Manchester - While slot machines remain the focus of expanding gambling legislation, the middle of the gambling floor of a rebuilt Rockingham Park would be earmarked for table games such as roulette, blackjack and poker, the developer said last night.

SOMERSWORTH - Updated, 10:50 a.m. City Councilor Brian Tapscott lost his seat when votes were counted last month but he came out the winner by two votes yesterday in a recount.

CONCORD - The New Hampshire congressman said a provision from a House health care reform plan that bans the use of federal funds to cover abortions will restrict access. However, he stopped short of saying he would not vote for the plan.

WASHINGTON - Following the unveiling of the Senate Democratic leadership's version of health care reform, the senator fielded questions during a teleconference call yesterday morning.

MANCHESTER - Concerned citizens who tried to track their tax dollars on the White House's Recovery Act Web site would have been confused to learn that New Hampshire had not two, but six congressional districts.

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►The White House's Recovery.gov Web site
►New Hampshire's Office of Economic Stimulus Web site

The Senate Majority Leader’s plan would expand coverage to 94 percent of Americans through a government-run health insurance option — allowing states to opt out — while taxing some "Cadillac" plans.

MANCHESTER - Granite Staters looking to find the local programs and projects that are funded by the federal stimulus package can also check the New Hampshire's Office of Economic Stimulus Web site.

Concord - Updated, 9:37 a.m. The Executive Council this morning authorized tax-exempt bonds to fund the Manchester hospital's Elliot at River's Edge project at the old Jac Pac meatpacking plant site.

The state could have kept an entire DWI offender program by cutting funding for nonessential services.