Skip to content
Donate Now
  • Donate Now
  • logo
  • logo
  • About
    • Board of Directors
    • Underwriting Acceptability Policy
    • Editorial Independence Policy
    • Ethics Policy, Whistleblower Policy
    • Privacy Policy
  • Categories
    • Arts and Entertainment
    • Business & Economy
    • Courts & Corrections
    • Education
    • Energy
    • Environment & Science
    • Health & Mental Health
    • People & Places
    • Politics
  • Contact Us
  • Featured Columns
    • Beverly Stoddart
    • Arnie Alpert
    • Straight Talk
    • The View from Rattlesnake Ridge
    • Susan Dromey Heeter
    • John Harrigan
    • Garry Rayno
    • The Gay Agenda
    • Bob Charest
    • Jen Hollidge
    • Marland Cartoons
    • Monica Drahonovsky
    • Power to the People
  • Support InDepthNH.org
    • Ways to Give
    • Become an InDepthNH.org Underwriter Today
    • Donor Acknowledgments
  • Obituaries
  • YDC Abuse
  • Donate Now

InDepthNH.org - The New Hampshire Center for Public Interest Journalism

InDepthNH.org (https://indepthnh.org/page/27/?archive-dropdown=http%3A%2F%2Findepthnh.org%2F2016%2F01%2F)

  • About
    • Board of Directors
    • Underwriting Acceptability Policy
    • Editorial Independence Policy
    • Ethics Policy, Whistleblower Policy
    • Privacy Policy
  • Categories
    • Arts and Entertainment
    • Business & Economy
    • Courts & Corrections
    • Education
    • Energy
    • Environment & Science
    • Health & Mental Health
    • People & Places
    • Politics
  • Contact Us
  • Featured Columns
    • Beverly Stoddart
    • Arnie Alpert
    • Straight Talk
    • The View from Rattlesnake Ridge
    • Susan Dromey Heeter
    • John Harrigan
    • Garry Rayno
    • The Gay Agenda
    • Bob Charest
    • Jen Hollidge
    • Marland Cartoons
    • Monica Drahonovsky
    • Power to the People
  • Support InDepthNH.org
    • Ways to Give
    • Become an InDepthNH.org Underwriter Today
    • Donor Acknowledgments
  • Obituaries
  • YDC Abuse

Rep. Sweeney Warns It’s Time for UNH Police To Work With ICE

By Nancy West | 18 hours ago

Implying there are more illegal immigrant students than the three the University of New Hampshire System told him Wednesday, Deputy House Majority Leader Joe Sweeney threatened possible U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement involvement.

What Do You Think About Frisbie Memorial Hospital Since Bought by HCA?

The Healthcare Consumer Protection Advisory Commission will hold a public meeting at the Rochester Library Community Room on May 28, 2025, from 4:30 to 6:30 PM in person or virtually to share their healthcare experience since the acquisition of Frisbie Memorial Hospital by HCA.

Q&A for the OCA on Electric Rates

And I don’t have any reason to doubt that electricity rates in New Hampshire have climbed, on average, by 36 percent in the nine years I have served as the state’s official advocate for the interests of residential utility customers.

Sharing Our Reporting and Hiring: What’s New at InDepthNH.org After 10 Years

We are also thrilled to encourage all other news outlets to share our excellent reporting for free by using the “Republish This Story” link at the end of every story as we have been doing this year, and started out doing.

More Headlines

Shaheen Leads Effort To Protect Connecticut River Watershed
Two Changes to Default Budgets Proposed
Senate Finance Rejects Governor’s Office Request To Restore $100,000 To Its Budget
Business & Economy

Senate Republicans Lay Out Plans; May Include Banning Cell Phones in Classrooms

By PAULA TRACY, InDepthNH.org | January 8, 2025

From banning cell phone use in classrooms to passing a balanced budget and working to find more affordable housing units, Senate Republicans said they will keep New Hampshire among the safest states in the nation and along the path to prosperity, despite what is expected to be a tough economic period.

News

State Could Face Significant Deficit Unless Revenues Improve

By GARRY RAYNO, InDepthNH.org | January 8, 2025

With the 2025 fiscal year half over, the state faces a revenue deficit large enough to wipe out last fiscal year’s surplus and end the biennium in red ink.

News

Shaheen Nominates 51 Granite State Students for United States Service Academies

By News Release | January 8, 2025

The nominees will now be considered by the U.S. Military Academy, U.S. Naval Academy, U.S. Air Force Academy and U.S. Merchant Marine Academy for appointment to the Class of 2029.

