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Hassan introduces bill meant to streamline addiction-related grant funding

Senators Maggie Hassan and Tim Scott introduced the Addiction Grants Modernization Act to streamline the federal grant application process for substance abuse recovery organizations.

The challenge for Vermont hospitals: Keep costs low, care accessible and their doors open

Vermont's Green Mountain Care Board issued budget orders requiring hospitals to reduce commercial revenue and find internal efficiencies, a move that sparked warnings from hospital leaders about potential service and job losses.

Trump administration looks to tap childcare funds to pay stay-at-home parents

New Hampshire childcare providers and advocates expressed concern over a Trump administration proposal to redirect Child Care and Development Fund resources toward stay-at-home parents, potentially leaving working families with fewer subsidies.

Catholic Medical Center awards $50,000 to crisis housing program

HOPE for New Hampshire Recovery received a $50,000 grant from Catholic Medical Center to expand its Pivot Program, which provides short-term crisis housing for individuals facing substance use, homelessness, or mental health challenges.

Feds’ lawsuit demanding Vermont voter data tossed by federal judge

A federal judge dismissed a lawsuit brought by the U.S. Department of Justice against Vermont Secretary of State Sarah Copeland Hanzas, ruling that the Trump administration did not have the authority to demand access to sensitive voter registration data.