NH secretary of state to address Portsmouth $1.6M SchoolCare dispute

By: Jeff McMenemy

Outlets: Portsmouth Herald

Published: March 16, 2026

Words: 971

Last Updated: 4 days, 13 hours ago

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PORTSMOUTH — New Hampshire Secretary of State David Scanlan is expected to attend the Monday, March 16 City Council meeting in the wake of a controversy about SchoolCare’s demand for a $1.57 million payment from the city, according to Mayor Deaglan McEachern.

SchoolCare, a nonprofit risk pool that works to provide health insurance to all the city’s school employees and 90 school districts statewide, stated “if any” town or city “failed to pay the …

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