{"id":7426,"date":"2012-04-06T14:19:34","date_gmt":"2012-04-06T18:19:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/stateimpact.npr.org\/new-hampshire\/?p=7426"},"modified":"2012-04-06T14:19:34","modified_gmt":"2012-04-06T18:19:34","slug":"this-weeks-essential-stateimpact-18","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stateimpact.npr.org\/new-hampshire\/2012\/04\/06\/this-weeks-essential-stateimpact-18\/","title":{"rendered":"This Week’s Essential StateImpact"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Here's the top five StateImpact posts you spotted this week<\/p><\/div>\n

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  1. Five Reasons Why Angel Investors (Think \u201cShark Tank\u201d) Matter To The Economy<\/a>: Our top post this week breaks down a new report from the University of New Hampshire explaining why this high-powered, super-secretive investment market is a key part of the national economy.<\/li>\n
  2. What A Canadian Newspaper Reports About Hydro-Quebec (And Northern Pass)<\/a>: Normally, we break down what New Hampshire news outlets are reporting about this controversial project.\u00a0 Now, we get Hydro-Quebec’s perspective, courtesy of the Montreal Gazette<\/em>.<\/li>\n
  3. (Mega-Big Mega Millions Jackpot Aside) When It Comes To The Lotto, A Lot Of \u201cSuckers\u201d Live In New England<\/a>:\u00a0 An in-depth look not only at Bloomberg’s “Sucker Index,” which rates states according to ticket sales and prize pay-outs, but at how much on average New Englanders spend on the lotto.<\/li>\n
  4. Why The Mega Millions Jackpot Is Extra-Important For New Hampshire<\/a>: One of our most popular series of posts is our look at how New Hampshire’s lottery is struggling in the face of competition from Massachusetts.\u00a0 So we re-posted in honor of the Mega Millions frenzy.<\/li>\n
  5. Executive Council Mulls Massive Medicaid Contract<\/a>: NHPR’s Dan Gorenstein breaks down the big questions surrounding the biggest contract in state history.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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