WITH OTHER POLLS LATELY. NOW, MAYBE IT'S THE BEGINNING OF A TREND-- I'M NOT DENYING THAT. MAYBE DEAN IS SO HOT THAT HE'S 21 POINTS AHEAD. THE LAST POLL THAT HAD HIM UP WAS NINE POINTS AHEAD, FOR EXAMPLE, FOR COMPARISON. THE OTHER NUMBERS TO BE LOOKING AT, BEYOND KERRY AND DEAN, ARE THE NUMBER OF UNDECIDEDS. THE UNDECIDEDS IN THE ZOGBY POLL WAS 24%, COMPARED WITH OTHER POLLS HERE IN NEW HAMPSHIRE, ESPECIALLY BY U.N.H. AND BY FRANKLIN PIERCE WHICH SHOW THE UNDECIDEDS SOMEWHERE AROUND 30% TO 32% AND GROWING, NOT DECREASING. SO THESE ARE SOME OF THE QUESTIONS. WE'RE WONDERING IF THIS POLL, YOU KNOW, IF IT'S AHEAD OF THE TREND OR IF IT'S JUST REALLY OFF. YEAH, I AGREE WITH THAT. AND THE INTERESTING THING TO ME IS THESE NUMBERS WERE TAKEN AT ABOUT THE TIME THAT GOVERNOR DEAN STARTED RUNNING THESE COMMERCIALS IN NEW HAMPSHIRE, AND I'M SURE HE GOT A BOOST. I REALLY DON'T KNOW ABOUT THAT SPREAD. I'M SURE HE'S AHEAD IN NEW HAMPSHIRE BUT THE SPREAD IS. I'M SKEPTICAL ABOUT THAT. BUT SENATOR EDWARDS, WHO'S ALSO RUNNING ADS, IT LOOKS LIKE HE'S GOT NOTHING OUT OF HIS DAYS HERE. AND AGAIN, HE'S HAD A BLITZ HERE. Allison: WHY IS THAT? WHAT'S GOING ON? I. I REALLY DON'T KNOW. I MEAN, I KNOW THAT A LOT OF IT HAS TO DO WITH HOWARD DEAN'S CAMPAIGN. HE'S JUST SUCKING THE OXYGEN OUT OF THAT PRIMARY, WHICH I THINK IS ONE OF THE REASONS, IS ONE OF THE EXPLANATIONS THAT THE PEOPLE WHO SUPPORT GENERAL WESLEY CLARK-- THEY'RE TALKING ABOUT. "DRAFT WESLEY CLARK," HE MIGHT ANNOUNCE SOMETIME THIS WEEKEND IF HE'S GOING TO RUN OR NOT-- I THINK HE'S LOOKING AT THESE, WHAT THEY CALL THE LOWER TIER CANDIDATES-- LIEBERMAN, GEPHARDT AND EDWARDS-- AND SAYING, "WELL, LOOK, THEY'RE NOT DOING ANYTHING, I'LL COME IN THERE, MAYBE I CAN GET." THE UNDECIDEDS. THIS IS THE NUMBER OF UNDECIDEDS. NOT TO BE SHAMEFUL, BUT OUR WEB SITE, POLITICSNH.COM, REPORTED TODAY THAT HE ACTUALLY ALREADY HAS A CAMPAIGN PLAN FOR NEW HAMPSHIRE. IT WAS ALREADY DRAFTED UP THREE WEEKS AGO, IT'S SOMETHING HE'S LOOKING AT. BUT HE'S REALLY LOOKING AT THAT UNDECIDED NUMBER. Allison: SO IF WE'RE LOOKING AT THESE POLLS, AND YOU MENTIONED OTHERS HAVE BEEN DONE AND WE'RE NOT SEEING THE SAME RESULTS, HOW DO POLITICAL CAMPAIGNS KNOW, REALLY, WHERE THEY'RE STANDING? WELL, THEY DO THEIR OWN POLLS, ALLY. SOME OF THEM HAVE NUMBERS THAT THEY DON'T SHARE WITH US AND THEY LOOK FOR CERTAIN KINDS OF INDICATORS. BUT YOU TALK TO VETERANS AND THEY'LL TELL YOU THAT IT'S PROBABLY WAY TOO EARLY TO GET ANY REAL GOOD SENSE OF ANYTHING. I MEAN, THEY'RE JUST SNAPSHOTS. |
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A poll released this week shows former Vermont governor Howard Dean well out in front among the nine democratic presidential candidates. Dean has widened the gap between himself and his closest rival, Massachusetts Senator John Kerry. In a poll of likely New Hampshire primary voters, Dean leads Kerry 38 to 17 percent. An earlier, Zogby International poll had Dean and Kerry in a virtual tie back in June. The rest of the field posted single numbers. When asked about Kerry's slip in the poll, fellow Senator Ted Kennedy said Dean is "hot" right now but Kerry's numbers will surge in the fall. But Wesley Clark and Hilary Clinton are also waiting in the wings. |
