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Next on New Hampshire Outlook tonight. Fire Danger across the state. We'll show you why the Firefighters are so concerned. Plus it's test time in the Granite state. Get a head start on what kids should know and why. And we'll show you an innovative program to help lead the way for tomorrow's engineers. |
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Good Evening. I'm Allison McNair. Welcome to New Hampshire Outlook. |
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Today is the first day of electric deregulation in New Hampshire. As we reported here in depth last night, most residents and businesses in the state soon will be paying lower utility rates. This morning, Governor Jeanne Shaheen visited one company that is benefitting from the change. Producer Richard Ager has the story. |
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Track: For Rockwell Automation in Manchester, the savings have finally begun. The plant's 230 employees manufacture a variety of electronic sensors, many of which can be used to monitor energy consumption. With electric rates dropping by 10%, the company expects to save $60,000 a year as well as save energy. Bite: 03:45:30 On the savings side, we're very excited about it obviously. Capital for us - we can buy more equipment, we can produce more product, we can stay in business longer, have happier customers, so the savings aspect to us is tremendous as well. Track To mark the occasion, Rockwell Automation invited the governor and the president of Public Service of New Hampshire for a tour. It was a show of unity for two sides that had often opposed each other - sometimes bitterly - during the years of negotiating a deregulation agreement. Now, the governor says her opponents are the Republican legislators who want to balance the budget by increasing taxes on electricity. Bite: 03:25:14 I think that makes no sense, now when we're finally competitive with other New England states on electric rates, when families are finally seeing those savings on their electric bills, for the legislature - or some members of the legislature - to talk about a 560% increase in the electric consumption tax just makes no sense. Track: Even though deregulation is now in effect, it will likely take years before residential customers have a wide choice of suppliers. Bite: 38:59 It's hard to predict how long. Other states that have gone before us, it has been slow in the coming. What has happened has been on the wholesale side there has been robust competition. In New England, there are non-utility generators - independent generators that have come into the New England market and are very active. What has been really slow has been the actual retail marketing - the individual sales to individual customers - particularly residential customers. The thinking is that first it will develop for the larger customers because it's easier to market to- and it will take some time before it will come to residential. Track: The governor expects New Hampshire consumers to save over $100 million this year because of reduced electric rates, but she says the savings must also come from conservation. Bite: 03:26:07 I put into my budget an energy manager so we have someone who is helping make sure that we're conserving energy and being as efficient as possible. We're working on retrofitting all state buildings, and when we're finished, we expect savings of between 2 and 4 million dollars a year from being more energy efficient. Track: For NH Outlook, I'm Richard Ager. |
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If you were planning on burning some brush to clean up your yard - you'll have to put off those plans. State Officials have issued a cease and desist on fire permits throughout the Granite State. If you see any fire - you're advised to call 9-1-1 and report it immediately. Officials say dry conditions have warranted the ban on fire permits. And they add, if you see a fire that you think is small enough for you to safely put out, you need to weigh that option very carefully. |
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21:29. the fires this time of the year are spreading very quickly they're being winddriven.so we don't want people to get out in fromt of them and place themselves in danger let the professionals handle the job.21:39 |
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Planned Parenthood has received permission from a federal judge to complete construction on a new clinic in Manchester. The issue landed in court after the city revoked a building permit it had already granted. Planned Parenthood then filed a civil rights suit against the city of Manchester. The suit claimed the city violated clinic and client constitutional rights by treating them differently than others seeking permits. Opponents of abortion and the clinic say they'll continue their fight in superior court. Abortions are provided at some planned parenthood locations though the agency said it had no plans to offer abortions at the new clinic |
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The University of New Hampshire ranks in the top five percent in a national study of the most energy efficient campuses. The study estimates that the Durham campus has saved more than four million dollars in energy costs in the last year. The school was praised for doing everything from replacing energy-hogging light fixtures to cutting down on the need for lighting by building a library with huge windows that lets in lots of sun. UNH credits the ranking to more than two decades of work to improve efficiency. |
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As many as 17 people died of work related injuries last year. That's according to the New Hampshire Coalition for Occupational Safety and Health. Today, those workers were among those remembered in a ceremony commemorating Workers Memorial Day. At today's Concord ceremony, workplace health and safety activists vowed to step up efforts to improve job safety. |
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CG:LOWER3RD\James Casey\NH Commissioner of Labor 15:04the best way we can honor them is to make people businesses unions aware unsafe work places out there and we have to do everything we can to make it a safe environment for people to go to work on a daily basis. 15:19 |
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There's more hot weather headed our way. We checked in with Kate Hess at the Mount Washington Observatory a few minutes ago for the Outlook on the weather. |
