‘We need services for our students, desperately’
read more…: ‘We need services for our students, desperately’During the public comment section, teachers lined up to urge funding for supplies and for teachers pay.
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School board negotiator Rich Girard responds to teacher rally
read more…: School board negotiator Rich Girard responds to teacher rally“We don’t see how the MEA declaration of impasse and staging pickets is going to facilitate getting a contract sooner than later.”
New Hampshire women learn skills to run for office during Manchester training day
read more…: New Hampshire women learn skills to run for office during Manchester training dayDay-long WomenRun skill-building workshop for women interested in running for office.
Thousands turn out to witness commissioning of the USS Manchester
read more…: Thousands turn out to witness commissioning of the USS ManchesterMayor Joyce Craig was among thousands who turned out to attend the commissioning ceremony in Portsmouth.
NH Rally for Youth Minorities: Giving a Voice to the Voiceless set for May 27
read more…: NH Rally for Youth Minorities: Giving a Voice to the Voiceless set for May 27Arms Park in Manchester on May 27 from 1 to 3 p.m. will be the site of a rally in support of youth minorities planned by New Hampshire teens for New Hampshire teens.
That’s a wrap: Concord legislative season ends, now it’s up to Sununu to sign or veto
read more…: That’s a wrap: Concord legislative season ends, now it’s up to Sununu to sign or vetoAppointed by the Senate and House leaders, these small groups of representatives and senators were tasked with reconciling the wording differences in bills previously approved by the House and Senate.
House will reconsider ‘education freedom savings account’ bill after 11th-hour resuscitation
read more…: House will reconsider ‘education freedom savings account’ bill after 11th-hour resuscitationLate Thursday night the NH Senate agreed to the school voucher amendment on a party line vote. Â
Votes in Concord May 2 and May 3, 2018
read more…: Votes in Concord May 2 and May 3, 2018A round-up of legislative action in the NH House.
May Day vigil marks one year of protest over immigration policies
read more…: May Day vigil marks one year of protest over immigration policiesThe Prayer Vigil marks nearly one year of vigils occurring several times monthly. They began in 2017 as Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) increased arrests, detentions, and deportations in New Hampshire.
Medicaid Expansion Passes NH House
read more…: Medicaid Expansion Passes NH HouseThe House voted Thursday to continue Medicaid expansion, SB 313 for another five years. It provides health insurance to an additional 50,000 low-income New Hampshire residents.