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No one can say there's been a shortage of Democratic presidential candidates here in New Hampshire. Wednesday, Republicans tried to counter that - by bringing in the Chair of the Republican National Committee. Ed Gillespie told business leaders at the Politics and Eggs forum that he thinks the image of the Republican Party has changed. |
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WE ARE FOR THE FIRST TIME, I THINK FRANKLY, IN MY LIFETIME, SEEN AS THE PARTY OF RESULTS IN THIS COUNTRY. MORE AND MORE PEOPLE TURN TO THE REPUBLICAN PARTY BECAUSE THEY BELIEVE THAT REPUBLICANS AREN'T JUST RUNNING FOR OFFICE TO HOLD OFFICE, THAT REPUBLICANS ARE RUNNING FOR OFFICE TO GET THINGS DONE AND TO HELP IMPROVE OUR QUALITY OF LIFE. AND SO I ALWAYS LIKE TO SAY, REPUBLICANS DON'T GET ELECTED TO BE SOMETHING, WE GET ELECTED TO DO SOMETHING. AND THERE IS MUCH TO DO IN OUR COUNTRY TODAY. I WOULD WELCOME TO BE CHALLENGED IN THE PUBLIC POLICY DEBATE BY A LOYAL OPPOSITION PARTY WITH AN ALTERNATIVE AGENDA OF ITS OWN. UNFORTUNATELY, THAT SEEMS TO BE TOO MUCH TO ASK TODAY BECAUSE THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY OF JOHN F. KENNEDY, WHO FAMOUSLY EXTOLLED US TO "ASK NOT WHAT YOUR COUNTRY CAN DO FOR YOU BUT WHAT YOU CAN DO FOR YOUR COUNTRY," TELL US NOT WHAT THEY WOULD DO FOR THEIR COUNTRY. AND THE ONCE-PROUD PARTY OF FRANKLIN ROOSEVELT, WHO TOLD US THAT "WE HAVE NOTHING TO FEAR BUT FEAR ITSELF," ALL TOO OFTEN SEEMS TO HAVE NOTHING TO OFFER BUT FEAR ITSELF. IN PLACE OF SOLUTIONS, THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY SERVES UP RAW EMOTION AND THAT EMOTION IS ANGER. THEY ARE ANGRY THAT THEY DO NOT CONTROL A MAJORITY OF THE NATION'S GOVERNORSHIPS. THEY ARE ANGRY THEY DON'T CONTROL THE U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. THEY ARE ANGRY THEY DON'T CONTROL THE UNITED STATES SENATE. AND THEY ARE ANGRY MOST OF ALL THAT THEY DO NOT CONTROL THE WHITE HOUSE. AND SO THEY OFFER US A STEADY STREAM OF PROTEST AND PESSIMISM. THEY STILL PROTEST THE 2000 ELECTIONS. THEIR STRONGEST VOICES PROTESTED THE REMOVAL OF SADDAM HUSSEIN FROM IRAQ. THEY PROTESTED A JOBS AND GROWTHS PACKAGE IN THE UNITED STATES SENATE. THEY PROTEST QUALIFIED JUDICIAL NOMINEES. AND WITHOUT REGARD FOR FACTS AND WITHOUT HESITATION, THEY PROTEST AND OPPOSE THE PRESIDENT. THEIR APPROACH IS SIMPLY ALL POLITICS, ALL THE TIME, AND I THINK IT GROWS WEARYING ON THE AMERICAN PEOPLE. |
