Thank You All! NewsMatch 2025 Was Big Winner for InDepthNH.org
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This week NewsMatch, a national fundraising match program for nonprofit news outlets, announced that the New Hampshire Center for Public Interest Journalism will receive $21,033 in matching funds for its 2025 campaign.
Distant Dome: Do You Know What Your Legislator Is Doing?
Some time in the future, people will look back at the first six years of this decade and wonder what drug lawmakers were on when they passed these laws.
Radio Free New Hampshire: Dancing in the Dark
We have lived with stalemate for so long, we have forgotten how and why it happened. But to best appreciate Donald Trump’s actions in Iran, we should learn that history again.
Protesters Rally Against Free State Project
About 100 protesters joined the Kent Street Coalition and other local advocacy groups at the State House on Thursday to protest the Free State Project in New Hampshire, which critics say attempts to influence state politics and dismantle public education.
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NH Ranks 6th in the Nation for Winter Outdoor Economic Impact
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NH Senate President Sharon Carson Recognized as Top 50 Women Shaping Policy Recipient
Business & Economy
Bathrooms Should Be Divided by Biological Sex, NH House Votes
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The House once again decided to wade into the transgender bathroom debate passing two bills very similar to ones vetoed by Gov. Kelly Ayotte this and last year.
Education
House Seeks to Overturn Court’s ConVal Decision
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The State would no longer have to pay for the adequate education for the state’s students under a bill approved by the House Thursday.
Obituary
Notable New Hampshire Deaths: Concord Neurosurgeon Merwyn Bagan; Dennis Stern of the New York Times
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The people listed here passed away during the previous weeks and have some public or charitable connection to their community.
Business & Economy
NH Senate Advances GOP Measures and Kills Democrat Bills, Tables Cannabis
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The Senate sent to the House another “bathroom” bill, tax credits for businesses to develop child care centers, and blocked a Democratic “shield law” to protect New Hampshire doctors among other measures Thursday.
News
House Kills Proposed Constitutional Amendment to Ban An Income Tax
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Nearly down party lines Thursday, the House rejected a proposed constitutional amendment CACR 10 that would ban an income tax.
Business & Economy
NH Senate Votes To Hike Turnpike Tolls for Out-of-State Vehicles
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While Republican Gov. Kelly Ayotte has said she opposes increasing highway toll rates across the state, the Senate voted Thursday to increase rates for out-of-state license plate holders.
Business & Economy
Amnesty and Lottery Save the Month for February Revenues
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Tax amnesty and lottery earnings are not thought of as predictable revenue sources.
Without the two sources of revenue returning far more money than anticipated, the state would be under water in revenues for February.
Courts & Corrections
NH National Guard Deployed To Operation Epic Fury, Ayotte Says; Details Noem Meeting About Merrimack
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New Hampshire’s citizen soldiers in the National Guard have been called up following the United States and Israel’s attack on Iran five days ago, Gov. Kelly Ayotte confirmed Wednesday.
Arts and Entertainment
Ellms Approved As PUC Chair, Council Tables GO-NORTH Contracts
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The state’s Executive Council approved a new chair to the Public Utilities Commission and tabled almost $700 million in contracts for a new rural health initiative at its meeting Wednesday.
News
New Englanders Oppose Iran Attack, Split on Assassination of Khamenei: UNH Survey
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Majorities in all six New England states oppose recent attacks on Iran by the United States and most believe President Trump should have asked for Congressional approval before conducting the strikes.
Business & Economy
Prohibiting Purchase of Candy, Soda with SNAP Benefits Supported
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The House Health, Human Services, and Elderly Affairs Committee voted Wednesday to recommend passing House Bill 1773 with an amendment, prohibiting the purchase of candy or sweetened drinks with SNAP benefits, also known as the food stamp program.
Business & Economy
More Oversight on NH Coalition Against Domestic, Sexual Violence Backed By Committee
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The Executive Departments and Administration Committee voted to recommend passing House Bill 1675 with an amendment expanding oversight of the New Hampshire Coalition Against Domestic and Sexual Violence.
Business & Economy
Plan Seeking NH Income Tax To Fund Schools, Lower Property Taxes Spawns ‘Death Threat’
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Shortly after Andru Volinsky announced the plan Tuesday, the Libertarian Party NH posted on X, formerly Twitter, “Governor candidate Andru Volinsky is threatening the forced conscription of millions of hours of labor. Under libertarian ethical theory, it is perfectly permissible to kill him. (not an encouragement to do so, as we wish to follow the X TOS).”
Business & Economy
House Committee Reduces List of Adequate Education Elements
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School nurses and superintendent services would not be components of an adequate education under a bill the House Education Funding Committee approved down party lines Tuesday.
Education
Fenton Nomination for Child Advocate Withdrawn
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Republican Gov. Kelly Ayotte’s pick to serve as New Hampshire’s Child Advocate has withdrawn her nomination.
Courts & Corrections
Dept. of Safety Settles Sexual Harassment Lawsuit for $200K
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The sexual harassment lawsuit in which Department of Safety Commissioner Robert Quinn is accused of covering up for a friend is over after the state entered into a settlement with Danielle Cole, a former investigator in the New Hampshire Fire Marshal’s Office.
News
Child Advocate Nomination Draws Mixed Testimony
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A public hearing on Diana Fenton’s nomination to become New Hampshire’s Child Advocate drew a mix of criticism and support before the Executive Council Monday afternoon.
Education
Bill Seeks To Prohibit Public, Charter Schools from Displaying Certain Flags
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The House Education Policy and Administration Committee voted 10-8 to recommend passing House Bill 1132 with an amendment during its Monday meeting, which seeks to prohibit the display of certain flags in public and charter schools.