North Country health center CEO says new rural health funds not enough to counteract Medicaid cuts • New Hampshire Bulletin Edward Shanshala, CEO of Ammonoosuc Community Health Services, said when Congress passed its massive tax cuts and spending law last year, he and his colleagues made the difficult decision to shut down...

“If we’re not able to deliver babies in Coös County, pregnant women and neonates will die.” - Tom Mee

NH's rural healthcare system is struggling and our elected officials are only making it worse. Rural Granite Staters cannot be required to drive hours to receive life saving medical care.

Rep. Alice Wade: Accountability is dead in the New Hampshire House Things that used to end political careers overnight are a weekly occurrence in the New Hampshire House of Representatives these days, and yet the only ones receiving punishments seem to

“We can no longer count on the integrity of our Republican elected officials to determine when they’ve done something unconscionable. We cannot count on our governor to act as an actual leader in the face of the horrible actions of her caucus members.” - Alice Wade (D-Dover), Strafford - District 15

National gas prices continue to rise as a result of Trump’s war in Iran. Here in NH prices have now risen over $4.00 a gallon.

N.H. needs relief from rising costs, not more costly wars.
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“A quiet but consequential step backward for democracy.” - Lisa Kovack, director of the New Hampshire Campaign for Voting Rights

Late Friday afternoon, Gov. Ayotte signed House Bill 323 into law, stripping NH students of their legal ability to use their student ID to vote.

As Granite Staters struggle with rising costs, NH Republicans push legislation that would make life even harder for people struggling by kicking an estimated 15,000 Granite Staters off SNAP.

NH deserves leaders who protect our freedoms, not ban them. It’s past time NH Republicans stop banning our books, our flags, our bodies, and our freedoms. Say no to more bans; stop HB1132, SB459, and SB434.

Questions Fly Over Revamped Open Enrollment Plan A revamped school open enrollment bill presented Wednesday would have the state pay for the program and not the student’s resident school district.

“The question is how do we afford it.” - Rep. Heather Raymond, D-Nashua

Despite widespread opposition NH Republicans are currently trying to jam through their new “Open Enrollment” scheme, a policy could drastically defund New Hampshire’s already struggling public school districts.

Merrimack leaders: State obligated to help taxpayers The Merrimack Town Council is asking the state to step up and help fund essential public services and to stop adopting “policies that shift costs onto local property taxpayers.”

“What I see happening in Concord dismays me and frustrates me, and we see the impact on our property taxes,” - Zoning Board Member Ben Niles.

Merrimack’s Town Council sent a letter to the state asserting that local taxes are too high, and the state isn’t doing its part to fund key public services.

9 NH towns reject tax caps as lawmakers push towns to consider them New Hampshire town and school meetings saw proposed tax caps on the ballot this week. Lawmakers are considering a bill to require towns consider tax caps every two years.

“They did not want to support that kind of devastating effect it would have on the schools.” -School Board Member Candy Crawford

Voters in 9 NH towns voted down Republican tax caps that would drastically impact necessary town functions such as essential services funding and public education budgets

NH GOP lawmakers send Ayotte a bill that would limit state’s public education obligations The New Hampshire Supreme Court told lawmakers in July that they were underfunding public education. Republican lawmakers have responded with a bill that would divide school costs between state and lo...

“This bill is really a shameful dereliction of duty,” - Sen Cindy Rosenwald D-Nashua

“The Republican-backed legislation would avoid a debate over how much money the state spends on education…Local taxpayers would cover the rest, such as transportation, school administration, and nurses.” Read more:

Voters reject GOP lawmakers' effort to take control over who attends their local schools Lawmakers are considering legislation that would allow students to attend any public school in the state and require their community to pay the new district for the education. Schools could also have ...

NH voters are making themselves clear by showing up to protect education funding for all of their students. NH Republicans’ scheme to divert local tax dollars away from local schools was widely rejected last during last week’s town meeting day.

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NH gasoline prices jump 14 percent in one week As the U.S. conflict with Iran is showing no signs of stopping, people in New Hampshire are seeing gasoline prices soar.

Hardworking NH families are already struggling to pay for basic needs like groceries, housing, and health care. Now, gas prices are shooting up even higher because of Trump's new war in Iran.

This war is making the cost of living even worse for Granite Staters. New Hampshire deserves better.

N.H. Democrat wins hyperlocal special election in GOP-leaning district, fueling talk of ‘momentum’ heading into midterms - The Boston Globe The district includes the Carroll County towns of Wolfeboro, Tuftonboro, and Ossipee.

“These wins aren’t a flash in a pan." Voters want leaders who will bring down costs and fund our schools, not extremists.

Read more on Democrat Bobbi Boudman’s win over far-right Republican Dale Fincher in yesterday’s special election for the NH House of Representatives:

It's town meeting time in NH. Here's what's at stake, how it works and how to vote What is town meeting in New Hampshire? How does voting work? Who gets to vote? Here is a guide to the process, including a primer on the difference between traditional and SB2 town meeting formats.

🗳️ IT’S ALMOST TIME TO VOTE NH! 🗳️

Tomorrow is Town Meeting Day! Take a moment to read up how Town Meeting Day works and how you can make a plan to vote!

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The week ahead: Education funding, legislative pay, voter ID bill highlight another busy week in Concord Education funding, legislative pay, government-issued IDs to vote and a super majority requirement to raise taxes should dominate debate as the House of Representatives and state Senate face long days

“This bill seeks to redefine and radically undermine the state’s commitment to public education.” - Rep. David Luneau, D-Hopkinton

Read more on HB 1815, a bill that would fundamentally change how the state’s system of education aid is defined:

Merrimack officials scoff at promised windfall from ICE warehouse A rushed federal report promising Merrimack would reap economic benefits from an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detention center did little to change the minds of local officials, Town Mana...

