CONCORD — Gov. Chris Sununu called reporters into his office Wednesday after the Executive Council meeting to return to pre-pandemic press briefings addressing an array of questions.
It’s time to stop the televised press conferences at the state’s emergency preparedness headquarters because the number of COVID-19 cases, deaths and hospitalizations have plummeted, Sununu said.
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