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With the number of COVID-19 infections, hospitalizations and deaths on the rise, some lawmakers question the safety of continuing tours for elementary school children at the State House where there is no mask or vaccination mandate and no requirement to report the number of legislators and staffers who work there who have been infected.
The state Department of Health and Human Services says 7 percent of all COVID-19 deaths since late January have been people who were fully vaccinated.
If you are a parent trying to figure out what’s going on with COVID-19 in New Hampshire schools on the state Department of Health and Human Services’s school dashboard, you are better off looking to your local district because the state’s school dashboard is tough to find, long out of date, and inaccurate once you get there, according to a review by InDepthNH.org and interviews with officials.
What was once a bipartisan effort is now a partisan battle after a Senate committee voted down party lines to recommend killing a bill establishing an independent redistricting commission.
On a 24-0 vote, the Senate approved increasing Medicaid provider payments for mental health and substance abuse treatment services by $3 million.
Sen. Tom Sherman: “This emergency measure will relieve pressure on our mental health system and help get patients the treatment they deserve.”