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New York, Vermont Officials Up In Arms Over ‘Bootlegged’ New Hampshire Booze

Matthew McDonald

Excise taxes on liquor in New Hampshire are so low — and they're high in New York — that it makes sense for some people to buy thousands of dollars worth of booze in the Granite State and transport it through Vermont to New York, where restaurants are grateful for the savings. But New York and Vermont consider avoiding their liquor excise taxes illegal.

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Springfield Considering Needle Exchange Program, Again

Matthew McDonald

The Springfield City Council rejected a hypodermic needle exchange program 5-4 in November 1998 and again in 2005. The opioid crisis has city officials thinking about it again; supporters say it would help drug users avoid passing on diseases, while opponents say it would promote drug use.

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