Health & Mental Health
Opposition Turns Out On Bill To Repeal Family Leave Program
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The state’s paid family and medical leave program is three years old and a group of Republican lawmakers want to repeal it.
Health & Mental Health
Opponents of Latest ‘Bathroom Bill’ Call it Discriminatory, Say There Is No Evidence or Need
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Transgender individuals and their supporters came out in force to strongly oppose the exact same “bathroom bill” that was vetoed by the former governor last year.
Business & Economy
State Projects $81 Million Deficit for this Biennium
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The state is projected to end the current biennium with an $81 million deficit and an operational deficit of $158 million for the 2025 fiscal year.
Health & Mental Health
Emotions Deep at Hearing on ‘End of Life Freedom Act’
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Hearing on House Bill 254
Business & Economy
Judge Temporarily Blocks Trump’s Order Pausing Federal Grants and Loans; NH Reacts
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Reaction in New Hampshire was swift Tuesday to President Trump’s decision to suddenly pause federal grants and loans by 5 p.m. today, although a federal judge has stepped in to temporarily block the order promising a full decision by Monday.
Business & Economy
Potential Medicaid Changes Another Challenge for NH Budget Writers
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A report by the New Hampshire Fiscal Policy Institute indicates potential changes to Medicaid — the state-federal health insurance program — could cost the state about half a billion dollars in federal money and likely end the Granite Advantage Program, for the state’s working poor.
Health & Mental Health
Sponsors Ask To Withdraw Strict Abortion Bill, Rep. Lynn Says the House Must Decide
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The prime sponsor of House Bill 476 filed to withdraw her bill that would ban abortions after 15 weeks of pregnancy, but Rep. Bob Lynn held a four-hour public hearing Monday on it anyway, then later postponed a committee vote on it.
Health & Mental Health
Contract Dispute Between St. Joseph Hospital and Anthem Affecting Thousands Settled
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On Friday, the New Hampshire Insurance Department confirmed the resolution of the contractual dispute between St. Joseph Hospital in Nashua and Anthem, New Hampshire’s largest health insurance carrier.
Business & Economy
NH Mulls Loon License Plates To Address Cyanobacteria, Part of 4 ‘Lake Friendly’ Bills
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New Hampshire could get a new loon license plate if House Bill 105 is passed.