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Allison: HE CERTAINLY MADE THE ROUNDS IN NEW HAMPSHIRE. WHILE HE WAS HERE, HE WAS ON THE EXCHANGE FOR AN HOUR WITH LAURA KNOY THE NEXT DAY, I BELIEVE. AND YOU GOT TO INTERVIEW HIM AS WELL. WHAT DID YOU FIND OUT? WELL, ED WAS JUST ELECTED TO BE REPUBLICAN NATIONAL CHAIRMAN, AND YOU CAN SEE FROM THAT CLIP, THE WAY HE PRESENTS FACTS AND THAT'S PROBABLY WHY HE WAS A SPOKESMAN DURING THE 2000 RECOUNT IN FLORIDA. HE IS COMING HERE AT A TIME WHEN HE'S JUST TRYING TO MAKE HIS ROUNDS AFTER BEING ELECTED CHAIRMAN. HE'S ALREADY BEEN TO SOUTH CAROLINA, HE'S ALREADY BEEN TO IOWA, HE'S MAKING HIS TRIP HERE TO NEW HAMPSHIRE. IN ALL THREE PLACES, HE REALLY HAS THE SAME TWO MESSAGES. ONE, HE WANTS TO INCREASE VOTER TURNOUT AND VOTER REGISTRATION. HIS GOAL IS TO GET THREE MILLION NEW REPUBLICANS REGISTERED TO VOTE, ESPECIALLY AMONG AFRICAN AMERICANS AND OTHER MINORITIES. AND HIS SECOND MESSAGE IS, "OKAY, DEMOCRATS ARE COMING TO YOUR STATE. WE NEED TO BALANCE THE MESSAGE A LITTLE BIT." AND WE SAW HERE IN NEW HAMPSHIRE, IN LATE SPRING, THAT WE HAD A HIGH-RANKING REPUBLICAN COMING ABOUT ONCE A WEEK. IT KIND OF DIED DOWN A LITTLE BIT AND IT'S GOING TO START TO PICK UP, FROM WHAT I UNDERSTAND. THEY'LL GET GOING ON THAT CAMPAIGN A LITTLE BIT. HE'S SORT OF A BUSH SURROGATE IN A WAY. I MEAN, THEY DON'T WANT TO GIVE TOO MUCH AIR TIME TO THE DEMOCRATS AND HAVE THEIR MESSAGE TAKE ROOT. PARTICULARLY WHEN THERE ARE PROBLEMS WITH THE WAR IN IRAQ, THERE ARE PROBLEMS WITH THE ECONOMY, THEY DON'T WANT THE DEMOCRATS TO GET PEOPLE GOING ON THEIR SIDE. THEY WANT TO COME BACK WITH THE BUSH MESSAGE. THE OTHER THING IS THAT AS JAMES WAS SAYING EARLIER, I GUESS MR. GILLESPIE IS A FORMER LOBBYIST FOR ENRON, WHICH IS KIND OF AN INTERESTING PERSON TO HAVE AS A SPOKESMAN FOR YOUR PARTY, OR THE HEAD OF YOUR PARTY, BUT THAT'S ANOTHER MATTER. BUT I THINK THAT. THIS HAPPENS ALL THE TIME. I THINK MARC RACICOT, THE FORMER CHAIRMAN, WAS HERE. ANOTHER FORMER LOBBYIST. AND HE WAS HERE NOT TOO LONG AGO. RIGHT. ANOTHER FORMER LOBBYIST, BUT I GUESS THAT'S PART OF THE PREREQUISITE FOR BEING IN THAT JOB, I DON'T KNOW. BUT THEY JUST COME HERE AND PRETTY SOON WE'LL HAVE ANDY CARD BACK, THE CHIEF OF STAFF, AND ALL THAT STUFF. THEY DON'T WANT THE DEMOCRATS GETTING ALL THE ATTENTION. |
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If you're travelling south on Interstate 95 this Labor Day weekend - you won't need tokens - but you better be sure to have two dollars worth when you come back north. Republican Governor Craig Benson made the one way tolls decision last week. At the Politics and Eggs forum he gave himself a little pat on the back. Benson began by commending Gillespie's efforts to spread the message that the Republican party needs to get things done and get them done quickly. |
