By Dana Wormald | Editor
Good morning, New Hampshire. As we arrive at the midpoint of August, here’s a look back at the past week of Bulletin coverage and commentary. Thank you for reading, and enjoy the remainder of the weekend. — Dana
New Hampshire, like other New England states, has not yet benefited from the same factors cooling other housing markets. (Photo by Dana Wormald/New Hampshire Bulletin)
By Ethan DeWitt
In Punta Gorda, Fla., a harbor town on the Gulf of Mexico crisscrossed by canals and cycling infrastructure, home values have dropped 8.3% in the past year, according to the Zillow Home Values Index. Home values in Austin, Texas, have fallen by 5% and in Denver, Colo., by 3.4%. Not so in New Hampshire. The Granite State’s housing market surged to new heights in July, reaching a record-breaking median sales price of $580,000 for a single-family home, the New Hampshire Association of Realtors announced.
Crabs caught in a research trap are pulled from the briny waters of Little Bay into bright sunshine on the afternoon of Monday, Aug. 10. Researchers are tracking the arrival of new species of crabs in New Hampshire’s waters, where climate change is contributing to shifts in important ecosystems. (Photo by Molly Rains/New Hampshire Bulletin)
By Molly Rains
Lobsters have long reigned as king among New Hampshire’s shelled sea creatures, but the chances of a coup are growing — and climate change is tipping the scales. Indeed, said biologist Christopher Peters in an interview this summer, it may already be the case that “the lobster is no longer the king crustacean of the coast of New Hampshire.” What kind of creature could hope to dethrone the lobster? Only, perhaps, a similarly large, jagged, claw-brandishing arthropod: the Atlantic blue crab, of Chesapeake Bay fame.
By Ethan DeWitt
Ahead of Veto Day, leaders in both parties are hoping to overturn Gov. Kelly Ayotte's veto of the Ten Year Transportation Improvement Plan. And some like the odds. “I think there's a pretty good chance,” said Deputy Speaker Steven Smith, a Charlestown Republican, in an interview Wednesday.
IN CASE YOU MISSED IT
Child food insecurity rose 6% in New Hampshire, according to Feeding America | William Skipworth
Disability Rights Center investigation into NH disability system still ongoing | William Skipworth
Free Alzheimer’s educational conference in Bedford on Sept. 16 | William Skipworth
Democrats push nearly 250 state bills opposing federal immigration efforts | Kevin Hardy, Stateline
DOJ targets 3 more states in effort to axe in-state tuition for immigrants | Shauneen Miranda
Trump press secretary Leavitt to leave White House | Ashley Murray
New drug-resistant fungal disease increases among vulnerable patients | Nada Hassanein, Stateline
With new tactics, ICE reaches new high in monthly arrests | Tim Henderson, Stateline
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