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New Hampshire housing trends and forecast show rising prices, limited inventory, legislative efforts, and robust market activity
The New Hampshire housing market in 2024 is marked by increasing home prices and a tight inventory. Here are some key points about the current forecasts and trends. Rising home prices: The median home price in New Hampshire has reached approximately $530,400, with an annual increase of around 10.3% to 16%, depending on the source. This surge is largely due to the limited supply of homes available for sale, which is driving up prices as demand remains strong.
Coordinated campaign aims to crack down on speeders in Mass., N.H., and Maine
National highway administrators remind drivers to slow down and reach their destination safely. A regional task force organized by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) is working with local law enforcement to stop speeding in its tracks. Officials from the NHTSA, law enforcement representatives, and highway safety officials from...
2 new polls show Harris surging past Trump in New Hampshire
Democrats and independents are rallying behind Harris in the Granite State. As Vice President Kamala Harris completes her first week essentially atop the Democratic ticket, she is surely receiving good news from the Granite State. Two new polls show her taking six-point leads over former President Donald Trump in New Hampshire, amid a surge in enthusiasm following Joe Biden’s decision to step aside and endorse Harris.
Justice Department defends group's right to sue over AI robocalls sent to New Hampshire voters
CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — The federal Justice Department is defending the legal right to challenge robocalls sent to New Hampshire voters that used artificial intelligence to mimic President Joe Biden’s voice. Assistant Attorney General Kristen Clarke and U.S. Attorney Jane Young filed a statement of interest Thursday in the lawsuit brought by the League of Women Voters against Steve Kramer — the political consultant behind the calls — and the three companies involved in transmitting them. Kramer, who is facing separate criminal charges related to the calls, has yet to respond to the lawsuit filed in March, but the companies filed a motion to dismiss last month. Among other arguments, they said robocalls don’t violate the section of the Voting Rights Act that prohibits attempting to or actually intimidating, threatening or coercing voters and that there is no private right of action under the law. The Justice Department countered that the law clearly allows aggrieved individuals and organizations representing them to enforce their rights under the law. And it said the companies were incorrect in arguing that the law doesn’t apply to robocalls because they are merely “deceptive” and not intimidating, threatening or coercive.
A new law will help some NH schools access local food
A bill signed into law this month will assist school districts in purchasing local foods for school meals. House Bill 1678 creates a two-year, state-run pilot program providing schools both financial and technical assistance in implementing a farm-to-school program. The pilot will receive support from NH Farm to School, a program through the...
NH moose population on decline, and it's harder to spot them
Moose are iconic to New Hampshire’s landscape. To lovers of the large, cold-climate animals, they represent the wilderness of northern New England. But it’s not always easy to find them. I have only seen a moose twice despite living in New Hampshire for 25 years. So I decided to go on a moose...
Sun files for right-to-know office to reconsider rejection of legal fees
The Laconia Daily Sun is continuing to press its right-to-know case against the Laconia School Board, contending the state right-to-know ombudsman’s office wrongly ruled in favor of the school board, and pushing for reconsideration of the ruling. The news outlet’s attorney, Michael Lewis of Rath Young Pignatelli, a Concord-based...
'It hurts too much.' Transgender girls pained by NH sports ban. Advocates vow to fight.
Parker Tirrell and Maëlle Jacques won’t be able to play on their soccer teams when New Hampshire high school fall sports start in August. That’s because on July 19, Gov. Chris Sununu signed into law HB 1205, a bill that bans transgender girls from competing on girls sports teams in grades 5 through 12. This means Tirrell and Jacques, who both identify as transgender girls, will be barred from participating on their teams once the law takes effect 30 days...
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