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By ETHAN DEWITT
The New Hampshire House approved a bill to bar transgender girls from participating in female sports teams in K-12 schools and public colleges and universities, in a 189-182 vote that drew criticism from LGBTQ+ rights groups.House Bill 1205 would...
By ETHAN DEWITT
As New Hampshire’s education freedom accounts program has grown in scope, some lawmakers have pushed to scrutinize it. In 2022, the Legislature passed a bill requiring an audit of the way the Department of Education is administering the program, and...
By ETHAN DEWITT
New Hampshire lawmakers are inching closer to creating a statewide election portal, a bipartisan proposal that would allow residents to register to vote online.Under the proposed legislation, House Bill 463, the secretary of state would be empowered...
By ETHAN DEWITT
The goal behind the bill is bold: Allow any property owner to build residential housing units in a commercial zone — whether the zone allows for it already or not.Proponents of the legislation, House Bill 1053, argue it is a way to fast-track the...
By ETHAN DEWITT
New Hampshire’s latest cannabis legalization effort is moving toward familiar territory: approved by the House but with uncertain chances in the Senate.That crossover has historically been perilous; the Senate has consistently voted down cannabis...
By ETHAN DEWITT
When Gov. Chris Sununu climbs the well before the New Hampshire House of Representatives Thursday to deliver his State of the State address, he’ll likely talk up “the New Hampshire way” of governing.He’ll make toasts to the state’s “economic...
By ETHAN DEWITT
In high school, Alice Wade spent a year planning how they would come out as transgender. And to be safe, they planned what to do if it went poorly.“When I was 15, I made plans for what I would do, and which friend’s house I would go to, and how I...
By ETHAN DEWITT
An assertion by the Democratic National Committee (DNC) that the Jan. 23 New Hampshire Democratic primary is “meaningless” has sparked a sharp response from the Attorney General’s Office, which sent a cease-and-desist letter to the national party...
By ETHAN DEWITT
The New Hampshire House passed a bill to ban gender-affirming procedures for minors Thursday, in a 199-175 vote that edges the bill closer to Gov. Chris Sununu’s desk.House Bill 619 would prohibit a doctor or other health care professional from...
By ETHAN DEWITT
On Wednesday, the New Hampshire House passed a bill that would make registering to vote an online experience. House Bill 463 would allow the Secretary of State’s Office to create an online election information portal that would let new voters register...
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