1. NH Appeals Voter Citizenship Law \u2014 NH Bulletin \/ NHPR<\/strong> 2. YDC Settlement Fund Gets $20M \u2014 NHPR \/ Concord Monitor<\/strong> 3. Fox Run Mall Demolition Underway, Costco Eyed \u2014 NHPR \/ NH Business Review<\/strong> 1. Searsmont Firefighter Funeral Held \u2014 Bangor Daily News \/ News Center Maine<\/strong> 2. Bangor Council Rejects ICE Cooperation Limits \u2014 Bangor Daily News \/ The Maine Wire<\/strong> 3. Maine Medicaid Oversight Push \u2014 Maine Wire \/ Maine Public<\/strong> 1. DFA Shuttering St. Albans Dairy Plant, 80 Jobs Lost \u2014 VTDigger<\/strong> 2. Governor Scott Vetoes Healthcare Reform Bill \u2014 VTDigger \/ Vermont Public<\/strong> 3. Vermont Catholic Diocese Sells HQ Amid Bankruptcy \u2014 VTDigger \/ Vermont Public<\/strong> NEW HAMPSHIRE 1. NH Appeals Voter Citizenship Law \u2014 NH Bulletin \/ NHPR Just a month after a federal judge struck down New Hampshire’s law requiring hard proof of citizenship to register to vote, the state Attorney General’s Office has requested a stay of the ruling while it appeals. Governor Ayotte had already vetoed nearly […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":20,"featured_media":26526,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[214],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-26525","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-new-england-news"},"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.nhtalkradio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/qtq80-0ERasB.jpeg?fit=1254%2C836&ssl=1","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nhtalkradio.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26525","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nhtalkradio.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nhtalkradio.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nhtalkradio.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/20"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nhtalkradio.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=26525"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.nhtalkradio.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26525\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":26527,"href":"https:\/\/www.nhtalkradio.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26525\/revisions\/26527"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nhtalkradio.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/26526"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nhtalkradio.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=26525"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nhtalkradio.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=26525"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nhtalkradio.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=26525"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
\nJust a month after a federal judge struck down New Hampshire’s law requiring hard proof of citizenship to register to vote, the state Attorney General’s Office has requested a stay of the ruling while it appeals. Governor Ayotte had already vetoed nearly identical legislation twice, and then-Governor Sununu had done the same with similar legislation previously. The timing is significant \u2014 the state primary is now just weeks away.
\nhttps:\/\/newhampshirebulletin.com\/2026\/06\/25\/weeks-before-election-state-appeals-ruling-striking-down-proof-of-citizenship-voting-law\/<\/a>
\nSource: New Hampshire Bulletin<\/em> newhampshirebulletin<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span>New Hampshire Public Radio<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n
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\nNew Hampshire lawmakers gave the new head of the Youth Development Center victim fund $20 million to resume settlements \u2014 well short of the $55 million requested \u2014 citing limited state resources, while holding out the possibility of more funding if state revenues improve. The $20 million will allow new administrator Gerard Boyle to hold hearings through the end of 2026, with nearly 1,700 claims still unresolved.
\nhttps:\/\/www.nhpr.org\/nh-news\/2026-06-19\/youth-detention-center-ydc-settlement-gerard-boyle-john-formella-funding-nh-newhampshire<\/a>
\nSources: NHPR, Concord Monitor<\/em> New Hampshire Public Radio<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span>Concord Monitor<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n
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\nNewington voters passed three articles during a special town meeting May 30 in support of a tax increment financing district for redevelopment of the former Mall at Fox Run and Newington Park shopping center \u2014 a developer has already announced that a Costco Wholesale will anchor the project, called Seacoast Landing. Demolition began in late May 2026 and is expected to last approximately eight months.
