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Gov. Hassan signs R&D tax credit bill

CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — Gov. Maggie Hassan has signed legislation aimed at helping small businesses expand and bring new products to market. Hassan signed a bill Thursday making the 5-year-old research and development tax credit permanent and doubling the credits available to $2 million. She called it an example of the state working with businesses…

Hassan Proclaims Homeless Pet Awareness Week, Promotes Online Fundraiser for Animal Shelters

CONCORD — Gov. Maggie Hassan spoke out at the Statehouse on Tuesday to help spread the word about an online fundraiser for local animal shelters. She read a proclamation that officially makes next week New Hampshire PetSave’s Homeless Pet Awareness Week. PetSave, an organization created just a year and a half ago, has brought 12…

Analysis: For Lamontagne, falling short at polls Tuesday could mean another opportunity lost

By KEVIN LANDRIGAN CONCORD – With a race for governor this close, Democrat Maggie Hassan and Republican Ovide Lamontagne both may have to deal Wednesday, the day after Election Day, with what could have been. Soon, voters will make fools out of the polls and pundits if not in this race, perhaps others near the…

The Portsmouth Herald endorses Maggie Hassan for Governor

On Nov. 6, we encourage our readers to vote for Maggie Hassan for governor. On virtually every important issue our state will face in the next two years, Maggie Hassan’s views mirror those of the editorial board of the Portsmouth Herald, Exeter News-Letter and Hampton Union. The governor in New Hampshire exerts influence through the veto…

Lamontagne tries to distance himself from support of state-managed Medicare

Republican gubernatorial candidate Ovide Lamontagne Thursday tried to distance himself from his own support for the state to eventually manage Medicare coverage for seniors. During a debate at New England College in Henniker, Lamontagne stressed Medicare is federally financed and a state playing any role in the future would rely on congressional approval. “I am…

New Democratic poll shows Hassan, Lamontagne in statistical dead heat

A new internal poll commissioned by the state Democratic Party shows Democrat Maggie Hassan and Republican Ovide Lamontagne in a statistical dead heat in the race for the open governor’s seat but Hassan in a “good position to win.” Hassan holds a 48 to 46 percent edge in the Sept. 15 to 19 poll of…

Statement from DGA Chair Governor Martin O’Malley on New Hampshire Primary Results

Washington, DC – Governor Martin O’Malley, chair of the Democratic Governors Association, released the following statement tonight on the results of the New Hampshire gubernatorial primary: “I congratulate Democrats Maggie Hassan and Jackie Cilley on a race well-run. Hassan is an excellent choice for New Hampshire, having spent her life bringing people together to find…

DGA Chair O’Malley Praises Governor Lynch for His Leadership of New Hampshire

Washington, D.C. – Today, Governor Martin O’Malley, the chair of the Democratic Governors Association, released the following statement on New Hampshire Governor John Lynch’s retirement announcement: “For four terms, Governor Lynch has worked to create jobs and opportunity for the people of New Hampshire. By investing in early education and implementing innovative measures that help train…

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