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Anti-Trump Protests Escalate in Wake of LA Troop Deployment

By ARNIE ALPERT | 1 hour ago

With President Trump militarizing the federal government’s response to dissent against his administration’s policies, organizers say more than 1800 protests will take place nationwide next weekend, including some two dozen in New Hampshire.

Walk for Hope: Solinsky Center for Cancer Care at The Elliot, This Time It Was Personal

That changed dramatically when I was diagnosed with three cancers, and suddenly, the Solinsky Center for Cancer Care became my lifeline.

Distant Dome: Willfully and Knowingly Making a Mess of Public Education

If you watched the House session Thursday, you had to realize the message the Republican majority is sending on public education.

Op-Ed: Who are New Hampshire Republicans: Are they the company they keep?

“Well, we all are going to die” is the tone deaf quip Sen. Ernst had to offer last
week, in response to a constituent who expressed concern over how the
devastating cuts to Medicaid in the GOP budget plan will cause people to perish.

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Gov. Ayotte Signs 19 Bills Into Law; Vetoes One
Carbon Sequestration, Sobriety Check Refusal Punishment Now Part of Parental Rights Bill
House Votes New Requirements for Absentee Voting
Environment & Science

NH Officials Urge Action As New Snow Storm Nears

By News Release | January 24, 2023

With another storm approaching, the New Hampshire Department of Safety’s Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Management (HSEM) and the NH State Fire Marshal’s Office urge residents, communities and businesses to take action.

Business & Economy

Sponsor: C-PACE Bill Would Allow More Renewable Energy Investment; Opposed by Utility

By PAULA TRACY, InDepthNH.org | January 24, 2023

Capital investment tools that could help create ways for commercial and multi-family units to be designed or made more efficient and environmentally resilient are being explored in this legislative session.

Business & Economy

State Rep, 150 Others To Get Checks From State’s FRM Ponzi Scandal $10M Victims’ Fund

By PAULA TRACY, InDepthNH.org | January 22, 2023

About 150 people who lost money in the infamous Financial Resources Mortgage’s $33 million Ponzi scandal will be seeing a check soon from the state’s $10 million relief fund.

Feature

Skating at Strawbery Banke and Other Funny Things Mothers Do

By SUSAN DROMEY HEETER, InDepthNH.org | January 21, 2023

My daughter and I went skating today at Strawbery Banke in Portsmouth. And, as I have a friend in Cincinnati who enjoys the webcam at the rink, I knew she was watching and I waved.

Feature

Everyday Heroes: Kim Wenger Hall – Cleaning up Plastics in our Communities

By Wayne D. King | January 21, 2023

As I read the message looking for the organization seeking volunteers, I realized that there was no organization. This effort was being undertaken by a single person – Kim Wenger Hall.

Feature

State’s Economy Hangs by the Housing Market Thread

By GARRY RAYNO, InDepthNH.org | January 21, 2023

But the recent increase in real estate values has put home ownership out of reach of anyone not earning more than $100,000 annually or more.

Feature

The Fly Tying Season in NH

By George Liset | January 21, 2023

  The day is overcast and cannot make its mind up if it wants to rain or snow or do both. A day like this could become a shoveling nightmare.

Courts & Corrections

State Rep. Gerhard Wants Gun Ownership Rights Restored To ‘Ex-Felons’ Like Him

By Nancy West | January 20, 2023

State Rep. Jason Gerhard, R-Northfield, testified Friday on House Bill 144 that he sponsored to restore “firearm ownership rights to ex-felons.”

Courts & Corrections

House Criminal Justice Panel Hears Bill To Legalize Hallucinogenic Drug DMT

By PAULA TRACY, InDepthNH.org | January 20, 2023

DMT, a hallucinogenic drug and a schedule I substance, could be legal if a bill is passed in New Hampshire.

Business & Economy

Littleton Lawmaker Looking for $25M To Replace Cannon Tramway

By PAULA TRACY, InDepthNH.org | January 20, 2023

One of the state’s most iconic tourist attractions, Cannon Mountain’s aerial tramway, may be in for a replacement.

