Feature
Manchester Chief and UNH Prof Talk Police Reform Around Race
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Are there racist police officers in New Hampshire? UNH Professor Julian Jefferson and Manchester Police Chief Allen Aldenberg offer their opinions.
Distant Dome: Willfully and Knowingly Making a Mess of Public Education
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If you watched the House session Thursday, you had to realize the message the Republican majority is sending on public education.
Related: Distant Dome: This Is How Democracy Dies
Carbon Sequestration, Sobriety Check Refusal Punishment Now Part of Parental Rights Bill
A measure to impose a moratorium on creating any new carbon sequestration forest farms in the state and the formation of a study committee on the impacts to the municipal timber tax revenue is more likely to pass into law after Littleton Republican Sen. David Rochefort got his colleagues to include it in a non-related parental rights bill.
House Votes New Requirements for Absentee Voting
The House made it more difficult to vote by absentee ballot passing several bills that will require more information to vote in absentia Thursday.
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Education Freedom Accounts Expanded by House
NH Senate Passes $15.7 Billion Budget Without Support from Democrats
Identical Parental Rights Bills on Way to Governor for Her Expected Signature
Celebrating Pets
Moose’s Pals: Lacey and Little Bear are Friendly and Cuddly
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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.
News
AG Urges Biden To Designate Drug Cartels as Foreign Terrorist Organizations
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Attorney General John M. Formella has joined a coalition of more than 20 states calling on President Biden and Secretary of State Antony Blinken to designate Mexican drug cartels as Foreign Terrorist Organizations (FTOs) under federal law. Doing so will free up resources to confront the deadly opioid crisis with the seriousness it deserves.
News
NBC News: Sununu Forms Organization To Test Waters for Presidential Run
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NBC News is reporting that Gov. Chris Sununu launched an 501c4 organization to test the waters for a presidential run in which he can raise unlimited funds and donors don’t have to be disclosed.
Courts & Corrections
AG: Deal Reached, No Criminal Charges Against Franconia Police Officer Gary Pilotte
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On August 31, 2022, the Attorney General’s Office was notified of allegations involving Mr. Pilotte’s misuse of the State Police On-Line Telecommunications System (“SPOTS”) following a 2018 off-duty incident.
Business & Economy
Help for Homeless NH People Highlights Executive Council Meeting
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After a breakfast meeting at the Council on Housing Stability, the Executive Council approved a number of contracts focused on helping people with their housing needs.
News
Safety Officials: Bomb Threats at Walmarts Across NH, US Likely a Hoax
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Other Walmart stores across the country have reported receiving hoax threats. At this time, these reports are believed to be a hoax.
Courts & Corrections
Mass. Man Sentenced to 24 Months in Prison for Possessing Stolen Trailers
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Robert Gramolini, 64, of Malden, Massachusetts, was sentenced to 24 months in federal prison for possession of stolen goods, United States Attorney Jane E. Young announced today.
Becoming Mary Baker Eddy – A Conversation with Evelyn Auger of Sanbornton
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Her longest-running and most requested appearance was as the famed Mary Baker Eddy.
Business & Economy
Higher Education Officials Make Their Case to Budget Writers
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After several years of considerable revenue surpluses, the state’s higher education institutions are seeking to at least return to levels of support they had more than a decade ago when state support was slashed in half.
Health & Mental Health
Senate Judiciary Panel Refuses to Protect Granite Staters’ Abortion Rights
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“We urge the full Senate, and their colleagues in the House of Representatives, to support the Access to Abortion-care Act and ensure that the people of New Hampshire have the right to make personal, private health care decisions without government interference.”
Business & Economy
Black Lives Matter Seacoast Announces Black Excellence Weekend
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Black Lives Matter Seacoast (BLM Seacoast) invites you to attend our Black Excellence Weekend on February 25th & 26th on the campus of the University of New Hampshire! Our Black Excellence Weekend was created to celebrate and honor the past, present and future of Black, Indigenous and Brown people, our successes and our cultures during Black History Month.
Education
Milford School Board Compromises on Bathroom Gender Debate
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The Milford School Board heard sometimes tearful testimony about a proposed change that would no longer allow students to use the bathroom and locker room that correspond with their gender identity.
Feature
Radio Free NH: Do We Deserve the First-in-the-Nation Primary?
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I’m not sure if our state ever deserved to hold the first-in-the-nation primary. It took root because nobody cared, like a dandelion by the side of your driveway.
Op-Ed
Op-Ed: Theodore Bosen on NH’s First-In-The Nation Primary
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What else has the New Hampshire Democratic primary delivered in its history?
Arts and Entertainment
Rebecca Kaiser Gibson: The Promise of a Normal Life
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Rebecca Kaiser Gibson’s debut novel is The Promise of a Normal Life (Arcade Publishing). Although Gibson is known mainly for her captivating poetry, Rebecca and I talked about her new work and the switch in genres
Environment & Science
‘Ice-In’ Declared on Lake Winnipesaukee, Likely Won’t Last and ‘Definitely Not Safe’
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Dave Emerson officially declared “ice in” for Lake Winnipesaukee Sunday, but didn’t expect it to last. He flies over the lake to check and took this photo.
News
UPDATE – Mary Sanborn, 13, has been safely located.
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At the request of the Winchester Police Department, the New Hampshire State Police Troop C Barracks is assisting with locating Mary Sanborn who was last seen in the area of Parker Street in Winchester, walking away from her residence sometime after 9:30PM on February 3, 2023.
Health & Mental Health
NH DHHS Claremont Office Closed Feb. 6 Due to Water Damage
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DHHS is contacting Claremont clients with in-person meetings scheduled for February 6th to provide alternative services. DHHS staff based in Claremont will continue to manage cases, process applications and perform other client-related business from other locations.
Feature
How Much Legislature Accomplishes Is Up for Debate
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The problem is if you are the Republicans, your majority in the House is razor thin and depends on who arrives at the Capitol on a session day.