Courts & Corrections

Indicted Ports and Harbors Director Geno Marconi, 73, Files for Retirement

By PAULA TRACY, InDepthNH.org | January 7, 2025

Indicted and placed on administrative leave along with his wife, a state Supreme Court Justice, New Hampshire Ports and Harbors Director Geno Marconi, 73, has retired from state service, Pease Development Authority Board of Trustees Chairman Steve Duprey announced at its meeting Tuesday.

Courts & Corrections

Fired State Trooper Caught In Lie About Trust Fund Stays on ‘Laurie List’

By DAMIEN FISHER, InDepthNH.org (InDepthNH.org) | January 7, 2025

A State Trooper fired after he lied to investigators looking into suspicious activity in his elderly aunt’s trust fund won’t get removed from the Exculpatory Evidence Schedule, also known as the Laurie List.

News

Barrington Fire Chief Rick Walker To Retire After 40 Years

By News Release | January 7, 2025

His retirement will mark over 40 years of involvement in Barrington’s Fire Department and 25 years as the Chief. 

News

Expecting a Contentious Two Years, Democrats in the Minority Laying Out Their Plans

By PAULA TRACY, InDepthNH.org | January 7, 2025

Democratic leaders in the state House and Senate said they see hope for the coming legislative session to do what 49 percent of the voters in November voted for them to do, adding they plan an active voice throughout the budget process.

News

2 State Senators Provide State House Tour to Taiwan Officials, Promoting Trade and Education

By PAULA TRACY, InDepthNH.org | January 7, 2025

Following the passage of a bill last year reaffirming friendship between New Hampshire and Taiwan and encouraging the enhancement of bilateral trade relations, two state Senators toured economic and cultural development leaders at the State House Tuesday.

News

Gov.-Elect Ayotte Announces Several New Hires, But Not How Much They Will Make

By News Release | January 6, 2025

The following news release didn’t include the salaries or benefits for the hires in Gov.-Elect Kelly Ayotte’s office. InDepthNH.org asked Ayotte’s press office for that information and will update this story when it is released.

Health & Mental Health

AG Approves Sale of Catholic Medical Center to HCA for $110M

By PAULA TRACY, InDepthNH.org | January 6, 2025

The $110 million deal comes at a time when the non-profit hospital was on the “brink of bankruptcy” and had laid off 142 this past year and has debt totaling more than $160 million, according to the report of the Director of Charitable Trusts.

Op-Ed

Op-Ed: Rep. Dan McGuire Supports Proposed Rule Change That Could Limit Public Hearings

By Rep. Dan McGuire | January 6, 2025

In a recent op-ed, former Rep. Marjorie Porter opposed a proposed NH House rules change that will be debated on Wednesday. 

Feature

Speaking of Words: None, The Oxford, and Kindred Commas

By Michael Ferber | January 6, 2025

            More and more writers and publishers are joining newspaper editors in the belief that the second-last item in a series needs no comma after it. 

News

Mass. Boy, 12, Who Died in Ski Accident Was ‘Bright Light’ for Many

By PAULA TRACY, InDepthNH.org | January 5, 2025

A 12-year-old Weymouth, Mass., boy who was an avid and capable skier enjoying New Year’s Eve day with family tragically died after hitting a tree at Mount Cranmore Resort, marking the first fatal accident on a ski trail in New Hampshire for the 2024-25 season.

Op-Ed

Distant Dome: Kearsarge Regional School District Rejects Budget Cap, Supports Public Schools

By GARRY RAYNO, InDepthNH.org | January 4, 2025

If you followed the New Hampshire legislature the last few terms and listened to Education Freedom Account advocates, you would think public schools are cesspools of indoctrination, obscene materials, bullying and protectors of perverts.

News

Man Arrested After Unidentified Bedford Police Officer Was Shot

By News Release | January 4, 2025

During a struggle with the two officers, a gun discharged as MASSEUR reached for one officer’s holster and attempted to take the officer’s service firearm. The officer’s gun fired during the struggle, striking that officer in the leg.

Op-Ed

Op-Ed: Marjorie Porter Opposes Proposed ‘Pocket Veto’ for NH

By Marjorie Porter | January 4, 2025

That’s why I am very disturbed to hear the current majority leader has filed an amendment to the rules to institute a pocket veto in NH and allow committees to determine what bills they will be heard. In the Live Free or Die state, the peoples’ voices should be heard.

