Op-Ed
DISTANT DOME: The 30,000-Foot View of School Choice is Not Pretty
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This week the House will vote on what is perhaps one of the Republicans’ biggest priorities, universal public school open enrollment or Senate Bill 101.
Feature
Writing on the Fly: Spring Training with a Fly Rod
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The days of grabbing my fly rod and gear and jumping into the river are over. As Clint Eastwood said, “A man has got to know his limitations.”
Feature
Radio Free New Hampshire: A Good Crisis
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It’s attributed to him, and he never actually said it, but it would suit Winston Churchill anyway – “never let a good crisis go to waste.”
Business & Economy
Shaheen Calls Restructuring U.S. Forest Service a ‘Crisis’ Meeting With Environmental Leaders
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The reorganization of the U.S. Forest Service, which may include closing the Hubbard Brook Experimental Forest in Thornton, brought environmental leaders together with New Hampshire’s two U.S. Senators Friday to talk about the dire situation laid out by the Trump Administration on April 1.
Op-Ed
Op-Ed: New Bail Law Hides Incompetence, Wouldn’t Have Saved Berlin Murder Victim
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Governor Ayotte and AG Formella recently applauded the new bail law and bail reporting system, suggesting that Berlin murder victim Marisol Fuentes would be alive today had these changes been in place when her husband, Michael Gleason, murdered her last July after being released on bail, suggesting that he would have been held in pre-trial detention instead.
Courts & Corrections
$12M for Corrections Officers’ Overtime Approved by Committee
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With half of the corrections officer positions vacant, the Department of Corrections has used overtime at double pay to cover the open shifts.
News
Local News Day Match Campaign Helps InDepthNH.org Raise $7,569.47
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Thank you all for celebrating Local News Day together with our Spring fundraiser from April 3-12 helping InDepthNH.org raise $7,569.47, all of which is matched dollar for dollar by the Katy Burns Local Journalism Fund.
Courts & Corrections
Sister of Dead SPU Inmate Sues DOC, Accuses Ex-Commissioner Hanks of Coverup
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The sister of Jason Rothe, the mentally ill patient who died in state custody, is suing the Department of Corrections, former Commissioner Helen Hanks, and several corrections officers involved in his death.