Garry Rayno
Feature
Recent Events Offer A Defining Moment in NH Politics
New Hampshire is a battle ground for the culture wars over COVID-19 and abortion rights and last week may have been one of those key moments that influence the future.
Distant Dome
A Divided Country Sitting on a Sword’s Edge of Democracy Slipping Away
The divide that began growing after the Sept. 11 attacks, led to another day that most everyone will remember where they were when it happened.
Business & Economy
Labor Day Won’t End Employee Shortages
Two studies released this week note the impact the pandemic has had on low-wage workers, who bore the brunt of the pandemic’s economic blow.
Education
Uncertainty Greets School Year
The school year is about to begin, and while everyone longed for this to be a “normal year,” that is not possible.
Feature
Virtual Access Needed as COVID-19 Cases Surge in NH
The live streaming of hearings has come to an abrupt halt with a few exceptions.
Carroll County
Census Data Paints a Picture of Two New Hampshires
For example, New Hampshire has three counties that lost population in the last decade, Coos, Sullivan and Cheshire.
Feature
Distant Dome: It Didn’t Have To Be This Way
Remember a couple of months ago when everyone was looking for a nearly normal summer.
Bill Gardner
Voting Rights and Elections Need Attention
New Hampshire stood out on a recently published map of states changing voting laws to expand restrictions. It was the only state in the Northeastern part of the country to do so, while the other states making changes were in the south and in the west.
Feature
NH Has Not Escaped Maine Transmission Line Battle
Monday marks the two-year anniversary of Eversource’s decision to give up on its plan to construct a $1.6 billion, high voltage, 192-mile transmission line traversing New Hampshire from north to south.
State Budgets Are Not Written in Stone
Whichever way you look at it, this biennium’s budget is about $210 million more than the last biennium or about a 1.6 precent increase no matter what the press releases said after the House and Senate passed last month — down nearly party lines — and went home until the fall.