AGP Executive Report
Last update: 4 hours agoNH Supreme Court Ethics Fallout: Chief Justice Gordon MacDonald resigned after admitting judicial code violations tied to a $50,000 payout involving longtime ally Dianne Martin, and Gov. Kelly Ayotte says she has no firm timeline to name a replacement. Ballot Fight Over School Tax Cap: A Merrimack County judge cleared the way for voters to decide the Nov. 3 school property tax cap question, rejecting a bid to block it and keeping the dispute alive for the state Supreme Court. Local Government & Surveillance: Laconia’s city council moved ahead on pole cameras despite public opposition, while another local council voted unanimously to declare Prescott and Paugus emergency lanes indefinitely. Election Integrity & Voting Tech: An NH town’s new write-in ballot system logged “Mr. Blank” votes when voters marked a write-in bubble without a name, raising questions about how election tech handles protest votes. Public Safety: State police say a missing Concord Hospital patient has been found and is in custody. Policy & Consumer Protection: NH DOJ issued guidance to boost transparency in home heating fuel contracts, requiring clearer up-front fee disclosures. Campaign/Politics: Warmington is using MacDonald’s resignation to press for public hearings into other justices’ involvement, and a separate dispute shows Democrats and Republicans clashing over Russia sanctions in the U.S. House.
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