Health & Mental Health

Anthem, St. Joseph Hospital To Meet With Insurance Commissioner on Contract Dispute

By Nancy West | January 3, 2025

Insurance Commissioner DJ Bettencourt said Friday that Anthem and Saint Joseph Hospital have agreed to meet with him Tuesday to hopefully help resolve their two-year contract dispute that caused up to 10,000 people suddenly being told that as of Jan. 1, 2025, they are no longer part of Anthem’s insurance network.

Health & Mental Health

New Law Prevents Delays Getting Prior Authorization Insurance Decisions

By PAULA TRACY, InDepthNH.org | January 3, 2025

Pursuant to a new law designed to streamline the process of getting permission for prior authorization of some health procedures, the state Insurance Department issued a bulletin Friday detailing the process for health insurers and related entities. 

Obituary

Notable New Hampshire Deaths: Former Colebrook Police Chief

By Staff Report | January 3, 2025

The people listed here passed away during the previous weeks and have some public or charitable connection to their community.

Health & Mental Health

Thousands Told They Are No Longer Covered by Anthem at St. Joseph Hospital in Nashua

By Nancy West and News Release | January 2, 2025

Saint Joseph Hospital in Nashua is alerting patients that as of Jan. 1, 2025, they are no longer part of Anthem’s insurance network, according to the New Hampshire Insurance Department. 

Load more posts
Uncharted

NH Gives

Obituaries

Support InDepthNH.org

We depend on your support. A generous gift in any amount helps us continue to bring you this service.

Donate Now

Our Featured NH Columns

 

Michael Ferber
SPEAKING OF WORDS
By Michael Ferber

Beverly Stoddart
A NH LIFE
By Beverly Stoddart

Arnie Alpert
ACTIVE WITH THE ACTIVISTS
By Arnie Alpert of Canterbury

George Liset
WRITING ON THE FLY
By George Liset of Dover

Bob Charest
WHY YOU SHOULD CARE NH
By Bob Charest of Epsom

Michael Davidow
RADIO FREE NEW HAMPSHIRE
By Michael Davidow of Manchester

Monica Drahonovsky
MONICA READS
By Monica West

Susan Dromey Heeter
JOYFUL MUSINGS
By Susan Dromey Heeter of Dover

Harrigan
VIEW FROM ABOVE THE NOTCHES
By John Harrigan of Colebrook

Wayne D. King
THE VIEW FROM RATTLESNAKE RIDGE
By Wayne D. King of Rumney

D. Maurice Kreis
POWER TO THE PEOPLE
By D. Maurice Kreis

MIKE MARLAND CARTOONS
MIKE MARLAND CARTOONS

Garry Rayno
DISTANT DOME
By Garry Rayno of New London

Roger Wood
InDEPTHNH
By Roger Wood of Portsmouth

The Laurie List

Laurie Lists are called Exculpatory Evidence Schedules now. They are the secret lists containing the names of law enforcement officers in NH with a history of dishonesty, excessive force or instability.
Catch up on our reporting here.

Event

Follow InDepthNH.org

Like Us on FacebookFollow Us on TwitterSubscribe via RSS
Right to Know NH
Fund for Investigative Journalism

Welcome to InDepthNH.org

InDepthNH.org protects independent journalism that holds government accountable to the people. Please call founder Nancy West at 603-738-5635 if you have questions about donating or our corporate underwriting program. We depend on your support. Read More >>

What People Say About Us…

“Who does New Hampshire want to have its back when the next hare-brained, get-rich-quick, cockeyed, scenery-trashing, money-grubbing scheme threatens New Hampshire’s greatest legacy---it landscape? Well, I’ll want the reporters and editors at InDepthNH.org---the only news medium that staffed the critical Northern Pass hearings, from beginning to end. InDepthNH.org---good, solid, statewide news coverage, the kind you can depend on, the way things used to be and the way they should.”
John Harrigan, writer
Colebrook

"We desperately need investigative news organizations like InDepthNH to counter the fake Facebook postings and toxic partisan diatribe masquerading as the truth. I’m immensely grateful to InDepthNH for the invaluable work they do."
Gloria Norris
Filmmaker, author of KooKooland

“New Hampshire owes a debt of gratitude to IndepthNH.org for its investigative journalism covering government accountability issues. It has been a pleasure teaming up with them to enhance government transparency and accountability in the Granite State.”  
Gilles Bissonnette
ACLU-NH Legal Director

"The arrival of InDepthNH.org has been a game changer. It has filled the void of providing investigative journalism in New Hampshire. InDepthNH.org has provided ethical, quality journalism on issues that impact the lives of New Hampshire citizens daily. In addition to giving a voice and a platform to those who would otherwise be voiceless."
Beatrice Coulter, RN
Co-founder Advocates for Ethical Mental Health Treatment

Treating Mental illness in NH

Under fire: The Secure Psychiatric Unit at the men’s prison incarcerates men and a few women who suffer from mental illness. Some aren’t even charged with crime.
Read our special reporting.

