InDepthNH.org (https://indepthnh.org/category/politics/page/114/)
Political news for New Hampshire and beyond.
HB 1255, still in the hands of the House Education Committee 4 weeks after it was discussed at a public hearing, would prohibit teachers from advocating “subversive doctrines” by expanding a 1949 description of banned doctrines.
A Manchester House Representative has apologized for repeatedly using a racial slur in speaking with a young Black activist at the State House after he testified last month, but it came late and sounded hollow to the BIPOC community.
Gov. Chris Sununu said his administration is working with Vail Corporation to produce a better customer experience at state-owned Mount Sunapee.
One bill, CACR 18, is a proposed constitutional amendment to protect reproductive rights, both to terminate and to have a baby, and House Bill 1674 would enshrine abortion rights in state law as other New England states have done.
CONCORD – An effort to repeal the state’s new 24-week fetal protection law came to an emotional head at a legislative hearing, Thursday with personal testimony given by women on both sides of the issue of abortion and from the medical community that it will likely lead to a loss of those providing care in the Granite State if allowed to stand.
Two bills seeking to significantly change access to abortion services drew mostly opposition during public hearings Wednesday.
A bill offered by Republican senators that would prohibit the requirement of COVID-19 vaccinations as a condition of employment, education, access to businesses, and/or public venues received a hearing Wednesday before the Senate Health and Human Services Committee.
CONCORD — Representatives of several entertainment venues in the state testified in favor of House Bill 1369 on Monday before the House Health, Human Services, and Elderly Affairs Committee.
JerriAnne Boggis, BHT Executive Director, and her staff opened their annual public conversation on democracy Sunday with bravery, by hosting a conversation on “Divisive Concepts: A Chilling Effect on Teaching History.”