Courts & Corrections
House Criminal Justice Panel Hears Bill To Legalize Hallucinogenic Drug DMT
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DMT, a hallucinogenic drug and a schedule I substance, could be legal if a bill is passed in New Hampshire.
COVID
23 New COVID-19 Deaths; NH DHHS Doesn’t Respond To InDepthNH Questions
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NH DHHS hasn’t responded to questions about the increase in COVID-19 deaths.
Health & Mental Health
Advocates, Lawmakers: Action Need To Protect NH’s Future Abortion Rights
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Without the constitutional right to abortion under Roe v. Wade, state politicians now decide the future of abortion rights, which has resulted in access to abortion being eliminated outright or drastically restricted in large swathes of the country in only seven months.
Courts & Corrections
Council OKs Use of State Tirrell House To Help Manchester Homeless Crisis
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To help aid the homeless crisis in Manchester, the state’s Executive Council approved of the use of the state-owned Tirrell House for the next three years.
Courts & Corrections
Judge: Manchester Can Evict Homeless From Downtown Sidewalks
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Superior Court Judge John Kissinger ruled Tuesday that the eviction of about 50 people living in tents on Manchester sidewalks can go ahead.
COVID
NH DHHS: COVID-19 Cases Rising Due to New Strain
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Jake Leon, spokesman for the state Department of Health and Human Services, was asked Thursday why the number of COVID-19 deaths and hospitalizations are rising, whether people should be concerned and what they can do to reduce the risk.
COVID
Weekly Report: COVID-19 Up To 22 New Deaths, 61 Hospitalizations, Belknap County Levels High
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There are currently 61 hospitalized patients being treated for COVID-19. In New Hampshire, since the start of the pandemic, there have been a total of 370,707 cases of COVID-19 diagnosed.
Business & Economy
Lawmakers Hear the Ups and Downs of the NH Economic Cycle
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House and Senate Ways and Means committee members were warned Wednesday not to expect the state to experience the same economic growth it has since recovering from the pandemic.
Health & Mental Health
NH DHHS Announces Listening Sessions for State Plan on Aging
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As part of a statewide effort to understand the needs of the State’s older adults, the New Hampshire Department of Health and Human Services’ (DHHS) Bureau of Elderly and Adult Services (BEAS) and the State Plan on Aging (SPOA) Planning Committee are seeking public input that will guide and inform the 2024-2027 State Plan on Aging (SPOA).