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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.
A measure that would prohibit language related to Diversity, Equity and Inclusion in all state contracts going forward passed without public hearing by House Republicans in the Finance Committee who pushed for reconsideration of a vote to defeat it after a Democrat left the meeting at the end of a long day.
It appears that cell phone use in schools is about to be limited or entirely curtailed in New Hampshire classrooms.
A new study by the New Hampshire Fiscal Policy Institute finds business tax rate reductions have cost the state between $795 million and $1.17 billion in forgone revenue since 2015 without the often promised bump in revenue due to increased economic activity.
Too many people interested in power instead of governing don’t want a truly informed public. Instead, they want enough of the public spoon fed “alternative facts,” conspiracy theories, and outright lies to ensure they retain power although they have views that are both harmful to the majority of citizens and allow the tyranny of the minority to overturn the will of the majority.
I’m happy to report we’ve broken through to real communication with the folks at the Medill Local News map project, and they’re now taking our requests for corrections seriously.
InDepthNH.org reporters and columnists took home a bunch of plaques and certificates for their work Thursday night at the New Hampshire Press Association Awards banquet at Saint Anselm College’s Institute of Politics in Manchester.
The 72-square mile crown jewel of the Lakes Region, Lake Winnipesaukee, is under siege right now from cyanobacteria reports from beaches and bays from Gilford, Meredith, Center Harbor Tuftonboro and Moultonborough.
New Hampshire residents are divided on the appropriate punishment for former President Donald Trump in the wake of his conviction in the New York “hush money” case.
The people listed here passed away during the previous weeks and have some public or charitable connection to their community.
The identity of the victim is being withheld pending the investigation by the Epping Police Department.
Hillsborough County Department of Correction Superintendent Joseph Costanzo added: “We are dedicated to maintaining the highest standards of safety and security for our inmates and staff.
Over the course of his life, Lou D’Allesandro has sported many titles, Captain of his UNH athletic teams, Coach of basketball teams of all ages, teacher, College President, State Representative, and now retiring “Dean” of the NH Senate, an honor bestowed upon him by his colleagues as the longest-serving Senator.
Poetry has the power to get into your brain when you hear or read a poem that gets you, emotionally. You say, yes, I understand what it is saying.
New Hampshire’s population grew by about 23,400 (1.7 percent) between July 2020 and July 2023, according to estimates from the U.S. Census Bureau.
Before an audience of business owners and executives, three of the top four candidates for governor took the stage together to introduce themselves.
Key sources of revenue growth in recent years, specifically the State’s business taxes and the Real Estate Transfer Tax, have been slipping behind expectations, and the revenue sources currently generating surpluses are likely to be temporary.
The National Weather Service issued an excessive heat warning for southern New Hampshire, with “heat index values up to 105 expected.”
New Hampshire State Fire Marshal Sean P. Toomey, Epping Fire Chief Donald DeAngelis and Epping Police Chief Michael Wallace announce that a fire occurred at 153 Coffin Rd. Unit 10 in Epping on June 19, 2024, at approximately 7:45 AM. A deceased victim was located at the fire scene.
Survivors of the 2019 crash that took the lives of seven motorcyclists walked out of the Department of Motor Vehicles auditorium Wednesday in disgust during Volodymyr Zhukovskyy’s license suspension hearing.
At this time of year, the US Supreme Court is nearing the end of its term and releases bunches of decisions as if cleaning out its collective desk before going on summer break and preparing things for next year’s crop of justices.
Find the forecast for your town or city by going to the National Weather Service website. Then in the upper left hand corner, type in where you live.
The fire went to 2-alarms due to the intensity of the fire and the brutal temperatures crews were working in. Chief Ryan Cashin said one firefighter was treated for heat exhaustion.
The Division is also aware of some New Hampshire cell phone users receiving a notification about a statewide outage. This notification applies to the Massachusetts outage only.