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NH Senate Passes Transgender Rights Bill, Now Up to Gov. Sununu
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There is still one more thing we have to do before we can mount a full-scale celebration: Ensure Governor Sununu signs HB 1319 into law.
Rep. Sweeney Warns It’s Time for UNH Police To Work With ICE
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Implying there are more illegal immigrant students than the three the University of New Hampshire System told him Wednesday, Deputy House Majority Leader Joe Sweeney threatened possible U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement involvement.
What Do You Think About Frisbie Memorial Hospital Since Bought by HCA?
The Healthcare Consumer Protection Advisory Commission will hold a public meeting at the Rochester Library Community Room on May 28, 2025, from 4:30 to 6:30 PM in person or virtually to share their healthcare experience since the acquisition of Frisbie Memorial Hospital by HCA.
Q&A for the OCA on Electric Rates
And I don’t have any reason to doubt that electricity rates in New Hampshire have climbed, on average, by 36 percent in the nine years I have served as the state’s official advocate for the interests of residential utility customers.
Sharing Our Reporting and Hiring: What’s New at InDepthNH.org After 10 Years
We are also thrilled to encourage all other news outlets to share our excellent reporting for free by using the “Republish This Story” link at the end of every story as we have been doing this year, and started out doing.
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Shaheen Leads Effort To Protect Connecticut River Watershed
Two Changes to Default Budgets Proposed
Senate Finance Rejects Governor’s Office Request To Restore $100,000 To Its Budget
Business & Economy
May 2 NH House Recap
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Check out the actions taken by the New Hampshire House today, May 2.
Education
National Governors Association Eyes NH’s Work-Based Learning Opportunities
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CONCORD, NH – Representatives of the National Governors Association Center for Best Practices were in New Hampshire on May 1, for a site visit to familiarize themselves with some of the opportunities students in the Capital and Lakes Regions have with work-based learning programs.
Business & Economy
Public Counsel: Motion To Recuse Two On Northern Pass Panel Is Flawed
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CONCORD — The recusal of two members of the Site Evaluation Committee sought by supporters of the Northern Pass project asserts bias for doing what they are required to do as regulators, several intervenors said Wednesday.
High-Stakes Pesticide Battle Pits Farmer Against Farmer
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Dicamba, an herbicide sold by agribusiness giants Monsanto, BASF and DowDupont, doesn’t just kill weeds.
Hollis Unites To ‘Free Andrew Butler’ From NH Prison’s Secure Psychiatric Unit
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The town of Hollis has united behind Andrew Butler, a popular, outgoing former high school star athlete who is locked up in the Secure Psychiatric Unit at the state prison for men in Concord even though he hasn’t committed a crime.
Business & Economy
NRC to Hold Public Meeting Wednesday On Seabrook Nuclear Plant Performance
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Nuclear Regulatory Commission staff will discuss the 2017 safety performance of Seabrook Station, operated by NextEra Energy Seabrook, LLC, during a public meeting on May 2 in Hampton.
Education
Record Number of Residents Optimistic About NH Economy
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PODCAST: New Hampshire residents are generally optimistic about the state’s economy, and President Trump has gained some popularity in the Granite State.
Municipal Groups Object To Motion Seeking Recusal of 2 Northern Pass SEC Members
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CONCORD – Three municipal intervenor groups in the Northern Pass project objected Monday to a motion asking that two Site Evaluation Committee members recuse themselves from further deliberations on the $1.6 billion powerline plan that was denied on Feb. 1.
Distant Dome
Rubber Meets Lawmaker Road: School Vouchers, Transgender Rights, Burgess BioPower
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With less than a month to go in the 2018 session, lawmakers face some of the biggest decisions they will make this term.
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Tourism Slogan: Your Turn To Win Rewriting New Hampshire’s
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What would you use as a slogan for attracting visitors to New Hampshire?
The Future of Work: The Gig Economy Is Here To Stay
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Ruminations from an Unabashed Optimist, an Environmental Patriot and a Radical Centrist
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Let’s muse joyfully together on a Saturday afternoon
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Come meet writers Mark Okrant, Susan Dromey Heeter, Bob Charest, Garry Rayno, Wayne D. King, Michael Davidow, Roger Wood, Nancy West and George Liset.
When: Saturday, April 28, 2018
Where: Nackey Loeb School of Communications, 749 East Industrial Park Drive, Manchester, NH
Time: 1 p.m. to 4 p.m.
Northern Pass: Regulators Failed To Prove Application Deficient
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CONCORD — Northern Pass Transmission filed a motion Friday afternoon asking the Site Evaluation Committee to reconsider its denial and to “thoroughly evaluate” its proposed comprehensive solutions.
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Patient Demands Treatment And Release From NH Prison Since He Didn’t Commit Crime
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Patient Andrew Butler, 21, who was a well-known athlete as a Hollis High School student, argued through his attorney that he is locked up in a maximum-security prison because of mental illness even though he hasn’t committed a crime.
Education
Finding Queer Characters In Pages of My Favorite Books
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If I could create a story that helps people like me find solace in their identity, then I would be quite happy.
Nor’easters, Northern Pass Denial Blamed For Mass. Clean Energy Contract Delay
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Negotiators on a 20-year, 1,200 megawatt clean energy contract for Massachusetts want more time to finalize the agreement with a Maine project due to severe winter weather and changing proposals.
Business & Economy
OPINION: NH House Should Vote For Right-to-Know Ombudsman Bill
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SB 555 will establish an Ombudsman to resolve Right to Know grievances and reduce the burden and costs for: Citizens, Courts, Public agencies & bodies.
Business & Economy
$150M For Portsmouth Naval Shipyard in House National Defense Authorization Act
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The money will be used to upgrade Dry Dock #1, construct new portal crane rail at Dry Dock #1, and modernize an existing portal rail crane. The rail cranes are used to support reactor servicing requirements at Dry Dock #1.
IBEW, Coos County Business Group Want Two SEC Members Recused From Northern Pass
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Also known as the Business Intervenor Group, they filed a motion Tuesday seeking to have Patricia Weathersby and Kathryn Bailey recuse themselves, saying their comments at public hearings show they cannot be impartial on Northern Pass.