“People are terrified. I’m hearing from constituents — people of color — that if ICE is in our town, they don’t want to leave their homes. They’re not going to send their kids to school,” said State Rep. Wendy Thomas.

Kelly Ayotte’s lies when it comes to ICE in NH continue to hurt Granite Staters:

Open enrollment: school choice or a 'wrecking ball' for NH? Here's what you need to know. Republicans are fast-tracking open enrollment legislation opposed by school district leaders that would allow New Hampshire students to attend any public school in the state – and take their community...

Funding shortfalls from NH Republicans’ “Open Enrollment” legislation would establish a “discounted rate to go to a school where residents are paying more.” -Micheal Fournier, Superintendent- Bedford.

NH families could be forced to make up for the states’ inadequacies in funding public education:

What Merrimack documents reveal about Trump's plan for nationwide immigrant detention network • New Hampshire Bulletin In an effort to carry out President Donald Trump’s goal of mass deportations of undocumented immigrants, the federal government is creating a network of immigrant detention centers across the country ...

New documents about the ICE facility in Merrimack are highlighting that this New Hampshire ICE facility is part of the federal government’s “Detention Reengineering Initiative” to expand ICE detention efforts nationwide.

Read more about what’s at stake for Granite Staters:

Supreme Court strikes down Trump's tariffs The 6-3 ruling is a major blow to the president's signature economic policy.

Today, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that Trump’s tariffs are unconstitutional.

In the face of Trump’s economic failures, Democrats in NH and across the nation are committed to cutting costs for working Americans.

NH lawmakers consider shield law, repealing buffer zones and other abortion bills New Hampshire is the only state in New England without shield laws that protect abortion providers from out-of-state legal action.

“Patient safety zone laws like NH’s respect the free speech rights of anti-abortion individuals to distribute literature…while ensuring patients and their providers can enter reproductive health care facilities safely, without fear,” - Kayla Montgomery, VP of Public Affairs at PPNHAF

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Senate GOP Reject Accountability but Embrace Book Ban and Mandatory Disclosure The Senate Education Committee Tuesday made quick work of bills that would require enhanced legislative oversight of the Education Freedom Account program killing them immediately after the public hea...

Last week, Republicans on the Senate Education Committee killed legislation that would require transparency of New Hampshire’s school voucher system all while approving widely unpopular book banning legislation.

N.H. considers eliminating childhood vaccine requirements, as providers warn of confusion from federal changes - The Boston Globe Providers said new federal guidelines are undermining trust in vaccines.

The Republican push to eliminate childhood vaccine requirements could drastically jeopardize the state of public health in New Hampshire and lead to an increase in preventable, and potentially deadly, diseases.

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Seacoast schools fight NH open enrollment, say it would create chaos Seacoast school leaders say NH open enrollment bill would require neighbors of kids who choose to go to school in another town to pay more taxes.

“You’re asking the neighbors of the kids who opt out of the school district to pay more taxes so the kids can go to a different school. It just fundamentally doesn’t make sense,” - John Shea, Somersworth Superintendent

NH Republicans Open Enrollment bill could mean higher taxes for Granite Staters:

“If you didn’t do your job, you’d be fired.”

In her State of the State speech, Gov Ayotte told a story that’s out of touch with how everyday people are feeling across NH. Granite Staters are drowning under rising costs, yet Ayotte seems to be taking a victory lap? #NHPolitics

State Knew ICE Plans for Merrimack As Early As Jan. 12 Documents obtained by the New Hampshire ACLU show state officials have known for weeks that Immigration and Customs Enforcement plans to turn a Merrimack warehouse into a prison.

Why did Kelly Ayotte lie about her knowledge of this?

‘A life-or-death issue’: Obamacare premiums have skyrocketed. New England is feeling the crunch. - The Boston Globe New England members of Congress described constituents who are both upset and uncertain about paying more for health insurance.

Thanks to Republicans in Congress allowing enhanced Affordable Care Act tax credits to expire, Granite Staters are facing skyrocketing health care premiums, forcing some to choose to go without care.

Read more on how working-class Granite Staters are paying the price for Republican politics:

Business Enterprise Tax Rate Decreases Have Lowered Revenue with Limited Economic Benefit - New Hampshire Fiscal Policy Institute The proposed reduction to NH's BET would have reduced state revenue by more than $26 million per year this budget cycle while providing tax savings too small for most businesses to expand hiring.

NH Republicans’ corporate tax cut would cost working Granite Staters $26 million, stripping community funding and raising property taxes.

Read more about what this bill would mean for NH communities in a new report from @nhfpi.bsky.social:

As federal leaders stand by while ICE terrorizes our communities, Democrats in the NH Legislature are introducing bills to demand transparency.

Granite Staters want to feel safe in their neighborhoods. Republicans in Concord must stand with those demanding accountability— no one is above the law.

Martin Luther King Jr. said, "True peace is not merely the absence of tension; it is the presence of justice." Now more than ever, we must stand up for justice, truth, and accountability. For all.

House approves BET tax cut along party lines The third cut in the past decade for the Business Enterprise Tax (BET) — a low rate, state levy on a company’s payroll, interest and dividends — cleared the New

Last week, NH House Republicans passed a massive corporate tax cut that’s set to drain millions from NH public schools, housing and essential services—and push property taxes higher for Granite Staters.

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