Distant Dome: New Ethics Law Mandates Recusals
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When they write laws, which legislators do, are those scribes of statutes benefiting from what they write?
Reward Offered for Information About Death of Baby Jane Doe
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Manchester Police are continuing their investigation into the tragic discovery of a deceased baby in the waters at Pine Island Park. Detectives now have a more refined timeline regarding when the child was placed in the water.
Barron’s Murder Conviction Stands After Appeal
Armando Barron is going to stay in prison for the brutal murder of Jonathan Amerault after the New Hampshire Supreme Court rejected Barron’s appeal.
Fish and Game Seeks Your Input on Draft Game Management Plan
The New Hampshire Fish and Game Department has just released a draft 10-year game management plan for deer, bear, turkey and moose with objectives ranging by region.
House Budget Recommends Dramatic Cuts To Health Programs
From cutting Medicaid rates by 3 percent to eliminating funds for family planning clinics, to suspending the farmers market program for poor women, infants and children the House Finance Committee voted to recommend a state budget for Health and Human Services Tuesday, reducing $290 million from the next two years of general fund distributions.
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After a Democrat Leaves, House Republicans Vote To Eliminate DEI in State Contracts
Cell Phone Ban in Schools Looks Likely
Lost Business Tax Revenue Could Solve Budget Shortfall
17 Towns Pass Warrant Articles on Vouchers, Education Funding
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Seventeen towns have passed warrant articles asking state officials to hold off on expanding the school voucher program until there is greater public accountability for how those taxpayer funds are being spent and whether students who receive them are getting a good education.
Mount Washington Valley Residents Protest Federal Medicaid Cuts, Other Changes
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About 50 Mount Washington Valley residents concerned about the impacts of expected federal Medicaid cuts on their neighbors, made signs and bundled up against a cold wind to let their concerns be known, as Gov. Kelly Ayotte came through town to meet with mental health care providers to discuss budget cuts.
Shaheen, Hassan, Goodlander Urge DOJ To Protect FCI Berlin Retention Incentives
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Lawmakers argue that slashing retention incentives will further strain a critical workforce already grappling with staffing and capacity concern.
Blowin’ in the Wind: Property Taxes and the Price of the Pledge
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For more than half-a-century New Hampshire politics and government have been overshadowed by the Pledge, the vow by candidates seeking state office to neither propose nor endorse a broad-based sales or income tax.
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Notable NH Deaths: Hanover Broadcaster and Publisher; Rindge Photo Shop Owner
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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.
House Exempts Military from Adult Marriage Law
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One year after limiting marriage to those 18 years old and older, the House Thursday carved out an exception for the military.
Human Remains Found in Derry
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Attorney General John M. Formella, Derry Police Chief George R. Feole, and New Hampshire State Police Colonel Mark B. Hall announce the discovery of human skeletal remains in an area near the Hoodkroft Country Club golf course in Derry, New Hampshire.
House Democrats To Hold Additional Public Budget Input in Manchester
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In response to the NH House GOP’s attempt to rush through a state budget that prioritizes tax cuts for the ultra-wealthy and multinational corporations over the needs of working families, House Democrats will hold an additional public input session to ensure Granite Staters’ voices are heard.
NH House Approves Parental Rights Bill
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Mostly down party lines, the House Thursday passed a parental bill of rights that seeks to put all parental rights in one place and creates criminal and civil penalties for medical providers and educators who violate the provisions.
Affordable Housing Lot Sizes, Parental Rights, Work for Medicaid Bills Pass NH Senate
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What at least one state Senator called the most consequential bill of the year to address relieving the state’s top issue – the affordable housing crisis – Senate Bill 84 passed the Senate Thursday on a vote of 13-10 with Republicans divided on the issue.
Carroll County Residents To Stand Up for Working Families at Rally Friday in Conway
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A group of Carroll County residents is mobilizing to call out the rising cost of living and dwindling social services in New Hampshire and demand budget and policy reversals from Governor Kelly Ayotte.
NH Senate Unanimously Sends Bail Reform Bill To Governor’s Desk
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Fast tracked with the speed of a police cruiser, the Senate passed a bail reform bill on special order that is now headed to the governor’s desk, with more than a dozen law enforcement personnel watching in support.
Judge Denies Supreme Court Justice’s Motion To Dismiss Indictments Against Her
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A judge has denied state Supreme Court Justice Anna Barbara Hantz Marconi’s motion to dismiss all indictments against her alleging she tried to improperly influence a criminal investigation into her husband, Geno Marconi, director of the state Division of Ports and Harbors.
NH Supreme Court Upholds Murder Conviction Despite Questionable Miranda Waiver
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Anderson Pereira’s murder conviction stands after the New Hampshire Supreme Court ruled he did not invoke his Miranda rights before he was questioned by police.
Op-Ed: Showdown in Washington, Failure of Leadership
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The Senate vote caving to Trump’s CR left Democratic colleagues in the House swinging in the breeze.
Your Right To Know in NH: In Case You Missed It
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Nashua resident Laurie Ortolano, known for active involvement in advocating for her city; Barbara Tetreault, Berlin Sun reporter who has successfully navigated the challenge; Constitutional Law Expert Attorney Rick Gagliuso; Annmarie Timmins, NHPR Senior Reporter, Nancy West; founder of InDepthNH.org, Damien Fisher, investigative reporter for InDepthNH.org, spoke about NH’s right-to-know law.
The Birth of Freestyle Skiing, Part 3: The Athletes: Surfers of the Moguls, Pioneers of the Air
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Following the Progressive era, and sometime around the early 1950s, American resort communities sought to expand their year-round economies by importing European ski experts where the sport had first developed.
Ayotte’s Favored Bail Bill Passes On To the Full Senate After Committee Hearing
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A bail reform bill that passed the House last week on a 204-175 vote sailed through the Senate Judiciary Committee with an ought to pass vote following a public hearing on Tuesday.
Landfill Bill Limiting Siting Near Water Recommended for Passage in House Committee
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A bill requiring the state Department of Environmental Services to establish a site-specific setback distance for proposed new landfills is headed to the House with a recommendation of passage following a 14-1 vote in the House Environment and Agriculture Committee Tuesday.