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NH Food Bank Really Gets Cooking

By Jon Greenberg on Tuesday, May 6, 2008.

The nation’s food banks are under a lot of pressure these days. They are caught between food prices going up and levels of government aid that are either flat or falling.

In a couple of weeks, the New Hampshire Food Bank will unveil its latest effort to feed those in need. It is a full service kitchen that will let the Food Bank build on a new stream of donations – fresh food.

New Hampshire Public Radio’s Jon Greenberg has more.

Businesses Say State Should Go Slow on Hiking Cigarette Tax and Cutting Wine Discounts

By Josh Rogers on Tuesday, May 6, 2008.

To close a growing budget hole, Governor Lynch wants to add 25 cents a pack to the tobacco tax, and cut in half the discount retailers get when they by wine from the state.