Feature
Local News Blues: Looks like we hit a nerve
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I’ve now received at least thirty messages in response to my last Local News Blues post, “Big Philanthropy Is Infuriating Local News Publishers.”
AG Makes More Names Public On ‘Laurie List’ of Dishonest Cops in Slow Process
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Three years after a new law went into effect to make public the confidential names on the Exculpatory Evidence Schedule, also known as the Laurie List, four more names have been released.
Sununu Signs Bills Prohibiting Trans Girls from Playing Girls Sports, Restricts Gender-Affirming Surgeries
Republican Gov. Chris Sununu signed three bills into law and vetoed a fourth that impact transgender individuals Friday, the last day he had to act on the legislation that has passed both the House and Senate.
YDC Trial Schedule Is A New Battle Between Victims’ Lawyers and AG Lawyers
The state’s new proposed schedule to hold “bellwether” trials in the Sununu Youth Services Center abuse scandal is getting called out as a lie by lawyers for the survivors, while the state accuses them of trying to game the cases for cash.
Saco River Paddle Brings State Outdoor Industry Together
Paddling together to help progress the state’s growing outdoor economy, about 50 individuals involved in the industry across the state came together on the Saco River Thursday to network, swim and enjoy dinner and music at the Beach.
More Headlines
Notable New Hampshire Deaths: She Once Was an Assistant to Barbra Streisand
NH DES: Cyanobacteria Updates for July 12 to 18, 2024
NH DHHS IDs More Possible Measles Exposures in New Hampshire, 5 Total Infections
Education
NH Students Completing AP Exams Rank Highest in US for Mid- to Top-Tier Scores
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Overall, 3,400 New Hampshire students in the Class of 2023 took at least one AP exam, as educators continue to encourage a wider and more diverse population of students to participate in AP.
Courts & Corrections
NH Communities Say Court Ruling Disrupts Local Budget Process
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A superior court judge’s decision not to delay implementation of his order on the Statewide Education Property Tax will disrupt the local school budget process for many communities, claim those affected by the order.
Feature
Glad For the Groundhog
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A couple of days of fifty and sixty degree weather has me shedding my winter coat and heading for the river to fight the crowd. The spring-like weather had produced a “Hatch” of fly fishers on the river.
Courts & Corrections
Hidden Search Warrant Exposes State Corruption, According to YDC Victims
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Lawyers for more than 1,000 Sununu Youth Services Center victims say the state is hiding evidence of its own corruption in a search warrant affidavit that’s been sealed for more than four years.
Feature
Distant Dome: Advisory Ethics Opinions Reveal Sticky Issues On Influencing the Legislature
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Friday with most lawmakers already at their destinations for the week-long vacation, it wasn’t exactly a news dump, but an ethics opinion dump with a couple of sticky issues.
Feature
Local News Blues: Big Philanthropy Is Infuriating Local News Publishers
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Just when you thought big philanthropy couldn’t piss off local news publishers any more than they already have, the Knight Media Forum happened in Miami this week.
Obituary
Notable NH Deaths: She Wrestled Alligators; He directed the Dartmouth Band; Another Was a Pioneer in Microwave Technology
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The people listed here passed away during the previous weeks and have some public or charitable connection to their community.
Courts & Corrections
Education, Guns and Child Abuse Focus of House Session
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Rep. David Luneau, D-Hopkinton, speaks in favor of House Bill 1128, which would require the administrator of the Education Tax Credit Scholarship program to open a nonprofit affiliate in the state. The bill was killed Thursday by the House.
Business & Economy
So-Called ‘Right-to-Work’ and Minimum Wage Bills Go Down in the House
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A minimum wage bill which would have increased pay up to $17 an hour by 2029, did not pass the House of Representatives Thursday nor did a so-called “right-to-work” bill.
Health & Mental Health
Legal Expert: New Hampshire’s Bills Mirror National Trends in Anti-Trans Legislation
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In a recent wave of legislation that impacts transgender people in New Hampshire, another bill was heard before the House Judiciary Committee on Wednesday. This bill, HB 1664, would establish standards to recover damages for “injury caused by gender transition surgery, administration of puberty blocking drugs, and/or the administration of cross-sex hormones.”