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House Considers Raising the Age of Juvenile Offenders

By Dan Gorenstein on Thursday, January 17, 2008.

One of the first challenges to Governor Lynch’s appeal for greater fiscal restraint could be coming soon.

House budget writers are sorting through spreadsheets, reports and graphs to determine how much it would cost to treat 17 year olds in trouble with the law as juveniles.

Right now, most 17 year olds are treated as adults.

New Hampshire Public Radio’s Dan Gorenstein reports.

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The Housing Crisis Hits Home

By Mark Bevis on Thursday, January 17, 2008.

Governor Lynch this week told state lawmakers that he's worried about the state's economy.

The interest and dividends tax revenues are predicted to run about 10 million dollars short because of the economic slowdown. And the nation's housing crisis could cause revenue from the real estate transfer tax to be down by about 15 million dollars.

But as NHPR's Mark Bevis reports, problems in the housing market are affecting more than just the state's budget.

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Kucinich-requested Democratic Recount is Underway

By Josh Rogers on Thursday, January 17, 2008.

Dennis Kucinich could pay 24 cents a ballot to address concerns over "discrepancies between hand and machine-counted results."

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