Every Friday, the Morning Edition team at NHPR brings you the top headlines from the week in local New Hampshire news. You'll get the scoop on the biggest stories you might have missed from reporters around the Granite State, including NHPR's newsroom.
The N.H. News Recap is also available as a podcast!
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The New Hampshire Legislature is about halfway through its current session. Thursday was crossover day with both the Senate and House holding floor sessions for final votes on bills originating in their chambers. What are the top issues and bills arising in the State House now? -
This week the Executive Council approved over $100 million in federal funding to go toward health care access in rural New Hampshire. -
Sen. Jeanne Shaheen says her office is trying to connect stranded Granite Staters with information on the State Department’s evacuation flights. -
The federal government is ditching its plan for an ICE detention facility in Merrmiack. Lawmakers are considering a bill that would restrict abortions to 20 weeks. And emails released by the federal government shed further light on New Hampshire businessman Dean Kamen’s ties to Jeffrey Epstein. -
The Midterm elections will be upon us soon, and some campaigns are gaining traction here in New Hampshire. We talk about this and more on this edition of the New Hampshire News Recap. -
At a Senate hearing Thursday, acting ICE director Todd Lyons told New Hampshire Sen. Maggie Hassan that his agency has been in contact with the governor about the plan for a detention facility in Merrimack. -
The latest batch of Epstein files include dozens of records about the relationship between Jeffrey Epstein, the convicted sex offender, and New Hampshire businessman Dean Kamen. -
In New Hampshire, Gov. Kelly Ayotte said this week she's reached out to the White House and the Department of Homeland Security, saying the town of Merrimack needs to have a say on ICE's alleged proposal to establish a detention facility there. -
Reports of Immigration and Customs Enforcement in Manchester schools spread across social media and within local communities this week. The Manchester School District says it has not received any substantiated reports of ICE activity, but would continue to monitor the situation. -
Protests have erupted in Minneapolis and across the country this week in opposition to tactics used by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement or ICE. How active is the federal agency here in New Hampshire?
