The state’s Education Freedom Accounts program gives money to families for homeschooling costs or private school tuition. A recent analysis from the Concord Monitor found those funds can go toward a wide range of different expenses, including ski trips and horseback riding.
New Hampshire lawmakers are hoping to address a number of concerns related to maternal health this session. And businesses in the state could be losing millions of revenue to due a shortage of child care.
We talk about these stories and more on this edition of the New Hampshire News Recap.
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Stories from around New Hampshire this week:
The bill also instructs the state Insurance Department to examine barriers to sustainability for New Hampshire maternity wards.
Lawmakers introduce ‘Momnibus 2.0’ bill to address maternal health in New Hampshire
The bill also instructs the state Insurance Department to examine barriers to sustainability for New Hampshire maternity wards.
Dartmouth researchers brace for Trump’s NIH funding cuts
As President Donald Trump seeks to hack away at the federal budget, removing programs that don’t align with his agenda, researchers backed by the National Institutes of Health, the world’s largest medical research funder, stand to lose $4 billion — a fact that’s struck fear into New Hampshire’s medical research community.
More New Hampshire headlines:
White Mountain National Forest employees among federal staffing cuts
NH school athletic association tells districts to enforce Trump’s transgender sports ban
NH Congolese community raises awareness about ongoing violence