The House overwhelmingly passed a bill Thursday to fund full-day kindergarten in the state. The final vote was 231 to 100.
Under the measure, $1100 per pupil would be sent to school districts for the full-day kindergarten programs. But those dollars would come from the electronic bingo game – Keno – which is currently illegal in New Hampshire. More…
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June 1, 2017 – Today, the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) announced that federal disaster assistance has been made available to the state of New Hampshire to supplement state and local recovery efforts in the areas affected by a severe winter storm from March 14 to March 15, 2017.
Federal funding is available to state and eligible local governments and certain private nonprofit organizations on a cost-sharing basis for emergency work and the repair or replacement of facilities damaged by the severe winter storm in Belknap and Carroll counties. More…
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Administrators at a Long Island high school forced a student to sign a contract barring her from changing her gender identity because she had switched it twice already, sources told The Post. More…
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Even though Kathy Griffin just apologized for posting a video of her hoisting Trump’s bloodied severed head, fellow-admiring comedienne Sarah Silverman thinks she has nothing to apologize for. More…
The first ever genetic analysis of mummies found that ancient Egyptian kings were more closely related to West Asians than Africans, according to a study published Tuesday by scientists at the Max Planck Institute.
The research found that ancient Egyptians were most closely related to Neolithic Levantine, Anatolian and European populations. The mummies tested did not share strong genetic links to Africa often found in modern Egyptians. More…
The President’s instincts are spot on here. He should withdraw the United States from the accords and be prepared to stoutly defend his decision on both political and scientific grounds. Ironically, the best reasons for getting out of the accords are the evident weaknesses in the reasons that a wide range of businesses and environmental groups offer for staying in. More…
Rich started the show by talking about the Candia School Board meeting regarding their transgendered policy. He brought the listeners up to speed with the events that lead to tonight’s meeting and spoke about the ever-increasing amount of gender identities that are being recognized. Source Page
The Croydon Bill passes the NH House today by a vote of 210 -147
House Majority Leader Richard Hinch (R-Merrimack):
“The passage of SB8 is an important step forward in school choice. This bill will give school boards and parents more choices in order to send their students to the best possible school. SB8 guarantees all students will have the chance to receive an adequate education, whether it’s a public school or a non-sectarian private school. We applaud the committee’s hard work on this important piece of legislation, and we look forward to it getting to the Governor’s desk.” Source
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