Politics
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NH Republican Attorney General refuses to back medication abortion access amid Supreme Court review
During this morning’s meeting of the Executive Council, New Hampshire Attorney General John Formella revealed he declined to sign onto an amicus brief supporting access to the abortion medication mifepristone ahead of a Supreme Court review. This comes after a decision by the US Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit ordered the FDA to…
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Tops & Flops: Winners and Losers of NH’s 2024 primary
As smug political staffers and elected officials are so fond of reminding us, elections have consequences. The days following a major election like the one New Hampshire had last Tuesday allows us to observe and appreciate those consequences for those individuals working in front of and behind the scenes. With millions of dollars, the eyes…
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VIDEO: Sen. Maggie Hassan on the impact of Biden Infrastructure Projects on labor and housing in New Hampshire
Last week we caught up with Senator Maggie Hassan who talked to us about the impact Biden-backed infrastructure projects would have on New Hampshire organized labor and alleviating the state’s ongoing housing crisis. @granitepost Last week we caught up with @senatorhassan who talked to us about the impact Biden-backed infrastructure projects would have on New…
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Safeguarding democracy, climate action core issues in 2024 for NH organizations, young leaders
Policymakers from across the New England region gathered at Saint Anselm College last week for a critical policy roundtable. The NewDEAL Forum organized the event to address pivotal issues like climate change and the need to safeguard democracy from threats from within ahead of the 2024 election season. Opening remarks were delivered by Rob Werner…
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Study: 65,000 rape-caused pregnancies in states with abortion bans
“Thousands of girls and women in states that banned abortion experienced rape-related pregnancy, but few (if any) obtained in-state abortions legally, suggesting that rape exceptions fail to provide reasonable access to abortion for survivors,” the study stated.
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We talked to Dartmouth students as they watched NH primary results come in
Studies show young people could be a force in the 2024 presidential election. CIRCLE, or the Center for Information & Research on Civic Learning and Engagement, found Gen Z, ages 18 to 26, will make up over 40 million potential voters— about one fifth of the American electorate. Around 8 million people have also newly…
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Write-in win shows huge enthusiasm for Biden in NH as Trump wraps up primary
Democrats celebrated a major win for incumbent President Joe Biden in New Hampshire’s first-in-the-nation primary while Republicans effectively ended their party’s contest Tuesday night amid one of the most unusual election contests ever seen in the Granite State. In total, Biden won nearly 70% of the vote in the state. President Biden weighed in on…
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Biden vows to ‘restore’ nationwide abortion rights in second term
During Tuesday’s event, the president and vice president highlighted several new measures the administration is taking to strengthen reproductive health care access, criticized extreme abortion bans, and highlighted the stakes of the 2024 election for reproductive rights.
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VIDEO: Sen. Jeanne Shaheen on the impact of Biden infrastructure projects on labor and housing in New Hampshire
Recently we caught up with Sen. Jeanne Shaheen on recent infrastructure spending in the state by the Biden administration and it’s downstream impact on both housing and labor here in New Hampshire. @granitepost Recently we caught up with @senatorshaheen on recent infrastructure spending in the state by the Biden administration and it's downstream impact on…
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Meet the Dartmouth College students supporting Biden’s write-in campaign
Herzog got the cards from Claremont resident Stephanie Harris, who designed them herself with a local printer. One side shows a copy of a blank ballot and the other side gives step-by-step instructions on how to write in Biden’s name. Harris is part of a grassroots campaign of hundreds of people organizing a write-in campaign…
