Jessica F. Simmons is a Reporter & Strategic Communications Producer for COURIER, covering community stories and public policies across the country. Featured in print, broadcast, and radio journalism, her work shows her passion for local storytelling and amplifying issues that matter to communities nationwide.
Jessica F. Simmons
Latest from Jessica F. Simmons
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ACLU-NH sues ICE for records on NH police immigration training
The ACLU-NH is suing ICE for public records on how local police are trained to enforce immigration law, saying Granite Staters have a right to know what officers are being taught.
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In New Hampshire, patients can now choose sterilization without doctor interference
Rep. Ellen Read turned her own struggle for a hysterectomy into legislation, making New Hampshire the first state to guarantee patients’ right to sterilization—a rare expansion of reproductive rights under a Republican governor.
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Local abortion service providers see the irony: ‘If we cut Medicaid, we’re going to have a higher rate of unintended pregnancies’
Now that Republicans have slashed Title X and Medicaid, New Hampshire’s abortion care providers and support services are bracing for impact.
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House GOP fast-tracks budget bill that would cut off Medicaid funding to Planned Parenthood
Abortion is already excluded from coverage—the new bill is going after all health care services the clinics provide for low-income Americans.
