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Vermont May Cut Budget

By Chris Bracken on Wednesday, October 10, 2001.

State budgets are beginning to feel the effects of the economic slowdown. Early last week New Hampshire Governor Jeanne Shaheen told state officials to prepare for possible budget cuts. And in Vermont, lawmakers and the governor are facing the prospect of cutting millions of dollars from a budget that just last year was projecting multi-million dollar surpluses. NHPR Correspondent Chris Bracken has more.

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Governor's Commission on Security is a week old.

By Trish Anderton on Wednesday, October 10, 2001.

State Safety Commissioner Richard Flynn is seeking to boost patrols on waterways and seacoast bridges.
He has asked permission to accept federal funds for the seacoast security unit.
The unit would include three new marine patrol officers.
Meanwhile, the Governor?s Commission on Preparedness and Security has completed its first week of work.
Fire Marshall Don Bliss heads the Commission?.he spoke with NHPR?s Trish Anderton.

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Executive Council Refuses to Reimburse Justices

By David Darman on Wednesday, October 10, 2001.

The New Hampshire Executive Council today voted to dismiss the motion to repay the legal costs of 3 state supreme court justices who were charged in last year?s impeachment proceedings. NHPR?s David Darman has more.

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New Hampshire's Forest Society Turns 100

By Doug MacPherson on Wednesday, October 10, 2001.

One hundred years ago this year, a handful of New Hampshire leaders met one evening in Concord to discuss what could be done to prevent the whole-sale destruction of New Hampshire�s forests. By that time, 80-percent of the state had been clear cut. That night, the group founded a new organization with to two goals: to improve forestry practices, and to conserve forest land.
This year, as �The Society for the Protection of New Hampshire Forests� celebrates its centennial, much of the group�s success can be traced to its ability to hang onto that dual mission. N-H-P-R�s Doug MacPherson reports.

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