Courts & Corrections
Supreme Court Won’t Change Rules In Rand Education Funding Appeal
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The New Hampshire Supreme Court won’t suspend the normal rules for judicial recusals in the Rand v State of New Hampshire education funding lawsuit appeal.
State Accused of Coverup in New Saddleback Mountain Retreat Lawsuit
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A teen girl was repeatedly raped by the care giver who was paid by the state, and the state employees who were supposed to oversee her case repeatedly covered for the abusers, according to a new lawsuit filed in Merrimack Superior Court.
Ayotte Says She Does Not Want the Secretary of State Election To Become Politicized
Gov. Kelly Ayotte said the state has a very important role to play nationally as being the first in the nation to vote for a president and hopes the election for Secretary of State is not politicized for the sake of that role.
Ayotte Tells Council She Wants Congress to Approve More Money for Home Heating Help
With the cost of home heating products soaring and federal assistance not keeping up, Gov. Kelly Ayotte told Executive Councilors she has joined with all the other governors of New England to seek a $3 billion increase nationwide for the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program ahead of winter.
Op-Ed: Healing May Actually Be Possible
The elections in New Hampshire and nationally this month were seismic in their impact, but I believe they had different motivators.
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AP Briefs: The Latest: Hegseth slams his potential impeachment as a ‘political spectacle’ as House vote looms
Hantz Marconi Can Return To Practicing Law: Professional Conduct Committee
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Feature
Writing on the Fly: Fly Fishing 101
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When people know that you are a fly fisher you will inevitably get the call, it used to be a call but now it is a text. “I want to learn to fly fish and you were the first person I thought of calling.”
News
Vail Resorts Responds To Ayotte’s Call for Investigation of ‘Epic’ Taxes To Be Charged
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Vail Resorts, the owner of several New Hampshire ski areas and the state’s lease holder of Mount Sunapee Resort, reacted Tuesday to Gov. Kelly Ayotte’s announcement Monday the state is investigating sales taxes being collected in its “Epic” season pass.
Education
Education Bills with Non-Germane Amendments Head To Full House
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Two education related bills advanced with non-germane amendments in the House Education Funding Committee, Tuesday with unanimous support for Senate Bill 491 related to minimum education standards language and another, Senate Bill 531 which was opposed in part by Democrats that looks at developing data to understand the level of school meals debt in addition to having the state legislature support the development of a community college curriculum in Coos County for cosmetology.
Feature
Beyond the Headlines: NH’s Economy Remains Strong, but Workers Are Losing Ground
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Once you factor in inflation and particularly the rising costs of groceries, health care, and other every day essentials, a New Hampshire worker earning the average wage effectively saw a 2.2% pay cut.
Courts & Corrections
Charge Against YDC Abuser Dismissed Amid Competency Questions
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The New Hampshire Attorney General’s Office is dropping one of the cases against convicted sexual abuser James Woodlock as questions mount about his ability to stand trial.
Business & Economy
Gorham Police Chief Responds to Criticism on ICE’S 287(g) Program
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Gorham Police Chief Jimmy Willhoite defended the department’s participation in Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) 287(g) program during Monday’s Board of Selectmen meeting, saying he maintains local control and that it adds training for police officers.
Courts & Corrections
YDC Abuse Victims Tell Supreme Court State Broke Promises
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Gov. Kelly Ayotte’s changes to the structure of the Sununu Youth Services Center (YDC) Settlement Fund fundamentally changed the deal thousands of survivors thought they were getting, according to a new brief filed with the New Hampshire Supreme Court.
Business & Economy
Ayotte: NH AG Investigating ‘Vail’s Not-So-Epic Sales Tax’
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“New Hampshire is proud to have no sales tax, and we’re not going to let an out-of-state company try to sneak one in,” said Governor Ayotte.
Health & Mental Health
GOP Rep Could Face Expulsion for ‘Final Solution’ Comment
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Facing possible expulsion from the House for yet another inflammatory and bigoted comment, Rep. Travis Corcoran, R-Weare, gave his familiar, if somewhat belligerent, defense on Monday before the House Legislative Administration Committee.
Business & Economy
Sununu Center Proceeds To Go To General Fund, Not Victims Fund
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And the state will study getting out of the operation of the Winnipesaukee Basin wastewater treatment program, which is owned and paid for by its eight community members, if the House agrees to recommendations made by the full House Finance Committee Monday.
Business & Economy
Constitutional Amendment To Prohibit a State Income Tax Advances
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In its history, New Hampshire’s legislature has never passed an earned income tax.
News
Gorham Police Chief To Speak at Monday Meeting About 287(g) Agreement With ICE
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Gorham Police Chief Jimmy Willhoite is scheduled to speak at Monday night’s selectboard meeting about the department’s 287(g) agreement with U.S. Immigration, Customs and Enforcement.
Feature
Joyful Musings: How Can I Be Helpful?
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This year, however, upon entering with my bag of donations, rather than asking people about their experiences, I offered my service as a volunteer and was scooped up faster than a Louis Vuitton bag.
News
President Trump, First Lady Safe After Shooting at White House Correspondents’ Dinner
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“Quite an evening in D.C. Secret Service and Law Enforcement did a fantastic job. They acted quickly and bravely. The shooter has been apprehended..”
Courts & Corrections
Former DOC Assistant Commish Blamed for TASER Snafu
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In a report released Friday afternoon by the New Hampshire Attorney General’s Office, former Department of Corrections Assistant Commissioner Paul Raymond is getting the lion’s share of the blame in the DOC’s $2 million Taser fiasco.
News
UNH Poll: Trump’s Job Approval Ratings Continue to Slide in NH
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Six in ten New Hampshire residents disapprove of President Donald Trump’s overall job performance and ratings of his handling of foreign affairs are even lower.
Courts & Corrections
Woodlock Call Transcripts Allegedly Show YDC Abuser’s Decline in Solitary
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Convicted YDC abuser James Woodlock cries while talking to his sister, experiences panic attacks throughout his days in solitary, and worries that the devil is trying to hurt him.
Courts & Corrections
AG: Man Found Dead in Haverhill, NH, was Victim of Homicide
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An autopsy shows the death of man in Haverhill April 20 was a homicide, according to a news release from Attorney General John Formella.