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Boston Globe
19-07-2025
- Business
- Boston Globe
New Hampshire is being left out of lawsuits blocking Trump actions. The Supreme Court might accelerate that trend.
Advertisement For Manchester School District, the largest public school district in New Hampshire, the indefinite funding pause is blowing a more than $3 million hole in the budget for next year. That could jeopardize an enrichment and college-accessibility program for underserved students, support for the district's sizable English learner population, professional development, and more, according to Superintendent Jennifer Chmiel. On Friday, the administration told lawmakers it would release funds related to after-school programs, but other program funding remains in limbo and the funds haven't yet arrived. Get Starting Point A guide through the most important stories of the morning, delivered Monday through Friday. Enter Email Sign Up Chmiel said the district is considering mounting its own legal challenges in the state's absence, but that would further strain the budget. 'The pinch just keeps getting tighter and tighter,' Chmiel said. 'So our board is going to have to look at it and decide, do we want to take on a lawsuit or preserve a student resource? These are really tough decisions, and it's really hard to look at that map and see all the other states light up and we're blank. All around us, they're participating.' Advertisement Republican Governor Kelly Ayotte's administration In late March, the Trump administration The cuts hit four main areas, Susan Stearns, executive director of the National Alliance on Mental Illness New Hampshire, said the chaos of the cuts and constant concern about what could be coming next from the federal government has made the work her group and others do to provide behavioral health support challenging. Advertisement 'I think for all the states that haven't joined some of these lawsuits, it's probably going to lead to some challenging decisions,' Stearns said. 'I would love to say the dust has settled and things are going to be smooth sailing from here on, but I would not feel comfortable saying that.' She emphasized her group and its peers would nevertheless keep serving New Hampshire and reiterated that the 988 suicide and crisis hot line remains operational for anyone who needs it. In April, the Trump administration But Lakes Region Conservation Corps, operated by the Squam Lakes Association in Holderness, N.H., and other local conservation partners, was not spared since New Hampshire didn't join the suit. remains uncertain. The organization had 15 full-time and 12 part-time service members who have provided environmental education to 3,000 people, maintained over 100 acres of trails, and been heavily involved in removing invasive plant species like Milfoil from the lake to maintain it as an outdoor attraction. Squam Lakes Association has been able to tap into its reserves to maintain its current corps, but the long-term stability and scope of the program are still in doubt, its executive director, EB James, said in an interview earlier this month. Advertisement He said Ayotte had told the group she was seeking to work with Washington to get the program back, but watching nearby AmeriCorps programs in Vermont win back funding through litigation was bittersweet. 'At some levels it was heartening to see it was going back for them,' James said. 'At our level, we were very unhappy to not be included in that, and the bar to participate in that was very low.' The court's June ruling, which was a side decision of a broader suit to block President Trump from abolishing birthright citizenship, potentially left open some avenues for groups seeking to block federal policies. That included filing class-action litigation and challenging policies under federal procedural laws. But those are more complicated lawsuits, and legal scholars believe state attorney general cases could be one of the fastest ways for opponents of Trump's actions to get quick protections in court. Republicans are generally loath to cross Trump, and even when they object to his actions, they've tried to lobby for reversals behind the scenes rather than sue. Some legal observers doubt that even with narrower judicial rulings, that would change. 'Will they feel it? Yes,' said James E. Tierney, a former Democratic attorney general from Maine and director of Harvard's attorney general clinic. 'Do I think a Republican AG will therefore jump in and join? I think the answer is no.' In New Hampshire, the state attorney general is nominated by the governor. Ayotte has yet to put forth a nominee, Advertisement An ally of Ayotte's acknowledged the new legal landscape could squeeze the state but defended her approach. 'It's going to put more pressure on appointed and elected attorneys general and governors to look hard on what cases to bring,' said Steve Duprey, a former Republican national committeeman and close friend of Ayotte. 'I think prudent ones are picking their shots and on the first instance, trying to work with the administration. ... I have no doubt whatsoever that if the administration was doing something she couldn't resolve that she thinks hurts New Hampshire, that she'll stand up for New Hampshire.' Tal Kopan can be reached at
Yahoo
28-05-2025
- General
- Yahoo
Manchester, boy, 13, dies after crashing stolen car in Bedford
