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The 14. 5 billion dollar Energy Bill is headed for the President's desk.

It passed the Senate today (Friday) by a 3 to one margin.

Critics say the bill gives away to much to the oil, coal, gas and nuclear industries.

Supporters say it will spur development of new technologies to make the country more self reliant.

Mary Ann Manoogian is the Director of the State Office on Energy and Planning.

She tells NHPR's Mark Bevis that New Hampshire residents could benefit from the bill in a number of ways.

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That was Mary Ann Manoogian, Director of the State office on Energy and Planning.

She was speaking with NHPR's Mark Bevis

Manoogian calls the Energy bill a very small step in the right direction.

Representative Charlie Bass was the only member of the New Hampshire delegation to vote in favor of it.

In Chicago, earlier this week, what was supposed to be a golden anniversary turned into a bitter divorce.

Two of the AFL-CIO's largest Unions have decided to leave the 50 year old Federation and take 3 million members with them.

Other unions may join the exodus.

But in New Hampshire, union locals want to find a way to stick together and work out differences…..if they can.

NHPR's Mark Bevis reports.

President Bush has asked Congress to deliver an energy bill by the end of the week.

And lawmakers are feverishly trying to finish the job.

New Hampshire Representative Charlie Bass tried to insert a new provision into the bill that would shield MTBE makes from lawsuits.

But it would have created a fund to compensate people affected by the the gasoline additive's leaking into the water supply.

But over the weekend, the plan fell apart.

Now the 2nd District Republican is defending his actions.

NHPR Correspondent Julie Donnelly reports from Washington.

Medical errors are estimated to be one of the top ten leading causes of death in the United States.

Up until about the last decade information on errors was either non-existent or kept secret.

As hospitals become more open and the public more aware, the landscape of errors is coming into view.

New Hampshire Public Radio's Kerry Grens has more on what it looks like in the state.

The job picture in New Hampshire has shown a steady improvement in recent months. About 12,000 more people were working in June compared to a year ago. At some point, if you have a job, the question is likely to come up -- am I getting paid as much as I should. The state has a web site to help you answer that question. It offers a detailed view of the wages of many, many professions. New Hampshire Public Radio's Jon Greenberg has more.

See the state's wage data. (Be sure to scroll down the page to the HTML interactive tables.)