\nhttps:\/\/www.nhpr.org\/nh-news\/2026-06-01\/newington-voters-support-district-redeveloping-former-mall-costco-location<\/a>
\nSources: NHPR, NH Business Review<\/em> New Hampshire Public Radio<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span>Wikipedia<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n
\nMAINE<\/h3>\n
\nSearsmont Assistant Fire Chief Wayne Woodbury, 76, has been remembered as a humble leader and generous community servant at a funeral in Belfast. He died on June 14 at Maine Medical Center from injuries sustained in the May 15 fire and explosion at Robbins Lumber \u2014 the second firefighter to die from the blast, which ranks as one of the worst industrial accidents in Maine’s recent history. Governor Janet Mills directed flags to be lowered statewide on June 24 in his honor.
\nhttps:\/\/www.bangordailynews.com\/2026\/06\/24\/midcoast\/midcoast-police-courts\/wayne-woodbury-funeral-belfast\/<\/a>
\nSources: Bangor Daily News, News Center Maine<\/em> Bangor Daily News<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span>Maine State Government<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n
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\nBangor’s City Council voted down a proposed ordinance that would have restricted city employees from cooperating with federal immigration agencies, failing 5-3 after Councilor Carolyn Fish walked out during remarks by Councilor Joe Leonard, who called ICE a “criminal organization.” The city’s budget \u2014 a $145 million package for the 2026-27 fiscal year \u2014 passed in a separate 5-3 vote the same night.
\nhttps:\/\/www.bangordailynews.com\/2026\/06\/23\/bangor\/bangor-councilor-storms-out-of-meeting-debate-about-ice-cooperation\/<\/a>
\nSources: Bangor Daily News, The Maine Wire<\/em> Bangor Daily News<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span>WABI<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n
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\nA conservative group headed by state Rep. Laurel Libby says it gathered enough signatures to possibly tighten rules around the state’s Medicaid program, amid growing federal scrutiny of alleged fraud and waste. The effort comes as Maine faces pressure from Washington to ramp up oversight of its MaineCare spending.
\nhttps:\/\/www.themainewire.com\/<\/a>
\nSources: The Maine Wire, Maine Public<\/em> Maine Public<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n
\nVERMONT<\/h3>\n
\nDairy Farmers of America will effectively close its St. Albans milk processing plant and the adjoining St. Albans Creamery & Supply, putting roughly 80 employees out of work, with the last day of operations set for August 17. The facility has produced dairy for Vermont vendors including Ben & Jerry’s and Cabot Creamery for decades, and the closure is described as a blow to Franklin County’s dairy economy.
\nhttps:\/\/vtdigger.org\/2026\/06\/17\/dairy-farmers-of-america-to-idle-its-st-albans-plant-affecting-80-employees\/<\/a>
\nSource: VTDigger<\/em> VTDigger<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span>VTDigger<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n
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\nGovernor Phil Scott has vetoed S.190, a healthcare bill designed to fast-track premium savings for public school employees and people buying plans on Vermont’s Affordable Care Act marketplace, citing fairness across the insurance marketplace as his primary reason. The Green Mountain Care Board had supported the bill, and Democratic lawmakers reacted with outrage \u2014 the House Health Care Committee chair calling the veto nearly “vengeful.”
\nhttps:\/\/vtdigger.org\/2026\/06\/17\/scott-vetoes-legislatures-latest-attempt-at-healthcare-reform\/<\/a>
\nSources: VTDigger, Vermont Public<\/em> VTDigger<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span>Vermont Public<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n
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\nThe Vermont Roman Catholic Diocese \u2014 the state’s largest religious denomination \u2014 is selling its South Burlington headquarters at 55 Joy Drive for $3.13 million as part of its bankruptcy case, which is now approaching its two-year anniversary with no reorganization plan yet in place. A bankruptcy judge has warned the church that the case could be dismissed if a viable plan isn’t submitted by fall, with more than 100 sex abuse claimants still awaiting resolution.
\nhttps:\/\/vtdigger.org\/2026\/06\/23\/court-says-it-might-dismiss-vermont-catholic-diocese-bankruptcy-case-if-progress-isnt-made-soon\/<\/a>
\nSources: VTDigger, Vermont Public<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"