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Surprises Galore in NH House Recounts, What’s Up Today
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Recounts for 24 House of Representatives seats are underway for a fourth day Thursday after some surprises this week that have helped Democrats.
Distant Dome: Education Voucher Advocates Seek National Solution
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America’s traditional institutions, the foundation for the greatest political experiment in history, are under attack from the social safety net to food regulations, and from the court system to environmental protection.
Related: Distant Dome: Once Scorned, Casinos Have Proliferated
Op-Ed: Supreme Court Ruling Limits Power of Federal Agencies
This ruling is another that this court has issued which breaks with long-standing court precedent and which has the potential of upsetting significant federal agency and department legal interpretations, policy development, regulatory and rules dealing with a multitude of issues.
Understanding Special Ed in NH
In part, NH provides special education services to children with qualifying disabilities because the federal government requires NH to do so and conditions the provision of millions of dollars in federal aid on NH’s compliance with federal standards.
Sununu Signs 45 Bills into Law, Vetoes 3
The governor vetoed HB 194 requiring the director of the division of historical resources to compile and maintain a list of public monuments and requiring legislative approval of the amendment or permanent removal of historical markers.
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Notable New Hampshire Deaths: These Men and Women Gave Generously to Their Communities
ACLU-NH Questions Spending on Northern Border After New Data Shows Zero Encounters
Valley Regional Hospital joins Dartmouth Health
Courts & Corrections
Judge Denies Early Release for Man Who Claims Innocence in 1988 Pregnant Woman’s Murder
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Superior Court Judge N. William Delker denied a convicted murderer’s request for early release after serving 33 years in state prison for the murder of a pregnant woman whose body was found in a Bedford construction site July 29, 1988.
Business & Economy
Ski Areas in NH Take Advantage of Cold Weather To Open Lifts
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Ski areas throughout the state are taking full advantage of the hard turn in the weather to cold this week, and with the help of some natural snow that fell Tuesday and Wednesday, they plan to start turning lifts as early as Friday.
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Recount Cliffhanger Day 3: Tie for Rochester House Seat May Impact Balance of Power
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A recount for a House seat in Rochester has ended in a tie between incumbent Democrat Chuck Grassie and Republican David Walker darkening the ever-murky waters of which party will control the New Hampshire House of Representatives for the next two years.
Business & Economy
Want to Double Your Donation to InDepthNH.org? Here’s How
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We are midway through our NH Sustainable News Summit Project and need to raise enough this year to build the business component of this nonprofit so we can eventually pay our own way.
Courts & Corrections
County Investigates McLaughlin Complaint Filed By Man Convicted Decades Ago
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An investigation is now underway after Vermont man Robert Lamontagne says he did not get a fair trial when he was convicted of molesting children in New Hampshire in 1990 because the state never informed his attorney about investigating then-detective James McLaughlin’s credibility issues.
Business & Economy
Second Republican Loses Recount Closing Gap in House: 201 GOP to 199 Dem Seats
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A recount for Coos County brought Democrats one step closer to control of the House of Representatives Tuesday with the count now 201 seats for Republicans and 199 for Democrats for the next two years with more narrow victories to still be re-counted.
Business & Economy
NHPBS Holiday Auction has Hundreds of Gifts to Bid On
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Proceeds support NHPBS, and all bidding is done online, allowing you to browse, bid and buy from anywhere. Bidding on hundreds of items, donated by local businesses and NHPBS supporters, runs through December 5th.
Education
Slight Decline in Student Enrollment Continues
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According to the new data, there are now 161,755 students enrolled in New Hampshire’s public schools (including public academies and Joint Maintenance Agreements), compared to 163,600 in 2021-2022 and 163,288 in 2020-2021. Pre-pandemic, student enrollment was at 171,866 during the 2019-2020 school year.
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Flip of a Seat in Almost Equally Divided House: Recount Day 1
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Recounts began for an almost equally divided legislature in New Hampshire on Monday and in one case, an election flipped from a Republican to a Democrat in Manchester’s Ward 6 based on a single vote.
Courts & Corrections
5 New Police Officer Names Made Public on ‘Laurie List’
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The new names released are: Concord Police Officer Brian Neal, Bath Police Officer Dennis MacKay, Dover Police Officer Killian Kendrup, Claremont Police Officer Justin Leach, and Dover Police Officer James Yeradi.