“Rep. Jennifer Mandelbaum, D-N.H., who brings her health research into policymaking, is among the lawmakers leveraging experience beyond the legislature to advance harm-reduction policies.” Read more: futurecaucus.org/prescriptive... #NHpolitics

Prescriptive Policy: How Lawmakers' Health Care Backgrounds Are Shaping Harm Reduction - Future Caucus

By Eva Herrick and Elizabeth Rosen The opioid crisis is one of the nation’s most significant public health emergencies. In 2023, an average of 217 people died every day from an opioid overdose, strain...

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Serving the people of Rockingham 21 & the State of NH has been the honor of my life. My time in the legislature has also reinforced something I believe more strongly than ever: Partisanship is one of the greatest obstacles to good governance. #NHpolitics substack.com/@granitestat...

2026 @ppnhaf.bsky.social NH House Scorecard: www.plannedparenthoodaction.org/planned-pare... #NHpolitics

Bipartisanship is saving lives in New Hampshire. Here’s how. New on my Substack: granitestategovernance.substack.com/p/bipartisan... #NHpolitics

My latest in @concordmonitornews.bsky.social: Bipartisanship is saving lives in New Hampshire. Here’s how. Colleagues from both parties have come together to tackle some of the state’s most pressing health challenges with seriousness & pragmatism. #NHPolitics www.concordmonitor.com/2026/04/22/m...

Bell curves.

Be the reason they make a warning sign

Re: a constitutional ban on an income tax, the gap between what politicians say publicly and what we believe privately is pretty small. Pretending otherwise adds to the cynicism people already feel about politics. New on my Substack: granitestategovernance.substack.com/p/democrats-... #NHpolitics

We have a housing shortage, and we need more homes, quickly. In the rush to act, though, the state is overriding one of our most fundamental principles: Local control. New on my Substack: granitestategovernance.substack.com/p/build-more... #NHpolitics

I support more housing in NH. I don’t support silencing local communities to get there. We can do both, but right now, Concord is choosing overreach instead of partnership. I’m fighting for a better path. My latest in Seacoastonline ➡️ www.seacoastonline.com/story/opinio... #nhpolitics

It’s Tartan Day at the State House! Nothing quite like bagpipes to start the session! #NHpolitics

It’s Tartan Day at the State House! Nothing quite like bagpipes to start the session! #NHpolitics

Unpopular Opinion: January 7-8, 2026 Inside the Decision-Making You Don’t See I don’t always get it perfect, but I can show the evidence and thought process behind every vote. Here are three votes I cast that might have surprised you: granitestategovernance.substack.com/p/unpopular-... #NHPolitics

Rural health care deserves serious conversation, not social media snark. More thoughts here: open.substack.com/pub/granites... #NHPolitics

What public health taught me about policy-making 🔗 open.substack.com/pub/granites... #NHPolitics

I’m clerk of House State-Fed Relations & Veterans Affairs Committee. Testimony yesterday left me shaken. What alarmed me wasn’t HR 37’s text, but efforts to weaponize human-rights language to excuse or deny violence against Jews. #NHPolitics 🔗 granitestategovernance.substack.com/p/this-is-wh...

The loud debates are easy to follow. But if you want to understand how government really works, this is where the action happens. A primer on the consent calendar now up on my Substack. 🔗 open.substack.com/pub/granites... #NHpolitics

The bills that pass under the radar might be the most important

The loud headlines get attention. The quiet bills get results.

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We cannot allow politics to be a contact sport. If it is, everyone walks away bruised, and the people we serve are the ones who pay the price. New on my Substack: open.substack.com/pub/granites... #NHpolitics

Let me be clear: vaccines work. They are one of our best tools to prevent serious illness & protect vulnerable people. But HB 1811 was never about vaccine science, & calling anyone who supported it “anti-vax” does more harm than good ⬇️ nhjournal.com/mandelbaum-v... #NHpolitics

MANDELBAUM: Vaccines Work. That Wasn’t the Debate. - NH Journal

New Hampshire - MANDELBAUM: Vaccines Work. That Wasn’t the Debate. - NH Journal - Healthcare

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Sometimes, when you vote based on what you think is genuinely right for your constituents, you end up standing in a place where neither party quite knows what to do with you. New on my Substack: granitestategovernance.substack.com/p/the-politi... #NHpolitics

In our state government, scripted talking points frequently take the place of careful, analytical discussion of complex policy issues. I may not be able to change the broader culture on my own, but I can be accountable for how I participate in it. #NHPolitics substack.com/@granitestat...

Reflections on Partisanship and Accountability in the New Hampshire Legislature

I may not be able to change the broader culture on my own, but I can be accountable for how I participate in it.

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A full house eager to hear from the candidates at tonight’s Democratic Congressional Candidate Forum! #NHpolitics

As we kick off National Public Health Week, please join me in thanking all of our tireless health care workers, who spend every day caring for us, our families and our communities. We must do all we can to support our health care workers and the critical care they provide.

Sometimes, when you vote based on what you think is genuinely right for your constituents, you end up standing in a place where neither party quite knows what to do with you. New on my Substack: granitestategovernance.substack.com/p/the-politi... #NHpolitics

Deputy Speaker Smith: "Are you going to read that whole page?" Rep. Ulery: "I have six." DSS: "You have six? I have this." [pulls out a lighter] Chamber: [laughter]

The House calendar is so thick they had to use one of these fancy staples 😂 Gearing up for two marathon days at the State House. #NHpolitics

NH House Resolution 42, honoring the life and legacy of assassinated Minnesota House Speaker Melissa Hortman, passes 308-11. #NHPolitics

In a busy day at the State House, the New Hampshire Senate and House of Representatives voted on a handful of critical child care bills Thursday, including funding for the child care workforce grant program and tax credits. From Maya Mitchell #NHPolitics

Financial concerns from Senate result in child care grant and tax credit bills being tabled • New Hampshire Bulletin

In a busy day at the State House, the New Hampshire Senate and House of Representatives voted on a handful of critical child care bills Thursday, including funding for the child care workforce grant…

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I am SO glad these remarks will be in the permanent journal 😂 FYI, HB1167 was about “enabling the use of ferrets for hunting” #NHpolitics

NH's "Play-by-Play" Guy@egall.bsky.social · 5mo ago

apparently he asked AI to restyle his speech in the style of Dr. Seuss

Let me be clear: vaccines work. They are one of our best tools to prevent serious illness & protect vulnerable people. But HB 1811 was never about vaccine science, & calling anyone who supported it “anti-vax” does more harm than good ⬇️ nhjournal.com/mandelbaum-v... #NHpolitics

MANDELBAUM: Vaccines Work. That Wasn’t the Debate. - NH Journal

New Hampshire - MANDELBAUM: Vaccines Work. That Wasn’t the Debate. - NH Journal - Healthcare

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