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New Hampshire’s Business and Economic News In Brief

Charter School Moratorium Could Be Lifted – The charter school moratorium could be lifted as soon as November if legislative budget writers approve an additional $5 million next month. The Union Leader

N.H. 2Q Personal Income Rises 1 Percent – Elsewhere in New England, only Massachusetts saw greater personal income growth in the second quarter, rising 1.2 percent, while Rhode Island also had a 1 percent gain. Connecticut, Maine and Vermont all had gains of 0.9 percent. NHBR

State Workers Protest Pay Changes – State employees are protesting a change in payroll policy that means dayside workers who are asked to cover night and weekend shifts will no longer get the extra pay typically offered for those shifts. The Concord Monitor