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   <news:title>New Hampshire’s 2026 Ballot Has 114 Open Legislative Seats, More Than Any Other State’s. Its House Has Averaged About 100 Open Seats an Election Since 2010.</news:title>
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   <news:title>October 18 in World History: Allied Prosecutors Filed the Nuremberg Charges in Berlin in 1945, and the Tribunal Promised Counsel to Any Defendant Who Could Not Find One</news:title>
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   <news:title>October 18 in U.S. History: The Clean Water Act Became Law Over a Veto in 1972, and New Hampshire’s Senators Split on the Override</news:title>
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   <news:title>October 18 in New Hampshire History: In 1775 the Province Asked Congress for Advice on Administering Justice. A Constitution Followed 79 Days Later.</news:title>
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   <news:title>New Hampshire’s Turnout Trailed the Nation’s in Every Midterm From 1982 Through 1998. It Topped the National Rate in All 13 Federal Elections From 2000 Through 2024.</news:title>
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  <lastmod>2026-10-18T20:58:43Z</lastmod>
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   <news:title>New Hampshire’s Federal Trial Court Had One Judgeship for 189 Years. Eighteen Judges Have Held Its Seats Since 1789.</news:title>
   <news:publication_date>2026-10-18T20:58:43Z</news:publication_date>
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  <lastmod>2026-10-18T20:58:14Z</lastmod>
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   <news:title>Nearly Half of New Hampshire’s Eighth Graders Reached NAEP Proficient in Math in 2013. In 2024, About a Third Did.</news:title>
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  <loc>https://granitestatereport.com/2026/10/18/new-hampshire-housing-age-year-built-1940-1980s/</loc>
  <lastmod>2026-10-18T20:57:10Z</lastmod>
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   <news:title>Nearly One in Five New Hampshire Homes Was Built Before 1940. Almost as Many Went Up in the 1980s, and About One in Ten Since 2010.</news:title>
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  <loc>https://granitestatereport.com/2026/10/17/we-are-due-for-a-revolution-ai-new-hampshire-constitution/</loc>
  <lastmod>2026-10-18T06:11:18Z</lastmod>
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   <news:title>We Are Due for a Revolution. New Hampshire Wrote the Lawful One Into Its Constitution in 1784.</news:title>
   <news:publication_date>2026-10-17T22:25:35Z</news:publication_date>
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  <loc>https://granitestatereport.com/2026/10/17/nh-deaths-in-custody-prisons-jails-bjs-2000-2019/</loc>
  <lastmod>2026-10-18T06:10:26Z</lastmod>
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   <news:title>Federal Records Count 127 Deaths in New Hampshire’s State Prisons From 2001 Through 2019 and 63 in Its Local Jails. The Program That Kept the Count Has Ended.</news:title>
   <news:publication_date>2026-10-17T22:25:17Z</news:publication_date>
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  <loc>https://granitestatereport.com/2026/10/17/carroll-belknap-county-median-age-2010-2024-census/</loc>
  <lastmod>2026-10-18T06:10:40Z</lastmod>
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   <news:title>Carroll County’s Median Age Rose From 48.3 to 54.9 Between the 2010 and 2020 Censuses, the Highest in New Hampshire. By 2024 Estimates, Its Seniors Outnumbered Its Children More Than Two to One.</news:title>
   <news:publication_date>2026-10-17T22:24:57Z</news:publication_date>
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  <loc>https://granitestatereport.com/2026/10/17/new-hampshire-air-quality-index-days-1980-2025-epa/</loc>
  <lastmod>2026-10-18T06:10:51Z</lastmod>
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   <news:title>New Hampshire Logged 59 Days of Air Rated Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups or Worse in 1988. From 2016 Through 2025, It Averaged Fewer Than Five a Year.</news:title>
   <news:publication_date>2026-10-17T16:50:00Z</news:publication_date>
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  <loc>https://granitestatereport.com/2026/10/17/four-attorneys-general-one-records-rule/</loc>
  <lastmod>2026-10-18T00:35:53Z</lastmod>
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   <news:title>Four Attorneys General Rewrote the Same Records Rule. Only Congress Made One Stick.</news:title>
   <news:publication_date>2026-10-17T16:49:46Z</news:publication_date>
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  <loc>https://granitestatereport.com/2026/10/17/nh-tobacco-tax-share-cigarette-sales-census-cdc/</loc>
  <lastmod>2026-10-18T06:11:02Z</lastmod>
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   <news:title>Tobacco Taxes Made Up 5.4 Percent of New Hampshire’s State Tax Collections in Fiscal 2025, Twice Any Other State’s Share. In Half the Years From 1970 to 2019, It Led the States in Tax-Paid Cigarette Sales per Resident.</news:title>
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  <loc>https://granitestatereport.com/2026/10/17/new-hampshire-vietnam-war-dead-federal-casualty-file/</loc>
  <lastmod>2026-10-17T16:52:01Z</lastmod>
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    <news:name>Granite State Report</news:name>
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   <news:title>The Federal Casualty File Lists 226 Vietnam War Dead From New Hampshire. More Than Two in Five Were 20 or Younger.</news:title>
   <news:publication_date>2026-10-17T16:41:07Z</news:publication_date>
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  <loc>https://granitestatereport.com/2026/10/17/new-hampshire-goods-exports-canada-germany-2023-2025/</loc>
  <lastmod>2026-10-18T00:07:31Z</lastmod>
