AGP Executive Report
Last update: 11 hours agoHallmark Spotlight: North Conway, N.H. is a finalist in Hallmark’s “Merriest Christmas Town” contest, with voters encouraged to back the White Mountains community’s holiday traditions. Seacoast Culture on Screen: Portsmouth-area filmmakers and Seacoast-born actors are tied to A24’s “Tony,” the Anthony Bourdain biopic opening today. Transportation Safety: An Amtrak train hit and killed a man in Plaistow, N.H.; officials say the train was traveling from Portland to Boston and that passengers and crew were not hurt. School Funding Fight: The NH attorney general is asking the state Supreme Court to overturn key Claremont school-funding rulings, arguing the state’s duty and funding approach were wrongly decided. Health Care Politics (NH-1): In the NH 1st District Democratic primary, Christian Urrutia is pushing Medicare for All and attacking rivals’ health-care plans as voters weigh competing reforms. Housing Permitting Tech: Cities are turning to AI to speed housing approvals by catching incomplete applications earlier, supported by new federal funding. Youth Detention Oversight: Lawmakers and watchdogs continue pressing concerns about conditions at the Sununu Youth Services Center as reforms and a Hampstead relocation are planned.
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