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Merrimack officials scoff at promised windfall from ICE warehouse A rushed federal report promising Merrimack would reap economic benefits from an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detention center did little to change the minds of local officials, Town Mana...

“People are terrified. I’m hearing from constituents — people of color — that if ICE is in our town, they don’t want to leave their homes. They’re not going to send their kids to school,” said State Rep. Wendy Thomas.

Kelly Ayotte’s lies when it comes to ICE in NH continue to hurt Granite Staters:

24.02.2026 15:08 — 👍 4    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
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Open enrollment: school choice or a 'wrecking ball' for NH? Here's what you need to know. Republicans are fast-tracking open enrollment legislation opposed by school district leaders that would allow New Hampshire students to attend any public school in the state – and take their community...

Funding shortfalls from NH Republicans’ “Open Enrollment” legislation would establish a “discounted rate to go to a school where residents are paying more.” -Micheal Fournier, Superintendent- Bedford.

NH families could be forced to make up for the states’ inadequacies in funding public education:

24.02.2026 00:26 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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What Merrimack documents reveal about Trump's plan for nationwide immigrant detention network • New Hampshire Bulletin In an effort to carry out President Donald Trump’s goal of mass deportations of undocumented immigrants, the federal government is creating a network of immigrant detention centers across the country ...

New documents about the ICE facility in Merrimack are highlighting that this New Hampshire ICE facility is part of the federal government’s “Detention Reengineering Initiative” to expand ICE detention efforts nationwide.

Read more about what’s at stake for Granite Staters:

23.02.2026 18:15 — 👍 3    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
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Supreme Court strikes down Trump's tariffs The 6-3 ruling is a major blow to the president's signature economic policy.

Today, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that Trump’s tariffs are unconstitutional.

In the face of Trump’s economic failures, Democrats in NH and across the nation are committed to cutting costs for working Americans.

20.02.2026 20:51 — 👍 3    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
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NH lawmakers consider shield law, repealing buffer zones and other abortion bills New Hampshire is the only state in New England without shield laws that protect abortion providers from out-of-state legal action.

“Patient safety zone laws like NH’s respect the free speech rights of anti-abortion individuals to distribute literature…while ensuring patients and their providers can enter reproductive health care facilities safely, without fear,” - Kayla Montgomery, VP of Public Affairs at PPNHAF

Read more:

20.02.2026 00:55 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Senate GOP Reject Accountability but Embrace Book Ban and Mandatory Disclosure The Senate Education Committee Tuesday made quick work of bills that would require enhanced legislative oversight of the Education Freedom Account program killing them immediately after the public hea...

Last week, Republicans on the Senate Education Committee killed legislation that would require transparency of New Hampshire’s school voucher system all while approving widely unpopular book banning legislation.

18.02.2026 20:47 — 👍 0    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
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N.H. considers eliminating childhood vaccine requirements, as providers warn of confusion from federal changes - The Boston Globe Providers said new federal guidelines are undermining trust in vaccines.

The Republican push to eliminate childhood vaccine requirements could drastically jeopardize the state of public health in New Hampshire and lead to an increase in preventable, and potentially deadly, diseases.

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12.02.2026 17:32 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 1
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Seacoast schools fight NH open enrollment, say it would create chaos Seacoast school leaders say NH open enrollment bill would require neighbors of kids who choose to go to school in another town to pay more taxes.

“You’re asking the neighbors of the kids who opt out of the school district to pay more taxes so the kids can go to a different school. It just fundamentally doesn’t make sense,” - John Shea, Somersworth Superintendent

NH Republicans Open Enrollment bill could mean higher taxes for Granite Staters:

11.02.2026 20:48 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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“If you didn’t do your job, you’d be fired.”

In her State of the State speech, Gov Ayotte told a story that’s out of touch with how everyday people are feeling across NH. Granite Staters are drowning under rising costs, yet Ayotte seems to be taking a victory lap? #NHPolitics

05.02.2026 18:42 — 👍 3    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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State Knew ICE Plans for Merrimack As Early As Jan. 12 Documents obtained by the New Hampshire ACLU show state officials have known for weeks that Immigration and Customs Enforcement plans to turn a Merrimack warehouse into a prison.

Why did Kelly Ayotte lie about her knowledge of this?

03.02.2026 19:56 — 👍 6    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
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‘A life-or-death issue’: Obamacare premiums have skyrocketed. New England is feeling the crunch. - The Boston Globe New England members of Congress described constituents who are both upset and uncertain about paying more for health insurance.

