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Voices of the personalities and people of the Granite State.

State’s Economy Hangs by the Housing Market Thread

By GARRY RAYNO, InDepthNH.org | January 21, 2023

But the recent increase in real estate values has put home ownership out of reach of anyone not earning more than $100,000 annually or more.

The Fly Tying Season in NH

By George Liset | January 21, 2023

The day is overcast and cannot make its mind up if it wants to rain or snow or do both. A day like this could become a shoveling nightmare.

Notable NH Deaths: Long-time Jefferson Town Clerk; Former Salem Fire Chief

By News Release | January 20, 2023

InDepthNH.org is now offering obituaries through the Legacy.com service. We view this as part of our public service mission.

The Splaine Brothers Tell Why NH’s First-in-the-Nation Presidential Primary Matters

By Roger Wood | January 19, 2023

Keeping New Hampshire first is the goal of the man who created legislation that assures that the state will continue to be the home of the first presidential primary nationally.

The Public Utilities Commission Goes Rogue

By DONALD M. KREIS | January 19, 2023

By signing on to the Zellem Report, the three PUC commissioners have now fatally compromised their impartiality and, I respectfully suggest, must disqualify themselves from ruling on the Triennial Energy Efficiency Plan the utilities are scheduled to file in July.

Celebrating Pets

Moose’s Pals: Luna is a Velvety Sweetheart, but is Awkward at First

By CHELSEA HENSLEY | January 17, 2023

Welcome to this week’s edition of Moose’s Pals, a weekly column devoted to pets that are available for adoption at local animal shelters.

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MLK Was No Ally of NH’s ‘Divisive Concepts’ Law

By ARNIE ALPERT | January 15, 2023

When New Hampshire House Republican leaders quoted Martin Luther King, Jr. in their defense of the state’s “Divisive Concepts” or “Non-Discrimination” law last week, it wasn’t the first time King’s words were used to imply something quite different from what he intended.

Education

Lawmakers Again Will Grapple with Education Freedom Accounts

By GARRY RAYNO, InDepthNH.org | January 14, 2023

To date about 75 percent of the state funds spent for the freedom account program has subsidized tuition for students who attended private and religious schools before the program was launched in 2021 and not students leaving public schools for private or religious schools as advocates had predicted.