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New Hampshire Bulletin

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An independent, nonprofit news organization dedicated to keeping the people of the Granite State informed about the issues that matter most. Find us at newhampshirebulletin.com. Part of the @statesnewsroom.com network.

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New Hampshire Bulletin @newhampshirebulletin.com · 10m ago

"The order from U.S. District Judge Ana C. Reyes means that between 330,000 to 350,000 Haitians living in the United States have lost their Temporary Protected Status, even while legal arguments on a racial discrimination claim continue." From @arianalfigueroa.bsky.social

TPS for up to 350,000 Haitians officially ends as judge applies Supreme Court order • New Hampshire Bulletin

A federal judge lifted a stay Wednesday on the termination of temporary protections for hundreds of thousands of Haitians in order to comply with a U.S. Supreme Court ruling that cleared the way for…

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New Hampshire Bulletin @newhampshirebulletin.com · 5h ago

As millions of acres burn across the western United States, some wildland fire veterans are fearful that aggressive fire suppression tactics ordered by the Trump administration could put firefighters in danger as conditions escalate this month. From Alex Brown via @stateline.org

Wildfire veterans fear federal tactics, extreme fires could put crews at risk • New Hampshire Bulletin

As millions of acres burn across the western United States, some wildland fire veterans are fearful that aggressive fire suppression tactics ordered by the Trump administration — coupled with…

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New Hampshire Bulletin @newhampshirebulletin.com · 6h ago

"What New Hampshire might do in lieu of withdrawing, the consultants wrote, is push for change within the forest of regulatory structures that oversee electric markets in New Hampshire and New England at large." From @mollyrains.bsky.social #NHPolitics

New Hampshire is likely to stay wedded to the regional grid. Should the relationship be reformed? • New Hampshire Bulletin

With the prospect of an electrically independent New Hampshire unlikely, officials must consider how the state could find a less lonely path toward achieving its energy goals.

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New Hampshire Bulletin @newhampshirebulletin.com · 21h ago

The stopgap spending bill supported by an overwhelming majority of U.S. senators does not address tens of billions in expiring transportation funding, leaving states facing a massive effective budget cut starting Oct. 1. From @fischler.bsky.social

US Senate stopgap fails to renew more than $38B a year in state transportation funding • New Hampshire Bulletin

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New Hampshire Bulletin @newhampshirebulletin.com · 22h ago

"As New Hampshire schools prepare for their second year of the policy, some researchers are pushing for even more rigidity in the policies. And a new potential target in the battle against distraction has emerged: laptops." From @ethandewitt.bsky.social #NHPolitics

Teachers satisfied with cellphone bans, but policy is not ‘silver bullet’ • New Hampshire Bulletin

A Department of Education survey of 1,399 New Hampshire teachers and administrators serving grades six to 12 has found that the law is working, and that educators are broadly satisfied.

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New Hampshire Bulletin @newhampshirebulletin.com · yesterday

The New Hampshire House and Senate will meet Aug. 19 to take up 31 of Gov. Kelly Ayotte’s 33 vetoes this year, after the Republican governor broke a modern record for vetoing the most bills in one year passed by a Legislature of her own party. From @ethandewitt.bsky.social #NHPolitics

House and Senate set Aug. 19 Veto Day, amid Ayotte’s record vetoes • New Hampshire Bulletin

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New Hampshire Bulletin @newhampshirebulletin.com · yesterday

U.S. acting Attorney General Todd Blanche was one step closer to permanently leading the Justice Department Tuesday, after two skeptical Senate Judiciary Committee Republicans voted to advance his nomination. From @ashleymurray.bsky.social

Blanche nomination for attorney general advanced by US Senate panel on party-line vote • New Hampshire Bulletin

U.S. acting Attorney General Todd Blanche was one step closer to permanently leading the Justice Department Tuesday, after two skeptical Senate Judiciary Committee Republicans voted to advance his…

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New Hampshire Bulletin @newhampshirebulletin.com · yesterday

"Today’s small children have a brighter future economically than any generation since the surge of Baby Boomers aged into adulthood in the early 1970s, swamping the job market and dampening pay for 20-somethings ever since." From Tim Henderson via @stateline.org

Today’s children could prosper in tomorrow’s shortage of young workers • New Hampshire Bulletin

Today's children could be the first generation since the 1970s to do better than their parents as young workers become more sought after and well paid. They may even see a surplus of housing to make…

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New Hampshire Bulletin @newhampshirebulletin.com · yesterday

On its broadest aim — to reduce distractions — the cellphone policy appears successful. Educators are more mixed, however, on whether the policy has led to improvements in test scores and disciplinary incidents. From @ethandewitt.bsky.social #NHPolitics

Teachers satisfied with cellphone bans, but policy is not ‘silver bullet’ • New Hampshire Bulletin

A Department of Education survey of 1,399 New Hampshire teachers and administrators serving grades six to 12 has found that the law is working, and that educators are broadly satisfied.

