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ArchivesControlling the Council's AgendaBy Doug MacPherson on Wednesday, December 24, 2003.Compared with other states, New Hampshire institutes an unusual amount of oversight of state contracts. By law, all contracts in excess of 5-thousand dollars must be approved by the Executive Council. However, it is the Governor who controls the Council?s agenda. In his first year in office, Governor Craig Benson has upset some people by preventing some items from reaching the Council. listen:
 Where to House the CampaignersBy Julie Donnelly on Wednesday, December 24, 2003.NEW HAMPSHIRE IS COMING UP ON THE FINAL LEG OF THE PRIMARY. AND CAMPAIGNS EXPECT TO BRING HUNDREDS OF VOLUNTEERS INTO THE STATE. BUT WHERE DO THESE CAMPAIGNERS LIVE? HOUSING IN AND AROUND MANCHESTER IS SCARCE. AND RENTS ARE HIGH THROUGHOUT THE STATE. NEW HAMPSHIRE PUBLIC RADIO CORRESPONDENT JULIE DONNELLY REPORTS ON WHAT TWO CAMPAIGNS ARE DOING TO SOLVE THE PROBLEM. listen:
Manchester Has Less Than Two Months to Prepare.By Rebecca Kaufman on Wednesday, December 24, 2003.The Jac Pac plant in Manchester has served as the city's largest employer of low-skilled workers for years. People who didn't qualify for other blue collar jobs could often find work on the JAC PAC assembly line. Often those people were newly arrived immigrants. But the plant's owners, Tyson Foods has announced they will close their doors in early February. 400 Manchester residents will soon be out of work. And city agencies are scrambling to prepare for what may follow. New Hampshire Public Radio's Rebecca Kaufman has more listen:
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