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Business & Economy

Charges Dropped Against Controversial Libertarian Leader 

By DAMIEN FISHER, InDepthNH.org (InDepthNH.org) | July 10, 2026

The criminal case against Libertarian firebrand Jeremy Kauffman is no more, much like Kauffman’s affiliation with the National Libertarian Party.

Courts & Corrections

Family Court Scrutinized by Special Legislative Panel

By PAULA TRACY, InDepthNH.org | May 2, 2023

A special legislative committee on the family division of the Circuit Court heard its first testimony Tuesday about the system and what should be changed through law or funding.

Featured in Category

Report: Abuse Allegation About Missing Harmony Deemed ‘Unfounded’ in 2019

By Nancy West | February 25, 2022

Gov. Chris Sununu released a report Friday showing how state and local officials handled abuse allegations involving Harmony Montgomery, the Manchester girl who has been missing for over two years since she was 5.

DCYF

Sununu Center Gets More Funds to Attempt to Staff It Adequately

By Paula Tracy | January 14, 2022

The Sununu Youth Services Center in Manchester will get another $846,000 in federal American Rescue Plan Act funds to help staff the facility for troubled youth as the state moves in 2023 to transition it to a more clinical-based model.

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Council OKs $15M To Buy Hampstead Hospital, Accepts $4.7M For Vaccine Help

By PAULA TRACY, InDepthNH.org | October 27, 2021

The Executive Council unanimously approved $15 million in federal American Rescue Plan Act funds to purchase Hampstead Hospital, calling it the quickest fix and the best deal to address the emergency room boarding crisis for children in need of residential mental health care.

Education

Lawsuit Challenges NH’s ‘Unlawful’ Treatment of Older Youths in Foster Care

By News release | January 5, 2021

New Hampshire is violating the constitutional and statutory rights of older youth in foster care and putting children at severe risk of dangerous and tragic outcomes, according to a federal lawsuit filed by advocates for children’s rights.

Courts & Corrections

Report: Manchester Mom Found Dead with Son Had Been Accused of Child Abuse

By DAMIEN FISHER, InDepthNH.org | December 22, 2020

The woman found dead in a Bodwell Road apartment last week along with her two-year-old son had been reported to the Division for Children Youth and Families for alleged child abuse, according to documents obtained by InDepthNH.org.

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DCYF Chief On Leave After Concord Monitor Reveals Fast Closure of 1,500 Suspected Child Abuse Cases

By Gov. Sununu news release | March 13, 2017

Gov. Sununu: ‘We are evaluating the possibility of utilizing outside counsel to thoroughly examine this issue to determine where the system broke down…”

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Laurie Lists are called Exculpatory Evidence Schedules now. They are the secret lists containing the names of law enforcement officers in NH with a history of dishonesty, excessive force or instability.
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