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NH: Bradley Takes On Carol Shea-Porter In First Ads Of Congressional Campaign

Wolfeboro -- 1st Congressional District Candidate Jeb Bradley today launched the first television and radio ads of the campaign, The Right Kind of Change. (Seacoast Online, Staff)

Link: http://www.seacoastonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080512/NEWS/8...

Stephen officially declares candidacy for Congress

MANCHESTER- After a day long bus tour of the Congressional district, Republican John Stephen officially began his campaign at gathering in Manchester. (PolitickerNH.com, Brian Lawson)

Link: http://www.politickernh.com/brianlawson/1494/stephen-officially-declares...

Governor lauds firefighters

HAMPTON — Gov. John Lynch appeared at the Ashworth by the Sea hotel on Monday to thank the men and women of the Professional Fire Fighters of New Hampshire, saying "you're always there" and deserve retirement benefits that show respect for hard work. (Seacoast Online, Pat Cronin)

Link: http://www.seacoastonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080513/NEWS/8...

State Rep. Nancy Warren arrested for violating bail conditions

ROCHESTER — State Rep. and former city School Board Chairwoman Nancy Warren is back in Strafford County Jail following her fifth arrest in the past year, four of these arrest in just over two months. (Fosters, Josh Rosenson)

Link: http://www.fosters.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080512/GJNEWS_01/433...

Some charter schools may not get boost

Seven of the state's 12 charter schools may have been dealt a fatal blow yesterday by the Senate Finance Committee, which rejected a bill that would have extended the cash-strapped schools a $1.5 million lifeline. Without it, charter advocates said, the small schools will likely be forced to close. (Concord Monitor, Melanie Asmar)

Link: http://www.concordmonitor.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080513/FRONTP...

Mayor Myers joins Divided We Fail campaign

DOVER — Mayor Scott Myers has joined the platform for a national campaign focused on health care and retirement issues.

Myers said his decision to endorse the Divided We Fail campaign was a natural extension from his current work speaking about health care and retirement issues on a local level, and provided an avenue to extend his support to the national level. (Fosters, Leslie Modica)

Link: http://www.fosters.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080512/GJNEWS_01/299...

State school funding amendment moves to House vote

CONCORD — Two hundred thirty-seven votes.

That's what it will take to approve the education funding constitutional amendment in the New Hampshire House after it passed a crucial first hurdle this past Thursday. (Seacoast Online, Michael Mccord)

Link: http://www.seacoastonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080513/NEWS/8...

State GOP chief sorry for Clinton joke

CONCORD – State Republican Chairman Fergus Cullen yesterday apologized to Democratic Sen. Hillary Clinton and former President Bill Clinton for joking about their assassination in his online party newsletter last week. (Union Leader, Staff)

Link: http://www.unionleader.com/article.aspx?headline=State+GOP+chief+sorry+f...

Aldermen dig for budget dollars

MANCHESTER – Aldermen picked over the city budget last night in a hunt for millions of dollars that might be saved in the coming year -- money that may be needed to stave off layoffs and maintain city services. (Union Leader, Scott Brooks)

Link: http://www.unionleader.com/article.aspx?headline=Aldermen+dig+for+budget...

Granite Status: Fergus apologizes; Jeb takes to the air

MONDAY AFTERNOON UPDATE. State Republican Chairman Fergus Cullen today apologized to Democratic Sen. Hillary Clinton and former President Bill Clinton for joking about their assassination in his online party newsletter last week. (Union Leader, John DiStaso)

Link: http://www.unionleader.com/article.aspx?headline=Granite+Status%3a+Fergu...

Conditions must be met to use Manchester's 'rainy day fund'

MANCHESTER – Several Manchester aldermen see the city's revenue stabilization account, or "rainy day fund," as a way to help eliminate the shortfall in the city's current budget and to smooth larger budgetary issues for next fiscal year. (Union Leader, Gary Rayno)

Link: http://www.unionleader.com/article.aspx?headline=Conditions+must+be+met+...

N.H. stands firm against sales, income taxes

DURHAM — Don't raise our property taxes or establish an income or sales tax.

A poll released Monday revealed that Granite State residents may not be paying too much attention to the budget crisis in Concord — but they are quite sure that raising property taxes would be the worst thing state lawmakers could do to remedy the educational funding dilemma and state revenue shortfalls. (Seacoast Online, Michael Mccord)

Link: http://www.seacoastonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080513/NEWS/8...