StateImpact New Hampshire: Assorted stories from StateImpact New Hampshire http://www.npr.org Assorted stories from StateImpact New Hampshire en Copyright 2013 NPR - For Personal Use Only NPR API RSS Generator 0.94 Wed, 22 May 2013 15:07:39 -0400 http://media.npr.org/images/stations/logos/sinh_.gif StateImpact New Hampshire: Assorted stories from StateImpact New Hampshire http://www.npr.org State's political-spending rules fail to make the grade — again New Hampshire’s campaign-finance regulations are a jumble of contradictions, a fact that people who study the issue never fail to point out. A year ago, a consortium of good-government types Wed, 22 May 2013 15:07:39 -0400 http://stateimpact.npr.org/new-hampshire/2013/05/22/states-political-spending-rules-fail-to-make-the-grade-again/?ft=1&f= http://stateimpact.npr.org/new-hampshire/2013/05/22/states-political-spending-rules-fail-to-make-the-grade-again/?ft=1&f= New Hampshire’s campaign-finance regulations are a jumble of contradictions, a fact that people who study the issue never fail to point out. A year ago, a consortium of good-government types

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]]> Economic Tensions Fuel Disagreement Between Car Makers And Dealers As competition in the auto industry heats up, car makers are tightening their image and branding campaigns. But car dealers — who feel financially vulnerable despite soaring profits — say Tue, 23 Apr 2013 12:35:44 -0400 http://stateimpact.npr.org/new-hampshire/2013/04/23/economic-tensions-fuel-disagreement-between-car-makers-and-dealers/?ft=1&f= http://stateimpact.npr.org/new-hampshire/2013/04/23/economic-tensions-fuel-disagreement-between-car-makers-and-dealers/?ft=1&f= As competition in the auto industry heats up, car makers are tightening their image and branding campaigns. But car dealers — who feel financially vulnerable despite soaring profits — say

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]]> Female Inmates' Lawsuit Spurs Action Among Lawmakers Nearly 24 years after the courts first ordered a new facility for female inmates, the New Hampshire House has approved a capital budget with $38 million set aside for a Thu, 11 Apr 2013 10:33:25 -0400 http://stateimpact.npr.org/new-hampshire/2013/04/11/female-inmates-lawsuit-spurs-action-among-lawmakers/?ft=1&f= http://stateimpact.npr.org/new-hampshire/2013/04/11/female-inmates-lawsuit-spurs-action-among-lawmakers/?ft=1&f= Nearly 24 years after the courts first ordered a new facility for female inmates, the New Hampshire House has approved a capital budget with $38 million set aside for a

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]]> Manchester "Hackademy" Designed To Inspire And Recruit College juniors from the New England area can apply to participate in “hackademy,” a free weekend program of coding workshops, networking, and a mini-hackathon at the Dyn headquarters in Manchester. Mon, 08 Apr 2013 10:17:31 -0400 http://stateimpact.npr.org/new-hampshire/2013/04/08/manchester-hackademy-designed-to-inspire-and-recruit/?ft=1&f= http://stateimpact.npr.org/new-hampshire/2013/04/08/manchester-hackademy-designed-to-inspire-and-recruit/?ft=1&f= College juniors from the New England area can apply to participate in “hackademy,” a free weekend program of coding workshops, networking, and a mini-hackathon at the Dyn headquarters in Manchester.

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]]> 145 Businesses Pitch Their Products At Made In N.H. Expo More than 10,000 people filed into the Manchester Radisson’s Expo Center this weekend to taste test, try on, and purchase products made by 145 New Hampshire companies. Stretch’s Pickles of Sun, 07 Apr 2013 15:47:46 -0400 http://stateimpact.npr.org/new-hampshire/2013/04/07/145-businesses-pitch-their-products-at-made-in-n-h-expo/?ft=1&f= http://stateimpact.npr.org/new-hampshire/2013/04/07/145-businesses-pitch-their-products-at-made-in-n-h-expo/?ft=1&f= More than 10,000 people filed into the Manchester Radisson’s Expo Center this weekend to taste test, try on, and purchase products made by 145 New Hampshire companies. Stretch’s Pickles of

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]]> Video: Why Our Roads Cost More Now As New Hampshire lawmakers move closer to raising the state’s gas tax for the first time in 21 years, we thought you might be wondering… are New Hampshire’s roads getting Tue, 02 Apr 2013 17:21:36 -0400 http://stateimpact.npr.org/new-hampshire/2013/04/02/test/?ft=1&f= http://stateimpact.npr.org/new-hampshire/2013/04/02/test/?ft=1&f= As New Hampshire lawmakers move closer to raising the state’s gas tax for the first time in 21 years, we thought you might be wondering… are New Hampshire’s roads getting

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]]> Granite Staters Commute Longer Than Most, And Cross State Lines More Than Just About Anybody At 6:15 every morning, Christine Stuchecki leaves her house in Windham, NH, and spends the next hour and twenty minutes driving almost 40 miles to her job as a nurse Thu, 28 Mar 2013 15:07:19 -0400 http://stateimpact.npr.org/new-hampshire/2013/03/28/granite-staters-commute-longer-than-most-and-cross-state-lines-more-than-just-about-anybody/?ft=1&f= http://stateimpact.npr.org/new-hampshire/2013/03/28/granite-staters-commute-longer-than-most-and-cross-state-lines-more-than-just-about-anybody/?ft=1&f= At 6:15 every morning, Christine Stuchecki leaves her house in Windham, NH, and spends the next hour and twenty minutes driving almost 40 miles to her job as a nurse

