CONCORD — With cold weather ending the outdoor dining season, representatives of the state’s tourism industry called for a second round of federal pandemic funding in a conference call last Friday with U.S. Sen. Jeanne Shaheen.
Saying she's been stymied in getting the funding due to a failure of negotiations with Senate Republican leadership, Shaheen said the point of Friday's call was to get feedback from hospitality leaders.
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