By Dana Wormald | Editor
Good morning, New Hampshire, and welcome to Friday. Today, Molly Rains reports on this week’s gathering of New England energy leaders to discuss the region’s nuclear future. Also, William Skipworth writes about the delay for New Hampshire’s implementation of new Medicaid premiums. And, from Maine Morning Star’s Emma Davis, Gen Z voters are issue-focused heading into the midterms. Thank you for reading, and enjoy the weekend. — Dana
A “mock nuclear waste cask” is towed past the UMass Lowell building where an interstate summit on nuclear policy was hosted Wednesday, Sept. 30. Protesters said it was unacceptable to build more nuclear generators when the U.S. does not have a long-term storage solution for dangerous nuclear waste. (Photo by Molly Rains/New Hampshire Bulletin)
By Molly Rains
New Hampshire has sometimes been an outlier among the New England states when it comes to energy policy and goals, but a surge in interest in nuclear power has provided a moment of unusual alignment between the state and its neighbors. "I've watched the regional level for 25 years, and I have never seen the level of collaboration that's happening, never," said Kerrick Johnson, commissioner of the Vermont Department of Public Service, at a nuclear policy summit held at the University of Massachusetts, Lowell, on Wednesday. "We have a moment here that we have to grasp."
The premiums were expected to go into effect July 1, but DHHS has not offered a new timeline for when it will start charging the premiums. (Getty Images)
By William Skipworth
New Hampshire is delaying implementation of its premium system for Medicaid as it awaits federal approval to move forward. “The situation is status quo,” Jake Leon, spokesperson for the Department of Health and Human Services, said in an email to the Bulletin.
By Emma Davis
Generation Z, now roughly 14 to 29 years old, is a growing portion of the electorate with about 50 million eligible voters in the upcoming midterm elections. But these young voters have soured on both parties. A unifier among Gen Z is a belief that the government is failing to protect and address their needs, notably the high cost of living.
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