NH Primary Source: Granite Statersâ opinions split on Hassan, Kuster, new poll shows
Pappas, Shaheen viewed favorably, according to new UNH poll Share Updated: 9:57 AM EST Jan 30, 2021
Pappas, Shaheen viewed favorably, according to new UNH poll Share Updated: 9:57 AM EST Jan 30, 2021 (New Hampshire Primary Source is a regular feature of WMURâs political coverage.)GRANITE STATE POLL. Granite Staters have generally favorable views of Sen. Maggie Hassan and U.S. Reps. Chris Pappas and Annie Kuster but none of them receive a large vote of confidence, a new poll shows.The University of New Hampshire Survey Centerâs latest poll, released Friday, shows Sen. Jeanne Shaheen with the strongest favorable rating among the four Democratic members of the stateâs congressional delegation. Shaheen won her race for a third term comfortably in November. Last month, Hassan announced she is running for reelection next year. Pappas has filed a statemen
The one thing New Hampshire doesn t like? His running mate, Vice President Kamala Harris.
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That s according to the latest Granite State Poll, conducted by the University of New Hampshire Survey Center. And while the reliability of political polling is currently in question, it s hard to dispute that President Joe Biden is enjoying a New Hampshire honeymoon.
The survey finds 55 percent of Granite Staters and 98 (!) percent of Democrats approve of the job Biden s doing. Just 30 percent of the state s voters disapprove.
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The survey also shows 59 percent of the state approves of how he s dealing with COVID-19, and 55 percent are either enthusiastic or satisfied with the fact Biden was elected president. All in all, pretty good numbers for Joe.
Exeter Chamber’s 2021 Economic Forecast goes virtual
Portsmouth Herald
EXETER – The Exeter Area Chamber of Commerce invites its members and the community to the 2021 Economic Forecast on Thursday, February 11.
The event will take place from 8 to 9:30 a.m. virtually on the Zoom platform. The forum’s presenters include Andrew Smith, director of the University of New Hampshire Survey Center, and Liz Gray, state director for the New Hampshire Small Business Development Center.
“We are grateful for the continued support from Cambridge Trust for this important conversation, according to Jennifer Wheeler, president of the Exeter Area Chamber of Commerce. “While the year ahead will be full of challenges and uncertainties as we continue to see the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, we are confident that our speakers have the experience and perspective to help businesses and the community prepare and position themselves for success in the coming year.”
PORTSMOUTH Portsmouth Listens hosted 160 attendees remotely Wednesday night for its virtual “McIntyre Project 101” opening session. It was the first in a series of events aimed at compiling public dialogue and opinion on how best to redevelop the long-sought-after Thomas J. McIntyre federal building property on Daniel Street.
Partnering with members of the McIntyre Subcommittee, city officials and Principle Group, a Boston-based urban design architectural firm charged with developing sketch proposals of the McIntyre property based on the results of public dialogue, Portsmouth Listens co-founder Jim Noucas said the road to beginning the public input process has been a long time coming.
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As the first allotments of vaccines were distributed across the country this week, neighboring states broadcast who the first recipients would be.
Vermont Gov. Phil Scott informed the public on Monday that 1,950 doses were split between the State Vaccine Depot and the University of Vermont Medical Center in Burlington to be given to front line medical workers.
Maine’s Department of Health and Human Services published a comprehensive list showing nearly 6,000 doses going to seven hospitals during the first week of rollout. Maine, which has a similar population as New Hampshire but is nearly four times the size in geographic area, named each facility receiving Pfizer doses. State officials announced that during the second week about 3,000 more Pfizer does would be handed out, along with 22,000 Moderna vaccine shots going to nearly every medical facility in the state.