Health-Care Providers’ ‘Burnout’ Care in Limbo After Council Vote

Nurses, LNAs, and other health-care providers facing burnout and other health issues that could impact patient care do not have a professional care provider for those problems after the Executive Council voted down a contract for a rival contractor on the expiration day of the current contract.

Sununu Hears From Casella Protester

Perseverance paid off for Jon Swan of Save Forest Lake in Dalton when he came to the State House Wednesday and briefly got the ear of Gov. Chris Sununu, although he didn’t seem optimistic about their conversation.

10 of 17 Members of Sununu’s Diversity Council Resign

Ten of the 17 members of the Governor’s Council on Diversity and Inclusion resigned Tuesday because of the budget language that included a watered-down version of the prohibition against teaching “divisive concepts” such as racism and sexism.

Prepare for a Swimming Emergency

I keep a bathing suit and towel in the back of my car for swimming emergencies, have been known to change behind a tree and jump in too cool off when the air conditioning is just not enough or simply does not work in my 2004 Passat wagon.

Just Approved Budget Sends State in New Direction

There are any number of controversial provisions including the divisive concepts section that is not quite the prohibition on teaching controversial racial or sexual concepts as the original but certainly would prohibit critical race theory in public schools and universities.

Celebrating the Society for the Protection of NH Forests

In just 120 years the Society has been at the forefront of change that has rippled out from the social and political boundaries of New Hampshire to the nation. Their founding effort to help pass the Weeks Act not only resulted in the White Mountain National Forest but spread the National Forest idea across the continent.

Five People Arrested at State House Protesting the State Budget

After a day of protests at the State House, five activists were arrested when they refused to leave the Executive Council chambers without seeing Gov. Chris Sununu and giving him an in-person message to veto the budget passed earlier in the day.