Human Rights Commission is Only 43 Percent Staffed, Audit Finds
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The audit by the Office of the Legislative Budget Assistant, found that the agency “was inefficient and ineffective in investigating complaints and closing cases in a timely manner.”
Tilton School Rams Beat Gilford High Golden Eagles on Granite State Challenge
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Catch the next episode of GRANITE STATE CHALLENGE when Kingswood Regional takes on Portsmouth High on Thursday, February 27th at 8:30 p.m. on NHPBS.
Op-Ed: The Hidden Hypocrisies of New Hampshire’s School Voucher Laws
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The law offers public money to help defray tuition, transportation, technology, books and other expenses when parents enroll their children in private schools, religious schools, online schools, home-based programs, or public schools located outside the district where the family resides.
Op-Ed: State Leadership Needed on Conn. Lakes Headwaters Trust Easement
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The Attorney General, the Commissioner of the Department of Cultural and Natural Resources and the Director of Forest and Lands need to enforce the original intent of the easement.
Obituary
Notable New Hampshire Deaths: Civil Rights Leader Vernis Jackson, Auto Dealer Allen Mello
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The people listed here passed away during the previous weeks and have some public or charitable connection to their community. InDepthNH.org is now offering obituaries through the Legacy.com service.
Lawyers, Guns and Money Spur NH House Debate
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The House once again beat back any attempt to add stipulations to gun purchases that bill supporters said would reduce both homicides and suicides.
Courts & Corrections
Senate Again Looks at Mental Health and Gun Laws After Death of Bradley Haas
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To close what supporters call a gun purchase loophole in the state related to mental health, Senate Democrats again have crafted a bill authorizing the state to report mental health data to a national firearms background check and allow for the processes for confiscation of firearms.
Courts & Corrections
Patrons of Prostitution Would Face Mandatory $500 Fine To Help Survivors Under SB 267
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Those who engage in prostitution as a patron will pay a mandatory $500 fine under Senate Bill 267-FN and that money would go into a survivors’ fund under a bill heard Thursday before the Senate Judiciary Committee.
Op-Ed
Op-Ed: The Josiah Bartlett Center Takes a Beating.
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It’s been a tough couple of weeks for NH’s Josiah Bartlett Center, its president Drew Cline and board member Rep. Dan McGuire (R-Epsom). Cline, who doubles as the chair of NH’s state board of education, released a report on public education spending that uses questionable economics to make the claim NH spends too much.