We are grateful to our sponsors…

Why News Matters
This important event was made possible by: Neil and Louise Tillotson Fund of the New Hampshire Charitable Foundation, Manchester Ink Link, Rick and Kelly Gagliuso, Conway Daily Sun, the Seacoast Media Group, Northeast Delta Dental, Bernstein Shur law firm, the Wyman Family Fund of the New Hampshire Charitable Foundation, the Gov. Wesley Powell Fund of the New Hampshire Charitable Foundation, and Peter W. Powell.  

Recent Posts

  • Everything you need to know about the state of the FEC

    This article was originally published by OpenSecrets, a nonpartisan, nonprofit organization that tracks money in politics. View the original article. On May 1, the Federal Election Commission lost its ability to enforce and regulate federal campaign finance laws.

  • Camp Fatima Lawsuit Heads To NH Supreme Court for Oral Arguments

    By DAMIEN FISHER, InDepthNH.org Whether or not a man who claims he was sexually abused as a child by a Roman Catholic priest is allowed to bring a lawsuit against the Diocese of Manchester is about to get decided by the state Supreme Court. The Justices will have to decide if the statute of limitations for bringing a civil lawsuit in a child sex abuse complaint applies after the legislature removed the limits in 2020.

  • North Country Doctor Pleads Guilty To Illegally Prescribing Opioids

    A New Hampshire doctor pleaded guilty today to unlawfully distributing a controlled substance. This is the first conviction of a doctor in the District of New Hampshire from a joint investigation by the New England Strike Force and the U.S. Attorney’s Office.

  • Forest Carbon Capture Bill Headed To Moratorium and Study

    By PAULA TRACY, InDepthNH.org CONCORD - A bill that would have extended the state's timber tax to properties enrolled in carbon sequestration programs has been changed by a Senate committee to a study committee and moratorium. The amendment to House Bill 123 passed on a vote of 4-1 in the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee Tuesday.

  • Shaheen Slams Trump’s Trip and Plan to Accept Luxury Qatari Plane as Air Force One

    (Washington, DC) – U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee, joined CNN News Central this morning to discuss President Trump’s trip to the Middle East this week and rebuke the President’s reported plans to accept a luxury Qatari jet to use as Air Force One, which raises clear ethical, Constitutional and national security implications. Click HERE to watch Senator Shaheen’s full interview.  Key quotes from Senator Shaheen:  On President Trump’s trip to the Middle East, Shaheen said: “Unfortunately, while I think the economic agreement is a good thing, he seems to be missing the two biggest threats in the Middle East. One if from Iran and the terrorism that they continue to support, their effort to get a nuclear weapon.

About IndepthNH.org

InDepthNH protects independent journalism that holds government accountable to the people. Our investigative reporting prompts civil discourse that spurs citizens to action. We reveal wrongdoing, corruption and influence-peddling while giving voice to the disenfranchised. InDepthNH fulfills the press’ watchdog role as envisioned by the founders of our democracy.




About InDepthNH.org

InDepthNH protects independent journalism that holds government accountable to the people. Our investigative reporting prompts civil discourse that spurs citizens to action. We reveal wrongdoing, corruption and influence-peddling while giving voice to the disenfranchised. InDepthNH fulfills the press’ watchdog role as envisioned by the founders of our democracy.

Support InDepth New Hampshire

We depend on your support. InDepthNH.org is published by the New Hampshire Center for Public Interest Journalism. A generous gift in any amount helps us continue to bring you this service.

Donate Now

Search This Site

Browse Archives

© Copyright 2025, InDepthNH.org

InDepthNH.org is a member of the Institute for Nonprofit News

Built with the Largo WordPress Theme from the Institute for Nonprofit News.

Back to top ↑

Indepth Your Inbox

Get unbiased nonprofit watchdog news sent directly to your inbox.