May 8, 2008

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News in brief
By Alec O'Meara aomeara@hippopress.com

More help for mom
May was declared Postpartum Depression Awareness month in New Hampshire by Gov. John Lynch, and in response, Concord Hospital is holding a special seminar just after Mother’s Day to help new parents dealing with an often difficult-to-diagnose disorder.

Keeping it under their cap
More New Hampshire communities consider the tax cap
By Alec O'Meara aomeara@hippopress.com

After slowly gaining traction, the idea of a tax cap in the state appears poised to take a leap forward this fall should the New Hampshire Advantage Coalition get the thousands of signatures it is going to need this summer.

So what is it they are asking for?

Looking for the grassroots statewide
New Hampshire Advantage Coalition takes on taxes
By Alec O'Meara aomeara@hippopress.com

The New Hampshire Advantage Coalition, the chief force behind the proliferation of spending cap charter petitions throughout the state, is a relatively new conservative activist group whose stated mission is to protect what it considers the core state values of smaller government and limited spending.