National Politics
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Three years after Jan. 6, Trump’s authoritarianism is on full display
Saturday marks three years since the Capitol insurrection, and Donald Trump has only gotten more extreme as he closes in on the 2024 Republican nomination.
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Insulin prices plunge for Granite Staters due to Biden’s American Rescue Plan
Eli Lilly, Sanofi, and Novo Nordisk’s price cuts are expected to benefit many Granite Staters who need insulin to survive. The companies first announced the moves last year, as a response to an American Rescue Plan provision that threatened to penalize them if they kept prices high.
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Biden pardons thousands of Americans convicted of marijuana possession
The president’s actions will not release any federal prisoners, but will lift barriers to housing, employment, and educational opportunities for those convicted of the offenses.
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This federal program is saving Granite Staters money on their internet–here’s how to sign up
About 36,000 households in New Hampshire have enrolled in President Biden’s Affordable Connectivity Program, which provides discounts on internet bills.
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Service members to get biggest pay raise in 20 years in bill heading to Biden’s desk
While the pay bump will affect the 1,070 active duty service members in New Hampshire, this year’s National Defense Authorization Act is just the latest example of the increasingly partisan landscape of modern American politics.
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Biden write-in leaders offer specifics for voters
Members of the state legislature representing the Write-In Campaign for Joe Biden in New Hampshire hosted a press conference Thursday to raise awareness that absentee ballots are now available, and offer specific and clear instructions on how the write in effort should proceed at the ballot box. State Representative Angela Brennan (D-Bow), a member of…
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Biden campaign blames Trump for growing anti-abortion extremism
In Missouri, Republicans have introduced bills to charge women who have abortions with murder, while in Texas, a mom was forced to flee the state to get an abortion in order to protect her own health—situations made possible by Donald Trump and the repeal of Roe v. Wade.
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To lower the cost of expensive drugs, Biden targets Big Pharma’s patents
Under a plan announced Thursday, the government would consider overriding the patent for high-priced drugs that have been developed with the help of taxpayer money and letting competitors make them in hopes of driving down the cost.
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Granite Staters get relief as Biden cancels nearly $5 billion more in student debt
More than 6,000 Iowans have had their student debt discharged or have been identified for debt relief due to the Biden administration’s reforms of the student loan debt system.
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Biden wants to replace all lead pipes in New Hampshire within 10 years
The proposed rule would require utility companies to locate and dig up roughly 15,000 lead pipes statewide within 10 years to ensure clean drinking water for New Hampshirites and to protect children’s health.
