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New England Aquarium Faces Cuts

By Susan Chisholm on Wednesday, August 25, 2004.

Financial struggles at the New England Aquarium in Boston means some belt-tightening at the popular attraction.

And as Maine Public Radio's Susan Chisholm reports, the aquarium will be losing- at least temporarily - some of the most crowd-pleasing shows.

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Suit Claims Tax Assesments Violate the Constitution

By David Darman on Wednesday, August 25, 2004.

Four New Hampshire homeowners today filed suit against the state in federal court.

The suit claims a state law requiring indoor inspections for property tax assessments violates the 4th amendment of the U.S. constitution.

New Hampshire Public Radio's David Darman has more.

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State Senator Rakes In Contributions

By Dan Gorenstein on Wednesday, August 25, 2004.

The next round of campaign finance reports are due out Wednesday/today.

Candidates for state office must report to the Secretary of State how much money they have raised and spent in the past two months.

One surprise from the last report was the size of one Democratic State Senator's war chest.

It's second to only multi-millionaire Governor Craig Benson's.

New Hampshire Public Radio's Dan Gorenstein reports.

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New Overtime Rules Don't Rattle Folks in NH

By David Darman on Wednesday, August 25, 2004.

New federal labor laws went into effect this week that govern overtime rules for thousands of workers and hundreds of businesses in New Hampshire.

But business and labor leaders in the Granite state don't expect the new laws to greatly affect them, at least not in the short term.

New Hampshire Public Radio's David Darman has more.

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