A 13-year-old boy was killed driving a stolen car early Wednesday morning on Route 101 in Bedford after a brief police chase that started in Manchester and ended in a rollover crash, police said. The passenger, a 14-year-old girl from Manchester, suffered serious, but non-life-threatening injuries and was taken to a local hospital, police said. The car crashed and rolled over around 1:50 a.m. on Route 101 west at the Kilton Road off-ramp, according to a news release from Bedford Police. Both the driver and passenger were ejected from the car. The driver was pronounced dead at a hospital. About an hour before the crash, a food-delivery driver reported an unattended 2014 Toyota Corolla was stolen near 5 Clifford Ave. in Manchester. An officer spotted the car being driven without its headlights on near Kenberma Street, and activated emergency lights and sirens in an attempt to stop the car, according to the Manchester Police Department. The police officer pursued the stolen car onto a highway, but decided to break off the chase for safety reasons and lost sight of the car, police said. A preliminary investigation indicates that neither was wearing a seat belt, according to a Bedford Police release. They were the only ones in the car. Manchester Superintendent of Schools Jennifer Chmiel issued a statement about a student from Southside Middle School killed in a crash on Wednesday. 'We are deeply saddened by the loss of one of our students, and our thoughts are with those impacted by this motor vehicle accident. In addition to our school based counseling teams, we have brought in additional community resources and grief counselors that will be available at the school,' Chmiel wrote. The superintendent shared additional resources on the Southside webpage at The Kilton Road on- and off-ramps were closed Wednesday morning as the department's Traffic Accident Reconstruction Team investigated. dpierce@
Yahoo
28-05-2025
- General
- Yahoo
Grief counselors at NH middle school after student dies in crash with stolen delivery vehicle
Grief councilors are being made available at a New Hampshire middle school after a boy was killed and a girl was seriously injured after police said they crashed a car they stole from a delivery driver. The youths have not been identified. Manchester School District Superintendent Jennifer Chmiel on Wednesday confirmed one of the students, the boy who died, was a student in the school district. 'We are deeply saddened by the loss of one of our students, and our thoughts are with those impacted by this motor vehicle accident,' Chmiel said in a statement. Chmiel said additional resources are being made available at the Southside Middle School in Manchester. 'In addition to our school based counseling teams, we have brought in additional community resources and grief counselors that will be available at the school,' Chmiel said. 'We encourage parents and students to reach out to a member of the Southside team if you have any questions or would like to access these resources,' said Chmiel, who also provided additional resources about grief on the school's website. Early Wednesday morning, around 12:50 a.m., officers responded to a report of a stolen motor vehicle in the area of 5 Clifford Ave., police said. The victim, a food delivery driver, told officers he had briefly left his 2014 Toyota Corolla unattended. When he returned, the vehicle was gone. About an hour later, officers spotted the Corolla in the area of Kenberma Street. The Corolla was traveling without headlights on. When police activated emergency lights and sirens, the driver behind the wheel drove away quickly. Police pursued the Corolla and continued onto the highway, but stopped the chase after losing sight of the vehicle. Around 2 a.m., state police found the car in the area of Route 101 westbound at the Kilton Road off-ramp in Bedford, where it had crashed. The male driver, a juvenile, was pronounced dead at a local hospital. A female passenger, also a juvenile, was taken by ambulance to a local hospital with serious injuries, Bedford police said. Her condition was not known on Wednesday. This is a developing story. Check back for updates as more information becomes available. Download the FREE Boston 25 News app for breaking news alerts. Follow Boston 25 News on Facebook and Twitter. | Watch Boston 25 News NOW
Time of India
29-04-2025
- Business
- Time of India
Around 600,000 jobs may be replaced by AI in the next three to five years: DOSM, ET CIO SEA
Advt By , Agencies Artificial intelligence (AI) is poised to transform Malaysia's economic landscape, unlocking significant opportunities for job creation, innovation, and growth, says Georg Chmiel, co-founder and chair of Juwai-IQI. Chmiel highlighted that AI could boost Southeast Asia's GDP by $1 trillion, with Malaysia at the forefront of this the transition will not be without its challenges. A 2024 report from the Department of Statistics Malaysia (DOSM) warns that approximately 600,000 jobs in the clerical, administrative, and manufacturing sectors could be replaced by AI in the next three to five years. Globally, AI is expected to eliminate 85 million jobs, but 97 million new positions will emerge, emphasising the need for proactive workforce management and reskilling stressed that Malaysia's approach to AI should focus on enhancing workers' skills, not just replacing them with technology. By prioritising AI literacy and reskilling, Malaysia can harness the potential of AI to create high-value jobs, ensuring the workforce thrives in the evolving digital AI as a cornerstone of Malaysia's economic strategy, Communications and Digital Minister Gobind Singh Deo has committed to leveraging this transformation while addressing workforce shifts. The next five years will be crucial in positioning Malaysia as a leader in the global AI revolution.