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CG:WEATHER\Mount Washington Observatory\Current Conditions\Temperature: 53 Degrees\Winds: West at 15 MPH\Windchill: 32 Degrees\Cloudy skies with Visibility of 35 Miles CG:WEATHER\Tonight\North\Clear with lows in the mid 30s to lower 40 CG:WEATHER\Tonight\South\Clear \Lows in the 40s\ CG:WEATHER\Tomorrow\Norh\Mostly Sunny\Highs in the lower and mid 80s\\ CG:WEATHER\Tomorrow\South\Sunny\Highs in the upper 80s\\ Currently on the summit the temperature is 53 degrees. Winds are out of the West at 15 mph giving us a windchill of 32 degrees. The sky is mostly cloudy and visibility is 35 miles. Tonight N Clear sky with lows in the mid 30s to lower 40s. S Clear sky with lows in the 40s. Tomorrow N Mostly sunny! Highs in the lower and mid 80s. S Sunny! Highs in the upper 80s. -Katie |
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How do you measure the quality of education your child is getting? In a few weeks, schools will be giving assessment tests to measure how school districts are doing when it comes to providing an adequate education. Joining me to talk about those assessment tests and more is Nick Donahue New Hampshire Commissioner of Education. |
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Thanks to my guest Nick Donahue. NH Commissioner of Education. |
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A better-than-expected earnings report from Procter and Gamble helped stocks turn in a solid performance, with the Blue Chip index posting a triple-digit gain. |
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The Dow Jones Industrial Average was up over 163 points to close at 10 thousand 8 hundred 98. The Nasdaq composite ended the day up 52 points. And the S & P 500 closed up just under 17 points. CG:STOCKS\Dow\10898.34\+163.37\NYSE\641.04\+6.21\American Stock Exchange\944.45\-7.33\Nasdaq\2168.24\+52.00\S & P 500\1266.44\+16.98 |
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Here's a look at stocks of interest to New Hampshire investors. Chubb was up just over 1 and a quarter. Lockheed closed up 1-point 9-7. Teradyne closed down one and a quarter. Timberland was down one -point two eight. And Verizon Communications ended the day up 1 point 6- two. |
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The head of one of New England's largest banks says New Hampshire is far better prepared for a recession than it was a decade ago. A little earlier tonight I spoke by phone to Larence Fish, Chairman and CEO of Citizens Bank. |
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Lawrence Fish, chairman of Citizens Bank, was in Concord today to discuss the economy with local business leaders. He says there are three reasons New Hampshire residents should be optimistic about making it through any approaching downturns. First, the state high-technology industry has exploded in recent years. Second, it has a more stable tourism base. And third, the state has a stronger financial services sector, meaning there has been a growth in fields such as accounting, law, insurance and consulting. |
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New Hampshire taxpayers will pay 69 million dollars more in state education property taxes in 2003 without lawmakers doing a thing. That's because the six-dollars-60 per one-thousand dollars rate in state law acts as an automatic escalator since property values have risen 13 percent. The state will distribute 881 million dollars to schools next year and 896 million dollars in 2002-2003, compared with 825 million in the year that ends in June. |
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Finally tonight, sometimes you have to show results before you can lead the way. That's why some New Hampshire High school students are not only taking courses in engineering and science. they're also getting to expeirence the kinds of projects they may one day get their hands on. Last week, sixty students from around the state decended on the University of New Hampshire where they got a taste of what they could be doing as future engineers. |
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For more information about Project Lead the Way, log on to the website at www-dot-pltw-dot-org. |
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Tomorrow on New Hampshire Outlook - The Senate begins hearings on the House Budget Bills. and opens discussion to the public in representatives hall. We'll be there. Will you? |
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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 Keeping Up Appearances. We'll be back tomorrow at 7:30. Good night. |
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Tonight on New Hampshire Outlook. The Senate takes on the House Budget bill. with an open invitation to the public. We'll take you to the debate. Tonight at 7:30 only on New Hampshire Outlook. |
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We have to do everything we possibly can to support OSHA |
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DATE: 5/1/01 TOPIC:Today is the first day of electric deregulation in New Hampshire. As we reported here in depth last night, most residents and businesses in the state soon will be paying lower utility rates. This morning, Governor Jeanne Shaheen visited one company that is benefitting from the change. Producer Richard Ager has the story. SEGMENT LENGTH:2:36 NAME OF PARTICIPANTS: Beth Peterson\Operations Director - Rockwell Automation Jeanne Shaheen\NH Governor Gary Long\President - PSNH |
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DATE:5/1/01 TOPIC:How do you measure the quality of education your child is getting? In a few weeks, schools will be giving assessment tests to measure how school districts are doing when it comes to providing an adequate education. Joining me to talk about those assessment tests and more is Nick Donahue New Hampshire Commissioner of Education. SEGMENT LENGTH: 10:39 NAME OF PARTICIPANTS: Nick Donohue\NH Commissioner of Education |
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DATE: 5/1/01 TOPIC:The head of one of New England's largest banks says New Hampshire is far better prepared for a recession than it was a decade ago. A little earlier tonight I spoke by phone to Larence Fish, Chairman and CEO of Citizens Bank. SEGMENT LENGTH: 1:12 NAME OF PARTICIPANTS: Lawrence Fish\Chair & CEO, Citizens Financial Group |
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DATE: 5/1/01 TOPIC: Finally tonight, sometimes you have to show results before you can lead the way. That's why some New Hampshire High school students are not only taking courses in engineering and science. they're also getting to expeirence the kinds of projects they may one day get their hands on. Last week, sixty students from around the state decended on the University of New Hampshire where they got a taste of what they could be doing as future engineers. SEGMENT LENGTH::4:22 NAME OF PARTICIPANTS: |