N.H. News Recap

• How reliable is the state's drinking water as drought conditions continue?

  Parts of New Hampshire have been under extreme drought conditions this year. This summer was the driest on record in the state, and that's led to more than 200 households with dry wells. What's the state doing in response? And state lawmakers won't officially head back to Concord until next month, but Gov. Kelly Ayotte and leaders in both parties are starting to lay out their priorities. We talk about these stories and more on this edition of the New Hampshire News Recap with NHPR's Josh Rogers and New Hampshire Bulletin's Molly Rains.

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• Disability Rights Center investigates abuse in NH care system

  The Disability Rights Center in New Hampshire is investigating the state’s disability care system following reporting from the New Hampshire Bulletin, which revealed allegations of systemic abuse and neglect. Congressional Republicans made some significant changes to Medicaid this year, but they need states like New Hampshire to figure out a system for implementing those changes. We discuss these stories and more on this week’s edition of the NH News Recap with New Hampshire Bulletin reporter William Skipworth and NHPR's Kate Dario.

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• NH's education system faces budgetary challenges at every level

  The Trump administration has dismantled the U.S. Department of Education and its special education offices. What effect could this have on programs for children here in New Hampshire? And New Hampshire's education system is facing budgetary challenges at every level. How are these schools working to bridge gaps in funding? We talk about these stories and more on this edition of the New Hampshire News Recap with NHPR's Annmarie Timmins and New Hampshire Bulletin's Ethan DeWitt.

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• NH Congressional delegation divided over government shutdown deal

  Congress voted this week to end the longest government shutdown in U.S. history. New Hampshire’s Senators Jeanne Shaheen and Maggie Hassan helped negotiate the deal with Republicans. Representatives Chris Pappas and Maggie Goodlander voted against the measure in the House, dividing the state's all-Democratic congressional delegation. And an investigation by the New Hampshire Bulletin into a series of tragedies has exposed a pattern of abuse and neglect in the state's intellectual and developmental disability care system. We discuss these stories on this week’s edition of the New Hampshire News Recap with NHPR's Josh Rogers and New Hampshire Bulletin reporter William Skipworth.

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• NH Attorney General reviews $50k payout to top Judicial Branch employee

  The New Hampshire Department of Justice is reviewing a series of personnel maneuvers that allowed a top state court employee to collect nearly $50,000 in employment benefits following a layoff that lasted just 48 hours. And New Hampshire voters made their way to the polls in municipal elections this week. Several incumbent mayors were reelected. We talk through the results and more on this edition of the New Hampshire News Recap with NHPR's Todd Bookman and Josh Rogers.

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