Yahoo
24-02-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Manchester school board sends $246 million budget to aldermen for approval
Feb. 23—Manchester school board members have voted to recommend the district's proposed $246 million Fiscal Year 2026 budget proposal be sent to aldermen for approval. The vote followed a public hearing Thursday night at West High School on the budget that failed to entice a single member of the public to speak in favor or against the proposal. Also recommended for approval was the school district's 2026 School Food and Nutrition Budget of $6.3 million and the 2025 Capital Improvements Projects (CIP) plan of $6.6 million. According to Superintendent of Schools Jennifer Chmiel, the budget supports 11,865 Manchester School District students, as well as services at charter and parochial schools. It also supports several areas of student success, including educational programming, hiring and retention, improved measures of college and career readiness, improved graduation rates and the start of priority one facilities projects. "On behalf of the district, I would like to thank the Board of School Committee for approving our tax-cap compliant budget proposal," Chmiel said Friday. "I have the responsibility of preparing a responsible, tax cap-compliant budget that funds our priorities and continues to meet the needs of our students. We remain one of the lowest-funded districts in the state, thousands below the average in per-pupil spending. This forces us to be diligent, thoughtful and creative in seeking efficiencies. Parameters of tax cap "We worked hard in developing this budget to ensure we are meeting the needs of students while working within the parameters of the tax cap." The school budget proposal contains $112.1 million in salaries (a $10.7 million increase over last year), $11.3 million in transportation costs (a $3.7 million decrease from last year due to the transition to in-house home-to-school busing), $11.7 million in debt service and $9.7 million to cover a $320,000 increase in costs for city services, including a 3% increase in costs for the Aramark custodial services contract and 5% increase for school resource officers from Manchester Police. The $6.6 million in CIP projects includes $300,000 for playground replacement, $1.2 million for the purchase of 11 buses and $250,000 for information technology network infrastructure costs. Manchester operates under a cap on property taxes established by a voter-approved amendment to the city charter. Generally referred to as a tax cap, the provision limits the total amount of money raised from property taxes, rather than the tax rate itself. Before the vote City and school budgets for the next fiscal year can increase by 4.27%. Prior to Thursday's vote, school board member Leslie Want raised the idea of sending to aldermen both a tax-cap compliant budget and a so-called "needs" budget, listing what the district would need to adequately deliver services to students, something administrators did in prior years. "In the past, we've always presented a needs budget," Want said. "We didn't do that last year, and we're not doing that again this year. I'm only asking because, last night, in a committee meeting, it was brought to the Student Conduct Committee's attention that we have a school that's unable to provide all the needs for all the students because they don't have full-time personnel to deal with those needs. "I mean, I know that the district's doing its best, but I just want to say that I'm disappointed that we don't have more to offer our kids, because I do believe that Manchester has some of the highest needs in the state." "Highest diversity, highest level of need," confirmed Chmiel. Mayor's comments Manchester Mayor Jay Ruais reminded board members of the compensation study done on salaries of employees on the city side — which concluded raises are due for Manchester to retain and recruit employees — and the importance of staying within the tax cap. "I'd be very careful characterizing this as a political will conversation — there are very real fiscal realities that we face," Ruais said. "I wouldn't characterize it in a political sense, more just the reality of budgeting and the global view that we all have to have when we're putting forward budgets." pfeely@
