COVID-19
3 COVID-19 Deaths, 552 New Cases on Thursday
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The state Department of Health and Human Services announced 552 new positive test results for COVID-19 and three deaths Thursday for a current PCR test positivity rate of 3.0%.
Ex-Sen. Woodburn Seeks No Jail Time, AG Argues It’s Time For Him To Serve 30 Days
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Former state senator Jeffrey Woodburn of Whitefield filed an objection Friday to the state’s motion to impose the 30 days in jail he received for breaking a dryer door and kicking in the door to the home of his then-fiancée Emily Jacobs and asked that the sentence be modified.
Republicans’ Project 2025 Plan Panned by Disability Rights Advocates at State House
The Republican’s Project 2025 plan, which would reshape the federal government if Donald Trump and JD Vance are elected president and vice president, was criticized by disability rights advocates and those concerned with retaining the current Medicaid, Medicare and the Affordable Care Act Monday.
Preliminary Work Shows $126 Million Revenue Surplus for NH’s Fiscal 2024
Preliminary financial true-ups for the recently completed 2024 fiscal year indicate state revenues produced a total of $3.32 billion for the state general and education trust funds.
Distant Dome: Education Voucher Advocates Seek National Solution
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.
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COVID-19
Sen. Sherman: Ending Statewide Mask Mandate ‘Potentially Devastating’
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State Sen. Tom Sherman, D-Rye, a physician, said the move is premature.
Dishonest Police
Panel Mulls Public Police Discipline Hearings and Compromise on Laurie List
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Proposed legislation that would require police disciplinary hearings at the Police Standards and Training Council be conducted in public, and a last-minute amendment that would make public the unredacted Laurie List of dishonest police were supported by all who testified at Thursday’s hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee.
Statewide Mask Mandate Goes Away Friday, April 16
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Gov. Chris Sununu said he feels comfortable letting the temporary “thou shalt must” mandate expire on April 15
4 COVID-19 Deaths, 412 New Cases Wednesday
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The state Department of Health and Human Services announced 412 new positive test results for COVID-19 and four deaths Wednesday, for a current PCR test positivity rate of 2.4%.
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Sole News Outlet Objects To Delay In Laurie List Release Court Case
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The New Hampshire Center for Public Interest Journalism filed an objection Wednesday to the motion to delay proceedings until July 1 in its public records lawsuit seeking release of the unredacted Laurie List of dishonest police officers.
Politics
Opponents: Surveillance Restrictions Would Hurt E-911 Emergency Response
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Surveillance to identify a person in a vehicle on a roadway or walking on a sidewalk using cameras or other devices would be prohibited under a bill the Senate Judiciary Committee heard Wednesday.
COVID-19
Freedom From Vaccinations Bill Debated Before Senate Panel
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People from around New Hampshire who oppose vaccinations, including against COVID-19, spoke Wednesday in support of a bill that would establish “medical freedom in immunizations.”
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378 New COVID-19 Cases Tuesday, Vaccination Allocation Update
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The state Department of Health and Human Services announced 378 new positive test results.
Senate Panel Hears Bills: Post-Conviction DNA Tests, Drug Penalty, Cyber-Flashing
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The state Senate Judiciary Committee heard six bills Tuesday ranging from changing drug laws for first-time offenders to requiring a list be kept by municipalities of all non-public session meetings.
Book Report: Solla Sollew and Shorting the Grid
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In this 1965 kid-lit epic, the protagonist resolves to shed his everyday troubles by hitching a ride with a passing stranger to the mythical metropolis of Solla Sollew – where, the traveler assures him, “they never have troubles – at least very few.”
COVID-19
NH Pausing J&J Vaccine On Federal Advice; State Providing Alternatives
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This morning, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Food and Drug Administration recommended a pause on the use of the single-dose J&J COVID-19 vaccine after reports that six individuals in the U.S. developed a rare disorder involving blood clots within about two weeks after vaccination.
John Harrigan on the Glory Days of Sporting Camps
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“As a teenager” John Harrigan says, “my parents ‘gave me’ to their best friends in an agreement over the dinner table between the two families.
No New COVID-19 Deaths Monday, 380 New Cases
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The state Department of Health and Human Services announced 380 new positive test results for COVID-19 and no new deaths Monday for a current PCR test positivity rate of 9.8%.
Location for New Secure Psychiatric Unit Panned
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A proposed 60-bed secure psychiatric unit on New Hampshire Hospital grounds would allow “start-to-finish” treatment for the civilly committed, state officials said Monday.
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AG, Newspapers, ACLU-NH Seek Laurie List Lawsuit Delay; One News Outlet Disagrees
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The state Attorney General’s Office, five news outlets and ACLU-NH have jointly asked the court to delay the lawsuit against the state seeking to make public the redacted names on the Laurie List of dishonest police until July 1.
Bud Light Is Still the King of Roadside Trash in Canterbury
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Canterbury’s annual roadside cleanup always provides an opportunity to examine the drinking habits of the littering community.
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1 Death Reported, 415 New Cases Sunday
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The state Department of Health and Human Services announced 415 new positive test results for COVID-19 and one new death, for a current PCR test positivity rate of 3.7%.
Proposed State Budget Now in Senate’s Court, Who’ll Win the Culture War?
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House budget writers tried to thread a needle with their plan: include enough culture war and spending cuts to draw enough from the very conservative wing of the GOP House members without losing the half dozen moderate Republicans who remain in their caucus.
Please Stay in Your Lois Lane
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Last week in Hannaford, a gentleman, let’s call him the Penguin, came up behind me at the check-out, put his items on the belt about two inches from my items.