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Why doesn’t NH support universal, standards-based preschool?
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Berlin’s paper mill owners invested in their unionized work force, including by providing kindergarten for workers’ children.
Ports Director Geno Marconi Pleads Not Guilty, Argues for Less Restrictive Bail
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Geno Marconi of Stratham pleaded not guilty Wednesday to witness tampering and destroying evidence as director of the state Division of Ports and Harbors and argued for less restrictive bail conditions in Rockingham Superior Court.
NextEra Risked Seabrook Meltdown for Profit, According to Lawsuit
NextEra, owner of Seabrook Station, allowed its infrastructure to degrade to the point of risking a nuclear meltdown as part of a scheme to keep competitors at bay, according to a lawsuit brought by clean energy company Avangrid.
New Thanksgiving Tradition: The Candy Platter
The Candy Platter will have color, individual wrapping and enough sugar to create cavities in 10,000 molars.
Fly Fishing Royalty: Glenn ‘The Maine Man’ Grant
At the time, I also picked up some flies and a book on Carrie Stevens, the famed fly tier from Upper Dam, Maine who is credited with designing the classic Black Ghost fly.
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Meet Santa and Buddy the Elf at Festival of Wreaths
Shaheen Responds to Reports of Ceasefire Agreement Between Israel and Hezbollah
Former YDC Staffer Bradley Asbury Found Guilty of Accomplice to Rape
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Important First Step for Former Laconia State School Sale On Council Agenda March 13
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A “necessary first step” for the state to close on the sale of the 220-acre former Laconia State School is on the Executive Council agenda for Wednesday, hours before the closing is supposed to occur between the state and a Manchester developer for $21.5 million.
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Deadly NH Snowmobile Season Comes To Abrupt Halt
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The abbreviated season was notable in that inexperienced riders on rented sleds were involved in the majority of the at least four fatalities, far more than any other season in recent history, said Lt. Mark Ober, Jr., District One chief of the New Hampshire Fish & Game Department in Lancaster, which covers all of Coos County.
Obituary
Notable New Hampshire Deaths: Former State Parks Director; Former Hooksett Administrator
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InDepthNH.org is now offering obituaries through the Legacy.com service. We view this as part of our public service mission.
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House Reacts to Harmony’s Murder; Also Set New Energy Plan
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The House Thursday voted to suspend its rules to allow a bill after the deadline to require anyone who commits a class A felony to be present during the judicial process.
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Senate Opposes Creating Sanctuary Cities; Backs Bail Reform, Fentanyl Penalties
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Getting tough on crime, drug dealers and illegal immigrants, the state Senate passed a number of measures Thursday including a prohibition on the creation of so- called “sanctuary cities” here.
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The $400 Million Construction Project Eversource Hopes You Won’t Notice
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Now, Eversource wants to spend $400 million in Grafton and Coos Counties and seems to be hoping nobody, or almost nobody, will notice.
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House Shoots Down Parental Rights Constitutional Amendment
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The House killed a proposed constitutional amendment that would enshrine parental rights in the state constitution.
Education
House Education Committee Divided Along Party Lines on Climate Change Education
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Not only were they divided in whether or not they believed the resolution should pass, but they also revealed their own conflicting perspectives on the urgency of the climate crisis.
Education
State Asks Supreme Court to Block Education Funding Order
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The attorney general’s office wants the state Supreme Court to block a judge’s order for the state to increase education funding immediately.
Business & Economy
Crowd Turns Out for Bill To Limit Wakesurfing On Inland Waters
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The bill would limit wakeboard operation to at least 500 feet from shore, in depths of water of at least 20 feet and on bodies of water greater than 50 contiguous acres in size.
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House Committee Votes To Kill Bill To Require Forensic Audits at Gunstock
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Supporters of Belknap County-owned Gunstock ski area came to the House Municipal and County Government Committee Wednesday as it voted down a bill they called “predatory.”
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Eagle Pass, Texas Residents Reject Northern Invasion
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While Texas Gov. Greg Abbott has repeatedly railed against an “invasion” of migrants crossing the Rio Grande River into Texas, some residents of Eagle Pass, a border town where Abbott has taken over a city park and plans to build a new military base, are experiencing an invasion from the other direction.
Courts & Corrections
Judge Kicks Lawyer Off State’s YDC Defense Team
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But with about a month to go before the trial starts, Rockingham Superior Court Judge Andrew Schulman ruled Hoopes cannot represent the state while his partner, attorney Douglas Brooks is representing one of the YDC victims in a Massachusetts criminal case, a man referred to in court records as J.D.
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Dartmouth Men’s Basketball Team Votes In Favor of Union Representation
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“Today is a big day for our team. We stuck together all season and won this election,” said Dartmouth juniors Cade Haskins and Romeo Myrthil, in a statement. “It is self-evident that we as students can also be both campus workers and union members. Dartmouth seems to be stuck in the past. It’s time for the age of amateurism to end.”
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Opposition Turns Out to Oppose Animal Cruelty Bill
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Adding selling or breeding animals with deformities that leads to suffering would be added to the state’s animal cruelty statutes under a bill that had a four-and-a-half-hour public hearing Tuesday.
Education
Teen Activists Seek Robust Climate Change Education in NH’s Public Schools
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A group of high school students have been fighting to change New Hampshire public schools’ curricula to incorporate a more robust climate change education.
Courts & Corrections
Laurie List Lawsuit Going Back to Keene Police, Likely James McLaughlin Gets Do Over
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The John Doe lawsuit filed in Cheshire Superior Court is heavily redacted, but details that have been made public match the discipline record for retired investigator James McLaughlin obtained by InDepthNH.org through a right-to-know request.
Business & Economy
National Grid Pulls Plug On Twin States Energy Project Disappointing Sununu
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Gov. Chris Sununu said he is disappointed the plug has been pulled on a proposed 1,200 megawatt bi-directional transmission project which would have brought Canadian hydro power to New England through New Hampshire and Vermont.
Education
Checks and Balances Proposed for Education Freedom Account Program
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Traditional homeschoolers turned out in force to oppose a bill requiring Education Freedom Account participants to take standardized tests.