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NH lawmakers to take up school-choice, along with recess & gun safety in 2026
New Hampshire lawmakers have a number of changes in mind for students and teachers, from protecting recess and expanding school choice, to mandating gun safety classes. The state’s voucher-style school choice program could also see some tweaks....
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US New Hampshire Bulletin Can farmers, conservationists, and lawmakers work together to address Northeast insect decline?
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Yahoo News
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Insects form the base of many food chains and pollinate both wild plants and cultivated crops. Here, a bee works on a flower in Henniker last month. (Photo by Dana Wormald/New Hampshire Bulletin) The familiar velvet-brown wings of the mourning...
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School Briefs 10/9/25
College of the Holy Cross Riley Aquilino of Archbald, class of 2028, and Mary Zabielski of Archbald, class of 2028, were named to the spring 2025 dean’s list. To qualify, students must pass four or more letter-graded courses with no failing grades...
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Most federal education funding for NH safe from shutdown, commissioner says
Sign up for the Valley News' morning newsletter and get essential news each day. Key federal funding for New Hampshire schools has not been affected by the shutdown in Washington, Department of Education Commissioner Caitlin Davis said Thursday —...
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Radio Free New Hampshire: As He Was Saying
By MICHAEL DAVIDOW, Radio Free New Ham Jimmy Kimmel made a tasteless joke on his talk show the other night. The head of the FCC got angry and voiced a rash threat. So the ABC television network benched Kimmel for a few days. He and his peers were...
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Immigration – Birthright citizenship – Executive order
Where a U.S. District Court judge issued a preliminary injunction barring enforcement of Executive Order No. 14160, the injunction must be vacated insofar as it extends to the president but should otherwise be upheld. “In this appeal, the...
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N.H. lawmakers consider revolving loan fund for struggling school district
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The Boston Globe - Massachusetts
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Right before the start of this school year, parents and students in Claremont, N.H., were shocked to find that their district was facing a $5 million dollar deficit that threatened to keep school from opening. After a series of deep budget cuts...
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Richard DeMark: Will state legislature finally fully fund public education?
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The Laconia Daily Sun - New Hampshire
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To The Daily Sun, This summer the New Hampshire Superior Court told the State of NH that it is not meeting its constitutionally required obligation to adequately fund public education. This most recent court decree is essentially the same as...
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Federal Government Shuts Down: What To Know In New Hampshire
Hundreds of thousands of federal workers are expected to be furloughed or fired after Congress failed to reach a budget agreement. Posted Wed, Oct 1, 2025 at 9:59 am ET About 750,000 federal workers, including some from New Hampshire, are expected...
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How will the federal shutdown affect New Hampshire? Here's what we know so far.
Key points: Gov. Kelly Ayotte says state operations can withstand a shutdown that lasts 30 days or less. Food assistance benefits are scheduled through October, but a longer shutdown could affect future benefits. Advocates say school meal programs...
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How power is won and held, in New Hampshire and the nation
First, you tap into racism. Several decades ago, Republican campaign consultant Lee Atwater described how, as The Nation put it, “Republicans can win the vote of racists without sounding racist themselves.” Atwater outlined the “Southern Strategy”...
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How this Granite Stater is finding the good in New Hampshire—one story at a time
A version of this story appeared in the Granite Post’s newsletter. Subscribe here. Last year, Andy DeMeo had no journalism training and no experience in media. What he did have was a sense that the news was “too heavy and there isn’t enough...
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Pseudo-journalism: Pink-slime
Vote: Who is the New Hampshire High School Football Player of the Week? - Sept. 30, 2025
Here are the New Hampshire High School Football Player of the Week candidates following Week 4 of the New Hampshire high school football season. Congratulations to last week's winner: Brody Pinciaro of Campbell. Voting concludes Oct. 5 at 11:59...
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Some Massachusetts doctors are sending patients to New Hampshire for imaging. Here’s why.
This past summer, one of Dr. Amy Boutwell’s patients needed an imaging test done, but Lahey Hospital and Medical Center, which is down the road from her practice in the Boston suburb of Lexington, Massachusetts, told her it would be a five-month...
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Authorities describe shutting down illicit massage parlors in New Hampshire is like playing ‘Whack-a- Mole’
Sign up for the Concord Monitor's morning newsletter and get essential news each day. New Hampshire has been cracking down on illicit massage parlors used for providing sex services since last year, but officials say that when one closes, the...
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Poll shows majority in New Hampshire disapprove of Trump's job performance
I’M JULIA BENBROOK. THE GRANITE STATE POLL FROM UNH SHOWS A MAJORITY OF GRANITE STATERS DISAPPROVE OF PRESIDENT TRUMP’S JOB PERFORMANCE. SO FAR, 56% DISAPPROVE, WHILE 43% APPROVE. FOR THOSE WHO DISAPPROVE OF THE PRESIDENT, THE TOP REASON IS...
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NH Education Funding Safe During Shutdown
New Hampshire Education Commissioner Caitlin Davis says the state’s federal funding for its schools is safe from the federal government shutdown. She says the funding is protected because it was forward-funded — which means it was already given to...
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Fascinating facts from New Hampshire’s covered bridge expert
Fall is the best time to check out New Hampshire’s covered bridges. Here are some fascinating facts from the state’s expert on the subject. When is a New Hampshire covered bridge no longer just a covered bridge in New Hampshire? When it becomes an...
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In Langley Park, Md.’s immigrant spirit endures despite ICE raids and Purple Line turmoil
Langley Park, Maryland's mostly Latino community is proud of its 100-year history as a lively neighborhood of immigrants despite facing ICE raids and housing issues. WTOP celebrates National Hispanic Heritage Month this Sept. 15 through Oct. 15,...
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To Get ‘Toxic Stew’ Out of New Hampshires’s Lakes, Legislators Eye New Ways to Fund Cyanobacteria Mitigation
By Molly Rains Lake-minded New Hampshire legislators are gearing up to tackle water quality once again this session, after some measures aimed at preventing and treating cyanobacteria blooms were voted down or softened last session. “We’ve got a...
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