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Allison: SO, WHO'S BEEN ON 95? HAVE YOU? I STAY AWAY FROM THERE AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE. Allison: WHAT HAVE YOU BEEN HEARING FROM PEOPLE? WELL, I LIVE IN THE WESTERN PART OF THE STATE AND I WORK IN MANCHESTER AND IT'S NOT REALLY ON THE RADAR SCREEN THERE, NOT MUCH. BUT I THINK IT WAS A GOOD MOVE ON THE PART OF THE GOVERNOR BECAUSE THE GENERAL PERCEPTION IS, THIS IS A GUY WHO WANTED TO GET SOMETHING DONE AND THIS IS WHAT HE WAS TALKING ABOUT, "LET'S GET THIS DONE, I WANT TO DO IT." EXCEPT I KIND OF WONDER WHO THE CONSTITUENCY IS FOR THIS TOLL THING, BECAUSE IT'S MOSTLY THE PEOPLE FROM MASSACHUSETTS WHO ARE GAINING WITH THIS. I DON'T KNOW HOW MANY VOTES HE'S GOING TO GET FROM THAT. IT'S POPULAR. IT'S POPULAR TO DO, THOUGH. REMEMBER FORMER GOVERNOR STEVE MERRILL, WHEN HE TOOK DOWN THE BARRIERS ON THE. YOU USED TO HAVE A LITTLE GATE GO UP EVERY TIME YOU THREW YOUR TOKENS IN. THAT'S RIGHT. AND HE SAID HE DIDN'T WANT NEW HAMPSHIRE TO BE LIKE NEW JERSEY. YEAH. I REMEMBER THAT. SO IT'S A POPULIST KIND OF THING TO DO. I DON'T KNOW THAT HE'S DIRECTING IT AT MASSACHUSETTS ANYMORE THAN THERE ARE A LOT OF NEW HAMPSHIRE DRIVERS WHO PROBABLY USE THAT. IT'S CERTAINLY NOT DURING THE RUSH HOUR BUT OTHER TIMES DURING THE DAY. Allison: WELL, NORMA, I THINK I HAD SEEN THAT EXECUTIVE COUNSELOR RUTH GRIFFIN, WHO LIVES IN THE PORTSMOUTH AREA REALLY IS THE VOICE OUT THERE SAYING THAT SHE DOESN'T REALLY THINK IT'S A GREAT IDEA. BUT SHE VOTED FOR IT. THE ONE WHO VOTED AGAINST IT WAS PETER SPAULDING, WHO FELT THAT THE PUBLIC DIDN'T HAVE A CHANCE TO GIVE ANY OF ITS INPUT INTO THE DECISION. I MEAN, THIS WAS DONE IN ABOUT A WEEK'S TIME. THEY POSTED THE NOTICE IN THE ELEVATOR IN THE STATE HOUSE AND GARY RENAULT OF THE "UNION LEADER" JUST HAPPENED TO NOTICE IT. THEY WOULDN'T TELL US WHAT WAS ON THE AGENDA. I MEAN, I DON'T KNOW WHY IT HAD TO BE SUCH A HUSH-HUSH DEAL. IT TOOK US ABOUT FOUR HOURS TO FIGURE IT OUT. Allison: THAT'S INTERESTING. I WONDER WHY. I MEAN, YOU THINK BECAUSE THEY MIGHT THINK IT GETS MORE BANG FOR THE BUCK IF IT'S. ;;;;TO HERE NO. I THINK THAT PROBABLY THEY WERE AFRAID THAT THERE WOULD BE SOME IRATE PEOPLE OVER ON THE SEA COAST WHO THOUGHT THAT THE TRUCKS AND OTHER DRIVERS WHO WANTED TO DIVERT WOULD DRIVE ON ROUTE 1 AND SOME OF THE SIDE ROADS AND CREATE A WORSE MESS THAN THEY'VE GOT OVER THERE IN THE SUMMER NOW. EARLY INDICATIONS ARE THAT DIDN'T HAPPEN. IT'S STILL EARLY. IT'S ALSO. I THINK IT'S GOING TO TAKE PEOPLE A WHILE TO REALIZE THAT THEY HAVE TO PAY THE DOUBLE TOLL, AND AS A WAY OF AVOIDING IT, JUST GOING ON LOCAL ROADS. I MEAN, THERE IS THAT POSSIBILITY. Allison: SO YOU THINK FIRST TIME THROUGH, THEY MIGHT NOT. OH, I DON'T KNOW. WELL, YOU KNOW, I STILL THINK ON THE WHOLE, FROM THE GOVERNOR'S PERSPECTIVE, I THINK IT WAS THE RIGHT THING TO DO, POLITICALLY AND EVERYTHING. IT'S SOMETHING THAT SHOULD HAVE BEEN DONE, MOST LIKELY. AND HE OBVIOUSLY HAS SHOWN THAT HE CAN PUT UP WITH THE HEAT OF NOT GOING THROUGH THE PROCESS. BUT JEFF, THAT'S THE WHOLE POINT. I MEAN, KATHY SULLIVAN, DEMOCRATIC PARTY CHAIRWOMAN CALLS HIM "GOVERNOR WHIM." I MEAN, YOU CAN'T JUST BYPASS THE DEMOCRATIC PROCESS AND PRETEND YOU'RE THE C.E.O. OF THE STATE. I MEAN, THERE ARE CERTAIN THINGS THAT NEED TO BE ADHERED TO AND ONE OF THEM IS NOTICE TO PEOPLE, AND THERE WAS SOME QUESTION