Author: Paul Cuno-Booth- Granite State News Collaborative

Panel looks for solutions to direct care worker shortage

New Hampshire already faces a shortage of nursing assistants, home health aides and other direct care workers. But a state commission says thousands more will be needed as the population ages.

New Hampshire county attorneys hold a lot of power, but most run unopposed

Despite a surge of interest in criminal justice reform, contested elections aren’t the norm

‘Not a close case’

NH Personnel Appeals Board upholds trooper firing

Lawyers work to free man they say falsely confessed to 1988 murder

Post-conviction exoneration in a murder case would be a first for New Hampshire

NH Justice Department to appeal state trooper personnel records release

DOJ asks Supreme Court to back exemption of police personnel files

Officials across the U.S. are rethinking how police handle traffic stops

But in New Hampshire, it’s unclear if safety officials are following suit

‘Why did I get stopped?’ State Police use minor traffic violations to search for drugs

Pretextual stops are legal, but give police broad discretion to pursue their suspicions

Judge says State Police records on fired officer should be made public

Ex-trooper lost his job for illegally searching phones, being untruthful in internal probe

New Hampshire tried to study bail reform’s impact. It never happened.

Project’s failure highlights New Hampshire’s data problem

Weekly Covid Roundup: NH cases, hospitalizations continue steep drop

‘The numbers continue to head in the right direction’

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Think tank: Headwinds developing for NH economy

The unstoppable New Hampshire economy of the post-COVID years is running into economic headwinds of higher unemployment and inflation, a nonpartisan economic research firm said in late August. No definitive evidence points to a recession, the New Hampshire Fiscal Policy Institute said in an economic issues brief.

NH launches first-of-its-kind forestry certification to grow workforce

Free credentialing program is designed to boost timber industry workforce

Building Blocks In The Floor Of A Children's Room

State reports more than 5,000 now enrolled in New Hampshire Child Care Scholarship Program

In the last budget cycle, lawmakers had expanded eligibility for the scholarship to families making up to 85% of the state median income.

Rail-biking business at risk by Greenway Trail expansion

Concord considers $535K rail purchase to extend Greenway Trail, raising questions for Scenic Railriders

Judge tosses bulk of Hampton cell tower lawsuit

A federal judge has rejected most of telecommunications developer Vertex Towers’ legal challenge to build a 150-foot cellular tower on residential land in Hampton, dealing the company a significant setback.

Judge rules NH is not funding an adequate education

Superior Court Judge David Ruoff has once again ruled that the state has shirked its duty to fund an adequate education and this time further held that local school property taxes, which vary in rate from one municipality to another, are themselves unconstitutional.