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Here’s where NH’s candidates stand on marijuana legalization
Editor’s note: This is reposted from the Marijuana Policy Project. This year’s elections will be key to whether New Hampshire finally lives up to its “Live Free or Die” motto. In the governor’s race, legalization supporter Joyce Craig and prohibitionist candidate Kelly Ayotte are squaring off in a race ranked as a “toss up” by…
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Republican candidate for executive council shares misleading statements about abortion funding in NH
Joseph Kenney, a Republican candidate for executive council, made several inaccurate claims in his candidate questionnaire published this week.
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NH Democrats want the state Supreme Court to approve a needs-based model for school funding
A group of House Democrats is asking the New Hampshire Supreme Court to consider a new model to fund schools in the state.
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Biden sets 10-year deadline for cities to replace lead pipes and make drinking water safer
A decade after the Flint water crisis raised alarms about the continuing dangers of lead in tap water, President Joe Biden is setting a 10-year deadline for cities across the nation to replace their lead pipes.
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Harris wants to give working families a tax cut and raise taxes on corporations. Trump would do the opposite.
Kamala Harris has proposed increasing the corporate tax rate, expanding the child tax credit, and cutting taxes for more than 100 million working and middle class Americans. Donald Trump, meanwhile, said he wants to permanently extend tax breaks that primarily benefited the ultra-wealthy and corporations.
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Who runs New Hampshire? A guide to what the state’s top officials do
New Hampshire’s government consists of several key positions, each with specific roles and responsibilities. Here’s an overview of the primary positions:
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How Kelly Ayotte’s leadership in national anti-abortion group could undercut her latest run
With abortion rights a top issue among voters in the 2024 election, New Hampshire gubernatorial candidate Kelly Ayotte’s leadership role in a group the Washington Post described as a “major player in getting more anti abortion women to Washington” is coming under renewed scrutiny. Ayotte helped found the political action committee Winning for Women in…
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This NH parent is speaking up so no kids in his community go hungry
Kids with school lunch debt in the Keene School District are forced to go hungry until their families pay it off. One parent is trying to change that.
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US Senator Bennet rallies Harris supporters for “Knocktober” in Nashua
US Senator Michael Bennet of Colorado spoke to a packed room of Kamala Harris supporters in Nashua this week, where he emphasized the critical importance of the upcoming election and the stark policy choices facing voters Speaking at a canvass launch event, Bennet praised the work of local organizers and young volunteers, thanking them for…
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NH high school seniors could get direct admissions into three state colleges
The University of New Hampshire, Plymouth State and Keene State Colleges announced a pilot program that would allow high school seniors across the state to qualify for direct admission without going through an application process. The universities recently announced partnership with a private program called Niche Direct Admissions for the 2024-2025 admission year. The online…
