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An independent, nonprofit news organization dedicated to keeping the people of the Granite State informed about the issues that matter most. Find us at newhampshirebulletin.com. Part of the @statesnewsroom.com network.
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Commentary from Michael J. Cohen: "Social science and land use policy researchers have identified a number of strategies for achieving balance between economic development and land preservation, which New Hampshire municipalities might consider putting into practice." #NHPolitics
We all benefit when we get the balance right between open space preservation and housing • New Hampshire Bulletin
New Hampshire’s open spaces are part of what makes this state feel like home to me.
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As the Claremont School District reels from a $5 million budget deficit, reducing staff, shutting schools, and fighting to get through the school year, Republicans in Concord are split over how much they should help out. From @ethandewitt.bsky.social #NHPolitics
Claremont School District budget woes prompt GOP calls for more state oversight • New Hampshire Bulletin
As the Claremont School District reels from a $5 million budget deficit, reducing staff, shutting schools, and fighting to get through the school year, Republicans in Concord are split over how much…
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The U.S. Senate returned to Capitol Hill on Tuesday following a four-day weekend, but neither Republicans nor Democrats appeared ready to work toward ending the government shutdown following another failed vote to advance a short-term funding bill.
Trump targets ‘Democratic programs’ as shutdown standoff heads for third week • New Hampshire Bulletin
The U.S. Senate returned to Capitol Hill on Tuesday following a four-day weekend, but neither Republicans nor Democrats appeared ready to work toward ending the government shutdown following another…
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New Hampshire Bulletin @newhampshirebulletin.com · 17h
"Recurring late-summer droughts are part of a larger climate change-driven pattern that has complicated the task of running a ski resort in the Northeast." From Molly Rains
To keep skiing the East through droughts and warming winters, we may have to ‘rethink’ ski season • New Hampshire Bulletin
Winter ski season is on the horizon, but New Hampshire is still deep in drought, putting some snowmakers at the state’s mountain resorts on edge.
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Commentary from Andrew Harmon: "These voters are unable to vote in person, but still wish to fulfill their most sacred responsibility as a citizen of the great state of New Hampshire. Recently passed voting laws make it harder to try to be a good citizen." #NHPolitics
Security vs. access and the right to vote in New Hampshire • New Hampshire Bulletin
When I heard about new accessible voting systems in the early 2000s that would allow a blind person to independently cast their vote, I got very excited, and immediately asked to be able to use it in…
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After months of speculation, Maine Gov. Janet Mills officially announced on Tuesday she’s running for U.S. Senate in 2026 to try to oust long-time Republican Sen. Susan Collins. From Emma Davis via @mainemorningstar.com
Ending months of speculation, Gov. Mills announces campaign for Collins’ Senate seat • New Hampshire Bulletin
After months of speculation, Maine Gov. Janet Mills officially announced on Tuesday she’s running for U.S. Senate in 2026 to try to oust long-time Republican Sen. Susan Collins.
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The U.S. Department of Agriculture is infusing $300 million into a key federal nutrition program to keep it running through October, while a government shutdown continues without an apparent end point. From Shauneen Miranda
Nutrition program for women, infants and children to stay afloat through end of month • New Hampshire Bulletin
The U.S. Department of Agriculture is infusing $300 million into a key federal nutrition program to keep it running through October, while a government shutdown continues without an apparent end…
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Winter ski season is on the horizon, but New Hampshire is still deep in drought, putting some snowmakers at the state’s mountain resorts on edge. From Molly Rains #NHPolitics
To keep skiing the East through droughts and warming winters, we may have to ‘rethink’ ski season • New Hampshire Bulletin
Winter ski season is on the horizon, but New Hampshire is still deep in drought, putting some snowmakers at the state’s mountain resorts on edge.
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"At a forest scale, you know, it’s really not going to be feasible to fight this invasion with chemical pesticides." As the ash faces an end similar to the American chestnut, NH researchers are working to understand what such losses mean across the natural environment. From Molly Rains
What can the emerald ash borer reveal about the long-ago loss of American chestnut? • New Hampshire Bulletin
For more than 70 years, the American chestnut tree has, mostly, been absent from the landscape. But historical accounts of its grandeur and the tons of nutritious seeds it produced every fall have…
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After just over two years in Hamas captivity, the surviving Israeli hostages were released Monday as President Donald Trump visited Israel and Egypt to celebrate a U.S.-brokered peace deal to end the war in Gaza. From @ashleymurray.bsky.social
Trump, U.S. leaders celebrate end of hostilities in Gaza • New Hampshire Bulletin
After just over two years in Hamas captivity, the surviving Israeli hostages were released Monday as President Donald Trump visited Israel and Egypt to celebrate a U.S.-brokered peace deal to end the…
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A slew of conservative groups will lead a new coalition to spur civics education and push the subject in a more patriotic direction, the U.S. Education Department announced last month, raising alarms for some traditional civics and education groups that were not included. From Shauneen Miranda
Trump undertakes a MAGA-centric makeover of US civics education • New Hampshire Bulletin
A slew of conservative groups will lead a new coalition to spur civics education and push the subject in a more patriotic direction, the U.S. Education Department announced last month, raising alarms…
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The federal government shutdown is forcing a reckoning for two remote health care programs because they automatically expired Oct. 1. From Tim Henderson via @stateline.org
Shutdown forces Medicare patients off popular telehealth and hospital-at-home programs • New Hampshire Bulletin
The federal government shutdown is forcing a reckoning for two remote health care programs because they automatically expired Oct. 1.
