AGP Executive Report
Last update: 8 hours agoData Center Clash: Gov. Kelly Ayotte says New Hampshire can’t afford the power demand from massive data centers, warning the region’s capacity is only “about 300 to 400 MW” without driving up electricity costs, as lawmakers stall a bill that would have made data centers easier to site “by right.” PFAS Fight: A New Hampshire PFAS bill aimed at farmland sludge/biosolids is drawing alarm after a Senate rewrite removed key sludge protections, leaving critics worried residents could carry more risk. Public Safety at School: NH Senate Republicans advanced a plan to let faculty carry firearms in university classrooms, sending the broader question to a summer study committee despite opposition from students and campus police. Crash Update: A pickup driver died in a head-on crash with a school bus in Marlborough; 13 students were taken to Cheshire Medical Center for minor injuries. Health Care Dollars: Dover Medicaid “medicine services” claims hit $1.56M in 2024, up 20% year over year. Environment Watch: In Manchester, advocates argued EPA didn’t do enough when setting a PFAS permit for wastewater—monitoring without limits is the flashpoint.
Note: AI summary from news headlines; neutral sources weighted more to help reduce bias in the result.