AMONG US IN THE PRESS ROOM OF WHETHER ADEQUATE NOTICE WAS GIVEN TO THIS AGENDA ITEM. Allison: INTERESTING. BELIEVE ME, I'VE LONG QUESTIONED THE GOVERNOR'S. JUST HIS WAY OF DOING BUSINESS IN A LOT OF THINGS SINCE HE'S BEEN GOVERNOR, BUT ON THIS ONE, YOU KNOW, IT'S AN EXPERIMENT. Allison: BUT IT COMES FROM HIS PERSONAL EXPERIENCE. IT'S THE KIND OF THING THAT PEOPLE WANT GOVERNMENT TO DO. MAYBE HE SHOULD SIT IN THE TRAFFIC OVER ON I-93 NEAR US AND. I'M HOPING HE DOES. HE'S GOT TO DO THAT NEXT. LET'S HAVE ONE-WAY TOLLS EVERYWHERE. GOVERNOR, IF YOU'RE LISTENING, YOU'VE GOT TO DO THAT. Allison: WE'LL SEE WHAT HAPPENS NOW. |
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This week the state may get a final budget. Norma, after house members failed to override Governor Benson's veto, legislators worked things out over the summer. House vote on Thursday, yes? |
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THERE'LL BE A VOTE THURSDAY AND EVERYBODY IS HOLDING THEIR BREATH THAT NO ONE WILL BRING FORTH ANY AMENDMENTS. IT'S A VERY DELICATE DEAL. IF ANYBODY TRIES TO CHANGE IT, IT COULD ALL COLLAPSE. THERE IS ONE AMENDMENT THAT I KNOW OF BY A REPRESENTATIVE WHO DOESN'T LIKE SOME OF THE THINGS THAT WERE IN THE COMPANION BILL OF THE BUDGET, AND THOSE THINGS WERE IN THERE IN THE OLD BUDGET THAT WAS VETOED, BUT NEVERTHELESS, HE MAY OR MAY NOT TRY TO GET THE HOUSE TO TAKE THEM OUT. THAT COULD RUIN THE WHOLE THING, SO THE LEADERSHIP IS FIGHTING AGAINST IT. NORMA, IS THAT REPRESENTATIVE A DEMOCRAT OR A REPUBLICAN? REPUBLICAN. ROBERT HODGE. OKAY. THE THING PEOPLE SHOULD REALIZE ABOUT THIS BUDGET IS THAT IT DOESN'T CHANGE THE SPENDING LIMITS AT ALL. IN FACT, IT'S A LITTLE BIT MORE MONEY BECAUSE THEY GAVE BENSON ABOUT $300,000 MORE FOR HIS BUDGET, SO IT SPENDS MORE MONEY THAN THE OLD BUDGET, AND THE SAVINGS. WELL, WE'LL SEE IF WE GET ANY OR NOT. THAT COMES AT THE END. IF THEY GET ANY OF THE MONEY THAT THEY MADE THE DEAL ON, FOR, LIKE PRESCRIPTION DRUG BENEFITS, P.D.L. LISTS FOR MAKING SURE THAT PEOPLE WITH CHRONIC ILLNESSES WHO ARE ON MEDICAID ARE SERVED DIFFERENTLY, ANY OF THOSE SAVINGS ARE IFFY. THE THING IS, THEY NEED A TWO-THIRDS VOTE TO PASS THE BUDGET. NO, NO. FOR OVERRIDE. NO, THEY NEED A TWO-THIRDS VOTE TO SUSPEND THE RULE. SUSPEND THE RULE. .TO ALLOW IT TO THE FLOOR. SEE, ONCE IT GETS THROUGH THAT HURDLE, IT'S A MAJORITY VOTE. OKAY, BUT THE QUESTION I HAD WAS, FOR THAT SUSPENSION OF THE RULES, IS THERE ANY KIND OF EFFORT, UNDERGROUND EFFORT AMONG THE PEOPLE WHO OPPOSE THIS BUDGET. NO. THERE HASN'T BEEN ONE? THE DEMOCRATS ARE ON BOARD. THEY DON'T THINK THAT THE ALTERNATIVE WOULD BE BETTER; THEY THINK IT'D BE WORSE. I SUSPECT THAT THERE'LL BE 50 OR 60 PEOPLE WHO VOTE "NO" ON PRINCIPLE. FRAN WIMBELBEAU, WHO HELPED KILL IT THE FIRST TIME AROUND IS ONE OF THOSE, BUT SHE THINKS IT'S GOING TO PASS. I'VE TALKED TO CONSERVATIVES WHO WERE WITH THE HOUSE REPUBLICAN ALLIANCE WHO SIDED WITH BENSON IN SUSTAINING HIS VETO. THEY THINK IT'S GOING TO PASS. ONCE IT GETS INTO THE SENATE, IT'S A FREE SALE BECAUSE THERE'S ENOUGH SUPPORT IN THE SENATE TO DO IT. |