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Many decades ago, the American chestnut was wiped out by blight. Now, as the ash faces a similar catastrophe due to the invasive emerald ash borer, New Hampshire researchers are paying close attention to better understand the ripples of species loss. From Molly Rains
What can the emerald ash borer reveal about the long-ago loss of American chestnut? • New Hampshire Bulletin
For more than 70 years, the American chestnut tree has, mostly, been absent from the landscape. But historical accounts of its grandeur and the tons of nutritious seeds it produced every fall have…
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"The bill has reinvigorated a long-running debate between the two parties: whether cuts to business taxes have helped or hurt the state’s tax haul." From @ethandewitt.bsky.social #NHPolitics
Amid sagging revenues, New Hampshire Republicans to push for lowering business enterprise tax • New Hampshire Bulletin
New Hampshire’s two business tax rates have dropped steadily over the last decade, descending from 2015 to 2023 under a series of cuts brought by Republicans.Now, House lawmakers are seeking to make…
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"Rep. Walter Spilsbury of Charlestown said he plans to file a bill next year to more than quadruple the Statewide Education Property Tax. Doing so would raise an extra $1 billion per year — enough, Spilsbury says, to satisfy the court’s requirements." From @ethandewitt.bsky.social #NHPolitics
After Supreme Court school funding decision, Republican floats fix: increasing property taxes • New Hampshire Bulletin
In the months since the New Hampshire Supreme Court ruled that the state is underfunding its public schools, lawmakers have been divided over how to respond.
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"Upon arriving in a lake, spiny water fleas begin feeding on other tiny animals that live suspended in the water column, leading to population crashes." From Molly Rains #NHPolitics
A tiny, spiny invasive species could mean big changes for New Hampshire lakes and fish • New Hampshire Bulletin
To track the arrival of invasive species in their beloved lake, the Newfound Lake Region Association monitors data from two sources: water samples, which they pull directly from the lake’s blue…
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"Announcing two positive tests without explaining that context distorts risk perception. It invites unnecessary fear and stigmatization of individuals and communities who may already face barriers to care." Commentary from Tory Jennison of the New Hampshire Public Health Association. #NHPolitics
Informing, not inflaming: Why two tuberculosis cases don’t signal a public health crisis • New Hampshire Bulletin
Every time an infectious disease makes the news, public trust in health systems is tested. But sometimes the threat isn’t the disease itself — it’s how we talk about it. That’s why publicizing “two…
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Commentary from Brendan Williams of the New Hampshire Health Care Association: No simple answers for Medicare Advantage’s New Hampshire challenges. #NHPolitics
No simple answers for Medicare Advantage’s New Hampshire challenges • New Hampshire Bulletin
New Hampshire consumers who wish to choose privatized Medicare are facing a churn in the Medicare Advantage market, with two carriers, Anthem and Martin’s Point, leaving and another, Aetna, reducing…
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Commentary from @danawormald.bsky.social : "In our village of New Hampshire, the biggest challenge we face is not whatever the current ruling party targets as 'woke' on a given day. It is our system for funding public education." #NHPolitics
The villagers are restless, but not in the way they should be • New Hampshire Bulletin
If we were a village of 100 instead of a nation of 340 million, I wonder if the perceptions would be different.
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“We have the majority of our federal education programming funds for the full year." Most federal education funding for New Hampshire safe from shutdown, commissioner says. From @ethandewitt.bsky.social #NHPolitics
Most federal education funding for New Hampshire safe from shutdown, commissioner says • New Hampshire Bulletin
Key federal funding for New Hampshire schools has not been affected by the shutdown in Washington, Department of Education Commissioner Caitlin Davis said Thursday — at least the money that flows…
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The Trump administration announced Friday it had begun mass layoffs of federal employees, a step not taken during previous government shutdowns and one that could significantly reshape the size and scope of the government. From @jennifershutt.bsky.social
‘Substantial’ layoffs of federal workers launched by Trump administration amid shutdown • New Hampshire Bulletin
The Trump administration announced Friday it had begun mass layoffs of federal employees, a step not taken during previous government shutdowns and one that could significantly reshape the size and…
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Even as the federal government attempts to prop up the waning coal industry, New England’s last coal-fired power plant — Merrimack Station in Bow — has ceased operations three years ahead of its planned retirement date. From Sarah Shemkus via @canarymedia.com
New England’s final coal plant shuts down years ahead of schedule • New Hampshire Bulletin
Even as the federal government attempts to prop up the waning coal industry, New England’s last coal-fired power plant has ceased operations three years ahead of its planned retirement date. The…
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Commentary from Tory Jennison of the New Hampshire Public Health Association: "Publicizing 'two positive tuberculosis tests' in a state of 1.4 million people is not just misleading; it’s irresponsible from a public health perspective." #NHPolitics
Informing, not inflaming: Why two tuberculosis cases don’t signal a public health crisis • New Hampshire Bulletin
Every time an infectious disease makes the news, public trust in health systems is tested. But sometimes the threat isn’t the disease itself — it’s how we talk about it. That’s why publicizing “two…
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Key federal funding for New Hampshire schools has not been affected by the shutdown in Washington, Department of Education Commissioner Caitlin Davis said Thursday — at least the money that flows through the state Department of Education. From @ethandewitt.bsky.social #NHPolitics
Most federal education funding for New Hampshire safe from shutdown, commissioner says • New Hampshire Bulletin
Key federal funding for New Hampshire schools has not been affected by the shutdown in Washington, Department of Education Commissioner Caitlin Davis said Thursday — at least the money that flows…
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"The bill, House Bill 155, would bring about the first business tax cut in three years." From @ethandewitt.bsky.social #NHPolitics
Amid sagging revenues, New Hampshire Republicans to push for lowering business enterprise tax • New Hampshire Bulletin
New Hampshire’s two business tax rates have dropped steadily over the last decade, descending from 2015 to 2023 under a series of cuts brought by Republicans.Now, House lawmakers are seeking to make…
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