(Opinion) New Hampshire’s primary care infrastructure is at risk
A second public health emergency of this decade is beginning to take shape in New Hampshire.
Opinion
(Opinion) New staffing rule underscores Biden Administration’s neglect of nursing home needs
From the outset of the Biden Administration, it’s been clear supporting nursing home care is not a federal priority.
(Opinion) SB 440: When eye surgery by optometrists goes wrong
A member of the Choctaw Nation shares her story to argue against a bill that would allow optometrists to perform eye surgery
(Opinion) Granite Shore Power upholds clean energy promise
From our earliest days as owners and operators at Granite Shore Power, we have been crystal clear: We were fully committed to transitioning our facilities away from coal and into a newer, cleaner energy future for the New England region. And that is precisely what we did.
Setting up the season
A total eclipse, a major April snowstorm and unexpected political retirements all contributed to an interesting early spring landscape in New Hampshire.
(Opinion) Government overreach on SB 349 limits free speech
Businesses don’t like to be told what to do. This is what I told the House Executive Departments and Administrative Committee on April 10, my first legislative testimony since I retired last year.
(Opinion) Adult Medicaid dental benefits hits 5-year milestone
A year ago this month, adult Medicaid recipients became eligible for dental benefits. It took 25 years of advocacy, education and legislative work to pass a comprehensive adult Medicaid oral health benefits bill that is and will continue to have a positive impact on the health and well-being of over 90,000 New Hampshire residents.
Drilling down on the ‘New Hampshire 200’
The first thing I did with my copy of “New Hampshire 200” after I brought it home from the office was to drill a hole through it. Now it had a utility function similar to the “Old Farmer’s Almanac,” the 232-year-old annual produced by our parent company, Yankee Publishing Inc.
(Opinion) Congress must act to ensure digital equity
In our 21st century modern society, the importance of high-speed internet for every individual and household cannot be understated. Internet access enables people to job search and to engage in remote work.
The federal budget mess
Before anyone gets too enthusiastic because Congress avoided yet another default in the federal budget and claims that somehow that was an indication that bipartisan action works, consider the facts.
(Opinion) NH adults need to support, protect LGBTQ+ children
The NH Community Behavioral Health Association (CBHA), representing the state’s 10 community mental health centers, has very serious concerns about the increased suicide rates and increased reporting of suicidal ideation we have seen in recent years, particularly among LGBTQ+ youth.
Tougher than the rest
Imagine undergoing training led by people whose sole mission in life is to do everything they can to ensure you fail, to push you to your limits until you break.
Child Care is the missing piece for women and the economy
While women have made substantial strides towards economic equality, failing to address the child care crisis will only continue to force women to make difficult economic decisions. Women are significantly more likely than men to drop out of the labor market to care for their families.
The race has just begun
A year ago this month, adult Medicaid recipients became eligible for dental benefits. It took 25 years of advocacy, education and legislative work to pass a comprehensive adult Medicaid oral health benefits bill that is and will continue to have a positive impact on the health and well-being of over 90,000 New Hampshire residents, some of whom have not been able to see a dentist in over a decade.
NH is not Florida: Book ban bill should be defeated
SB 523, a bill that has been introduced in the New Hampshire Legislature and is scheduled to be voted on by the state Senate on Thursday, April 4, would allow a principal or another individual to unilaterally ban a book without a review committee. If the principal does not ban the book, the parent who challenged the material could appeal the decision, and the school board would vote – not media specialists, not educators, not people who literally have been trained to decide what is and is not appropriate for kids of a certain age. At no point, if a book is banned, would the public have the opportunity to appeal the decision.
(Opinion) Granite State Patients Save with Senate Bill 555
Bill passed Senate and makes way to House to help provide savings to patients at the pharmacy
(Opinion) NH Lottery spent the past 60 years winning
It would be easy to say the New Hampshire Lottery’s 60-year history is all about winning. It would be accurate, of course. After all the New Hampshire Lottery has paid out more than $6.2 billion in prizes since in 1964.
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