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FILE - This July 17, 2018, file photo, shows wrapped plastic straws at a bubble tea cafe in San Francisco. Avoiding single-use plastics like straws, plastic bags and water bottles is easier than it seems and can feel empowering, say those who've managed to stop using them altogether. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu, File)

NH House passes two plastic bag bills

by Ethan Dewitt Concord MonitorJanuary 9, 2020

In a 3-2 vote, the Senate Executive Departments and Administration committee voted to recommend killing House Bill 121 to license massage parlors in the state.

Bill to license N.H. massage parlors gets the cold shoulder from senators

by Ethan Dewitt Concord MonitorDecember 17, 2019

Students in the Art class at the Pace Career Academy Charter School in Pembroke on Tuesday, December 11, 2019.

Democrat-led committee rejects $46M federal grant for NH charter schools

by Ethan Dewitt Concord MonitorDecember 13, 2019

Paper finance reports make it difficult to analyze many NH candidates’ campaigns

by Ethan Dewitt Monitor staffDecember 9, 2019

Trimmed marijuna buds at 253 Farmacy in Montague. The business plans to produce all of its own marijuana within a year.

NH Senate committee rejects pot legalization bill

by Ethan Dewitt Concord MonitorDecember 3, 2019

From left, Qamar Mohamed, Marie Grace Turabumkiza, and Potri Abhisri Barama, follow along in a book being read by Duncan McDougall, executive director of Children's Literacy Foundation, at the Dame School on Monday afternoon, November 22, 2010. The foundation, a non-profit based in Waterbury Center, Vt., stopped at the school as part of their refugee program. One of several programs put on by the organization, the refugee program provides books to children and has storytelling to promote reading. The organization, which does not receive state or federal funding, visits schools throughout New Hampshire and Vermont functioning on donations.
Over the years, the Concord community has taken the initiative to welcome refugees who make their home here in various ways, including an annual multicultural festival and the formation of a “Be the Change” club at the high school. Clockwise from top left: Deepsika Rai, 8, dances through the arms of Gus Kusch, 5, left, and Etta Wobber, also 5, during the 2011 Concord Multicultural Festival; Binita Rai (left) and Rita Rai, sisters from Bhutan, and Ethan LaFrance, work on a banner together during the first “Be the Change” lunch at Concord High School in 2011; Bhola Gautam (left), born in Nepal, talks with Kyle Zollo-Venecek during the 2011 “Be the Change” lunch; Qamar Mohamed, Marie Grace Turabumkiza and Potri Abhisri Barama follow along in a book being read during the Children’s Literacy Foundation’s touring refugee program at Dame School in 2010. The refugee program provides books to children and has storytelling to promote reading.

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After Trump rule, Concord must opt-in to accept more refugees

by Ethan Dewitt Concord MonitorNovember 29, 2019

John Elias, New Hampshire Insurance Commissioner, has announced his retirement.

New Hampshire Insurance Commissioner John Elias announces retirement

by Ethan Dewitt Concord MonitorNovember 26, 2019

FILE - In this Tuesday, Dec. 10, 2002 file photo, a high school junior holds a cigarette as another high school student takes a drag in Lawrence, Kan. The smoking rate among U.S. high school and middle school students has been flat for three years now, after a fairly steady decline for nearly two decades, according to new numbers released Monday, Feb. 11, 2019. (Thad Allender/The Lawrence Journal-World via AP)

Senate debates raising tobacco age to 21

by Ethan Dewitt Concord MonitorNovember 20, 2019

In this photo taken April 25, 2015, skiers ride the chairlift with part of Mount Washington seen in the background at Wildcat ski area in Gorham, N.H. Resorts in many northern New England ski areas are extending their season thanks to the abundance of snow. (AP Photo/Jim Cole)

Democrats propose ski lift ticket tax for college scholarships, dividing State House

by Ethan Dewitt Monitor staffNovember 17, 2019

Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., addresses supporters outside the State House after filing to have her name listed on the New Hampshire primary ballot, Wednesday, Nov. 13, 2019, in Concord, N.H. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)

Is New Hampshire diverse enough? Question gets fresh attention ahead of 2020 primary

by Ethan Dewitt Concord MonitorNovember 16, 2019