Op-Ed: Climate accountability is a public safety priority
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Public safety and corporate accountability must be at the top of the list for our next attorney general.
Business & Economy
Concerns Raised about NH House Budget Plan
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The Republican members of the House Finance Committee presented their proposed fiscal 2026-2027 operating budget to their colleagues Tuesday prior to the vote on the two-bill budget package Thursday.
Business & Economy
Planned Parenthood To Close St. Johnsbury Clinic, Impacting NH North Country Residents
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Planned Parenthood of Northern New England announced Tuesday it will close its St. Johnsbury, Vermont, health center on June 3, affecting Northern New Hampshire residents particularly in the Littleton area.
Arts and Entertainment
Hassan Asks How Far Trump Will Go To Achieve Tariff Goal in Senate Grilling of Trade Rep.
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U.S. Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-NH, was among members of the U.S. Senate Finance Committee who pressed a top Trump Administration official on just how far it will go to achieve the goals from tariffs which are right now tearing apart retirement savings on Tuesday.
Business & Economy
NH Vehicle Inspections Opposed at Continued Public Hearing in Senate Committee
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Whether the state should do away with its vehicle inspections entirely or make it required every two years is now being hotly debated in the Senate where the second of two long public hearings on House Bill 649 continued Tuesday before the Senate Commerce Committee.
Business & Economy
Sununu Says He Won’t Run for U.S. Senate
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Former Republican Gov. Chris Sununu of Newfields said he is not going to run for U.S. Senate. He said it is not right for him and his family to go to Washington.
Education
No Opposition To Bill Requiring Cell Phone Limit Policies in Schools
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Bills that would allow parents to transfer their children to other schools within the same district, one that would study creating a county school district and one requiring public schools to adopt policies to limit the use of cell phones by students in classrooms across the state were all heard Monday in the House without opposition.
Health & Mental Health
NH Delegation To Kennedy: Restore $80M in Mental Health Substance Abuse Treatment
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The state’s entire congressional delegation – four Democrats – are joining Republican Gov. Kelly Ayotte in trying to restore $80 million in federal mental health and substance abuse treatment funds which were expected in the state, now leading to layoffs.
News
Scenes, Signs and Faces from the ‘Hands Off’ Rally in Concord
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The rally was one of over a thousand such protests nation-wide and overseas which drew an estimated 3.5 million to the streets. Video and editing by Bob LaPree