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Senator questions $95,000 DoubleTree contract for statewide conference; committee approves

Joint Fiscal Committee · April 18, 2026
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Senator Rosenwald asked why the Department contracted with the DoubleTree in Manchester for a $95,000 two-day conference; Danielle Smith said the hotel was the only bidder, food is billed per person and last year attendance exceeded 500; the Fiscal Committee approved the item.

Senator Rosenwald questioned a $95,000 contract for a two-day statewide conference at the DoubleTree in Manchester, asking what the state was getting and whether registration would offset food and other costs. "The DoubleTree has historically been the only facility that has submitted a bid,"…

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