High Employment Cited as Factor in Low N.H. Child Poverty Rate

Fosters New Hampshire has among the lowest rates of rural child poverty in the nation, at 8.8 percent, yet about 26,000 children in the state still live at or below poverty level, according to recently-released U.S. Census Bureau statistics. The overall child poverty...

Former NH Biden Chair Loses Committee Chair Spot

From the Union Leader… State Rep. James Ryan, jailed since Tuesday in connection with 1992 forgery charges, has lost his chairmanship of the House Transportation Committee. House Speaker Terie Norelli announced last night she was replacing the Franklin Democrat...

NHMA Denies Access to Records in Police Investigation

INVESTIGATION CONTINUES: Concord police continue to investigate circumstances around the Local Government Center’s handling of data on 100,000 public workers for whom it handles benefits. LGC denied access to records about the incident to the State Employees...

‘Tea Party’ brewing in Boston Beware Washingtonians

[Editor’s Note: Proof the legitimate ‘teaparty’ was alive an well since 2007, not 2009 when GOP operatives tried to usurp the name for fundraising purposes.] Snohomish County Business Journal Angry and frustrated at England’s new tax on tea, American...

Legal, Money Woes Plague State Rep., Former Biden Campaign Chair

From the Union Leader… CONCORD – State Rep. James Ryan, state chairman of U.S. Sen. Joseph Biden’s presidential primary campaign, has been jailed since Tuesday in connection with 1992 forgery charges. Ryan, 50, D-Franklin, was arrested on charges that he...

Compelled Speech Violation?

Keene Sentinel – The voters already had their say To The Sentinel: The Monadnock Regional School District will hold a special vote for a teachers contract on Sept. 9. The March 11, warrant article for a teachers contract was defeated by the district voters. The...