The latest New England stories on topics like climate change and the environment, the economy, health, racial equity, culture and politics — as reported by newsrooms of the New England News Collaborative, a 9-station consortium of the region's top public media organizations.
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Gov. Phil Scott says he has strong concerns that the waiting period is unconstitutional, but he allowed the bill to become law without his signature because he says the issue will likely be settled in federal court. -
The workers are trying to convince Gov. Ned Lamont and legislative leaders to add more funding for them in the state’s biennial budget, expected to come up for a vote before Wednesday.
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In a rare move, a New Hampshire Superior Court judge will review raw interviews and notes in private, before deciding if evidence should become part of previously dismissed libel case.
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The state Department of Agriculture estimates that frost and sub-freezing temperatures on May 18 destroyed millions of dollars in crops.
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The display shares the stories of people living successfully with mental illness, including three from New Hampshire.
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Under above-average conditions, supply margins could get tight, system operators said.
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A federal rule prevented states from dropping participants from Medicaid during the pandemic. But now states must determine eligibility for all who are enrolled.
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Two bears were spotted at Avon’s Memorial Day parade over the weekend. Police were able to contain one with a sandbag gun. But the other bear made its way into the crowd.
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As the climate changes, days of extreme heat are also increasing.
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More than 80% of New England is forested, but only about 4% of that forest is fully protected from development.
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A fast-spreading wildfire has forced the evacuation of more than 16,000 people from several communities near downtown Halifax, one of three major fires raging in Nova Scotia, where tens of thousands of acres have burned in recent days.
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For decades, an environmental group in Connecticut has picked up litter in parks, rivers and Long Island Sound. In Save the Sound’s new report summarizing hundreds of cleanups over the last six years, plastic pollution remains a statewide problem.