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New Hampshire Bulletin @newhampshirebulletin.com · 2d ago

"The flies also play an important ecological role, feeding on (and being fed on) by many other marsh residents. The insects provide a food source for seabirds like sandpipers and willets." From Molly Rains

Marsh flies swarm your beach day? File a greenhead report. • New Hampshire Bulletin

New England beachgoers know them well: With bulging, Kelly green eyes, and mouthparts that slice into their targets' skin like scissors, greenhead horseflies can't be ignored.

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New Hampshire Bulletin @newhampshirebulletin.com · 2d ago

More than 20,000 unaccompanied immigrant children Monday lost their legal representation because the Trump administration has not entered into a new agreement to take over their legal services after it let a longstanding contract with a nonprofit expire. From @arianalfigueroa.bsky.social

Legal services contract expires, and unaccompanied immigrant children face deportation • New Hampshire Bulletin

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New Hampshire Bulletin @newhampshirebulletin.com · 2d ago

The agreement would avoid an Oct. 1 government shutdown and keep federal spending at current levels, punting debates about full-year spending past the midterm elections. From @fischler.bsky.social

Spending deal freezes Trump proposal to gain power over federal grants, extends highway law • New Hampshire Bulletin

Leaders of the U.S. Senate Appropriations Committee announced a bipartisan deal over the weekend that would keep the federal government funded through Dec. 11 and pause the Trump administration’s…

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New Hampshire Bulletin @newhampshirebulletin.com · 2d ago

"The late-night announcement of a deal appeared to be enough to secure both senators’ support ahead of a crucial Tuesday vote on Blanche’s nomination in the Senate Judiciary Committee." From @ashleymurray.bsky.social

Blanche asserts 'anti-weaponization' fund is dead, wins key GOP support in US Senate • New Hampshire Bulletin

Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche’s nomination to be attorney general appeared on track Monday after he submitted a written assurance to Senate Judiciary Committee lawmakers that the…

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New Hampshire Bulletin @newhampshirebulletin.com · 2d ago

"Recent increases in wildfire smoke air pollution have offset those gains and could be contributing to negative outcomes for pregnant women and babies such as low birth weight and preterm births." From @kelciemmorris.bsky.social via @stateline.org

Wildfire smoke is now the primary pollutant affecting pregnancy, study shows • New Hampshire Bulletin

A new study examining pollution levels across a 16-year span found that while general pollution levels from sources such as cars and industry have significantly declined, recent increases in wildfire…

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New Hampshire Bulletin @newhampshirebulletin.com · 2d ago

"New England beachgoers know them well: With bulging, Kelly green eyes, and mouthparts that slice into their targets’ skin like scissors, greenhead horseflies can’t be ignored." From @mollyrains.bsky.social #NHPolitics

Marsh flies swarm your beach day? File a greenhead report. • New Hampshire Bulletin

New England beachgoers know them well: With bulging, Kelly green eyes, and mouthparts that slice into their targets' skin like scissors, greenhead horseflies can't be ignored.

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New Hampshire Bulletin @newhampshirebulletin.com · 3d ago

"Together, the flurry of new laws seeks to accelerate an approach to housing growth that polls suggest is broadly popular: using existing downtown infrastructure to build new apartments." From @ethandewitt.bsky.social #NHPolitics

Municipalities, housing advocates grapple with new ‘mixed-use’ housing law • New Hampshire Bulletin

Last year, New Hampshire lawmakers passed a mandate: Starting July 1, 2026, cities and towns were to begin allowing multi-family residential housing developments in commercial zones. And Kingston,…

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New Hampshire Bulletin @newhampshirebulletin.com · 3d ago

"(Gov. Kelly) Ayotte said that despite New Hampshire’s low early education ranking, the state ranks high in K-12 education." From @mmitchellreports.bsky.social #NHPolitics

New Hampshire has one of the worst early education systems in the country, new study shows • New Hampshire Bulletin

A new study comparing early education systems between the 50 United States and Washington, D.C. puts New Hampshire in 48th, suggesting it has one of the worst systems in the country.

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New Hampshire Bulletin @newhampshirebulletin.com · 3d ago

"The 'Live Free or Die' politics of New Hampshire make the state, in some ways, primed to welcome the cryptocurrency industry, which was founded on ideals of decentralization. ... But the state faces other barriers." From @mollyrains.bsky.social #NHPolitics

With 'Blockchain Basic Laws,' some NH lawmakers say the state is open for (crypto) business • New Hampshire Bulletin

For Rep. Keith Ammon, a New Boston Republican and the prime sponsor of House Bill 639, regulating cryptocurrency is a matter of getting the state out of the way.

