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Ali Oshinskie
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A federal judge on Wednesday dismissed a lawsuit challenging the federal ban on diversity and equity programs in schools after the federal government agreed not to enforce it in New Hampshire and the rest of the country.
Annmarie Timmins
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Courtesy of Carrie Green, Girl Scouts of the Green and White Mountains
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“New Hampshire has the lowest vaccination rate for measles in New England,” Rep. Jessica LaMontagne, a Dover Democrat, said in a floor speech before the vote. “Do you want to be the legislature that ushers in the next outbreak of measles?” -
Melissa Carter drives around southern New Hampshire and northern Massachusetts, bringing healthcare to children when needed, often on weekends and into the night when pediatric clinics in her area are typically closed. -
The winter woods may appear to be uniformly deep snow, but there are smaller microclimates within the forest. -
Legislators abolished capital punishment in New Hampshire in 2019. A bill to restore it was swiftly rejected Thursday at the State House. -
Jueza federal desestimó demanda que impugnaba la prohibición federal de los programas DEI en las escuelas después de que el gobierno federal acordara no aplicarla en NH y el resto de EE.UU.
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Dean Kamen agreed to leave to "avoid potential distractions" for Beta Technologies following a release of Jeffrey Epstein case files that showed years of correspondence. -
The school budget in Concord, New Hampshire, is expected to increase by about $10 million, while revenue is projected to drop $7 million, according to a draft of the school financial plan. -
A bill in the New Hampshire House seeks to create a financial safety net for farmers who experience losses after discovering the chemicals on their land or in their crops. It also includes a proposed five-year moratorium on using sludge for agricultural purposes. -
Under the bill, families would no longer need to notify their child’s school district, public school or the Department of Education upon commencing a home education program, unless they intend to continue using public school resources. -
A statutory change being pushed by State House Republicans, if upheld by state courts, would introduce a new interpretation of the state’s school funding obligations laid out in the Claremont Supreme Court decisions of the 1990s.
A New Hampshire town finds out their water has been contaminated by a chemical. Their most basic question — whether the water is safe to drink — doesn’t have a clear answer.
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