abortion
Op-Ed: Abortion is on the ballot and NH is at a crossroads
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One in three women have lost access to legal abortion in their home state since Roe v. Wade was overturned.
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Council OKs New Housing, Adult Medicaid Dental Benefits; Again Delays Sex-Ed Program
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The state’s Executive Council approved 30 new housing projects from Berlin to Troy which will allow developers to build 1,472 units of housing, including 918 affordable units in the next 18 months using $50 million in federal COVID-19 relief funds.
Auto Road
Op-Ed: Who Speaks for Mt. Washington’s Fragile Alpine Tundra?
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Citizens of the United States own nearly all of Mount Washington, home to the largest tract of alpine tundra east of the Mississippi River. New Hampshire citizens own the 60-acre state park at its summit. The Cog Railway and the Auto Road own thin strips from the mountain’s base to its summit.
Chris Sununu
Sherman Faults Sununu for Losing $67M Federal Rental Assistance Funds
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“Sununu vetoed bipartisan measures that would have expanded our energy options while taking contributions from utility companies, failed to spend $19 million in rental assistance during a housing crisis, and now has lost additional funds because he failed to manage the program appropriately. Winter is approaching, and Granite Staters will be paying the price for Chris Sununu’s mismanagement,” Sherman said.
Chris Sununu
NH Businesses To See Unemployment Costs Decrease
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Under state law, New Hampshire businesses assessed for the state unemployment trust will receive a 30 percent reduction in their premiums.
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Manchester, Claremont Sex-Ed Contract Again Tabled by GOP-Controlled Council
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Protesters came to the State House Wednesday to support a contract to teach sex education to at-risk youths in Manchester and Claremont but it did not get off the table with a majority of the Republican-controlled council saying they were hearing from parents concerned about their rights.
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House Judiciary Votes Against Bill To Allow Fathers To Use Courts To Stop Abortions
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Voting with Kurt Wuelper in favor if the bill were Republican Reps. Louise Andrus, R-Salisbury, Dawn Johnson, R-Laconia, Diane Kelley, R-Temple, Mark McLean, R-Manchester, Troy Merner, R-Lancaster, and Mike Sylvia, R-Belmont.
ATOM Group
Portsmouth Firm To Negotiate Cyberattacks for N.H. in Thief’s Native Tongue
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A Portsmouth firm will perform cybersecurity negotiations in Chinese and Russian for the state, among other languages, and pay cyber ransom in cryptocurrency with a stockpile readily available under a contract unanimously approved this week by the state’s Executive Council.
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12 New COVID-19 Deaths; 25 Hospitalized; Outbreaks By Institution Name: Weekly Report
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For the previous week, DHHS announce 12 additional deaths related to COVID-19. (Last week the state reported 6 new COVID-19 deaths.)