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Commentary from Dr. Patrick Ho, president of the New Hampshire Medical Society: HB 524 would repeal the New Hampshire Vaccine Association. But what does the NHVA actually do? #NHPolitics

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President Donald Trump appeared to even more decisively break with Ukraine and its resistance to the Russian invasion on Friday, when he got into a heated exchange with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy during a meeting at the White House.

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“Today, we have evidence that rodents and other animals caught in glue traps face a slow, painful, and extremely drawn-out death..." Glue traps called ’19th-century solution’ as lawmakers push for NH to become first state to ban them. From @sulliclaire.bsky.social buff.ly/4bnddwa

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Faith groups involved in refugee resettlement services Thursday asked a federal judge for an emergency hearing after the U.S. State Department terminated their contracts — despite a nationwide injunction. From @arianalfigueroa.bsky.social

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U.S. Sen. Maggie Hassan and two of her Democratic colleagues on the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions, or HELP, Committee joined Republicans to vote, 14-9, Thursday to advance President Donald Trump’s nominee for labor secretary. From @willskipworth.bsky.social #NHPolitics

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The New Hampshire Fish and Game Department is asking anglers for their help collecting information about the state’s striped bass populations.

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"The Department of Veterans Affairs, once a pillar of support for those who served, is now dangerously understaffed due to these sweeping cuts." Commentary from Mark Wagstaff, via @nevadacurrent.com

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New Hampshire would become the first state in the nation to ban adhesive-based rodent traps under a bill being debated in the Legislature. From @sulliclaire.bsky.social #NHPolitics

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“I think New Hampshire already has a pretty efficient government." New Hampshire’s COGE members disavow comparisons to Elon Musk's DOGE, say they don't plan to upend state government. From @ethandewitt.bsky.social #NHPolitics buff.ly/4bjjo4d

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ICE has awarded a private prison company a 15-year contract worth $1 billion to detain up to 1,000 immigrants in New Jersey, the first expansion of an immigrant detention center amid the Trump administration’s plans for mass deportations. From @arianalfigueroa.bsky.social

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DOGE access to student loan borrowers’ personal data probed by lawmakers. From Shauneen Miranda

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In the first year after the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, an estimated 1 in 10 abortions were provided by online-only clinics, according to new data released Thursday by the Guttmacher Institute. From @sofiaresnick.bsky.social

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"Without federal expansion dollars, states would struggle to afford coverage for low-income people on the program without raising taxes, cutting benefits, or slashing spending on other programs such as education." From Phil Galewitz of @kffhealthnews.org

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Commentary from Dr. Patrick Ho: "Granite Staters with the lowest incomes would be disproportionately impacted. This would be unconscionable, because all children should be able to be protected against deadly preventable diseases." #NHPolitics

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Gov. Kelly Ayotte’s Commission on Government Efficiency — known by its catchier acronym, COGE – is beginning its work to investigate better ways to structure state departments. But members of the commission are adamant: Don’t compare us to DOGE. From @ethandewitt.bsky.social #NHPolitics

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“We’re talking about existential threats to federal programs and funding that really can’t be overstated." How has New Hampshire’s congressional delegation responded to Trump’s first month? From @willskipworth.bsky.social #NHPolitics https://buff.ly/43gYLUn

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The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced Wednesday it plans to spend up to $1 billion in Commodity Credit Corporation funds to try to reduce the spread of highly pathogenic avian influenza in poultry. From @jennifershutt.bsky.social

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A federal district judge extended a temporary restraining order against the Trump administration’s move to fire a top government watchdog lawyer, following a Wednesday hearing. From @arianalfigueroa.bsky.social

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The Trump administration on Wednesday ordered all federal departments and agencies to submit reorganization plans outlining how they would implement large-scale layoffs before March 13. From Jennifer Shutt

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A legal challenge is already underway over the U.S. Department of Education’s sweeping Dear Colleague letter, which threatens to rescind federal funds for schools that use race-conscious practices in programming, admissions, scholarships and other aspects of student life. From Shauneen Miranda

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Elon Musk, the world’s richest man, claims American taxpayers could receive a $5,000 refund from the federal government — despite no apparent support in Congress, which controls the nation’s purse strings. From @ashleymurray.bsky.social

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From @stateline.org : ICE lets local officials stop immigrants on the streets as task force program is back. New Hampshire State Police is set to sign on. #NHPolitics

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There is mounting pressure on congressional Democrats – including New Hampshire's delegation – to do more in opposition to the Trump administration's actions and orders. Here's a look at how they've responded. From @willskipworth.bsky.social #NHPolitics

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U.S. House Republicans despite their slim majority approved their budget resolution in a dramatic turn Tuesday night, following days of lobbying by leadership to sway a handful of members who originally planned to vote against the measure. From @jennifershutt.bsky.social

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Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem late Tuesday announced a campaign to compel people in the United States without legal authority to register with the U.S. government and then self-deport. From @arianalfigueroa.bsky.social

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A federal judge issued a preliminary injunction Tuesday blocking the Trump administration from implementing the type of sweeping freeze on grant and loan programs proposed in a memo the Office of Management and Budget released in late January. From @jennifershutt.bsky.social

