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Fighting Food Insecurity in Vermont and New Hampshire: A Community Effort

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Across Vermont and New Hampshire , 1 in 11 and 1 in 14 people currently face food insecurity, respectively, with numbers expected to climb even farther in the coming months. Some local issues affecting food security include: Gaps in Assistance: Public assistance often doesn’t cover all food-related needs, especially in our region.

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Lawmakers Eye Alternatives To Renter Security Deposits

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Lawmakers across multiple states are considering legislation to reconfigure the often burdensome security deposit structure that adversely affects renters of less financial means, according to the Wall Street Journal. As many as one fourth of all renters in the United States devote 50% or more of their monthly expenses to rent. Sittenfeld. “To

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Coinbase Offers Bitcoin Cash Loans Of Up To $20K In 17 US States

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With today’s announcement, we want to give our customers even more control over their crypto investments, while offering secure access to cash at the same time,” Thorsten Jaeckel , product manager for Coinbase, wrote on the blog. The maximum loan is $20,000 at 8 percent for one year with no credit check.

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Here’s How to Become More Than the Branch Next Door

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Heck, Apple reported in August that it secured more than $10 billion in deposits with its savings product in partnership with Goldman Sachs. In doing so, Bank of New Hampshire is leading a trend in the United States on an important issue. Develop your communities Ex.

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Bitcoin Daily: Bitcoin Briefly Breaches $3,700; NH Eyes Crypto Tax Payments

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Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) believes one will eventually win approval. In other news, New Hampshire is considering a law that would allow residents to pay their taxes with cryptocurrency. Despite the fact that it’s rejected a number of bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF) proposals, a commissioner at the U.S.

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NJ Launches First Mobile App For Lottery Tickets

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It also says that it makes the lottery even more secure “by being the first company to automatically lock a player’s identity to their ticket serial number.” The company is available as of now in New Jersey, Texas, New Hampshire, and Minnesota. It is also “expanding to many new markets” per the announcement. .

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Amazon Said To Roll Out PillPack Service To Employees

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However, new reports from CNBC on Wednesday (Nov. The publication said PillPack recently filed for several new pharmacy licenses, most of which are to secure clearance to ship drugs from its warehouse in Phoenix to customers, reports said. 21) said Amazon may first be gearing up to introduce the service to its own employees.

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