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   <news:title>Canada Bought $1.44 Billion of New Hampshire’s Goods Exports in 2023 and $859 Million in 2025. Germany Has Been the State’s Top Market Since 2024.</news:title>
   <news:publication_date>2026-10-17T16:40:53Z</news:publication_date>
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  <loc>https://granitestatereport.com/2026/10/17/this-day-in-world-history-october-17/</loc>
  <lastmod>2026-10-16T19:00:22Z</lastmod>
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   <news:title>October 17 in World History: Arab Oil Producers Moved to Squeeze Supply in 1973. The CIA’s First Estimate Called the U.S. Effect Small.</news:title>
   <news:publication_date>2026-10-17T12:00:00Z</news:publication_date>
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  <loc>https://granitestatereport.com/2026/10/17/whistleblowers-new-hampshire-how-gsr-protects-sources/</loc>
  <lastmod>2026-10-17T16:54:59Z</lastmod>
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    <news:name>Granite State Report</news:name>
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   <news:title>A Gag Policy Is Not a Law. How to Tell the Public What You Know, and How GSR Protects You</news:title>
   <news:publication_date>2026-10-17T12:00:00Z</news:publication_date>
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  <loc>https://granitestatereport.com/2026/10/17/this-day-in-us-history-october-17/</loc>
  <lastmod>2026-10-16T19:00:33Z</lastmod>
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   <news:title>October 17 in U.S. History: A British Army Surrendered at Saratoga in 1777, and New Hampshire Regiments Helped Close the Ring</news:title>
   <news:publication_date>2026-10-17T11:00:00Z</news:publication_date>
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  <loc>https://granitestatereport.com/2026/10/17/this-day-in-nh-history-october-17/</loc>
  <lastmod>2026-10-17T16:37:30Z</lastmod>
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    <news:name>Granite State Report</news:name>
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   <news:title>October 17 in New Hampshire History: Seabrook’s First License Started a 40-Year Clock in 1986. Regulators Moved the End Date Twice.</news:title>
   <news:publication_date>2026-10-17T10:00:00Z</news:publication_date>
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  <loc>https://granitestatereport.com/2026/10/16/new-hampshire-uninsured-rate-2008-2024-census/</loc>
  <lastmod>2026-10-17T06:06:05Z</lastmod>
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   <news:title>New Hampshire’s Uninsured Rate Was 11.1 Percent in 2010 and 4.5 Percent in 2024. The Steepest Drop Came in 2014 and 2015.</news:title>
   <news:publication_date>2026-10-17T03:09:39Z</news:publication_date>
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  <loc>https://granitestatereport.com/2026/10/16/new-hampshire-imprisonment-rate-1990-2023-bjs/</loc>
  <lastmod>2026-10-17T06:06:18Z</lastmod>
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   <news:title>New Hampshire’s Imprisonment Rate Peaked at 219 per 100,000 in 2014. By 2023 It Was 151, Sixth-Lowest Among the States.</news:title>
   <news:publication_date>2026-10-17T00:30:31Z</news:publication_date>
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  <loc>https://granitestatereport.com/2026/10/16/new-hampshire-unemployment-insurance-claims-1971-2025-dol-eta/</loc>
  <lastmod>2026-10-17T00:29:58Z</lastmod>
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   <news:title>New Hampshire’s Unemployment Claims Rose Thirteenfold From 2019 to 2020. Among the 50 States, Only Georgia’s Rose by More.</news:title>
   <news:publication_date>2026-10-17T00:29:58Z</news:publication_date>
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  <loc>https://granitestatereport.com/2026/10/16/new-hampshire-computer-electronics-manufacturing-computer-systems-design-jobs-2001-2025-bls-qcew/</loc>
  <lastmod>2026-10-16T18:58:11Z</lastmod>
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   <news:title>New Hampshire’s Computer and Electronics Factories Employed 25,812 People in 2001 and 14,807 in 2025. Computer Systems Design Employment More Than Doubled, to 14,456.</news:title>
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  <loc>https://granitestatereport.com/2026/10/16/new-hampshire-bankruptcy-filings-2003-2025-federal-courts/</loc>
  <lastmod>2026-10-16T14:17:50Z</lastmod>
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   <news:title>New Hampshire Recorded 6,097 Bankruptcy Filings in 2005 and 675 in 2022. In 2025, Only Three States Had a Lower Filing Rate.</news:title>
   <news:publication_date>2026-10-16T14:17:50Z</news:publication_date>
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  <loc>https://granitestatereport.com/2026/10/16/new-hampshire-teacher-salary-nea-nces-2024-25/</loc>
  <lastmod>2026-10-16T14:17:05Z</lastmod>
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    <news:name>Granite State Report</news:name>
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   <news:title>New Hampshire Teachers Averaged $69,432 in 2024-25, Fifth of Six New England States. After Inflation, the 2025-26 Estimate Is 7 Percent Below 2016-17.</news:title>
   <news:publication_date>2026-10-16T14:17:05Z</news:publication_date>
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  <loc>https://granitestatereport.com/2026/10/16/nh-cops-technology-equipment-program-earmarks-2022-2024/</loc>
  <lastmod>2026-10-16T14:16:33Z</lastmod>
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   <news:publication>
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   <news:title>Congress Directed $22.7 Million in Police Technology Grants to New Hampshire in Three Budget Years. The Competitive COPS Hiring Program Sent $14.6 Million From 2009 Through 2024.</news:title>
   <news:publication_date>2026-10-16T14:16:33Z</news:publication_date>
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