Sununu will let parents pull students from classes if gender, sexual orientation mentioned
A New Hampshire law will now require teachers to send parents a two week notice before teaching any LGBTQ+ related topics in public school.
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Kelly Ayotte’s role in alleged YDC cover-up under fire from 2024 Republican candidates, victims
Allegations of a systemic cover-up of abuse at the Sununu Youth Development Center, which has been under criminal investigation by the state since 2019, have resurfaced from Republicans running for office in 2024, focusing on Kelly Ayotte's role during her tenure...
NH Republicans’ school voucher expansion plan fails
Republican legislation that proposed expanding eligibility for New Hampshire’s school voucher program to families earning 450% of the federal poverty level failed on the last day of the 2024 New Hampshire legislative session, dealing a stunning blow to state...
Striking down the ‘divisive concepts’ law is a win for students, AFT-NH president says
Deb Howes, the president of the AFT-NH, upheld a federal judge's decision that deemed the controversial "divisive concepts law" unconstitutional.
NH marijuana legalization clears Senate with future still uncertain
In a marathon 11 hour session Thursday, the New Hampshire State Senate on Thursday passed HB 1633, a bill legalizing recreational use marijuana in the state, the furthest ever a cannabis legalization bill has ever advanced in the state. On a bipartisan 14–9 vote,...
VIDEO: NH Senate Rejects Bipartisan Gun Bill
In the wake of the Concord Hospital shooting in late 2023, a group of bipartisan lawmakers came together to close a narrow loophole to prevent another shooting by individuals who had been involuntarily institutionalized. Republicans on a State Senate committee this...
VIDEO: Needing your Passport to Vote in NH?
New Hampshire Republicans are currently pushing a bill that would require proof of citizenship to register to vote in the state of New Hampshire. We spoke to Matt Mooshian, Advocacy and Engagement Director at 603 Forward to get his take on a voting rights bill some...
Need your birth certificate to vote? This GOP bill will require it in NH
Concerns are mounting around a piece of Republican legislation making its way through the New Hampshire legislature would require hopeful voters to present their birth certificate, passport or other documents proving citizenship in order to register, changes which voting rights experts are calling “the most restrictive in the country.”
VIDEO: NH State Senator’s Thoughts on Child Marriage
We spoke to State Senator Debra Altschiller, prime sponsor of legislation raising the age of marriage in the state of New Hampshire to 18 that just passed the New Hampshire House of Representatives to get her thoughts on the state of child marriage in the state....
NH GOP lawmaker defending “ripe, fertile” underage girls being allowed to marry draws backlash
Last week New Hampshire House Democrats succeeded in passing State Senate 359 aimed at raising the age of marriage to 18 without exceptions, capping a years-long battle in the legislature which only raised the marrying age to 16 in 2018. The win comes despite...