Thanks to Republicans in Congress allowing enhanced Affordable Care Act tax credits to expire, Granite Staters are facing skyrocketing health care premiums, forcing some to choose to go without care.

Read more on how working-class Granite Staters are paying the price for Republican politics:

02.02.2026 20:43 — 👍 1    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 1
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Business Enterprise Tax Rate Decreases Have Lowered Revenue with Limited Economic Benefit - New Hampshire Fiscal Policy Institute The proposed reduction to NH's BET would have reduced state revenue by more than $26 million per year this budget cycle while providing tax savings too small for most businesses to expand hiring.

NH Republicans’ corporate tax cut would cost working Granite Staters $26 million, stripping community funding and raising property taxes.

Read more about what this bill would mean for NH communities in a new report from @nhfpi.bsky.social:

29.01.2026 19:24 — 👍 3    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
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As federal leaders stand by while ICE terrorizes our communities, Democrats in the NH Legislature are introducing bills to demand transparency.

Granite Staters want to feel safe in their neighborhoods. Republicans in Concord must stand with those demanding accountability— no one is above the law.

28.01.2026 20:19 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Martin Luther King Jr. said, "True peace is not merely the absence of tension; it is the presence of justice." Now more than ever, we must stand up for justice, truth, and accountability. For all.

19.01.2026 14:08 — 👍 1    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
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House approves BET tax cut along party lines The third cut in the past decade for the Business Enterprise Tax (BET) — a low rate, state levy on a company’s payroll, interest and dividends — cleared the New

Last week, NH House Republicans passed a massive corporate tax cut that’s set to drain millions from NH public schools, housing and essential services—and push property taxes higher for Granite Staters.

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16.01.2026 20:18 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0
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‘Segregated schools’ comment sparks uproar; N.H. lawmaker says leaked message referred to politics not race - The Boston Globe The chairperson for an education policy committee allegedly wrote “imagine the scores though if we had schools for them and some for us.”

“When we have segregated schools we can add all the fun stuff lol….Imagine the scores if we had schools for them and some for us.” - Rep. Kristin Noble, NH House Republican

Read more on Rep. Noble's leaked signal chat with Republican NH House Education Policy and Administration Committee members:

15.01.2026 22:14 — 👍 1    🔁 1    💬 1    📌 0
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NH House Cuts Business Tax Rate as State Revenues Slow With the state facing a revenue deficit this fiscal year, the House Thursday approved cutting the rate of the Business Enterprise Tax.

The HB 155 corporate tax cuts will cost $26m a year. That’s $26m taken from funding our towns rely on, for things like education, housing, community services, forcing them to make up the difference by increasing your property taxes.

NH deserves better.

14.01.2026 16:12 — 👍 2    🔁 2    💬 0    📌 0
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NH Republicans aren’t fighting for NH. They’re fighting for billionaires & corporations while hardworking people foot the bill.

HB 155 will cost NH about $26m a year. $26m less in funding our towns rely on, forcing them to make up the difference by increasing your property taxes.

08.01.2026 18:14 — 👍 1    🔁 2    💬 0    📌 0
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Affordability Eroded: Changes to the Cost of Living in New Hampshire - New Hampshire Fiscal Policy Institute The typical New Hampshire family has lost major ground over the past decade, as the cost of basic necessities has risen far faster than household incomes.

The cost of living in NH is skyrocketing.

Over the last 10 years mortgage costs for a median single family home have doubled, families are left with $17,000 less annually, health care deductibles have increased, and costs for essential household items have grown.

Read more from the NHFPI:

24.10.2025 19:25 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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West Lebanon child care center faces challenges - Valley News Twin River Children's Center in West Lebanon faces challenges in staffing and funding. State support and subsidies are crucial for survival.

Last week, state minority leaders Sen. Rebecca Perkins Kwoka, D-Portsmouth, and Rep. Alexis Simpson, D-Exeter, toured Twin River Children’s Center, a nonprofit daycare that just last January was on the brink of collapse.

Read more on the state of child care in New Hampshire here:

22.10.2025 12:22 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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On Tariffs, Granite Staters Deserve Results, Not Stunts Last week, as Granite State consumers and small businesses continue to grapple with rising prices and economic instability caused by President Trump’s tariffs, Governor Kelly Ayotte headed to Canada o...

