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Republicans want to use a 150-year-old law to ban abortion nationwide
Project 2025, a conservative blueprint for a second Trump administration, calls for the Justice Department to start enforcing the Comstock Act of 1873. The old law bans the mailing of “anything designed, adapted, or intended for producing abortion,” which could include medical instruments.
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Donald Trump’s “Holy War” on Taylor Swift: where do NH Gov candidates stand?
On Sunday night Taylor Swift’s boyfriend won the Super Bowl, an excruciating moment for Republicans across the nation. Why excruciating? Well, last week Republicans declared a “Holy War” on the iconic, history-making singer, all because she once encouraged young people to register to vote. The right then whipped up countless conspiracy theories of a deep-state…
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Biden demands grocery stores and food brands end ‘price gouging’ and ‘shrinkflation’
Grocery prices have risen by more than 20% since the beginning of the pandemic and in New Hampshire, grocery prices rose 6% from Nov. 2022 to Nov. 2023. In response, President Biden is demanding grocery chains and food brands lower their prices and stop ripping families off.
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Op-ed: Conflict or Corruption?
Conflicts of interest rely on more than just monetary benefits. Per official ethics guidelines, a potential conflict of interest exists when a lawmaker—or someone in their household—is responsible for the financial welfare of an organization, even if uncompensated for their work. A real-life example is that of House Majority Leader Jason Osborne (R-Auburn). His 2023…
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Biden policy to help IRS collect up to $851 billion in back taxes from ultra-wealthy
Using funds provided by the Inflation Reduction Act, the IRS has already collected more than $520 million from 1,600 millionaires who had unpaid tax bills of more than $250,000. The IRS could collect as much as $851 billion in additional tax revenue over the next decade.
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NH Republicans vote to expand school voucher program, potentially tripling cost to NH taxpayers
Republicans in the New Hampshire House of Representatives on Thursday voted on a sweeping expansion of their school voucher program, a move that could triple the cost of the program. The bill would expand eligibility for the program from families earning 350% of the federal poverty line to those earning 500% of the guidelines —…
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Republicans cave to Trump, block border security deal they demanded
After years of claiming that border security was a “top priority” for them, House and Senate Republicans killed a long-awaited, bipartisan deal they insisted on amid pressure from former President Donald Trump.
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Leaders convene to address challenges facing New Hampshire’s youth and families
A coalition of lawmakers and advocacy groups convened a discussion last week aimed to bridge the gap between the experiences of young individuals and families in New Hampshire and the policies crafted to support them.
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Littleton town manager quits after Republican state senator’s anti-gay comments
“My son is not an abomination,” Gleason told the selectboard in January, to a standing ovation, when he announced his last day was Friday. He accused Gendreau of creating a toxic work environment by repeatedly making derogatory comments about gay people. Friday also was Gendreau’s deadline to file for reelection to the board, but she…
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NH Attorney General points blame for deepfaked Biden robocall to Texas company
NH Attorney General John Formella said a Texas company named “Life Corporation,” run by Walter Monk, was responsible for a robocall featuring an AI-generated voice of President Joe Biden that discouraged people from voting in January’s first-in-the-nation presidential primary.