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“It’s clear to us that there’s a lot of food insecurity happening in New Hampshire right now ... and the committee was not at all interested in any of the bills.” Efforts to expand school lunch assistance facing opposition in House. From @ethandewitt.bsky.social #NHPolitics https://buff.ly/436TAX6

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A federal judge in Washington state Tuesday granted a nationwide injunction requested by faith groups challenging President Donald Trump’s executive order suspending the U.S. Refugee Admissions Program. From @arianalfigueroa.bsky.social

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Congressional Democrats at a press conference lambasted the U.S. House GOP’s budget resolution Tuesday, expressing concerns over the impact of potential tax cuts for wealthy Americans at the expense of government programs like Medicaid. From Shauneen Miranda

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"In terms of both rhetoric and action, the Republican vision of immigration reform is entirely punitive." Commentary on the need for New Hampshire to sing a different tune on immigration. #NHPolitics https://buff.ly/43guNQB

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A yearslong effort by Democrats to expand access to free and reduced-price meals at public schools appears to be facing another uphill battle this year, as Republicans have raised concerns about the cost to the state. From @ethandewitt.bsky.social #NHPolitics

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A federal judge denied AP an immediate temporary order that would have restored access to cover certain White House events, after the Trump administration banned the news agency for refusing to adhere to the administration’s renaming of the Gulf of Mexico. From @ashleymurray.bsky.social

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“We don’t want to be in the landfill business." There’s support in New Hampshire for a landfill moratorium, but no consensus yet on how long it should be. From @sulliclaire.bsky.social #NHPolitics https://buff.ly/4bgJXHj

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Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem is planning to tap her former aide for a senior role in the agency tasked with immigration enforcement, as the White House pressures officials to carry out mass deportations. From Ariana Figueroa

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A federal judge in Maryland on Monday temporarily blocked the U.S. Department of Education and the Office of Personnel Management from providing “personally identifiable information” to Elon Musk’s U.S. DOGE Service. From Shauneen Miranda

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Commentary: For reasons known only to its standard bearer, the Republican Party’s modern anthem is “Y.M.C.A.” But there's another song from 1978 that makes a lot more sense in NH and beyond, especially when it comes to immigration policy. From @danawormald.bsky.social #NHPolitics

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A federal judge in Maryland on Monday partly granted a request from Quakers and other religious groups to limit the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s authority to conduct immigration enforcement in houses of worship. From @arianalfigueroa.bsky.social

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Commentary from Charles J. Russo and Suzanne Eckes: "While proponents of school choice claim it leads to academic gains, we don’t see much evidence to support this view – but we do see the negative impact they sometimes have on public schools."

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From 2017 through 2023, roughly 2,680 people with developmental disabilities died under the care of the state of Missouri — on average, one person every day. #moleg #mogov

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There are proposals emanating from the House, the Senate, and the governor’s office to put a pause on new landfills in the state. Over the next few months, they’ll have to reach an agreement on just how long that pause should be. From @sulliclaire.bsky.social #NHPolitics

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Business isn’t always a piece of cake for homestead sellers. To give them a boost, New Hampshire lawmakers are eyeing changes to regulations. From @sulliclaire.bsky.social #NHPolitics

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Dartmouth researchers brace for Trump’s NIH funding cuts. “The result is going to be less science, fewer breakthrough therapies, and less innovations." From William Skipworth #NHPolitics

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“We think it’s a steamship: It takes time to turn it. It’s moving in a positive direction, but at a slower rate.” Gov. Ayotte’s revenue projections run into early obstacle: House Republicans. From @ethandewitt.bsky.social #NHPolitics

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"If passed, House Bill 148 would allow transgender people to be banned from using restrooms or locker rooms consistent with their gender identity." From William Skipworth #NHPolitics

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"The bill would require Medicaid to cover maternal depression screenings for new mothers at their well-child visits. It would also require health insurance policies to cover mothers’ prenatal and postnatal depression screenings." From William Skipworth #NHPolitics

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“Early childhood care and education is an economic issue, not just a family issue." Child care shortage might be costing NH businesses $56 million each year, new study finds. From William Skipworth #NHPolitics

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In the days leading up to the third anniversary of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, President Donald Trump has careened U.S. foreign policy into uncertainty about the role America will play in ending the war and respecting the tenet of sovereign borders. From @ashleymurray.bsky.social

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“We’ve tried 50 different bills over the last few years. Nothing seems to go through. And let me tell you, this one ain’t going to go through either.” New Hampshire House passes cannabis legalization, but enthusiasm lags. From @ethandewitt.bsky.social #NHPolitics https://buff.ly/4i8Vfzs

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President Donald Trump in a meeting Friday with the nation’s governors pressed them to enact the death penalty for drug dealers and issued a threat to Maine’s Democratic chief executive over her state’s law protecting transgender people from discrimination. @arianalfigueroa.bsky.social

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A federal judge announced Friday she will extend a temporary restraining order that prevents the National Institutes of Health from capping indirect costs paid to research universities and medical schools that receive funding from the federal agency. From @jennifershutt.bsky.social

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