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Proposed legislation would repeal a Republican-backed state law restricting what public school teachers can legally say to their students about discrimination.A federal judge ruled on May 28 that the 2021 statute is unconstitutionally vague and...

By RICK GREEN

The parental-rights movement is alive and well in the N.H. Legislature.A dozen Republican-backed measures to be considered by state lawmakers next year seek to address these rights in one way or another.Opponents say parents already have many of the...

By RICK GREEN

Rep. Steven Smith, R-Charlestown, has been reappointed as deputy speaker of the N.H. House, a role in which he sometimes presides over floor sessions in the chamber.House Speaker Sherman Packard, R-Londonderry, announced the reappointment last week,...

By RICK GREEN

Proposed state legislation could end public school vaccination requirements, prohibit public water systems from fluoridating water and add work requirements for Medicaid recipients.Some health policy leaders are concerned about such measures...

By RICK GREEN

The Statehouse, often polarized and sometimes divisive, will have a chance next week to learn about civil discourse from Braver Angels, a nonprofit organization with a goal of “bridging the partisan divide.”In a statement on a recent House Calendar,...

By RICK GREEN

Speaking before the N.H. House on Wednesday, Rep. Steven Smith of Charlestown said the Legislature has a chance in the coming months to solve education funding problems before a court imposes a solution on the state.The N.H. Supreme Court is...

By RICK GREEN

Mike Bordes hopes his proposal to ban the declawing of cats has a successful second life in the N.H. Legislature.The Laconia Republican said Monday he is sponsoring anti-declawing legislation similar to a measure he backed last year, House Bill...

By RICK GREEN

New Hampshire lawmakers will pursue efforts to legalize marijuana for recreational use next year, but their chances seem slim, with Gov.-elect Kelly Ayotte and new state Senate President Sharon Carson in firm opposition.“Hopes have dimmed to near zero...

By RICK GREEN

The U.S. Agriculture Department has awarded $10 million to the Nature Conservancy in New Hampshire to help landowners protect their forestland.“This funding is critical to helping keep the forests of New Hampshire healthy in the face of changing...

By RICK GREEN

N.H. Sen. Debra Altschiller urged a legislative committee on Tuesday to support enhanced transparency and accountability requirements for the state’s school voucher system, but Republicans who control the panel pushed back.The Education Freedom...

By RICK GREEN

New Hampshire’s Therapeutic Cannabis Program is poised for expansion as the result of three new laws that recently went into effect, including one that allows medical providers to certify patients to use the drug for any debilitating condition or...

By RICK GREEN

When New Hampshire voters examine the Nov. 5 general election ballot they will see a proposed constitutional amendment that hasn’t generated much public attention.In 2023, the state Legislature overwhelmingly supported having voters decide at the next...

By RICK GREEN

Four Democratic state representatives have filed a legal brief with the N.H. Supreme Court urging it to note that the state can provide education funding in a way that gives the most help where it is most needed.The friend-of-the-court brief was filed...

By RICK GREEN

N.H. House Speaker Sherman Packard is backing an effort to create “a parental bill of rights,” the third time over the past two years that this kind of legislation has been proposed.The Londonderry Republican said it will be similar to House Bill 10,...

By RICK GREEN

About 170 Legislative Service Requests, precursors to actual bills, have been filed in advance of next year’s session of the N.H. Legislature, covering everything from marijuana to guns to school vouchers.The House and Senate will convene in early...

By RICK GREEN

New Hampshire Democrats have lined up behind Vice President Kamala Harris, and she holds a small lead over Donald Trump in presidential election polling conducted after Joe Biden announced he would not seek reelection.A July 23-25 University of New...

By RICK GREEN

Legislation sponsored by Democratic State Sen. Donovan Fenton of Keene would appropriate $5 million to help people who are homeless or at risk of homelessness.Under Senate Bill 406, the money would be provided to towns and cities, which would use the...

By RICK GREEN

CONCORD — N.H. Senate Democrats on Tuesday touted their bills to protect reproductive rights, boost affordable housing, increase access to child care, raise the minimum wage, limit evictions and improve gun safety.But they can’t pass these bills on...

By RICK GREEN

Legislation aimed at restoring and protecting the Connecticut River, its tributaries and surrounding land in New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts, Maine and Connecticut has been introduced in the U.S. Senate and House.The effort is intended to...

By RICK GREEN

The state has issued record numbers of warning advisories for high levels of potentially dangerous cyanobacteria in lakes and ponds this year as warm and rainy weather worsened this pollution, according to the N.H. Department of Environmental...

By RICK GREEN

The N.H. Executive Council on Wednesday accepted $7 million in federal COVID-relief money for Crotched Mountain School in Greenfield, which serves young people with autism and other disabilities.The money is intended to allow the school to make...