Feature

Notable NH Deaths: Long-time Jefferson Town Clerk; Former Salem Fire Chief

By News Release | January 20, 2023

InDepthNH.org is now offering obituaries through the Legacy.com service. We view this as part of our public service mission.

Courts & Corrections

Logan Clegg Indicted for Second-Degree Murder in the Deaths of Stephen and Djeswende Reid in Concord

By News Release | January 20, 2023

Logan Clegg, age 26, has been indicted by the Merrimack County Grand Jury in connection with the murders of Stephen and Djeswende Reid on April 18, 2022.

Business & Economy

End of an era: Seacoast Media Group Shuttering Press, Will Print Out of State

By DAMIEN FISHER, InDepthNH.org (InDepthNH.org) | January 19, 2023

One of the last of the big newspaper printing presses in New Hampshire is shutting down operations, as Virginia-based Gannett Newspapers announced it is closing the Seacoast Media Group press in March.

News

Right-To-Know Bills, Including One To More Easily Recover Legal Fees, Heard in Committee

By PAULA TRACY, InDepthNH.org | January 19, 2023

Proposed changes to the state’s right-to-know law, including a measure that would make it easier for an individual or the press to recover legal fees from entities that unlawfully withhold public records, were heard Thursday before the House Judiciary Committee.

Courts & Corrections

Manchester Man Accused of Burning Face, Body of Boy, 7

By Staff Report | January 19, 2023

A Manchester man has been charged with causing significant burns to the face and body of a seven-year-old boy who was not conscious or breathing when police arrived Tuesday, according to a Manchester police news release.

Courts & Corrections

Mass. Man Sentenced to 12 Months for Conspiring To Steal Firearms

By News Release | January 19, 2023

  “Those who conspire to come to New Hampshire to commit serious crimes such as these involving firearms, will be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law,” said U.S. Attorney Young.  “Stopping the flow of stolen firearms into our communities remains a priority for this office.”  

COVID

23 New COVID-19 Deaths; NH DHHS Doesn’t Respond To InDepthNH Questions

By Nancy West and NH DHHS | January 19, 2023

NH DHHS hasn’t responded to questions about the increase in COVID-19 deaths.

Feature

The Splaine Brothers Tell Why NH’s First-in-the-Nation Presidential Primary Matters

By Roger Wood | January 19, 2023

Keeping New Hampshire first is the goal of the man who created legislation that assures that the state will continue to be the home of  the first presidential primary nationally. 

Education

More Accountability Needed before Expanding Education Freedom Accounts, Panel Told 

By GARRY RAYNO, InDepthNH.org | January 19, 2023

The controversial program, which is one of the most expansive voucher programs in the country, has served about 3,000 students in its first two years, and has cost the state $24 million — well over budget — with a projected cost of $30 million a year for the next biennial budget.

Health & Mental Health

Advocates, Lawmakers: Action Need To Protect NH’s Future Abortion Rights

By News Release | January 19, 2023

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. 

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    By GARRY RAYNO, InDepthNH.org CONCORD — The House once again voted to expand the Education Freedom Account program, opening it to any New Hampshire child regardless of his or her parents’ income. In an often contentious debate, Senate Bill 295 passed the House on a 190-178 vote and is expected — if it becomes law — to increase the state’s obligation by tens of millions of dollars over the next biennium while many state social services will be cut due to declining state revenues.

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    By PAULA TRACY, InDepthNH.org CONCORD - Refusing to bend to any of the amendments brought by Democrats, the Republican-controlled Senate passed a $15.7 billion budget Thursday which is bound to head to negotiations with the House of Representatives. The Democrats hammered on the fact that among all these cuts Republicans were willing to spend $30 million on Education Freedom Accounts, which eliminates any financial threshold.

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    InDepthNH.org scans the websites of New Hampshire funeral homes each week and selects at random some of our friends, relatives and neighbors to feature in this column. The people listed here passed away during the previous weeks and have some public or charitable connection to their community.

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