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Poll: Ayotte’s approval dips; majorities opposed to budget cuts to universities, DHHS
Gov. Kelly Ayotte’s approval rating has dipped in recent months, according to a new survey from the University of New Hampshire, with almost equal percentages of Granite Staters approving and disapproving of her performance.
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Karoline Leavitt’s 2022 congressional campaign still owes over $325K in debts, per FEC filing
White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt’s 2022 congressional campaign still owes more than 100 creditors a total of $326,370.50 as of last month. Most of the money is illegal donations the campaign is required to refund, according to the most recent Federal Election Commission disclosure.
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Superior court judge again finds NH school funding model unconstitutional
New Hampshire is not adequately funding its public schools, a superior court judge held Monday — the latest in a string of similar rulings in recent years amid a pair of high-profile lawsuits.
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Report: New Hampshire 12th most expensive state for rent
New Hampshire is the 12th most expensive state to rent housing and Granite Staters must make about $27 an hour to comfortably afford a market-rate one-bedroom apartment, according to a national housing organization.
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For New Hampshire’s child advocate, budget cut means smaller team and bigger worries
Cassandra Sanchez, New Hampshire’s child advocate, saw her team shrink nearly by half this month. When New Hampshire’s state budget went into effect July 1, so too did a major cut to the Office of the Child Advocate.
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New poll suggests high concern about NH housing, but mixed appetite for zoning reform
By Ethan DeWitt/ NH Bulletin Granite Staters continue to overwhelmingly cite the scarcity of affordable housing as the most pressing concern, a new poll from the University of New Hampshire suggests. Faced with a range of options that included taxes, education, jobs, and cost of living, 36% of respondents to the poll said housing is…
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Kangaroo ownership, rodent traps, and brass knuckles: The quirky bills you might have missed
You can continue pronouncing Concord however you like and use adhesive rodent traps, but brass knuckles remain illegal and you’ll still need a permit to adopt a kangaroo.
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Negotiators reach deal on cannabis legalization—now lawmakers must agree
In a last-minute deal Thursday, House and Senate negotiators reached a compromise on a bill that would legalize cannabis in New Hampshire, an effort that has failed multiple times before.
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Cannabis legalization set for negotiations after frustrations among House supporters
The New Hampshire House voted Thursday to send a marijuana legalization bill to further negotiations, after cannabis supporters voiced deep frustrations with changes to the bill by the Senate.
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NH federal court strikes down classroom censorship teaching law
In his decision, Judge Paul Barbadoro held that the law, known by opponents as the “divisive concepts” or “banned concepts” law, violated teachers’ 14th Amendment rights because it is too vague for them to follow. “The Amendments are viewpoint-based restrictions on speech that do not provide either fair warning to educators of what they prohibit or…
