• According to the poll, released Nov. 19, only 42% of New Hampshire residents approve of his handling of the economy.
• Both people who approve and disapprove cite tariffs as the number one reason behind their opinion.
• Trump’s overall approval rating is 45%.

Support for President Donald Trump’s handling of the economy hit an all-time low in New Hampshire, according to a new poll out of the University of New Hampshire Survey Center.

According to the poll, released Nov. 19, only 42% of New Hampshire residents approve of his handling of the economy, while 57% disapprove. That’s the lowest his approval has been in this area in either of his terms.

Both people who approve and disapprove cite tariffs as the number one reason behind their opinion.

More: Trump exempted some food products from tariffs. What it means for your grocery bill.

For those who disapprove, the next top reasons, following distantly, are because of the price of goods, because they believe Trump is self-interested or has a poor character and because of the cost of living.

Of those who approve, tariffs are followed by spending or the budget, price of goods, energy prices and because they believe him to be better than his predecessors.

More: When will Trump send the $2000 stimulus checks? Trump shared new update

While New Hampshire approval of Trump’s economic policies has fallen, his support overall has remained largely the same: 45% approve and 54% disapprove, giving him a net approval rating of -8 that is statistically unchanged since October.

The poll surveyed 1,402 New Hampshire residents between Nov. 13 and Nov. 17. The margin of error is +/- 2.6%.

New Hampshire moved this week to foster the state’s first effort toward establishing a $100 million bitcoin BTC$88,952.65 bond, which would be directed by a state entity but backed by a private-sector firm, according to those involved with the effort.

The New Hampshire Business Finance Authority authorized “$100,000,000 bonds for a project to acquire and hold digital currency,” according to the description on its agenda. The NHBFA doesn’t direct state-backed bonds, but encourages private-sector entities to administer them. If that happens with this bond, the New Hampshire Executive Council will review the deal and vote on whether to approve it.

Once approved, the project will go live — the first of its kind in the nation.

The NHBFA is a self-funded, state-created organization meant to foster New Hampshire’s economic development. Proceeds from its bond projects return to the entity to help bolster its operation.

State Representative Keith Ammon, a longtime advocate for crypto policy in New Hampshire, said this first bitcoin bond effort is meant to be a template for more to come.

“Bitcoin can partially insulate our state’s runaway inflation,” he said in an interview with CoinDesk. “This is like training wheels to get to that point, protecting our state’s finances from future devaluation of the dollar.”

He said the two-year bond would be reliant on a rising value for bitcoin.

In this past year, BTC is down about 6%, after having climbed steadily for months before its sharp decline beginning last month.

New Hampshire has been in the forefront of state governments pursuing crypto policies. The New England state was the first to establish a crypto reserve earlier this year, moving much more quickly than the federal government, which is still in the planning stages.

A minivan slammed into a New Hampshire toll both on Tuesday, sending both people inside to the hospital with life-threatening injuries and killing at least two of the dogs inside, police said.

The Chrysler Pacifica crashed into the Bedford Toll Plaza on the southbound side of the F.E. Everett Turnpike about 9:17 a.m., New Hampshire State Police said. The driver, a 76-year-old woman from Manchester, and her passenger were taken to a local hospital to be treated for their serious injuries.

Three dogs were inside, two of whom died, according to police.

An image shared by police showed the minivan, with serious damage to its front end, at rest across the entrance a toll both. The side appeared to have been cut open by first responders working to free the occupants.

Speed is believed to have been a factor in the crash, which remained under investigation as of Tuesday afternoon. The incident closed three toll lanes until late morning.