Politics
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NH House Republicans pass 2026 budget that raises taxes on working families, funds school vouchers and tax breaks for wealthy
The budget now heads to the State Senate for further amendments and changes. New Hampshire House Republicans voted on Thursday to pass the most bitterly partisan budget in a generation, a $16 billion plan that guts many state programs aimed at providing healthcare and affordable housing in order to pay for a vast expansion to…
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New Hampshire clinics lose Title X funding, threatening access to reproductive health care
Planned Parenthood of Northern New England is on Trump’s list of clinics to lose Title X funding.
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NH Republicans vote to leave a red seat open for 19 months rather than risk a special election loss
Republicans in Salem last week voted to prevent a special election to fill a vacant seat in the state legislature, opting to leave local residents without full representation in Concord for 19 months. The seat was previously held by Republican State Representative Fred Doucette, who resigned in March to accept a position in the Trump…
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Is “Live Free or Die” losing its meaning? One Granite Stater is worried about 3 proposed laws
Three legislative efforts may reveal the growing priorities of New Hampshire’s Republican majority—and they’ve got some residents concerned that the state’s moving in the wrong direction.
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Gwen Frisbie-Fulton: ‘The people closest to the problem are often the ones who can find the solution’
About two years ago, tents started to show up in my neighborhood along the creek beds and in small stands of trees. Most only became visible when the leaves fell, exposing their orange rainflies and blue tarps. This increase in houselessness didn’t feel surprising to me or to my neighbors: The rent has nearly doubled…
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VIDEO: Goodlander on Biggest Cuts To Medicaid in US History!
NH Congresswoman Maggie Goodlander this week joined community healthcare providers from across New Hampshire to raise alarms about sharp cuts to medicaid being made at both the state and federal level, and how those cuts could unravel healthcare for thousands of Granite Staters. @granitepost NH Congresswoman Maggie Goodlander this week joined community healthcare providers from…
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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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‘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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NH GOP Boot Doctor From Health Committee
New Hampshire Republicans booted the only Republican doctor in the state legislature from a key health committee ahead of a vote to eliminate a non-profit that purchases vaccines for the state at a discount, a move that threatens to raise healthcare costs for Granite Staters and put vaccines out of reach for low income New…
