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By ETHAN DEWITT

An assertion by the Democratic National Committee (DNC) that the Jan. 23 New Hampshire Democratic primary is “meaningless” has sparked a sharp response from the Attorney General’s Office, which sent a cease-and-desist letter to the national party...

By ETHAN DEWITT

The New Hampshire House passed a bill to ban gender-affirming procedures for minors Thursday, in a 199-175 vote that edges the bill closer to Gov. Chris Sununu’s desk.House Bill 619 would prohibit a doctor or other health care professional from...

By ETHAN DEWITT

On Wednesday, the New Hampshire House passed a bill that would make registering to vote an online experience. House Bill 463 would allow the Secretary of State’s Office to create an online election information portal that would let new voters register...

By ETHAN DEWITT

The program is designed around a simple tradeoff. A public school with a sufficient percentage of low-income students agrees to provide free school meals for all students. In return, it receives additional funds from the U.S. Department of...

By ETHAN DEWITT

The New Hampshire State Board of Education tabled a proposal Thursday that would allow public school students to take a financial literacy course from PragerU, a conservative media organization, amid strong pushback from educators.In a voice vote, the...

By ETHAN DEWITT

New Hampshire students are learning at a faster pace in 2023 than in 2019, new figures suggest — an indication that schools and teachers are beginning to turn around learning loss from COVID-19.Data from the New Hampshire Student Assessment System...

By ETHAN DEWITT

Editor’s Note: This story was first published on New Hampshire Bulletin.It was a simple idea: a bill requiring the National Eating Disorders Association helpline to be added to New Hampshire student identification cards.But in the months since House...

By ETHAN DEWITT

Gov. Chris Sununu signed a wide-ranging bill last week that expands how much people in the state can spend at charitable gaming casinos.Senate Bill 120 allows people to spend up to $50 per individual wager in a game of chance, such as poker,...

By ETHAN DEWITT

Editor’s Note: This story was first published on New Hampshire Bulletin.At the Parker-Varney School in Manchester, grades are not part of the curriculum. “Mastery” is.Students work their way through individual concepts, like long division or the...