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Take a deep breath - well you might not want to do if you have respiratory problems and you're in New Hampshrie on a poor air quality day. This week, the Environmental Protection Agency relaxed requirements on power plants, refineries, and other factories to add additional pollution controls when they make upgrades. Depending on who you want to listen to - this will mean more bad air coming to New Hampshire or everything will be perfectly fine.
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WELL, THIS HAS BEEN A BONE OF CONTENTION IN NEW HAMPSHIRE FOR A LONG TIME, MANY YEARS NOW. AS A MATTER OF FACT, NOT JUST NEW HAMPSHIRE BUT THE WHOLE NORTHEAST, AND IT'S INVOLVED LAWSUITS BY MANY OF THE STATES, NEW HAMPSHIRE INCLUDED, TRYING TO GET THE E.P.A. TO ENFORCE ITS ORIGINAL RULES. THIS WAS UNDER THE CLINTON ADMINISTRATION AND NOW UNDER PRESIDENT BUSH, THEY'RE TRYING TO RELAX THESE RULES. AND I KNOW THAT IT'S NOT A DEMOCRAT/REPUBLICAN ISSUE UP HERE. I'M NOT SURE ABOUT SENATOR SUNUNU, BUT SENATOR GREGG IS WAY OUT IN TERMS OF CONTROLLING THESE EMISSIONS BECAUSE PARTICULARLY THEY'RE GOING TO TAKE C.O.-2, WHICH IS A GREENHOUSE GAS, OFF THIS LIST, THAT THEY DON'T HAVE TO CONTROL C.O.-2. AND SENATOR GREGG HAS BEEN TRYING TO GET THAT COVERED AND SAYS THIS IS AN IMPORTANT THING TO DO, WE HAVE TO GO AFTER THESE C.O.-2 EMISSIONS. AND HE'S SUPPOSEDLY ONE OF THE PRESIDENT'S CLOSE ALLIES, AND I NOTICE HE HASN'T MADE ANY PUBLIC STATEMENTS ON THIS YET, BUT I ASSUME AT SOME POINT HE WILL. YEAH, BUT HE HAS IN THE PAST. HE HAS IN THE PAST SAID THAT HE DIFFERS WITH THE ADMINISTRATION ON THIS ISSUE BECAUSE HE RECOGNIZES THAT NEW HAMPSHIRE, ACID RAIN IS A VERY, VERY IMPORTANT TOPIC AND HE'S UP FOR REELECTION. |
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It may have come as a surprise to some parents that their children are or will be attending a school that's been labeled as "needing improvement." 11 Schools have been identified under the federal No Child Left Behind Act as needing to make improvements in math or english or both subjects. So now what? School districts with those schools have to offer a choice of schools! |
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Allison: LET'S TALK, TOO, BRIEFLY IF WE COULD, ABOUT THE FACT THAT 11 SCHOOLS IN NEW HAMPSHIRE WERE IDENTIFIED AS "NEEDING IMPROVEMENT" IN THE AREAS OF MATH AND/OR SCIENCE. A PRESS CONFERENCE WILL BE TAKING PLACE TODAY, BUT RIGHT NOW WE'RE TAPING SO WE CAN'T FIND OUT WHAT HAPPENED THERE, BUT WHAT WAS YOUR REACTION TO HEARING THAT? WELL, IT'S MATH AND ENGLISH, ACTUALLY. Allison: THANK YOU FOR CORRECTING ME. THEY WAY THE "NO CHILD LEFT BEHIND" LAW WORKS, YOU TAKE THE TEST-- AND THERE ARE SOME OTHER INDICATORS THAT ALSO GO INTO THIS, BUT MAINLY IT'S THIS ASSESSMENT TEST-- AND IF YOU DON'T SHOW