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]]> In N.H., Minimum Wage Earners Need 2.8 Jobs To Afford 2-Bedroom Apartment In order to afford a two-bedroom apartment in New Hampshire, a renter would need to work 2.8 minimum-wage jobs. The math breaks down like this: According to HUD’s Fair Market Wed, 20 Mar 2013 16:34:49 -0400 http://stateimpact.npr.org/new-hampshire/2013/03/20/in-n-h-minimum-wage-earners-need-2-8-jobs-to-afford-2-bedroom-apartment/?ft=1&f= http://stateimpact.npr.org/new-hampshire/2013/03/20/in-n-h-minimum-wage-earners-need-2-8-jobs-to-afford-2-bedroom-apartment/?ft=1&f= In order to afford a two-bedroom apartment in New Hampshire, a renter would need to work 2.8 minimum-wage jobs. The math breaks down like this: According to HUD’s Fair Market

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]]> New Hampshire Infrastructure Outperforms Other States The American Society of Civil Engineers give the United States a D+ grade for infrastructure quality, in a four-year report card released today. ASCE also estimates the nation needs $3.6 Tue, 19 Mar 2013 14:53:25 -0400 http://stateimpact.npr.org/new-hampshire/2013/03/19/new-hampshire-infrastructure-outperforms-other-states/?ft=1&f= http://stateimpact.npr.org/new-hampshire/2013/03/19/new-hampshire-infrastructure-outperforms-other-states/?ft=1&f= The American Society of Civil Engineers give the United States a D+ grade for infrastructure quality, in a four-year report card released today. ASCE also estimates the nation needs $3.6

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]]> From Black Gold To Green Economy: Long-Time Entrepreneur Talks New Markets It’s been three years since the Green Launching Pad initiative was started at the University of New Hampshire with $1.5 million in federal stimulus money.  The goal of the project Wed, 13 Mar 2013 12:54:18 -0400 http://stateimpact.npr.org/new-hampshire/2013/03/13/from-black-gold-to-green-economy-long-time-entrepreneur-talks-new-markets/?ft=1&f= http://stateimpact.npr.org/new-hampshire/2013/03/13/from-black-gold-to-green-economy-long-time-entrepreneur-talks-new-markets/?ft=1&f= It’s been three years since the Green Launching Pad initiative was started at the University of New Hampshire with $1.5 million in federal stimulus money.  The goal of the project

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]]> What Bad Roads Really Mean For Business, Your Car, Your Safety And More Part III of our Roads series. This week on StateImpact NH: a three-part series on roads. Transportation funding is a big issue in the legislature this session. A fifteen-cent gas Wed, 13 Mar 2013 05:15:45 -0400 http://www.npr.orghttps://stateimpact.npr.org/new-hampshire/2013/03/13/what-bad-roads-mean-for-your-car-pocketbook-safety-and-more/?ft=1&f= http://www.npr.orghttps://stateimpact.npr.org/new-hampshire/2013/03/13/what-bad-roads-mean-for-your-car-pocketbook-safety-and-more/?ft=1&f= Part III of our Roads series. This week on StateImpact NH: a three-part series on roads. Transportation funding is a big issue in the legislature this session. A fifteen-cent gas

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]]> Add Your Bumpy Road To Our Map Readers and listeners have been contributing pictures of the roads they drive on that really drive them crazy. Check out this map, and add your pictures and comments by clicking Tue, 12 Mar 2013 12:59:57 -0400 http://stateimpact.npr.org/new-hampshire/2013/03/12/add-your-bumpy-road-to-our-map/?ft=1&f= http://stateimpact.npr.org/new-hampshire/2013/03/12/add-your-bumpy-road-to-our-map/?ft=1&f= Readers and listeners have been contributing pictures of the roads they drive on that really drive them crazy. Check out this map, and add your pictures and comments by clicking

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]]> 5 Reasons N.H.'s Roads Are Looking Beat Up Part II of our Roads series. This week on StateImpact NH: a three-part series on roads. Transportation funding is a big issue in the legislature this session. A fifteen-cent gas Tue, 12 Mar 2013 05:30:23 -0400 http://stateimpact.npr.org/new-hampshire/2013/03/12/5-reasons-n-h-s-roads-are-looking-beat-up/?ft=1&f= http://stateimpact.npr.org/new-hampshire/2013/03/12/5-reasons-n-h-s-roads-are-looking-beat-up/?ft=1&f= Part II of our Roads series. This week on StateImpact NH: a three-part series on roads. Transportation funding is a big issue in the legislature this session. A fifteen-cent gas

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]]> The Roads Series: Part I This week on StateImpact NH: a three-part series on roads. Transportation funding is a big issue in the legislature this session. A fifteen-cent gas tax has gotten initial support in Mon, 11 Mar 2013 05:00:44 -0400 http://stateimpact.npr.org/new-hampshire/2013/03/11/the-roads-series-part-i/?ft=1&f= http://stateimpact.npr.org/new-hampshire/2013/03/11/the-roads-series-part-i/?ft=1&f= This week on StateImpact NH: a three-part series on roads. Transportation funding is a big issue in the legislature this session. A fifteen-cent gas tax has gotten initial support in

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]]> Three Years Later: The Progress And Challenges Of The Green Launching Pad A taxpayer-funded eco-business program is paying off for New Hampshire.  The Green Launching Pad at the University of New Hampshirehas given grants to more than a dozen start-ups in the Wed, 06 Mar 2013 16:40:52 -0500 http://stateimpact.npr.org/new-hampshire/2013/03/06/three-years-later-the-progress-and-challenges-of-the-green-launching-pad/?ft=1&f= http://stateimpact.npr.org/new-hampshire/2013/03/06/three-years-later-the-progress-and-challenges-of-the-green-launching-pad/?ft=1&f= A taxpayer-funded eco-business program is paying off for New Hampshire.  The Green Launching Pad at the University of New Hampshirehas given grants to more than a dozen start-ups in the

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