Daily Archives: August 26, 2017
Military Transgender Ban Is Official
Trump’s memo bars transgender people from enlisting, but instructs Secretary of Defense James Mattis to further explore how to handle transgender people currently serving in the armed forces. The memo also orders the Pentagon to stop paying for gender reassignment surgeries, except in … Continue reading
Executive Council agrees to renew women’s prison lease
The Executive Council has agreed to renew the state’s lease with Hillsborough County for continued use of the old county jail in Goffstown as the state’s women’s prison, at a cost of $2.5 million, even though a new $48 million … Continue reading
Soldier gets 18 months in scheme to send guns to Indonesia
CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — A U.S. Army soldier who participated in a scheme to buy guns and send them to a security detail for Indonesia’s president and vice president has been sentenced to 18 months in federal prison. Audi Sumilat, … Continue reading