AGP Executive Report
Last update: 5 hours agoHigher-Ed Affordability: The University System of New Hampshire launched The New Hampshire Promise, offering free tuition at eligible state colleges for NH residents from families earning up to $100,000, aiming to expand access for first-time students. Housing & Cost Pressures: Mortgage rates jumped to a three-year high, with the 30-year fixed rate rising to 7.28%, squeezing budgets even as home prices soften. Student Debt Watch: A new ranking highlights where federal student loan balances are heaviest by state, underscoring how repayment burdens vary widely across the country. Medicaid Shake-Up: Roughly 15,000 documented immigrants across New England are set to lose full Medicaid coverage in the latest federal purge, with NH among the affected states. NH Business & Industry: Casella says it will close its Bethlehem landfill subsidiary North Country Environmental Services a year early, raising questions about where waste will go next. Workplace Legal Battle: A federal judge kept a transgender discrimination case alive against NH manufacturer Turbocam, rejecting dismissal of the core Title VII claim. Energy Policy: New Hampshire and New England governors are aligning more closely on nuclear strategy, with officials saying no single state can pull it off alone.
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