IMPROVEMENT, YOU'RE PUT ON THIS LIST AND YOU'RE SUPPOSED TO SET ASIDE SOME OF YOUR MONEY THAT YOU GET FROM THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT TO DEDICATE IT TO HELP THESE SCHOOLS IMPROVE. IF YOU'RE ON THE LIST ONE YEAR, YOU HAVE TO DO CHOICE, AND IF YOU'RE IN A SMALL TOWN AND YOU DON'T HAVE ANOTHER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, IT DOESN'T APPLY, BUT IF YOU'RE IN A BIG CITY, YOU MAY HAVE TO OFFER THAT. SECOND YEAR, YOU HAVE TO DO SUPPLEMENTAL SERVICES, SUCH AS TUTORING. AND I THINK THERE IS ONE SCHOOL IN THAT GROUP THAT'S IN ITS THIRD YEAR AND I THINK IT'S SEABROOK, AND THAT WOULD MEAN THAT THEY WOULD HAVE TO PLAN, MAKE A CORRECTIVE ACTION PLAN. IT'S A LITTLE MORE. AS YOU SEE, IT ESCALATES AS YOU GO THROUGH THE PROCESS. Allison: NORMA, WHAT KIND OF REACTION. HAVE YOU RUN INTO ANY STATE LEGISLATORS AT ALL OR IS EVERYBODY OFF ON VACATION RIGHT NOW? ANY REACTION FROM THEM AS FAR AS THIS GOES? NOBODY'S AROUND. I THINK THE THING THAT'S HAPPENING HERE THAT'S OF CONCERN IS WHEN THEY'LL PUT MONEY INTO THE BUDGET OR HOW THEY WILL PAY FOR STATE TESTING, BECAUSE THE ONLY WAY THAT THESE 11 SCHOOLS CAN GET OFF THIS LIST IS TO SHOW IMPROVEMENT ON TWO CONSECUTIVE YEARS IN TESTING, AND RIGHT NOW THERE'S TWO DOLLARS IN THE BUDGET FOR THAT. THAT'S THE INTERESTING THING ABOUT THE "NO CHILD LEFT BEHIND" ACT TO BEGIN WITH, IS THAT IT HAS THIS. IT'S THIS GRAND REFORM OF EDUCATION ALL ACROSS THE COUNTRY, BUT THERE JUST DOESN'T SEEM TO BE THE KIND OF MONEY THAT WAS IMPLIED WHEN THEY PASSED THIS THING. IT'S KIND OF LEAVING A LOT OF THE DISTRICTS OUT IN THE LURCH AT THIS POINT. WELL, I DON'T KNOW IF THAT'S TOTALLY TRUE, JEFF, BECAUSE WHAT WE HAVE. THEY GOT MONEY, FOR EXAMPLE, FOR TESTS TO DEVELOP THE EXPANDED TESTS. RIGHT NOW WE DO THREE, SIX AND TENTH GRADES AND EXPANDED TEST IS THREE THROUGH EIGHT. BUT WE'RE IN A TRANSITION PERIOD WHERE THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT SAID, "WE'LL GIVE YOU MONEY TO DEVELOP THE EXPANDED TEST BUT YOU HAVE TO KEEP PAYING FOR YOUR OWN TESTS," AND THAT'S WHERE THE CONTROVERSY IS OVER THE MONEY. AS FAR AS HELPING THE SCHOOLS, YOU MIGHT BE RIGHT THERE. I'M NOT TALKING ABOUT THE TESTING SOLELY. TO GET THESE SCHOOLS TO IMPROVE, IT'S NOT JUST A MATTER OF TAKING A TEST. IT'S, AGAIN, THEY OBVIOUSLY SOME THINGS IN THEIR FACILITIES AND IN THEIR TEACHING, YOU KNOW, THE QUALITY OF TEACHING, AND THAT'S THE REAL MONEY. THAT'S WHERE YOU HAVE THE. MONEY TO TAKE A TEST AND A COUPLE OF PENCILS AND PAPER IS NOT WHAT THE PEOPLE ARE TALKING ABOUT. THAT'S WHERE YOU HAVE A DISAGREEMENT, THOUGH, AND SENATOR GREGG HAPPENED TO BE ONE OF THE AUTHORS, FLOOR MANAGERS FOR BUSH ON THIS, WHERE THEY'LL SAY, "THE MONEY IS THERE, WE'VE BEEN SENDING THE MONEY UNDER TITLE ONE ALL ALONG, THEY SHOULD BE USING THIS MONEY, AND FOR THE FIRST TIME, WE'RE JUST HOLDING THEM ACCOUNTABLE TO SHOW RESULTS." Allison: SPEAKING OF SCHOOLS, JEFF, I KNOW YOU DROPPED YOUR DAUGHTER OFF AT COLLEGE THIS WEEK. YEAH. Allison: AND I WANT TO ASK YOU, IF SHE HASN'T CHOSEN A CAREER PATH YET. Allison:.SHE MIGHT WANT TO CONSIDER BEING THE HEAD OF A PRIVATE SCHOOL HERE IN NEW HAMPSHIRE. THAT'S NOT A BAD IDEA. |