Last week, Governor Kelly Ayotte headed to Canada on a four day trade mission.

However, this trip seemingly served as a continuation of Ayotte’s inability to acknowledge the severity and harm of Trump’s tariffs on NH, continuing a documented pattern of inaction. Let’s take a look:

25.09.2025 15:17 — 👍 3    🔁 2    💬 1    📌 1
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Ayotte Inaction Leading to Higher Energy Costs Here in New Hampshire, hardworking Granite Staters keep our state running. But Republicans in Concord are once again acting against working families’ best interests.Governor Kelly Ayotte’s Public Util...

Kelly Ayotte’s PUC has approved a request from Eversource that causes NH ratepayers to face the highest “basic” electric rates in the nation.

By refusing to stand up against corporations for working families, Republican lawmakers are driving up costs for NH families. Let’s take a look:

11.09.2025 14:26 — 👍 5    🔁 3    💬 0    📌 0
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Underfunding and Undermining Our Public Schools As we approach the end of summer, students across New Hampshire are preparing to head back to school. However, the quality of public education in New Hampshire continues to be at risk, as a new ruling...

As students across NH are heading back to school, the quality of public education in New Hampshire continues to be at risk.

A new ruling has once again determined that the state is underfunding public education systems here in NH. Let’s take a look at how the state is falling short:

28.08.2025 20:06 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 1
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Last in the Nation: NH’s Failure to Invest in Higher Education This month, college students across the country are preparing to return to campus. However, thanks to the state’s lack of investment in higher education institutions, many college students in New Hamp...

NH’s lack of investment in higher education institutions have left college students grappling with higher tuition costs and fees, as funding gaps also limit access to campus resources.

NH’s status as last in the nation for state aid for higher education is poised to have devastating consequences:

19.08.2025 18:49 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 1
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Voting By Absentee Just Got More Difficult Late last week, Kelly Ayotte signed SB 287 into law, proving once again that she values her party’s political power over the rights of vulnerable Granite Staters, specifically seniors, members of the ...

Late last week, Kelly Ayotte signed SB 287 into law, proving once again that she values her party’s political power over the rights of vulnerable Granite Staters.

This bill, once enacted, will add major hurdles to absentee voting. Let’s take a look at what this means for Granite State voters:

06.08.2025 16:07 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Where do we stand? The 60th Anniversary of Medicaid This Wednesday, July 30th, marks the 60th anniversary of Medicare and Medicaid. Instead of celebrating a momentous milestone, many Granite Staters, as well as millions across the country, are grapplin...

Today, July 30th, marks the 60th anniversary of Medicare and Medicaid.

Instead of celebrating a momentous milestone, many Granite Staters, as well as millions across the country, are grappling with whether or not they’ll still have access to the health care they need. Read more:

30.07.2025 13:54 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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SB287 could cost military voters, seniors, veterans, disabled voters, and other Granite Staters their right to vote. Governor Ayotte, must veto this bill and protect the right to vote for all Granite Staters!
#NHPolitics #StopSB287

29.07.2025 14:30 — 👍 11    🔁 5    💬 2    📌 3
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Sky High Housing Costs for Granite Staters In the wake of Republicans in Concord passing a state budget that will raise costs on Granite Staters, it’s clear that Republicans couldn’t care less about recognizing the stresses of higher costs on ...

As the cost of living increases, our state’s housing crisis continues to put a strain on New Hampshire communities.

Let’s take a look at the status of New Hampshire’s housing crisis, as well as some recent action to try and lessen its burden on working class families:

15.07.2025 13:44 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 1
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NH Supreme Court Recognizes State’s Failure to Invest in Our Kids Long after New Hampshire educators and activists sounded the alarm about the state’s inadequate support of our state’s public education system, the New Hampshire Supreme Court has spoken out in agreem...

Last week, the NH Supreme Court ruled that the state has been severely underfunding its public schools, not meeting its constitutional obligation to provide for an adequate education.

Let’s take a look at what this ruling will mean for New Hampshire public schools:
#NHPolitics

07.07.2025 20:46 — 👍 5    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
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Not two weeks before Governor Ayotte signed one of the most destructive state budget’s in NH history she promised that she would not sign a budget that did not serve ALL of New Hampshire. Last Friday she eagerly went back on that promise.

#NHPolitics

03.07.2025 14:13 — 👍 7    🔁 2    💬 1    📌 0