N.H. officials are among those at the White House for President Trump's announcement that he will declare the opioid crisis a public health emergency. New data show that New Hampshire's public colleges have the highest cost for in-state students anywhere in the country. A task force looking at the future of the Manchester VA loses a controversial co-chair. And Bernie Sanders rallies Granite State Democrats.
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GUESTS:
- Dean Spiliotes - civic scholar in the School of Arts and Sciences at SNHU and author of the website NH Political Capital.
- Trent Spiner – executive editor for the Union Leader and New Hampshire Sunday News.
- Paul Steinhauser - NH politics reporter and a former CNN political reporter.
Links to news covered on the show:
The Union Leader reports N.H. Safe Stations were lauded as President Trump announces he is declaring the opioid crisis a public health emergency.
The Concord Monitor reported Bernie Sander's announcement that he'll run as an independent candidate for re-election for his seat next year in Vermont.
The task force looking at the future of the Manchester VA Medical Center has a new co-chair.
NHPR's Jason Moon reports on new national data on the price of college shows once again New Hampshire’s public universities have the highest sticker prices for in-state students anywhere in the country.
https://trends.collegeboard.org/college-pricing
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