State Law
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We asked, you answered: Do lawmakers need more accountability?
This week, we asked readers: New Hampshire lawmakers can only be disciplined by a vote. Is that enough accountability?
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New Hampshire Republicans focus on tax cuts for corporations instead of funding education, amid revenue shortfall
House Bill 155 would further cut taxes for businesses as local Republicans and the governor continue to ignore a state Supreme Court ruling.
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In New Hampshire, patients can now choose sterilization without doctor interference
Rep. Ellen Read turned her own struggle for a hysterectomy into legislation, making New Hampshire the first state to guarantee patients’ right to sterilization—a rare expansion of reproductive rights under a Republican governor.
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Granite Staters say they’ll speak up and fight back against attacks on LGBTQ+ youth
As LGBTQ+ youth in New Hampshire find themselves under the microscope by state and federal officials, advocates and communities across the Granite Staters rise to fight back.
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Is “Live Free or Die” losing its meaning? One Granite Stater is worried about 3 proposed laws
Three legislative efforts may reveal the growing priorities of New Hampshire’s Republican majority—and they’ve got some residents concerned that the state’s moving in the wrong direction.
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NH Democrats want the state Supreme Court to approve a needs-based model for school funding
A group of House Democrats is asking the New Hampshire Supreme Court to consider a new model to fund schools in the state.
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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 as New Hampshire Attorney General. The accusations against Ayotte intensified during two major protests…
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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 Republicans’ conservative education agenda. Eligibility for the program, dubbed “education freedom accounts” remains at 350% of…
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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.
