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After new regulations barring K-12 teachers from certain instruction around race and gender, some Republican lawmakers are pressing to extend them.

"Politicians shouldn’t be censoring classroom discussions between students and their teachers."

We read through the 874 proposed pieces of legislation from House and Senate members and pulled out a few.

A top House Republican loses his post. New Hampshire's public defender shortage is getting worse. Plus, more top stories from this week in the Granite State.

My Turn: “Divisive concepts” language puts Pride Month under attack Published: 6/9/2021 7:00:13 AM June is Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Queer Pride Month (hereinafter, Pride Month), but if a public school teacher even mentions that fact in the classroom, they may be the subject of a complaint under a “divisive concepts” law. What if the teacher mentions that February is Black History Month or March is Women’s History Month? Would they be brought in front of the Human Right...

These days, the complicated state of New Hampshire’s economy can be seen in a number: the weekly eviction rate. At 60 evictions filed in state courts per week, the number is about half of what it was before the COVID-19 pandemic, notes Elliott Berry, a housing attorney with New Hampshire Legal Assistance  But it’s not exactly zero, either – even with a federal eviction moratorium that in theory has prevented landlords from initiating evictions for nonpayment of rent.  “Plenty have g...

As COVID-19 restrictions ease, we take stock of this moment in the pandemic, and get the latest on vaccine distribution efforts. We look at some of the small but impactful items in the proposed state budget. And as President Biden pushes to end the country’s reliance on for-profit prison populations, we look at the ramifications for the federal prison in Berlin.  Air date: Friday, May 7, 2021.  Listen

Committee votes to bump controversial voucher bill to 2022 The State House dome as seen on March 5, 2016. (ELIZABETH FRANTZ / Monitor staff) ELIZABETH FRANTZ Published: 2/18/2021 5:19:38 PM A bill to create a school voucher-like system in New Hampshire is poised to be kicked to 2022, after Republicans on the House Education Committee said that it needed more time. In a 20-0 vote Thursday, the committee recommended that the bill be retained, a move that if approved by the full House next week wo...

As the Legislature grapples with efforts to increase police transparency in the state, Tuesday will be an early test for lawmakers’ appetites.

With the pandemic still surging, state lawmakers have had to figure out new ways to meet and vote, let alone how to vote on the substance of hundreds of