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Queer doulas make childbirth safer for Black, brown, and LGBTQ+ people, but barriers remain
Queer doulas make childbirth safer for Black, brown, and LGBTQ+ people, but barriers remain. Here’s what you need to know.
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Queer doulas make childbirth safer for Black, brown, and LGBTQ+ people, but barriers remain
Queer doulas make childbirth safer for Black, brown, and LGBTQ+ people, but barriers remain. Here’s what you need to know.
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‘Breaks my heart’: NH mom looks forward to summer food assistance program for her son
If SB 499, also known as the “anti-hunger” bill is signed into law, it would help thousands of NH kids, including Owen Sefton during the summer.
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Fears about far-right future of Supreme Court grow amid Alito flag controversy
Advocacy groups and lawmakers worry that unchecked bias and a potential second Trump term could greenlight more Supreme Court decisions aligned with far-right interests.
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VIDEO: NH Judge Calls Classroom Censorship Unconstitutional
A New Hampshire education law that essentially bans teachers from talking about gender and race was struck down by a federal court judge on Tuesday for violating the constitution. Judge Paul Barbadoro ruled the law violates the 14th Amendment and that the language is “bordering on unintelligible” and “fatally vague.” The so-called “divisive concepts” or…
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VIDEO: NH Senate Expands School Voucher Program
Republicans on the New Hampshire State Senate voted to dramatically expand the state’s school voucher program that gives taxpayer money to private and religious schools. We spoke to Senator Debra Altschiller to get her take on what this means for Granite Staters. @granitepost This week Republicans on the New Hampshire State Senate voted to dramatically…
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NH federal court strikes down classroom censorship teaching law
In his decision, Judge Paul Barbadoro held that the law, known by opponents as the “divisive concepts” or “banned concepts” law, violated teachers’ 14th Amendment rights because it is too vague for them to follow. “The Amendments are viewpoint-based restrictions on speech that do not provide either fair warning to educators of what they prohibit or…
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Op-ed: It’s Time to Get Cannabis Legalization Done
The New Hampshire House of Representatives has repeatedly approved cannabis legalization only to see its bills die in the state Senate. For the first time ever, the Senate passed a legalization bill this month and the governor is on board. The House should not let this opportunity slip away. We have advocated for legalization for…
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VIDEO: Electric School Buses are Coming to NH!
🚌 The wheels on the bus … well, you know that song. Under President Biden’s plan for building better school infrastructure, two NH school districts were awarded grants under the Clean School Bus Program to add electric school buses to their fleets. While the buses have yet to come to Rumney School District, four were…
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Near-brawl in NH State House prompts fears of gun violence by lawmakers
Two Republican state representatives nearly came to blows on the floor of the New Hampshire State House on Thursday after an attempt to keep a bipartisan gun bill alive led to personal character attacks by Republicans opposed to the legislation. The move prompted immediate concerns over safety in the state’s capitol building by House Democrats,…
