As parents continue to discuss the pros and cons of children returning to school before Labor Day, a court in Manchester is ground zero for the future of a controversial voting law in New Hampshire. Top stories today include:
Voting Rights. Attorneys for the state of New Hampshire are defending a voter registration law, Senate Bill 3, by arguing that no one voter has yet been affected or harmed by it. Opponents, including the League of Women Voters, maintain it is an arbitrary burden on one's constitutional right to vote. NHPR's Casey McDermott is in court to cover the trial this week.
Race in New Hampshire: NHPR's Britta Greene published the second installment in a series looking at race and diversity in the Granite State, a year after an alleged hanging of a biracial boy in Claremont: Former Claremont Superintendent Reflects on Racial Tensions: 'I Was Absolutely Unaware.'
- Race in New Hampshire, Part I: Mentor Program Has Simple Message for Black Students: You're Not Alone
AG Releases More Sanborn Transcripts. Additional documents released by the New Hampshire Attorney General's office show former Senate Majority Leader Bob Clegg telling investigators that Sen. Andy Sanborn, a Bedford Republican running for Congress, would regularly harass people at the State House. Sanborn says the allegations are being stirred up by his political enemies.
Fifth Case of Legionnaire's. The New Hampshire Department of Health and Human Services announced that a fifth case of Legionnaire's Disease in Hampton was detected. The state has tracked the cases down to a half-mile stretch of Ashworth Avenue in Hampton, between Island Path and H Street.
Securing Midterm Elections. New Hampshire is spending about $250,000 to improve cybersecurity for the midterm elections, NHPR's Sarah Gibson reports. The Secretary of State's office calls it preemptive, and it says the state is unaware of any breach in the voter database or voting system (which use paper ballots).
Willard Confirmed. The U.S. Senate has confirmed former Manchester Police Chief Nick Willard as U.S. Marshal for New Hampshire. He succeeds David L. Cargill Jr.
Consider the Squirrel. There is an uptick in squirrel roadkill in New Hampshire. And it's not just the squirrels, a UNH Cooperative Extension forester explains.