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New Hampshire Bulletin @newhampshirebulletin.com · 4d ago

"Granite State employers say housing, childcare, and the cost of living are the biggest problems affecting their workers, and each issue challenges their ability to recruit and retain young employees." From @mmitchellreports.bsky.social #NHPolitics

Want a job that helps you with childcare? Some New Hampshire businesses are doing it. • New Hampshire Bulletin

As a businesswoman and a young mother, Elizabeth Asch knew she would need someone to watch her young children. She owns the River Valley Club, a health and wellness facility in Lebanon that offers…

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New Hampshire Bulletin @newhampshirebulletin.com · 4d ago

"“The long and the short of it is that leadership has failed that facility." NH child advocate’s final report on Sununu Center could take weeks, or months, to be released. From @willskipworth.bsky.social #NHPolitics

NH child advocate’s final report on Sununu Center could take weeks, or months, to be released • New Hampshire Bulletin

Jason Taylor, one of New Hampshire’s two assistant child advocates, said the Office of the Child Advocate’s final report on its investigation into potential abuse and neglect at the Sununu Youth…

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New Hampshire Bulletin @newhampshirebulletin.com · 4d ago

"We no longer introduce candidates to the nation, because by the time we hold our primary, viable candidates are already well known." Commentary from Dante Scala @graniteprof.bsky.social #NHPolitics

Has New Hampshire’s first-in-the-nation law outlived its usefulness? • New Hampshire Bulletin

New Hampshire’s political elites quickly pointed fingers after a Democratic National Committee panel voted Friday to strip the Granite State of its first-in-the-nation status on the presidential…

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New Hampshire Bulletin @newhampshirebulletin.com · 5d ago

"Chavez, who is now a case worker at the same center that provided him legal services as an unaccompanied minor, worries about what will happen to the thousands of immigrant children who are set to lose their legal representation at midnight Saturday." From @arianalfigueroa.bsky.social

Key legal resource for immigrant kids to expire with federal contract, advocates say • New Hampshire Bulletin

Bryan Chavez knows that having access to legal representation as an unaccompanied minor can be a lifeline.

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New Hampshire Bulletin @newhampshirebulletin.com · 5d ago

A bipartisan effort to rein in President Donald Trump’s efforts to dismantle the U.S. Department of Education has cleared its first major legislative hurdle in a bipartisan U.S. Senate committee vote. From Shauneen Miranda

US Senate panel advances bill to reject Education Department transfers • New Hampshire Bulletin

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New Hampshire Bulletin @newhampshirebulletin.com · 5d ago

New Hampshire election officials say they’re unconcerned after the Trump administration announced it will send election monitors to watch September’s primaries in Manchester and Nashua. From @willskipworth.bsky.social #NHPolitics

Election officials unfazed by Trump administration monitoring primaries in Manchester and Nashua • New Hampshire Bulletin

New Hampshire election officials say they’re unconcerned after the Trump administration announced it will send election monitors to watch September’s primaries in Manchester and Nashua — a…

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New Hampshire Bulletin @newhampshirebulletin.com · 5d ago

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement is not planning an aggressive campaign at voting sites during the upcoming midterm elections, the Department of Homeland Security said Thursday. From @ameliatwyman.bsky.social

Trump administration rules out mass ICE enforcement at the polls in midterms • New Hampshire Bulletin

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New Hampshire Bulletin @newhampshirebulletin.com · 5d ago

President Donald Trump announced an initiative Thursday for veterans to quickly obtain commercial driver’s licenses, as the administration attempts to fill vacancies in the industry after pausing license renewals for foreign-born truck drivers. From @arianalfigueroa.bsky.social

Trump looks to veterans to fill trucking jobs after booting immigrants from industry • New Hampshire Bulletin

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New Hampshire Bulletin @newhampshirebulletin.com · 5d ago

"The number of preteens — ages 8 to 12 — who die by suicide in the United States each year is relatively small. But the total in 2025 was 194 — the most since at least 2001." From @nhassanein.bsky.social via @stateline.org

Rise in US preteen suicide rate alarms mental health experts • New Hampshire Bulletin

The number of preteens — ages 8 to 12 — who die by suicide in the United States each year is relatively small. But the total in 2025 was 194 — the most since at least 2001, according to preliminary…

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New Hampshire Bulletin @newhampshirebulletin.com · 5d ago

“The nice thing is that we bring lived experience to our jobs, and we also can bring authenticity because what we’re sharing is what we’ve experienced and what we lived." The childcare landscape can be challenging in New Hampshire. This agency is here to help. From @mmitchellreports.bsky.social

The childcare landscape can be challenging in New Hampshire. This agency is here to help. • New Hampshire Bulletin

Whether you’re a parent or provider, navigating New Hampshire’s childcare landscape can be tricky. With hundreds of programs and varying resources, it’s difficult to know where to start as a parent…

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New Hampshire Bulletin @newhampshirebulletin.com · 6d ago

“Really, what I hope our report will talk about is the impacts of isolation and a lack of activity on children’s health." NH child advocate’s final report on Sununu Center could take weeks, or months, to be released. From @willskipworth.bsky.social #NHPolitics

NH child advocate’s final report on Sununu Center could take weeks, or months, to be released • New Hampshire Bulletin

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New Hampshire Bulletin @newhampshirebulletin.com · 6d ago

“We track serious infectious diseases, and over the last year and a half, the number of diseases we’ve had to put on the list has quadrupled." String of outbreaks tests US public health system amid funding cuts, vaccine resistance. From @jennifershutt.bsky.social

String of outbreaks tests US public health system amid funding cuts, vaccine resistance • New Hampshire Bulletin

Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. pledged during his confirmation hearing to do everything in his “power to put the health of America back on track.”

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