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THE NEW ENGLAND ECONOMIC PROJECT HAS SOME GOOD NEWS AND SOME BAD NEWS FOR THE REGION.
JUST LIKE THE REST OF THE COUNTRY, NEW ENGLAND IS LIKELY HEADING INTO A RECESSION….THAT’S THE BAD NEWS.
THE GOOD NEWS IS THAT NEW HAMPSHIRE SHOULD PULL OUT OF IT MORE QUICKLY THAN ANY OTHER NEW ENGLAND STATE.
DENNIS DELAY, AN ECONOMIST WITH PUBLIC SERVICE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE EXPLAINS THE PREDICTIONS TO NHPR’S MARK BEVIS

Recent news that workers at the national visa center at Pease International Tradeport may have been exposed to anthrax has brought the threat of terrorism ever closer to home. Meanwhile, that threat has for weeks been a reality for state agencies and local law enforcement. NHPR's Josh Rogers reports.

City officials in Manchester today appealed for more charitable giving. Since the September 11th attacks in New York and Washington, Americans have been donating what they can to national relief efforts. But local officials fear that national concern may pose a threat to local agencies. Specifically, Manchester officials worry the United Way�s Community Care Fund may not be able to raise enough money to sustain itself. Gail Garceau President of the United Way Of Greater Manchester, described the fund to NHPR�s Lisa Peakes.

In a likely preview of next year?s legislative session, supporters and opponents of gambling clashed at the state?s annual tourism conference in Bretton Woods Thursday. NHPR?s Trish Anderton reports.

A new study prepared by the University of New Hampshire Survey Center has found that a majority of state residents don?t know how well their schools are performing.

People across the state tend to think that their school?s perform above average and spend above average.

That's true even in low performing and low spending districts.

UNH conducted the survey on behalf of a partnership of organizations including New Hampshire Public Radio.

Doug Hall, with the New Hampshire Center for Public Policy Studies, also a partner in the effort, described the findings to NHPR's Trish Anderton.