Extremism
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Far-right groups push to limit IVF access
Groups like the Heritage Foundation are trying to take a “back-door” approach to restricting access to IVF by pushing for strict regulations that chip away at the ability of providers and patients to complete treatment.
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Op-ed: Risk of a Trump Presidency Threatens Young Granite Staters’ Future
While November may still feel far away, the stakes couldn’t be higher for us to act right now. Every day, the stark contrast between President Biden and Donald Trump becomes more clear on the issues that matter most to us — from reproductive health care to protecting our climate and ensuring all young people can…
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Top Trump staffer, Ayotte advisor says campaign will deploy “soldiers” to polls
Top Trump staffer and advisor to GOP gubernatorial Kelly Ayotte Karoline Leavitt, who ran a failed campaign for congress in New Hampshire in 2022, said in an interview Monday the campaign would deploy “soldiers” to polls in 2024 to prevent election fraud.
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Not just abortion: IVF ruling next phase in the right’s war on reproductive freedom
The Alabama Supreme Court directly cited the Dobbs decision—in which the US Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade—in its ruling that effectively bans IVF in the state. But amid furious public backlash, Donald Trump and Republicans have raced to distance themselves from the ruling they made possible.
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‘Political theater’: Sununu’s border deployment plan draws fire
Governor Chris Sununu’s request for $850,000 to deploy 15 New Hampshire National Guard troops to the Texas-Mexico border is facing a barrage of criticism, with opponents alleging a political stunt at New Hampshire taxpayers’ expense. In a statement released by his office Sununu citied a need to stem the flow of illegal crossings along the…
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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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NH House Republicans double down on discrimination against trans Granite Staters
On Thursday House Republicans blocked a vote to reconsider HB 396, a bill that would give license to schools and other organizations across New Hampshire to prohibit transgender people from using restroom facilities or competing in sports based on their gender identity.
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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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NH Republicans’ extreme abortion bills draw ire of medical community
Testimony on a trio of abortion bills in the State House Judiciary Committee — which included a 15-day abortion ban which has attracted national attention — drew intense scrutiny from state medical professionals and even a Republican state representative on Wednesday. Dr. Maris Toland, an obstetrician gynecologist in Southern New Hampshire, spoke against the 15-day…
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What to expect from the NH State Senate’s 2024 session
Once the cool headed older sibling of the state House, New Hampshire’s Republican Senate majority in the 24-member body has taken a sharp ideological right turn in recent years, and their legislative agenda reflects that. Here are five areas of legislation filed in the State Senate so far likely to be hot topics in the…
