Business & Economy
First Breeze Flight Lands at Manchester Airport
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A large group of people gathered at the Manchester-Boston Regional Airport Friday to celebrate the new services being offered by Breeze airline.
Seabrook Starbucks Workers Vote Union
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Workers at the Starbucks store at the Seabrook Crossing plaza voted Thursday to join Workers United, a union that is representing workers at more than 550 Starbucks stores, including three others in New Hampshire.
NH House Committee Approves $15.6 Billion Two-Year Budget Plan
The finishing touches on a proposed House budget that cuts many state programs and services for the next two years but offers a balanced budget were worked out Thursday by the Finance Committee.
House Budget Ups Alternative Education Funding, Not Public Schools
With the House budget writers facing two court rulings now awaiting state Supreme Court decisions, they took little action to address the challenges to the state’s education funding system, while adding tens of millions of dollars for the Education Freedom Account Program and charter schools above what Gov. Kelly Ayotte requested.
Pappas Says He’s ‘In’ To Run for U.S. Senate
Ending speculation, Democratic New Hampshire Congressman Chris Pappas announced his plan Thursday to run for the U.S. Senate seat being vacated by Jeanne Shaheen.
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Library Wars: School Library Bills Spark Controversy
More Anti-Trump Protests Planned for Saturday
Reward Offered for Information About Death of Baby Jane Doe
News
One Person Dies, Another Recovering from Goffstown Fire
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One person died and another is recovering in the hospital after a fire Monday at 12:18 a.m. at 19 Sonny Ave., according to a news release from the state Fire Marshal Sean P. Toomey, Fire Chief Shawn Murray and Police Chief Eric Sereno.
Feature
GOP Agenda Takes a Big Hit in the House
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After last year’s kumbaya session with its bipartisan budget, and congratulations all around, the 2024 session began ugly with the war on trans youth and stayed that way until almost the very end.
News
Last Filing Day Busy with Slate of New Candidates, Including Joyce Craig for Governor
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It was a crazy busy day at the Secretary of State’s office Friday, the last of a 10-day stretch to file for office which saw former Manchester Mayor Joyce Craig, a Democrat file to run for governor.
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Roger Wood Talks Solar Panels with Dan Weeks
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The installation of solar panels on historic district buildings in Portsmouth is currently under debate. At issue is whether or not those panels will be visible to the public affecting the character of those buildings.
Feature
Speaking of Words: Can Artificial Intelligence Learn a Language?
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And we have SIRI and her knowledgeable sisters who will answer all our questions quickly and amiably; recently we learned that SIRI will be “enhanced” with ChatGPT4 and OpenAI.
Courts & Corrections
Groveton Man Arrested on Child Exploitation Charge
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Brandon Couture, 38, was charged with one count of transportation of a minor with intent to engage in criminal sexual activity. Couture was arrested on June 13, 2024, and will appear in federal court in Concord later today.
Obituary
Notable NH Deaths: Noted Architect; Nine-Term State Rep; Two Top Hockey Coaches
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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.
News
Prohibiting Sanctuary Cities Fails to Pass the House
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Senate Democrats implored their colleagues to vote down what they called an “anti-sanctuary cities” bill, and their counterparts in the House did just that.
News
House Kills Citizenship Documentation Requirement for Voting
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A bill that would set up a new approach to voters who show up at the polls without documentation to prove citizenship was effectively killed by the House Thursday after the Senate passed it along party lines 14-10.
Business & Economy
House Kills Education Freedom Account Program Expansion
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Expanding the Education Freedom Account failed to graduate from the 2024 legislative session Thursday failing on a 185-168 vote of the House.
Health & Mental Health
No Legal Weed This Year in the 603 After House Tables Measure by Five Votes
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The state will have to wait at least another year to legalize adult use of cannabis after the House voted 178-173 to table House Bill 1633.
News
Republicans Ayotte, Prescott Make Their Campaigns for Governor, Congress Official
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Former U.S. Senator Kelly Ayotte of Nashua made official her candidacy for the Republican nomination for governor Thursday saying the issue before voters is about whether New Hampshire should become more like Massachusetts.
Courts & Corrections
Ex-Nurse Pleads Guilty to Diverting Fentanyl From a Patient at Catholic Medical Center
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A Newbury woman pleaded guilty in federal court in connection to the diversion of dangerous narcotics by medical professionals, U.S. Attorney Jane E. Young announces.
Courts & Corrections
Bail Reform Heading to the Governor’s Desk
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The House and Senate approved changing the state’s bail system to draw clearer lines on who should be held as a danger to the community and who should not.
Feature
Eversource Seeks 42 Percent Rate Hike
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Let’s get the bad news out of the way first. Eversource is coming for your money – lots of it.
News
Brookline Fire Chief Accused of Forging Invoices, Harassing Staffer Is Back on the Job
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Corey is now back on the job after a six-month suspension. Despite a town investigation finding that Anais Molina’s complaints were valid, Corey was allowed to return to his post last month.
News
With Reproductive Freedom On Their Minds, 3 Democratic Women Sign To Run For Office
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With restoring reproductive rights on the top of their minds, three Democrats – all women – went to the State House Wednesday to sign up to run for Governor, Congress, and the state’s Executive Council.
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RAW Gaza Will Travel Through Lebanon, Dover and Manchester in NH
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Ride Against War in Gaza (RAW GAZA) will take off on a literal whirlwind two-wheel two-week tri-state 700-mile cycling tour through Northern New England — stopping in all the state capitals and largest cities in New Hampshire, Vermont and Maine — to protest the devastation and mass killings in Gaza.