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By RHIANWEN WATKINS

Long-awaited updates to New Hampshire’s education minimum standards for schools, otherwise known as the 306s, are being voted on this Thursday by the Joint Legislative Committee on Administrative Rules, known as JLCAR.On Aug. 14, the State Board of...

By RHIANWEN WATKINS

David Scanlan has served as New Hampshire secretary of state since January 2022. In that job he oversees all aspects of state elections. He served as deputy secretary of state for 20 years before assuming his latest role.Q: What is your role as...

By RHIANWEN WATKINS

Work release programs have been phased out at New Hampshire's county jails, the result of a shift in the criminal justice system that has reduced the number of eligible prisoners.As incarceration rates for lower-level offenses have dwindled, jails...

By RHIANWEN WATKINS

The Laconia Daily Sun is continuing to press its right-to-know case against the Laconia School Board, contending the state right-to-know ombudsman’s office wrongly ruled in favor of the school board, and pushing for reconsideration of the ruling.The...

By RHIANWEN WATKINS

The N.H. Department of Education’s proposed update of minimum standards for public education is drawing significant backlash from the public, at least according to the overwhelming opposition contained in over 200 written comments sent to the...

By RHIANWEN WATKINS

New Hampshire’s state funding of public schools is the lowest in the nation, despite the state Constitution requiring the state government to finance an adequate education for every child.The arguments over state school funding have raged in the...

By RHIANWEN WATKINS

Teachers, school superintendents and members of the public are criticizing the State Board of Education’s proposal for updating minimum standards for public schools, saying it would weaken education and reduce state funding, forcing taxpayers to...

By RHIANWEN WATKINS

New Hampshire has remained untouched by the recent measles outbreaks that have struck around the U.S., but doctors are raising concerns over the state’s low vaccination rates for the disease.Since the start of the year, 113 measles cases have been...

By RHIANWEN WATKINS

Lisa Morales of Keene finally received her housing voucher after 18 months of waiting — a relatively short time compared to the sometimes years-long process others face in obtaining one. Waiting was not the main issue she encountered, however —...

By RHIANWEN WATKINS

After 40 frustrating minutes of trying to launch the HiSET test for the test-takers who had driven great distances and waited patiently, Michelle Voto apologized for the technical difficulties and told them it was not working and to go home.Before...