Education
Teen Activists Seek Robust Climate Change Education in NH’s Public Schools
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A group of high school students have been fighting to change New Hampshire public schools’ curricula to incorporate a more robust climate change education.
Environment & Science
Coakley Landfill PFAS Contamination: Cleanup Slowly Progresses, Questions Remain
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As research opens the public eye to the numerous dangers of PFAS, or forever chemicals, pressure remains firmly on the Coakley Landfill Group, the EPA, and the state to remedy contamination from the long shut-down landfill in North Hampton and Rye.
Health & Mental Health
Legal Expert: New Hampshire’s Bills Mirror National Trends in Anti-Trans Legislation
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In a recent wave of legislation that impacts transgender people in New Hampshire, another bill was heard before the House Judiciary Committee on Wednesday. This bill, HB 1664, would establish standards to recover damages for “injury caused by gender transition surgery, administration of puberty blocking drugs, and/or the administration of cross-sex hormones.”
Courts & Corrections
House Committee Backs Legalizing Marijuana for Adult Use
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The House Commerce and Consumer Affairs Committee voted ought to pass on a bill that would legalize marijuana for Granite Staters. HB 1633 would put in place “procedures for the legalization, regulation, and taxation of cannabis” and “the licensing and regulation of cannabis establishments.”
Environment & Science
House Panel Favors Bill To Restrict Sale of Some Consumer Products with PFAS
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During its executive session on Wednesday, the House Commerce and Consumer Affairs Committee voted on two bills that would substantially impact environmental concerns in consumer products.
Business & Economy
Senate Judiciary Hears Bill to Hold Manufacturers Liable for Using PFAS
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State Sen. Denise Ricciardi, R-Bedford, introduced a bill before the Senate Judiciary Committee that would hold liable facilities that used PFAS, or forever chemicals, in manufacturing.
Education
Emotional Testimony On Bill To Prohibit ‘Biological Males’ From Playing Girls’ Sports
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On Monday, the House Education Committee heard polarized testimony regarding a bill that would put strict gender guidelines in place for school athletics, prohibiting what the legislators classified as “biological males” from participating in female athletics.
News
DeSantis Gets Laughs Over Global Warming Comment at Nashua Town Hall Event
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DeSantis responded, garnering laughs from the audience: “These people started coming in Iowa and screaming about global warming, when we were in the middle of a blizzard for Pete’s sake.”
Health & Mental Health
Abortion: House Judiciary Votes Against 15-Day Ban, Ties on Making Constitutional Right
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After emotional testimony on January 10 over three bills that would either codify abortion into the New Hampshire constitution or severely limit access, the House Judiciary Committee voted on their recommendations for each bill on Thursday morning.