Jackie Harris
Morning Edition ProducerAs the producer for Morning Edition, I produce conversations that give context and perspective to local topics. I’m interested in stories that give Granite Staters insight into initiatives that others are leading in New Hampshire, as well as the issues facing the state.
Reach out to me if you want to hear an interview on Morning Edition about an issue or topic in your community. I’m always interested in hearing from listeners about what is affecting your community and who you want to hear on our show.
You can email Jackie at jharris@nhpr.org.
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State lawmakers voted to pass a two year spending plan for the state this week. -
Today, nearly 5% of New Hampshire’s population is Hispanic. But when Ana Hebra Flaster’s family came to Nashua from Cuba in 1967, they knew only a few Spanish-speaking people in their neighborhood. -
First responders rescued hikers suffering from heat-related illness and hypothermia over the last week. -
Roughly 70% of elementary school students in Berlin aren’t reading at their grade level. Some teachers are saying that’s because of how those students are taught to read. -
This is the last week of the school year for many students and teachers across New Hampshire. But for one educator, school is out for summer indefinitely. -
It’s been a tricky budget cycle for lawmakers. We explain what’s in the Senate’s nearly $16 billion budget, which passed on Thursday. -
In the 1800s, over 120 men disappeared while trying to find the Northwest passage. In his new book, Mark Synnott traces the clues as to what happened to the crew as he also sails the Arctic passage where they disappeared. -
The Market Basket board of directors has put CEO Arthur T. Demoulas on administrative leave. Demoulas says his ousting is a hostile takeover from the board. -
In 2016, the manufacturing company Saint-Gobain told New Hampshire officials it found PFAS – also called forever chemicals – in the public water supply near its Merrimack facility. -
The Office of the Public Guardian warns if lawmakers don't increase funding in the next few weeks it will have to drop its services for hundreds of Granite Staters in its care. The office’s CEO says the agency has reached a critical point due to chronic underfunding from the state.
