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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.
A federal judge allowed a lawsuit challenging the state’s divisive concepts law to go forward on the same day a public hearing was held on a bill to repeal the new statute.
The one continuing negative, Jason Hwang, senior vice president of the Federal Home Loan Bank of Boston, told the lawmakers is the tight job market here and across the country.
A bill to repeal the 2021 state law relative to teaching discrimination in public schools and discrimination in public workplaces that has come to be known as the “banned concepts law,” had a public hearing on Thursday with the majority testifying in favor of repeal.
At a press conference today, Governor Chris Sununu announced a new public awareness campaign titled “No Safe Experience” that will focus on this challenge by educating youth, young adults, and families of the dangers and prevalence of fentanyl in counterfeit pills and illicit drugs.
Manchester Police are asking for the public’s help locating a missing 17-year-old who has not been seen in a week.
A New Hampshire State Police Trooper investigating other officers’ misdeeds was transferred to the Major Crimes Unit after he was reported for sexual harassment, according to documents obtained by InDepthNH.org.
The deadline to enroll in Marketplace health insurance coverage for 2023 is January 15th.
The first Forum conversation will feature numerous presenters from various agencies around the state. It will be held on February 9, 2023, starting at 10am at the Michael Briggs Community Center, 409 Beech Street in Manchester, New Hampshire.