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ArchivesSpecial Panel Tells Lawmakers About Problems With the State's Retirement SystemBy David Darman on Thursday, January 3, 2008.The leaders of a special panel that reviewed the state’s pension system say the retirement benefit as a whole is already on the road to recovery. But they also told the House Finance Committee that the retiree medical benefit system is in much worse shape. They reported things are so bad that teachers and local government employees who don’t retire by this July will no longer be eligible for medical coverage. New Hampshire Public Radio’s David Darman has more. listen:
  Giuliani Not Worried About Bypassing Iowa For Later StatesBy Josh Rogers on Thursday, January 3, 2008.Republican Rudy Giuliani says he doesn't regret his decision to skip the Iowa caucuses, and isn't troubled by a recent slide in New Hampshire polls. New Hampshire Public Radio's Josh Rogers reports. listen:
Ayotte: Voters Deserve Answers on Push PollingBy Josh Rogers on Thursday, January 3, 2008.The New Hampshire Attorney General says she doesn't expect to identify those responsiable for some potentially illegal phone calls that targeted Republican Mitt Romney and his Mormon faith. New Hampshire Public Radio's Josh Rogers has more. listen: No audio currently available. Order on CD (pdf).
New Hampshire's Water Widely Contaminated with MtBEBy Mark Bevis on Thursday, January 3, 2008.A new study conducted by the US Geological Survey has found that the gasoline additive MTBE has contaminated drinking water supplies throughout the state much more widely than originally believed. Oil companies added MTBE to gasoline supplies in order to reach clean air standards. And in the more populated counties, Hillsboro, Merrimack, Rockingham and Strafford gasoline was required to contain the additive. But in the 1990s the chemical was found to be contaminating water supplies in communities across the country, and New Hampshire phased it out as of last year. The new Geological Survey report suggests that phase out may have been too late. The study shows that MTBE has contaminated roughly 30 percent of the public drinking water supplies in the state's most populated counties and in 17 percent of the private wells tested in the same area. And Fred McGarry, at the Department of Environmental Services, which commissioned the report, tells NHPR's Mark Bevis that some of the wells tested have contamination levels higher that state safety standards. listen: No audio currently available. Order on CD (pdf).
Different Day, Same StoryBy Dan Gorenstein on Wednesday, January 2, 2008.The presidential primary is less than a week away. And with all the mailers, phone calls and news reports, it seems like the state’s attention is locked in on the race. But New Hampshire Public Radio’s Dan Gorenstein reports that the state Legislative session quietly began today. He has this preview of the issues lawmakers are likely to debate in the coming months. listen:
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