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Committee Recommends Privatizing Prisons

By David Darman on Tuesday, December 9, 2003.

A commission looking to improve state government efficiency is expected to release its report on New Hampshire’s corrections system today.

Yesterday, the union representing prison employees criticized the report.

They say it recommends privatizing some or all of the state’s prisons.

New Hampshire Public Radio’s David Darman has more.

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AG: Benson Volunteers are State Officials

By Josh Rogers on Tuesday, December 9, 2003.

The New Hampshire Attorney General's office says two people who've done state work for Governor Craig Benson but who have never been on the state payroll are legally state officials. The AG's ruling shields some of their work from public scrutiny. But at the same time, raises more questions about the Governor's reliance on volunteer staff.

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Gore for Dean

By Raquel Maria Dillon on Tuesday, December 9, 2003.

With a major debate this evening in Durham, New Hampshire politicos were long expecting political news to break. But former Vice President Al Gore's endorsement of Howard Dean today was a surprise.

New Hampshire Public Radio's Raquel Maria Dillon has more.

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