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Soldiers’ first impressions from Texas: It’s busy
New Hampshire National Guard soldier Pfc. Macenzie Connors watches for illegal activity at an observation point in Eagle Pass, Texas. (Courtesy of the NH National Guard)Bulletin writer Annmarie Timmins...
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NH troops from the border: ‘We have to adapt every night to every scenario’
New Hampshire National Guard Lt. Ryan Camp uses Google Translate to communicate with a woman who spent two nights at the border fence in Eagle Pass, Texas seeking asylum. (Annmarie Timmins | New...
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AG: Bill would reduce YDC lawsuits by paying victims more, expanding eligibility
As of March 31, the most recent data available, the state had received 418 claims, many of them this year, according to the office administering the fund. (Annmarie Timmins | New Hampshire...
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Insurance, limited options still keep patients hospitalized longer than needed
Many patients who could be discharged remain hospitalized due to a lack of insurance and specialty care. (Screenshot | New Hampshire Hospital Association)Patients who are medically cleared to be...
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Democrats halt ‘sanctuary city’ legislation – again
The House voted, 188-177, Thursday to table Senate Bill 563, which passed the Senate in March along party lines. Here, people stand at at a gap in the U.S.-Mexico border wall after having traveled from...
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Community health workers, Republicans disagree over who should pay for their...
Senate Bill 403 would allow community health workers to receive Medicaid reimbursement if they opted to be state certified. Currently, workers cover their services with grant funding. (Getty...
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Bill adding mental health records to gun checks hits a hurdle with some...
Senate Judiciary Committee Republicans voted to recommend the full Senate reject HB 1711 over the objections of the committee’s two Democrats. (Getty Images) With the help of 25 Republicans, Democrats...
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Lawmakers hear some good news about state revenues – and reasons for concern
Business taxes, the state’s largest source of revenue, were $2.3 million higher in April than planned but they are $11.1 million below where they were last year at this time, according to the...
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Dartmouth takes over psychiatric treatment for children at Hampstead Hospital
The state purchased Hampstead Hospital in 2022 with $15.5 million in federal pandemic aid to expand the state’s treatment for children and young adults. (Annmarie Timmins | New Hampshire Bulletin)Over...
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Senate GOP halts effort to add mental health records to gun background checks
New Hampshire does not submit commitment records to identify individuals who are legally prohibited from buying a gun. (Getty Images)Senate Republicans united late Thursday night in almost certainly...
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Child care providers: We like the $25K grant, love the free business coaching
Let’s Grow Outside serves about 100 families, some at its outdoor-based program at Joppa Farm and Forest School in Bedford. (Courtesy)Ellen Grudzien is the founder, executive director, accountant, and...
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Health care leaders win $200,000 to grow their workforces
The top award – $100,000 – went to Androscoggin Valley Home Care Services in Berlin. (Getty Images)The challenge was not a small one: help solve the health care workforce shortage. Still, at least five...
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Biden touts PACT Act benefits for veterans in Nashua visit
President Joe Biden touted the PACT Act in front of about 100 people at the YMCA of Greater Nashua. (Annmarie Timmins | New Hampshire Bulletin)President Joe Biden was in New Hampshire Tuesday to talk...
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NH joins Ticketmaster lawsuit, demands compensation for overcharged customers
Taylor Swift performs onstage for the opening night of "Taylor Swift | The Eras Tour" at State Farm Stadium on March 17, 2023, in Glendale, Arizona. (Kevin Winter | Getty Images for TAS Rights...
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Tempers flare after House passes gun background check bill again
Rep. Terry Roy, a Deerfield Republican, confronted another House member Thursday for allegedly calling him a "liar" while he was speaking in favor of his gun background check bill. (Screenshot)It was a...
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Citing concerns and protocol, House rejects Senate’s abortion statistics bill
Rep. Lucy Weber, a Walpole Democrat, persuaded the House to reject an abortion-rights bill she co-sponsored because the Senate dropped the protections and added a requirement that providers keep...
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Bill expanding payments, eligibility for YDC abuse claims headed to governor
Senate Bill 591 would also increase the settlement payments, some by $1 million. (Annmarie Timmins | New Hampshire Bulletin)This story was updated May 30, 2024 at 2:50 p.m. to include a statement from...
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Senate Republicans defeat gun background check bill – again
The legislation could be reintroduced next session, one of its sponsors said. (Aristide Economopoulos For NJ Monitor)New Hampshire will not join the 47 other states that provide records of psychiatric...
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Most NH nursing homes won’t meet new federal staffing rule and doubt they can
The new rule, which is set to take effect in 2026 for urban facilities and 2027 in rural sites, requires a nurse to be on duty 24 hours a day, seven days a week. (Getty Images)A new analysis from one...
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Kangaroo ownership, rodent traps, brass knuckles. The bills you may have missed.
In warning against lifting the ban on kangaroo ownership without a permit, the Animal Welfare Institute said, “Kangaroos, whose kicks can kill a human, have escaped from U.S. homes multiple times,...
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