By Dana Wormald | Editor
Good morning New Hampshire! It’s Tuesday. Today, Molly Rains takes a look at several different proposals from lawmakers who want New Hampshire to restrict data centers in the state. Also, Stateline’s Arthur Allen reports on a delayed U.S. Customs rule that could threaten prescription drug imports. Lastly, Kevin Hardy, also of Stateline, examines the impact persistent inflation could have not just on Congressional elections next week but also gubernatorial and statehouse races. - William Skipworth, filling in for Dana Wormald.
A former coal power plant in Bow is one site under preliminary consideration for a potential data center development, according to town officials. Multiple state legislators and New Hampshire Governor Kelly Ayotte have said they will pursue a statewide moratorium on data center developments. (File photo by Dave Cummings/New Hampshire Bulletin)
By Molly Rains
Although a mash of proposed restrictions and protections for AI data centers raised debate in the New Hampshire Legislature earlier this year, they largely failed to progress. Now, as early filings for the 2027 session show, some lawmakers are hoping to do more. The early proposals reflect two visions for a statewide moratorium on data centers, a move more than a dozen states are considering and that Gov. Kelly Ayotte supports.
The U.S. House approved a measure July 11, 2001, making it legal for Americans to buy prescription drugs from abroad by mail order from pharmacists like Pharmacist Kevork O’Hanian in Montreal, as a means to cut high pharmaceutical costs. A new rule by the Trump administration threatens that ability. (Photo by Darren McCollester/Getty Images)
By Arthur Allen
Days before it was to go into effect, the Trump administration pushed back a U.S. customs rule threatening the supply of vital prescription drugs imported by millions of Americans. Under the rule, Customs and Border Protection and the FDA will require coding on packages that makes it easier to know what’s in them. It is aimed at collecting tariffs on even low-value imports, and at catching illegal drugs like fentanyl. It will also add costs and complex paperwork to each order. Now the regulation, which was set to start Oct. 22, is delayed until Jan. 20.
By Kevin Hardy
Rising costs of healthcare, gas and groceries during President Donald Trump’s second term have put Republicans on defense, not only in Washington, but in statehouse and gubernatorial races across the country. As the political environment continues to sour for Republicans, a new analysis released by the Urban Institute on Monday underscores just how expensive everyday life has become in America: Gas and electricity prices are rising much faster than paychecks. Housing, childcare and healthcare are becoming a bigger strain for millions of people.
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