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Congress passed Trump’s massive ‘big beautiful bill.’ Here’s how New Hampshire will feel it.
Valley News - New Hampshire
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When Michelle Lawrence heard about the Medicaid cuts included in the Republican tax and spending bill signed into law on July 4, it felt like “a punch to the gut.” “I laugh, because if I don’t laugh, I cry,” she said. Lawrence, who lives in...
Education Department in the middle of a growing tug-of-war between Trump, Democrats
My Ozarks Online - Missouri
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July 16, 2025
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of Education has emerged as central in the struggle over control of the power of the purse in the nation’s capital. Democrats in Congress are pushing back hard on the Trump administration’s freeze of $6.8 billion...
Ayotte vetoes Republican-backed public school book ban bill
New Hampshire Public Radio
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July 15, 2025
Gov. Kelly Ayotte vetoed a bill Tuesday that would have allowed parents to request certain books and materials be removed from their child’s school. The Republican-backed bill targeted books, films, and other items that depicted nudity and sexual...
2025 PGA High School Golf National Invitational Returns to Pinehurst
The PGA of America
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The 2025 PGA High School Golf National Invitational, presented by Titleist & FootJoy, returns to Pinehurst Resort & Country Club in Pinehurst, North Carolina July 14-16 (girls) and July 20-22 (boys). More than 500 of the country’s top high school...
New Hampshire Supreme Court rules on property tax and school funding
Granite State Times - New Hampshire
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July 14, 2025
Over recent months, the New Hampshire Supreme Court has delivered two significant rulings concerning the Statewide Education Property Tax (SWEPT) and state funding for local schools. SWEPT, a tax collected locally but imposed by the state,...
New Hampshire Legislature concludes session with new budget impacting small businesses
Granite State Times - New Hampshire
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July 14, 2025
After a dramatic end to the New Hampshire Legislature's 2025 session, the state has approved a new two-year budget and several new laws. The budget is divided into two bills: HB 1, which sets funding levels, and HB 2, known as the "Budget...
ApprenticeshipNH, A Place To Grow Launch Pre-Apprenticeship Early Childhood Education Program
Patch
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July 15, 2025
CONCORD, NH — ApprenticeshipNH, a workforce training program of the Community College System of NH, and A Place to Grow LLC, a nature-based early learning center, have collaborated to create an Early Childhood Education Pre-Apprenticeship Program...
New Hampshire targets sexual exploitation and human trafficking inside massage parlors
Concord Monitor - New Hampshire
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November 7, 2025
Dark curtains drawn tight, doors locked at all hours, surveillance cameras inside the building and unusual business hours — these are all warning signs that a massage parlor may be a front for something more than therapeutic services. The New...
Steve Cortes on child labor: 'This is why we need to unleash ICE in New Hampshire’
Granite State Times - New Hampshire
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July 15, 2025
Steve Cortes, President of League of American Workers, said increased ICE enforcement is needed in New Hampshire to address possible child labor by illegal immigrants, referencing a California case. This statement was made in an interview....
After state budget cuts, New Hampshire's art council has lost 6 of 7 employees
New Hampshire Public Radio
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July 14, 2025
This story was originally produced by the Concord Monitor. NHPR is republishing it in partnership with the Granite State News Collaborative. The New Hampshire Theatre Project set out to make people uncomfortable, touring the state with plays on...
Layoffs, grant funding cuts take effect at New Hampshire’s Council on the Arts
Concord Monitor - New Hampshire
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November 7, 2025
The New Hampshire Theatre Project set out to make people uncomfortable, touring the state with plays on difficult topics. Its current project, called “Aftermath,” tells the story of a firefighter experiencing post-traumatic stress and how it...
Escaped New Hampshire inmate being held in Connecticut
WMUR 9 - New Hampshire
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July 15, 2025
An inmate who escaped the Sullivan County House of Corrections is being held on $500,000 bond after he was found in Connecticut.Jianming Zeng, 33, was spotted at a gas station in the Norwalk, Connecticut, just before 10 a.m. Sunday, wearing only a...
Geoff Calkins: Cardinals Draft Mitchell in 2nd round out of Houston High School
92.9 FM ESPN - Tennessee
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July 14, 2025
AUDIO: Geoff Calkins discussed the MLB Draft and Houston HS's Ryan Mitchell drafted by the St. Louis Cardinals (Monday, 7/14/25) Here's a full list of the Cardinals moves in the first day of the 2025 MLB Draft (press release) ST. LOUIS, Mo., July...
North Country Reporter publication area records 2 H-1B petitions approved for employers classified under Educational Services industry during 2024
North Country Reporter - New Hampshire
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July 14, 2025
Ted H. Kim, Associate Director Refugee, Asylum and International Operations Directorate for USCIS | https://www.naco.org/Ted H. Kim, Associate Director Refugee, Asylum and International Operations Directorate for USCIS | https://www.naco.org/ In...
Valvoline Instant Oil Change Launches School Supply Drive to Support Local Students
Autochannel
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FORT MYERS, Fla., July 14, 2025 -- Valvoline Instant Oil Change is proud to kick off its School Supply Drive, running from July 14th through August 3rd. As students across Southwest Florida get ready for a new school year, Valvoline Instant Oil...
July 20-Aug. 1: Register for summer tennis camp (El campamento de tenis de City Tennis)
Manchester Ink Link - New Hampshire
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July 15, 2025
MANCHESTER, NH – The City Tennis-NH Summer Camp has been in operation for over 20 years. The purpose of the program is to provide opportunities to children and youth of New Hampshire that live in its cities. These children and youth may not have...
Distant Dome: New Hampshire Has an Upside Down Government
InDepth NH - New Hampshire
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July 12, 2025
By GARRY RAYNO, Distant Dome King Ridge Ski Area, where I learned to ski many years ago, was called an upside down ski area. Instead of driving to the base of the mountain to start your day, at King Ridge you had to drive to the top of the hill to...
The fascinating story of a World War II ship: it escaped Japanese torpedoes using coconut logs and now its bow has been found
MARCA
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July 15, 2025
During World War II, the United States suffered 292,129 dead and 139,709 missing. The crew of the USS New Orleans was no exception, as more than 180 people died after being hit by a Japanese 'Long Lance' torpedo, one of the largest and most...
New Hampshire judge sees limit on state education board’s authority in school-choice dispute
The Boston Globe - Massachusetts
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CONCORD, N.H. — What began as a mother’s quest to expand the menu of school-choice options in her local community culminated this week with a limited victory for those who want locally elected school boards in New Hampshire to govern their own...
ISU scholar expects birthright citizenship will be upheld after 'confusion and harm'
WGLT - Illinois
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July 14, 2025
An attorney who teaches immigration law at Illinois State University expects the U.S. Supreme Court will ultimately uphold automatic birthright citizenship. Matt Kuenning, who practices law in Champaign, says a New Hampshire judge's ruling to...