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Culture Wars Take Over NH House this Week
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The public has not given the lawmakers a mandate to turn New Hampshire into a Libertarian Shangri-La but that is what is happening.
Hampton Town Clerk Directed To Resign For Failing to Follow Election Laws
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Hampton Town Clerk Shirley Doheny has been directed to resign by Aug. 9 by the state Attorney General’s Office because of “serious breaches of your duties as Town Clerk.”
NH Supreme Court Sides with Former Litchfield Police Chief in Harassment Case
LITCHFIELD – Fired and criminally prosecuted for sexually harassing a subordinate officer, former Litchfield Police Chief Ben Sargent scored a victory as the New Hampshire Supreme Court overturned his misdemeanor conviction.
Seacoast Lawyer Charged with Fraud
Disbarred for allegedly stealing from a disabled client and then faking evidence during the ensuing ethics investigation, Portsmouth attorney Justin P. Nadeau is going back to court as a defendant.
Ex-YDC Staffer Dies Waiting Trial for Allegedly Sexually Assaulting Teen Boy Held There
Gordon Thomas Searles, 68, one of the 11 former employees of the Sununu Youth Services Center – formerly called YDC, who was charged with aggravated felonious sexual assault has died in Manchester, according to his attorney Joseph Fricano of Nashua.
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Not Dead Yet: NH Music Festival Musicians Working To Mount a Season This Summer…and Beyond
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A far-flung group of professional musicians who have played in the summer festival for years is aiming to raise at least $150,000 in the next few weeks to prevent the 70-year-old institution from going under.
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Op-Ed: NH Supreme Court Justices Anonymously Deciding Sununu Case Dampens Sunshine Week
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In fact, I am appalled that the New Hampshire Supreme Court refused to release how the four justices decided their 2 to 2 split that allowed the lower court’s ruling keeping Gov. Chris Sununu’s records confidential on his change of heart on a redistricting bill stand.
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The Long Relay Race toward Justice
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Suffice it to say that photographs and letters from the likes of Nelson Mandela, Bishop Tutu, Andrew Young, Gloria Steinhem, and an entire range of business and nonprofit executives worldwide adorn her walls.
People of Color in NH share ‘Real Talk’ about the Culture of Policing in the Granite State
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The evening of March 6th was a full house at the UNH Franklin Pierce School of Law’s Warren B. Rudman Center for Justice, Leadership & Public Service in Concord, NH, where more than 50 people gathered for a Community Conversation on the Culture of Policing, and 36 others joined online.
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Notable NH Deaths: Watercolorist David Tibbetts; Philanthropist and Car Dealer Paul Holloway
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InDepthNH.org is now offering obituaries through the Legacy.com service. We view this as part of our public service mission.
COVID
5 Additional COVID-19 Deaths, Outbreaks by Institution Name
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On Thursday, March 16, 2023, the New Hampshire Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) announced 538 new positive COVID-19 test results between Thursday, March 9 and Wednesday, March 15.
Energy
House Turns Down Renewable Energy and Climate Change Bills
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Utilities and fossil fuels did well Thursday in the House while renewable energy and preventing climate change did not.
House Votes to Stop Racial Profiling By One Vote
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The House put off debate —maybe for the rest of the session — on two of the most controversial bills before the House Thursday, book banning and limiting bathroom use by a person’s gender at birth.
Health & Mental Health
Parents Bill of Rights in Education Passes, No-Excuse Absentee Voting Fails in Senate
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Senate Republicans voted to support a Parents Bill of Rights, declaring parents have a “fundamental right to direct the upbringing of their children” and that no information about a child’s health and behavior can be withheld from them by a teacher or school without a compelling state interest.
Courts & Corrections
Former Concord Police Officer Michael Kosa Sentenced for Violating the Driver Privacy Act
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Attorney General John M. Formella announces that on March 16, 2023, pursuant to a negotiated agreement, former Concord Police Officer Michael Kosa, age 32, of Manchester, pleaded guilty in the 6th Circuit–District Division–Concord to two class B misdemeanors for violations of Records and Certification, RSA 260:14, IX(a), commonly known as the Driver Privacy Act.