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A love letter to the working class, from Gwen Frisbie-Fulton
It started in the back seat of my family’s Jeep Cherokee, the one with the broken AC and vinyl seats that stuck to my thighs in the late summer heat. After school we would wait, all the doors flung open, for my dad to get off work. My mother reading in the front seat, her…
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VIDEO: NH GOP Tells Voters To STFU
NH GOP lawmakers this week begged the public to stop asking them questions at a public hearing on the upcoming state budget regarding their plans to cut education funding in the state. @granitepost NH GOP lawmakers this week begged the public to stop asking them questions at a public hearing on the upcoming state budget…
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Where to get free tuition at colleges in NH
Harvard University announced earlier this week that it will offer free tuition to students from families earning $200,000 or less per year. The move places Harvard alongside other elite institutions with large endowments that have introduced similar financial aid programs. Closer to home, several New Hampshire colleges are stepping up with their own tuition-free programs.…
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NH Health providers deeply alarmed over Ayotte and Trump’s potential Medicaid cuts
Top community health service providers, advocates and impacted individuals joined Congresswoman Maggie Goodlander at Gateways Community Services in Nashua this week to voice their deep alarm over proposed Medicaid budget cuts at both the state and federal level. Goodlander put the proposed federal Medicaid cuts, which Senate Republicans have been debating to help pay for…
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The 10 most gorgeous public gardens in New Hampshire
Surround yourself with beautiful blooms, whimsical water features, and well-designed hardscapes at the best public gardens in New Hampshire.
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‘Some people work their butts off and other people get rich’: Gwen Frisbie-Fulton’s view from rural America
My dad raised us to work hard and do good for our families, but he was also going to make damn sure we didn’t step on anyone else along the way.
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Op-ed: Protecting Municipal Sovereignty: Safeguarding Local Control in New Hampshire
The persistent threat to municipal sovereignty is illustrated by the extreme proposals put forth by Republicans in the House Committee on Municipal and County Government. Disturbingly, even moderate Republicans have been forced to display a false sense of unity, emerging from a culture of fear that suppresses independent thought within their ranks. In such an…
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Op-ed: Climate Change Is A National Security Threat
Former Fox News contributor and current U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy recently issued a memo calling for the elimination of nearly all Biden Administration “orders, directives, rules, regulations, notices, guidance documents, funding agreements, programs and policy statements” related to climate change and greenhouse gas emissions. Under the previous administration, the department considered how the impacts…
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NH Republicans vote to subsidize private education for affluent families amid state budget crisis
The New Hampshire House and Senate voted Thursday to advance controversial bills expanding the state’s voucher program by removing current eligibility restrictions. These bills, HB 115 in the House and SB 295 in the Senate respectively propose shifting millions of dollars away from public schools toward private education, creating subsidies for affluent families in the…
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Most abortions in New Hampshire are done with pills. Here’s how they work.
In 2023, medication abortions accounted for 63% of all abortions performed across the US. In New Hampshire, the safe and effective method was used 68% of the time.
