Business & Economy
House Passes Bill Aimed at Keeping College Grads in NH
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New Hampshire high school students who stay in state for college are 70 percent more likely to stay in after graduation.
Education
Day To Reflect on Slavery Bill Passes NH House
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Juneteenth recognizes June 19 as the day that people enslaved were finally no longer held in bondage and all Americans were considered free.
Courts & Corrections
Soucy Signs Family Leave Bill; House Kills Casino Gambling, Protects ACA
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Senate Bill 1 would allow employees up to 12 weeks leave from work at 60 percent of pay.
Courts & Corrections
NH Youth Movement Protests ‘Voter Restriction Law’ at State House; 10 Arrested
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About 130 protesters, many of them college-age students, staged a sit-in at the offices of Gov. Chris Sununu, executive council and the Secretary of State in the State House Tuesday opposing a new law that ties voting rights to vehicle registration.
Education
Huge Turnout To Pitch Needs to Senate Finance Committee
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Berlin Mayor Paul Grenier told the Senate Finance Committee that the state’s northernmost city has high property taxes, an elderly population, low property values and reduced state funding for public education.
Education
Sen. Hough – In Claremont Lawsuit, He Testified for the Other Side – NH Students
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PODCAST: Former state Senate President Ralph Hough gave New Hampshire a Senate to remember in 1992.
Business & Economy
Senate Backs Medical Pot Patients Growing Their Own; House Adds DCYF Staff
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Marijuana in the spotlight in Concord, along with the Medicaid work requirement, mental health and child protection.
Education
IHoP-NH: You Can Count On Christa McAuliffe School’s 4th Graders
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On May Day, fourth-graders from the Christa McAuliffe School marched down the street to the State House to sing “Count on Me” on the granite steps in honor of Mental Health Awareness Month.
Business & Economy
Lone Speaker Opposes Sports Betting at Senate Committee Hearing
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House Bill 480, was heard by the Senate Ways and Means Committee on Wednesday after easily clearing the House on a vote of 269-82 on March 19.