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'The center of NH political thought': Free Staters celebrate successes at Liberty Forum
1+ hour, 23+ min ago (667+ words) Hundreds of libertarians gathered in Concord over the weekend for the New Hampshire Liberty Forum. The event featured policy speeches, panel-discussions, candidate visits, dinner gatherings and after parties, and served as a quasi-political convention for the Free State Project, the…...
‘The sewage comes in no matter what’: Epping faces $38 million vote to fix wastewater plant
5+ hour, 37+ min ago (1194+ words) Every day, 200,000 gallons of raw sewage arrive at a set of small buildings on the bank of the Lamprey River in Epping " an unstoppable flow from flushed toilets and open drains. In the first building, a set of screens strain…...
Strafford County Democrats take stand against ICE's jail contract
5+ hour, 40+ min ago (226+ words) This story was originally produced by Foster's Daily Democrat. NHPR is republishing it in partnership with the Granite State News Collaborative. Democratic state representatives in the Strafford County delegation took a stand March 4, calling for county commissioners to renegotiate the…...
What’s on the warrant this year? Tax caps, school choice and pleas to the legislature
14+ hour, 11+ min ago (811+ words) Sidewalk repairs, paving roads, buying dump trucks and skidders, and renovating schools and town halls. Granite Staters will weigh in on a wide array of local concerns at annual town and school meetings, in addition to the all-important operating budgets....
Live from the Word Barn: Jake Swamp & the Pine
3+ day, 3+ hour ago (126+ words) Live from the Word Barn: Jake Swamp & the Pine'New Hampshire Public Radio Live from the Word Barn: Jake Swamp & the Pine Catch NHPR's Live from the Word Barn on-air each Friday at 8 p.m. and again Sunday at 6 p.m. You can also find…...
A college student's perspective on using AI in class
3+ day, 4+ hour ago (346+ words) I don't see our choice as "AI or no AI" any more than past generations could halt the spread of the printing press " that widely decried threat to scholarship. Children born today will never know a world without AI. The…...
NH News Recap: Stranded Granite Staters face challenges evacuating from Middle East
3+ day, 4+ hour ago (305+ words) The U.S. Senate voted down a war powers resolution this week that would have blocked the US military from continuing attacks on Iran without Congressional approval. New Hampshire Sen. Jeanne Shaheen voted in favor of the resolution, telling NHPR, "There was…...
Robert Frost on the Farm: New Hampshire Farming in 1900 as Told by the Poet
4+ day, 3+ hour ago (243+ words) While it makes spoken words sing like sauntering music, Robert Frost's poetry can also help us appreciate the rigor of life on a New England farm in the early 20th century (hint: it was hard). In an exploration of both New…...
Republicans vote to end use of school IDs for NH elections
4+ day, 6+ hour ago (225+ words) The New Hampshire House, on a near-party line vote, previously approved HB 323, which will now head to Gov. Kelly Ayotte's desk. Republicans argue that ending the use of school-issued ID cards will strengthen election integrity and create more uniformity across…...
Constitutional rights in the age of ICE
4+ day, 11+ hour ago (487+ words) As federal immigration agents continue a mass deportation campaign under the Trump administration, the level of violence seen during immigration arrests has escalated. That's led to increased scrutiny over the tactics of ICE officers, and whether they've been respecting the…...