N.H. News Recap

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


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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.Guests:Todd Bookman, NHPRJosh Rogers, NHPRTop headlines from around New Hampshire this week:Voters reelect incumbent mayors across New Hampshire in municipal electionsSitting mayors in Manchester, Concord, Portsmouth, Keene and elsewhere were returned to office in Tuesday's elections.NH Attorney General launches ‘preliminary review’ of payout to top Judicial Branch stafferState prosecutors sent letters to a range of officials — including Chief Justice Gordon MacDonald — instructing them not to destroy any records related to a $50,000 payout.‘Love brings you home’: A 100-year-old family secret and the NH librarian refusing to bury itWhen Erin Moulton learned what really happened to her great-aunt, she couldn't ignore the echoes of today's fights over reproductive rights.State secures additional funding to feed women and children in need of assistanceThe federal funding should support recipients of WIC through the Thanksgiving holiday.More New Hampshire headlines:Kidney cancer rates are higher in Merrimack. Scientists say more research is warranted.Lebanon ‘very reluctantly’ repeals welcoming ordinance to comply with new state lawsSeacoast businesses offer support for shipyard workers as missed paychecks pile upAir Force details cover-up in shooting that spurred Sig Sauer investigation
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