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This week the Wall Street Journal carried a front page story on the salary of the head of St. Paul's School. It was reported that Rector Craig Anderson made 524 thousand dollars last year in salary benefits and deferred compensation. New Hampshire newspapers have been follwowing up on the story. LUCKILY HE DOESN'T WORK FOR THE STATE BECAUSE THE GOVERNOR WILL BE REALLY UPSET ABOUT THAT. UNLESS HE WAS HEAD OF TECHNOLOGY. Allison: IT'S INTERESTING, IT MADE IT TO THE FRONT PAGE. YOU AND I WERE TALKING BEFORE AND YOU SAID, "WAS IT A SLOW NEWS DAY?" YEAH, IT WAS. I MEAN, IT'S INTERESTING THAT IT MADE THE FRONT PAGE OF THE "WALL STREET JOURNAL." AND IT'S OBVIOUS TO ME, I MEAN I DON'T KNOW THIS FOR A FACT, BUT I ASSUME THERE'S A FEW ST. PAUL'S ALUM AT THE "WALL STREET JOURNAL" WHO WOULD HAVE NOTICED THIS THING GOING ON. I JUST THINK THAT IT'S KIND OF. I MEAN, IT'S A LARGE AMOUNT OF MONEY. BUT WHEN YOU LOOK, ALSO EARLIER THIS WEEK, WHEN YOU SEE WHAT THE HEAD OF THE NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE IS MAKING, $140 MILLION. YOU KNOW, YOU START SAYING, "WHAT KIND OF A WORLD DO WE LIVE IN RIGHT NOW?" Allison: WE HAVE TO LEAVE THAT AS THE QUESTION FOR THE LONG LABOR DAY WEEKEND. I WANT TO THANK YOU ALL FOR JOINING ME HERE ON "OUTLOOK." JAMES PINDELL, GREAT TO HAVE YOU HERE. JEFF FEINGOLD, THANKS TO YOU. AND NORMA LOVE, THANKS SO MUCH. |
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On the Next New Hampshire Outlook. A labor day special edition. We're highlighting a few of the granite state's unique businesses. And it's that time of year again: get ready to can. We'll show you how to preserve your vegetables long after the season's over. |
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NEW HAMPSHIRE OUTLOOK Air Date/Time: 8/29/03 22:00 HOST: Allison McNair Length: 26:46 minutes In this edition of New Hampshire Outlook, NHPTV's nightly news magazine, the state budget - This week, when it comes to math and science - Eleven New Hampshire schools are receiving report cards. We'll talk about who is not making the grade. We'll also check the pulse of the presidential campaign. Plus. how would you like to head up a private New Hampshire School for five hundred thousand dollars? Those are just some of the topics we'll be covering. Joining us this week from statehouse in Concord Norma Love of the Associated Press. And in the studio Jeff Feingold of New Hampshire Business Review, and James Pindell of Politics-n-h dot com. PRODUCER/REPORTER: Ally McNair NAME OF PARTICIPANTS: Norma Love\Associated Press, Jeff Feingold\NH Business Review, James Pindell\PoliticsNH.com |
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Here's a look at other stories making news this Friday. |