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Maine’s Sen. Susan Collins Drops In Popularity; NY Times Blames Her Support Of Kavanaugh, Trump

Multiple media outlets are reporting that a "respected online survey" (as written in the Portland Press Herald's lede) shows that Sen. Susan Collins of Maine, the only Republican in New England's congressional delegation, is losing her "once-strong" approval rating. The New York

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NH Law Coming To Protect Public School Students, Particularly LGBTQ Students, From Discrimination

A new "anti-discrimination" bill will take effect in September in New Hampshire to "protect" its students. Designed to protect "any student" from discrimination in public schools, the new legislation was signed by GOP Gov. Chris Sununu and had the approval of the Governor'

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Connecticut’s General Assembly Forms Council To Keep Eye On Threats To Abortion Rights, “Women’s Health”

The Hartford Courant is reporting that the Connecticut General Assembly, in light of recent legislative restrictions on abortion services in others states, has created a 20-member council to ensure "the federal government does not impede the provision of health care to women in Connecticut." The General Assembly was

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Maine Court: No Public Funding For Religious Schools. Maybe.

Three families living in Maine school districts that do not provide any in-district secondary education have so far lost their battle to have the state pay for their children's education at private religious schools. But the battle might not be over, or so suggested the judge adjudicating the

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NH Legislature Overrides Governor’s Veto; Kills The Death Penalty

The death penalty is dead in NH after legislators voted to override Republican Gov. Chris Sununu's veto of legislation abolishing capital punishment. The state senate put the final nail in the death penalty's coffin by a two-thirds majority vote Thursday, 16-8. WMUR reports that several Republicans

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George Kelling, 83, Developer Of “Broken Windows” Theory, Dies In NH

After Rudolph Guiliani became mayor of New York City in 1993, he credited "Broken Windows theory" for helping him clean up the city's notorious graffiti and vandalism, and in significantly reducing the city's crime rate. That theory has also been praised in helping reduce

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Democrats’ “Equality Act” Passes US House, Meant To Protect LGBTQ From Discrimination

A bill intended to further protect LGBQT people from discrimination passed the US House of Representatives today. The bill received total support from Democrats and minimal support from Republicans (8 in all), passing 236-173. Known as the "Equality Act," the bill is meant to protect "people by

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Activists Add Wiccan, Muslim Texts To Bible Display At NH VA Medical Center; Items Officially Removed

Activists with the Military Religious Freedom Foundation (MRFF) entered the NH Veterans Association Medical Center in Manchester, NH on Thursday and placed copies of the Koran, the Book of Mormon, and Wiccan and atheist texts on a table displaying a Christian Bible that's kept in a locked glass