© 2022 New Hampshire Public Radio.Play Live Radio0:000:00Available On Air StationsUpdate: The University of New Hampshire announced Friday that the professor under investigation has been placed on leave and is no longer teaching.Students at the University of New Hampshire are protesting and school officials are investigating allegations that a chemistry department professor is behind an anonymous Twitter account that posted offensive messages and railed against diversity and inclusion efforts while masquerading as an immigrant woman of color.  UNH confirmed Wednesday it was...…© 2022 New Hampshire Public Radio.Play Live Radio0:000:00Available On Air StationsUpdate: The University of New Hampshire announced Friday that the professor under investigation has been placed on leave and is no longer teaching.Students at the University of New Hampshire are protesting and school officials are investigating allegations that a chemistry department professor is behind an anonymous Twitter account that posted offensive messages and railed against diversity and inclusion efforts while masquerading as an immigrant woman of color.  UNH confirmed Wednesday it was...WW…

© 2022 New Hampshire Public Radio.Play Live Radio0:000:00Available On Air StationsOne month ago today, Gov. Chris Sununu issued an executive order declaring a state of emergency in New Hampshire due to the coronavirus.Since then, the governor has issued more than two dozen additional emergency orders, touching nearly every aspect of life in the state - , closing , and encouraging Granite Staters to stay at home unless necessary.Sununu spoke with NHPR's Morning Edition host Rick Ganley on Monday (April 13) to discuss the state's progress on fighting COVID-19. Listen to the...…© 2022 New Hampshire Public Radio.Play Live Radio0:000:00Available On Air StationsOne month ago today, Gov. Chris Sununu issued an executive order declaring a state of emergency in New Hampshire due to the coronavirus.Since then, the governor has issued more than two dozen additional emergency orders, touching nearly every aspect of life in the state - , closing , and encouraging Granite Staters to stay at home unless necessary.Sununu spoke with NHPR's Morning Edition host Rick Ganley on Monday (April 13) to discuss the state's progress on fighting COVID-19. Listen to the...WW…

© 2022 New Hampshire Public Radio.Play Live Radio0:000:00Available On Air StationsNew Hampshire's medical marijuana program is extending the renewal deadline for patients whose medical cards expire over the next three months.The announcement coming out today is in response to the coronavirus pandemic."All those patients who have cards that are expiring in April, May and June of this year, we will be extending the expiration of their cards to July 31st, and that's because patients are having difficulty accessing their doctors for renewal appointments for recertification," said Michael Holt,...…© 2022 New Hampshire Public Radio.Play Live Radio0:000:00Available On Air StationsNew Hampshire's medical marijuana program is extending the renewal deadline for patients whose medical cards expire over the next three months.The announcement coming out today is in response to the coronavirus pandemic."All those patients who have cards that are expiring in April, May and June of this year, we will be extending the expiration of their cards to July 31st, and that's because patients are having difficulty accessing their doctors for renewal appointments for recertification," said Michael Holt,...WW…

Top health officials announced Thursday that the state will no longer conduct universal contact tracing in new cases of COVID-19.  The move comes after a record number of new daily cases Thursday – 323, almost 100 more than the previous day – and reports of delays in contact tracing. There are now 2,528 active cases of COVID-19 in New Hampshire – another record – and 64 hospitalizations. At a press conference, Department of Health and Human Services Commissioner Lori Shibinette said the state was only reaching about 40 to 50 percent of people who tested positive for COVID-19 on the...…Top health officials announced Thursday that the state will no longer conduct universal contact tracing in new cases of COVID-19.  The move comes after a record number of new daily cases Thursday – 323, almost 100 more than the previous day – and reports of delays in contact tracing. There are now 2,528 active cases of COVID-19 in New Hampshire – another record – and 64 hospitalizations. At a press conference, Department of Health and Human Services Commissioner Lori Shibinette said the state was only reaching about 40 to 50 percent of people who tested positive for COVID-19 on the...WW…

State election officials say they will work with their counterparts in the U.S. Postal Service to clear up concerns around an apparent policy change that’s causing some absentee ballots to make an extra trip through regional processing hubs, even if they’re just going from one address to another within the same city or town. As recently as the September state primary, election clerks across New Hampshire say their post offices were able to hold onto absentee ballots heading to or from voters with local addresses. But some clerks now say they were surprised to learn, when shipping out their...…State election officials say they will work with their counterparts in the U.S. Postal Service to clear up concerns around an apparent policy change that’s causing some absentee ballots to make an extra trip through regional processing hubs, even if they’re just going from one address to another within the same city or town. As recently as the September state primary, election clerks across New Hampshire say their post offices were able to hold onto absentee ballots heading to or from voters with local addresses. But some clerks now say they were surprised to learn, when shipping out their...WW…

