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An emotional end to a long and historic trial as State Supreme Court Chief Justice David Brock is aquitted of all four impeachment charges against him. |
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Good evening. I'm Allison McNair. Welcome to New Hampshire Outlook. History was made in Hew Hampshire today - as the State Senate acquitted Chief Justice David Brock on all four articles of impeachment. On this special edition of New Hampshire Outlook we'll look back at the trial, show you today's deliberations and final vote. And we'll look at what lies ahead for New Hampshire's highest court. We'd like to hear from you as well. We'll open up our phone lines a little later on in this broadcast. . |
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Relieved and vindicated, Chief Justice Brock spoke to waiting reporters right after the verdict. |
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The vote came after months of inquiry and weeks of testimony. Here is the final roll call as it unfolded this afternoon on New Hampshire Public Television. OUT: |
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Before today's vote, the Senators each spoke for fifteen minutes while it deliberated Brock's fate. Barbara MacLeod and Tom Rath watched the day's proceedings. |
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After the verdict, House Judiciary Chair Henry Mock praised the people and the process. OUT: "thank you." |
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Many of the legislators involved in the impeachment process are looking to the future. I spoke to House Speaker Donna Sytek late this afternoon. Here's what she had to say about the final vote. OUT: |
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Michael Madigan defended Justice Brock. He also defended the system that brought his client this point in history. OUT: "was the right result." |
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The woman who presided over the trial was State Senate President Beverly Hollingworth. She is not an attorney, but as you just heard, many are praising her performance. Senator Hollingworth dropped by the studio a few minutes ago. OUT: |
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As in any trial, the legal teams try to assess what went right and what went wrong. House Counsel Joseph Steinfield reflected on the Senate decision. "finding of maladministration." |
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Joining me in the studio to talk about the final verdict is former New Hampshire Attorney General Tom Rath and Buzz Scherr Professor at the Franklin Pierce Law Center. We'll get to our phone calls in just a few minutes. If you'd like to participate in our discussion, here's the number to call: 1-800-545-0744. You can also register your opinion on our website at NHPTV.org. Steinfield says the Senators took their role as jurors very seriously. Do you agree with his assessment? |
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Before today's historic vote, we had promised an interview with Representative Charles Bass who is running again for reelection to Congress. We'll bring you that interview with the Republican from the 2nd District tomorrow on New Hampshire Outlook. Plus you'll see the people who are working to get New Hampshire reading. You may be surprised to learn just how many of your neighbors don't know how to read. Meet the volunteers working to change that. |
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That's all for Outlook tonight. Thanks for joining us. Stay tuned for Keeping Up Appearances. We leave you tonight with your forecast. We'll be back tomorrow at 7:30. Good night. |
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Hello I'm Allison McNair, tonight on New Hampshire Outlook. The vote is in. And we'll weigh in on the final day of the Brock impeachment trial. This is your chance to let us know your comments. Join us tonight at 7:30 on New Hampshire Outlook. |
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Chief Justice David Brock will remain on the New Hampshire Supreme Court. By a vote of - The New Hampshire Senate acquitted Brock on all the four articles of impeachment. We'll have more on the verdict rendered by state Senators in just a few minutes. And we invite you to join in our discussion with your comments. You can call toll-free 800-545-0744. We'll have much more on the conclusion of the impeachment trial of Chief Justice David Brock in just a few minutes. |
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Some Dover residents are upset over city plans to build condominiums on a bluff which overlooks the Cocheco River. Members of the Paul Street Association say they'll rally tomorrow to show their oppositon to the construction of the 32 condo units on city-owned land. The Association says it isn't opposed to development it just doesn't want to see condos on that particular site. |
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Good Evening. I'm Allison McNair. Welcome to New Hampshire Outlook. We begin tonight with a summary of state news. |
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-- A former New Hampshire reporter-turned-filmmaker is trying to capture the voices of those outside the mainstream. In his new documentary made for P-B-S, "I'm on the Ballot," Darren Garnick looks at third-party candidates and how they persevere despite money woes, little or no name recognition and ridicule. The documentary, which premieres Thursday on stations in New York and Chicago, includes interviews with the third party candidates who will appear on presidential ballots in November. Garnick hopes the film casts politics in a more positive light for those disillusioned with the political process, and teaches that a vote for a third party candidate is not wasted. Garnick was a reporter at The Telegraph in Nashua before getting into the documentary business. |
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-- A study released today says stalled or declining real earnings and a lull in apartment-building construction are contributing to a housing crisis that threatens New Hampshire's economic health. The report says that last year, 45 percent of the state's renters could not afford a two-bedroom apartment in their area. It defines "affordable" as costing no more than 30 percent of household income. Thirty-eight percent could not afford a one-bedroom apartment. The study was released by New Hampshire Housing Forum and the American Friends Service Committee. High demand and low supply gave New Hampshire the third-lowest rental vacancy rate in the country last year, one-point-six percent. The report says the housing crunch could mean a shortage of people to fill low-paying jobs as child care workers, home health aids, receptionists and food service and maintenance workers. The report recommends using federal money and consider using tax credits for communities that are helping out. AP-NY-10-10-00 1106EDT -- A new study recommends using federal money and tax credits to solve New Hampshire's housing crunch. The study released today by the New Hampshire Housing Forum and the American Friends Service Committee says stalled or declining real earnings and a lull in apartment-building construction are contributing to a housing crisis that threatens the state's economic health. The report says that last year, 45 percent of the state's renters could not afford a two-bedroom apartment in their area, and that 38 percent could not afford a one-bedroom apartment. |
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That's the news summary. We'll be back with our focus on the Brock impeachment trial and take your phone calls after the weather. |
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FS Graphic New Hampshire communities getting extra state education money are using the funds more for tax relief than for schools. That was the finding of a study by the Josiah Bartlett Center for Public Policy. At most 84-point-six--million dollars of the additional 300 million dollars in state aid was spent on education. At least 187--million dollars was spent on local tax relief and 30--million dollars went to municipal spending. That breaks down to 62 cents of every dollar for tax relief, 28 cents for education and ten cents for municipal spending. |
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In business news today. |
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-- The state wants to spend one-point-five--million dollars to expand a Conway rest area. The state Department of Transportation will make its case for improvements to the Intrevale Rest Area on Route 16 during a Conway planning board meeting on Thursday. The project calls for replacing a 13-hundred square foot building on the site with a four-thousand square foot building. The new building would be one floor instead of two. Entrances and exits to the facility would also be improved and the parking lot would be better designed to handle recreational vehicles and buses. |