Story Archives of 'Kelly Ayotte'

More than Chatting: Hair Stylists Recruited to Limit Domestic Violence

By Dan Gorenstein on Monday, May 19, 2008.

Lots of women have meaningful and personal connections with their hairdressers.

A new campaign to curb domestic violence is looking to take advantage of those relationships by training hair stylists to look for signs of domestic abuse.

New Hampshire Public Radio’s Dan Gorenstein has the story.

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Attorney General Opposes Death Penalty Study

By Dan Gorenstein on Tuesday, April 22, 2008.

Yesterday, the Senate Judiciary Committee took up a bill that would create a study commission to examine the death penalty.

The House has already passed the measure.

But New Hampshire Public Radio’s Dan Gorenstein reports the Attorney General warns passing the legislation could affect the two capital cases her office is pursuing.

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Ayotte: Voters Deserve Answers on Push Polling

By Josh Rogers on Thursday, January 3, 2008.

The New Hampshire Attorney General says she doesn't expect to identify those responsiable for some potentially illegal phone calls that targeted Republican Mitt Romney and his Mormon faith.

New Hampshire Public Radio's Josh Rogers has more.

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Law Enforcement Busts 20 for Child Pornography

By Dan Gorenstein on Wednesday, June 27, 2007.

State law enforcement has announced the arrest of 20 individuals for trading images of child sex abuse online.

New Hampshire Public Radio’s Dan Gorenstein has the details

A warning - this story contains graphic language that is not suitable for some listeners.

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DOT Hit for Illegal Dumping

By Dan Gorenstein on Tuesday, June 12, 2007.

The New Hampshire Attorney General has fined the Department of Transportation for periodically dumping hazardous waste dating back to 1980.

New Hampshire Public Radio’s Dan Gorenstein has more.

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Investigators Find No Evidence Of Buckley Child Porn

By Josh Rogers on Friday, March 2, 2007.

Investigators have cleared a top state Democratic official of child pornography allegations.

Manchester Democrat Raymond Buckley was the subject of an investigation after a one-time friend and former housemate, GOP State Representative Steve Vaillancourt, sent an accusatory letter to the Governor.

New Hampshire Public Radio's Josh Rogers has more.

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Top Lawmakers Push For Prosecution Money In Briggs Killing

By Josh Rogers on Wednesday, October 18, 2006.

Key lawmakers moved quickly Wednesday to get behind the likely death penalty prosecution of the accused killer of Manchester Police Officer Michael Briggs.

The legislature's joint fiscal committee voted unanimously to budget 420 thousand dollars to cover some of the legal costs the state will absorb as prosecutors seek capital murder charges against Michael 'Stix' Addison.

New Hampshire Public Radio's Josh Rogers has more.

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Ayotte Will Seek Death Penalty in Officer's Killing

By Debra Daigle on Tuesday, October 17, 2006.

Police officers in Manchester and across the state are mourning the loss of one of their own.

Officer Michael Briggs lost his battle for life Tuesday afternoon, after being shot in the head Monday morning.

NHPR Correspondent Debra Daigle reports the attorney general is pursuing the death penalty for Briggs' alleged killer:

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Council Will Vote On Tech College Financial Aid Consultant

By Josh Rogers on Thursday, June 1, 2006.

The NH Community Technical College System has been paying consultants hundreds of thousands of dollars to fix its ailing financial aid system. Whether the investment has paid off remains an open question. What is certain, however, is that neither the Executive Council nor the Legislature was aware the system was spending so much money to deal with its problems.

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Sex Offender Bill Comes With Unknown Costs

By Josh Rogers on Thursday, May 11, 2006.

When house and senate lawmakers negotiate policy compromises at the end of legislative sessions, a perennial concern is how proposed laws affect the state's bottom line. That's not entirely the case, however, with one of this years most high profile bills -- a Governor Lynch-backed plan to get tough on those who commit sex offenses against minors.

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