Superintendents across New Hampshire are warning of budget shortfalls and staff shortages as they navigate the coronavirus pandemic. Speaking to members of the House and Senate Education committees on Wednesday, district leaders praised schools for figuring out how to reopen safely and provide services to families, but they said community frustration with schools is high, and staff shortages could force schools to go remote all over again. Substitute teacher shortages have plagued New Hampshire for years, but with COVID-19 safety protocols requiring any student or teacher with any symptom...…Superintendents across New Hampshire are warning of budget shortfalls and staff shortages as they navigate the coronavirus pandemic. Speaking to members of the House and Senate Education committees on Wednesday, district leaders praised schools for figuring out how to reopen safely and provide services to families, but they said community frustration with schools is high, and staff shortages could force schools to go remote all over again. Substitute teacher shortages have plagued New Hampshire for years, but with COVID-19 safety protocols requiring any student or teacher with any symptom...WW…

© 2022 New Hampshire Public Radio.Play Live Radio0:000:00Available On Air StationsNew data from the federal government shows that New Hampshire's northern rural counties are closer to being fully vaccinated against COVID-19 than other more populous regions.As of Sunday, about one in five Grafton and Coos County residents is fully vaccinated, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Carroll County isn't far behind, with about 17 percent of its population fully covered.(.)Hillsborough, meanwhile, trails the state with about 10 percent of its population fully vaccinated,...…© 2022 New Hampshire Public Radio.Play Live Radio0:000:00Available On Air StationsNew data from the federal government shows that New Hampshire's northern rural counties are closer to being fully vaccinated against COVID-19 than other more populous regions.As of Sunday, about one in five Grafton and Coos County residents is fully vaccinated, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Carroll County isn't far behind, with about 17 percent of its population fully covered.(.)Hillsborough, meanwhile, trails the state with about 10 percent of its population fully vaccinated,...WW…

Gov. Chris Sununu has declined to join most other Republican governors in signing a letter in support of confirming Judge , President Trump’s U.S. Supreme Court nominee. As NHPR’s Josh Rogers reports, Sununu joined GOP governors on similar letters in support of Trump’s previous high court nominations. Listen Listening... 0:48 Listen to the broadcast version of this story by Josh Rogers. A Sununu campaign spokesman said Governor Sununu didn’t sign the Republican Governors Association letter supporting the nomination of Judge Barrett because, “As Governor, Chris Sununu, has no role in the...…Gov. Chris Sununu has declined to join most other Republican governors in signing a letter in support of confirming Judge , President Trump’s U.S. Supreme Court nominee. As NHPR’s Josh Rogers reports, Sununu joined GOP governors on similar letters in support of Trump’s previous high court nominations. Listen Listening... 0:48 Listen to the broadcast version of this story by Josh Rogers. A Sununu campaign spokesman said Governor Sununu didn’t sign the Republican Governors Association letter supporting the nomination of Judge Barrett because, “As Governor, Chris Sununu, has no role in the...WW…

U.S. Sen. Jeanne Shaheen and Republican challenger Corky Messner debated on NHPR Thursday morning. The two candidates opened the hour-long debate by accusing one another of being beholden to their party leaders on Capitol Hill.  . “She’s not looking out for you,” said Messner, who was endorsed by President Trump. “She’s looking out for Democrats in Washington, D.C.” Shaheen, a Democrat seeking a third term, said she has worked across the political aisle both in her time as U.S. senator and as former governor of New Hampshire. “He’s in lock-step with Mitch McConnell,” she said of...…U.S. Sen. Jeanne Shaheen and Republican challenger Corky Messner debated on NHPR Thursday morning. The two candidates opened the hour-long debate by accusing one another of being beholden to their party leaders on Capitol Hill.  . “She’s not looking out for you,” said Messner, who was endorsed by President Trump. “She’s looking out for Democrats in Washington, D.C.” Shaheen, a Democrat seeking a third term, said she has worked across the political aisle both in her time as U.S. senator and as former governor of New Hampshire. “He’s in lock-step with Mitch McConnell,” she said of...WW…

© 2022 New Hampshire Public Radio.Play Live Radio0:000:00Available On Air StationsA federal jury delivered a guilty verdict Monday to a prominent white supremacist from Keene accused of making online threats against another neo-Nazi.Jurors found Christopher Cantwell guilty of criminal threatening and extortion after he threatened to rape the wife of a man who he believed had been harassing him online. Cantwell gained notoriety for his role in the 2017 Unite the Right rally in Charlottesville where neo-Nazis carried torches through the streets. A counter-protester was killed during the...…© 2022 New Hampshire Public Radio.Play Live Radio0:000:00Available On Air StationsA federal jury delivered a guilty verdict Monday to a prominent white supremacist from Keene accused of making online threats against another neo-Nazi.Jurors found Christopher Cantwell guilty of criminal threatening and extortion after he threatened to rape the wife of a man who he believed had been harassing him online. Cantwell gained notoriety for his role in the 2017 Unite the Right rally in Charlottesville where neo-Nazis carried torches through the streets. A counter-protester was killed during the...WW…