Bill Weld
Decoding the Vibe: ‘Alpha Beto’ Is No Laughing Matter
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Beto’s vibe felt very polite, reverential, boring.
Senate Finance Votes To Fund the Arts With Only $1, Angering Many
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New Hampshire is moving toward being the first in the nation to de-fund its public arts funding after the Senate Finance Committee voted Wednesday 5-3 to approve a $1 budget.
Council Moves Quickly, Unanimously To Confirm Scippa as Interim Corrections Commissioner
John Scippa was nominated and immediately confirmed as interim commissioner of the Department of Corrections Wednesday by the state’s Executive Council.
Ayotte Confirms Construction Halted on State’s New Secure Forensic Hospital
In response to a question by InDepthNH.org at a press conference, Ayotte said there are contractual problems.
Motion Says Ousted DOC Head Helen Hanks Destroyed Evidence in Murder Probe
According to the motion, evidence previously withheld shows Hanks met with corrections officers about Rothe’s death after she was notified that the New Hampshire Attorney General’s Office was investigating and those officers were potential witnesses.
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7 from Dartmouth Health named among the best in NH at 2025 Excellence in Nursing Awards
AG Investigating Homicide in Derry
The 52nd Annual NHPBS Spring Auction is Live
Business & Economy
Fever-Pitch Squabbling Heading To House, Senate
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The bickering largely has been between the two parties in the House and Senate, but this time of year the bickering begins to shift to between the House and Senate as the jockeying begins to ensure their priorities are preserved somewhere before the conference committees begin to reconcile different versions of bills.
NH State House InDepth
They are everywhere: Find the candidate you want to be president
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Tell us if you are hosting a candidate. email nancywestnews@gmail.com
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Decoding the Vibe: Make America What Again, Andrew Yang?
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Last night, I waited for presidential candidate Andrew Yang at Portsmouth’s Gas Light Bar and I felt as young as I did in ‘92; I am tempted to join the Yang Gang.
Business & Economy
NEFAC Denounces Arrest of Hearst Reporter, Calls for Public Explanation, Apology
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“I was handcuffed, put into a police cruiser, taken to booking, patted down, my belongings were taken down for inventory and put in a bag,” reporter Tara O’Neill described on Twitter.
Business & Economy
Sununu Signs 17 Laws: Kingston Bonfire, Warner Roundabout Renamed
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Signs for New Hampshire liquor and wine manufacturers, pedestrian control signals and more became law by a stroke of Gov. Sununu’s pen on Friday.
Business & Economy
Dems Blast Sununu’s Veto of Paid Family and Medical Leave
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BIA President Jim Roche said: “We thank Governor Sununu for his veto of Senate Bill 1.”
Courts & Corrections
AG: Newport Man Who Shot Wife To Death Won’t Be Charged Due to Dementia
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The accused is suffering from terminal cognitive and physical health issues including dementia and is currently at a medical facility. Under these circumstances and due to concerns regarding Mr. Clarke’s legal competency no criminal charges will be brought at this time.
Business & Economy
Yankee Magazine Names The Glen House the Best New Hotel in New Hampshire
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“Come for the view—a wall of windows in the lounge offers a Presidential Range panorama—and stay for the creature comforts at this new 68-room hotel at the base of Mount Washington,” say the magazine’s editors.
Business & Economy
Republican Leader Reacts to Passage of Job-Killing Legislation
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Rep. Dick Hinch: “Do House Democrats think they are smarter than New Hampshire’s small businesses.”
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Family Leave
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Homegrown editorial cartoonist Mike Marland is keeping a watchdog eye on the State House in Concord and White House in Washington, D.C. ?InDepthNH.org takes no position on politics, but welcomes diverse opinions.
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IHoP-NH: Zib Corell Came To Help Lawmakers Decide How To Best Spend NH Funds
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InDepthNH.org’s Paula Tracy talks every week with people from around New Hampshire who come to the State House and Legislative Office Building in Concord about why they do so.
Courts & Corrections
AG: Defendants Can Check With Lawyer If Police On Laurie List in Their Case
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The 264 names on the secretive Laurie List, now known as the Exculpatory Evidence Schedule, will likely remain secret for now despite Judge Charles Temple’s ruling last month that the list – including the unredacted names – is a public record.
Business & Economy
House Passes Bill Aimed at Keeping College Grads in NH
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New Hampshire high school students who stay in state for college are 70 percent more likely to stay in after graduation.
Education
Day To Reflect on Slavery Bill Passes NH House
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Juneteenth recognizes June 19 as the day that people enslaved were finally no longer held in bondage and all Americans were considered free.
Courts & Corrections
Soucy Signs Family Leave Bill; House Kills Casino Gambling, Protects ACA
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Senate Bill 1 would allow employees up to 12 weeks leave from work at 60 percent of pay.
Energy
Soaring Costs But Limited Progress in Cleanup of ‘Scariest’ Nuclear Sites
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Rep. Ann M. Kuster (D-N.H.) pointed out before the House Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, that, besides costs, the risk of accidents or sabotage at the 16 sites only increases with time.
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Transparent
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Homegrown editorial cartoonist Mike Marland is keeping a watchdog eye on the State House in Concord and White House in Washington, D.C.
Courts & Corrections
AG Will Appeal To Keep Dishonest Police List Secret Despite Court Ruling
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The stipulation included the first mention that Attorney General Gordon MacDonald would appeal the decision to the state Supreme Court.
Courts & Corrections
NH Youth Movement Protests ‘Voter Restriction Law’ at State House; 10 Arrested
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About 130 protesters, many of them college-age students, staged a sit-in at the offices of Gov. Chris Sununu, executive council and the Secretary of State in the State House Tuesday opposing a new law that ties voting rights to vehicle registration.