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Pulling back the curtains on wage-theft enforcement in MN; Trump's latest attack is on RFK, Jr; NM LGBTQ+ equality group endorses 2024 'Rock Star' candidates; Michigan's youth justice reforms: Expanded diversion, no fees.

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Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg says rebuilding Baltimore's Key Bridge will be challenging and expensive. An Alabama Democrat flips a state legislature seat and former Connecticut senator Joe Lieberman dies at 82.

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Historic wildfires could create housing and health issues for rural Texans, a Kentucky program helps prison parolees start a new life, and descendants of Nicodemus, Kansas celebrate the Black settlers who journeyed across the 1870s plains seeking self-governance.

NH: Peace/Non-Violence

Since the Oct. 7 Hamas-led attack on Israel, more than 16,000 Palestinians have been killed, with more than 40% of them children. Nearly 2 million people have been displaced from their homes, according to the American Friends Service Committee. (Adobe Stock)
NH activists pressure congressional delegation on Gaza ceasefire

Community members will hold a silent vigil outside the Dover office of Rep. Chris Pappas, D-N.H., today in recognition of the people killed in the …

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University of New Hampshire students and community members gathered last week to protest the Israeli war in Gaza and demand the Biden Administration call for an immediate ceasefire to prevent further civilian casualties. (Ahsan)
NH college students call for ceasefire as support for Dems erodes

Students at the University of New Hampshire are joining college students nationwide in demanding the Biden Administration call for an immediate Israel…

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Guns to Gardens volunteers in New Hampshire are working against what are considered among the weakest gun laws in the country. State law does not require background checks on all gun sales, or limit access to firearms by people in crisis. (Adobe Stock)<br /><br />
NH Joins Growing 'Guns to Gardens' Movement

Community volunteers in New Hampshire are turning unwanted firearms into garden tools as part of a nationwide effort to reduce gun violence. Under …

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The United Nations estimates that close to 6 million people have been internally displaced in Ukraine while nearly 8 million Ukrainian refugees have fled to neighboring countries and across Europe since the war began in February 2022. (Adobe Stock)
Peace Activists Mark One-Year Anniversary of War in Ukraine

As people around the world mark the one-year anniversary of Russia's invasion of Ukraine, some peace activists are finding the conflict is not so …

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Former Mayor Pete Buttigieg of South Bend, Ind. is currently in fourth place in the latest national Democratic Party primary opinion polls. (Kevin Bowe/Public News Service)
Buttigieg in NH: Trump Targets on Iran Won't Deter Regime

WOLFEBORO, N.H. -- At a weekend campaign event in Wolfeboro, Democratic Party presidential candidate Pete Buttigieg said President Donald Trump's …

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Up to 50 people a day have signed up to walk some or all of the 40-mile route. (NH Council of Churches)
Faith Leaders Marching in Solidarity with Immigrants

MANCHESTER, N.H. – Members of New Hampshire's faith community are marching from Manchester to Dover to show solidarity with immigrants who are …

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Local activists gathered Saturday to remember the lives lost at Hiroshima and Nagasaki, Japan, and urged caution as the Trump administration deals with nuclear issues with North Korea and Iran. (NH Peace Action)
Activists: Time 'Not Right' to Increase Nuclear-Arms Tension

CONCORD, N.H. — As tensions flare between the United States and both North Korea and Iran, and the Trump administration faces tough choices on …

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A historic boost in Pentagon spending proposed by President Trump appears to come at the cost of foreign aid. (DB Gleason/Wikimedia)
Trump Address: Is it Foreign Aid vs. Military Spending?

CONCORD, N.H. -- President Trump's call to increase military spending by $54 billion likely means cuts will be made to some politically sensitive …

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New England peace activists say they hope President Obama will get back on track on his goal to rid the world of nuclear weapons when he visits Japan later this month. (Chigoku Shimmbun)
NH Peace Activists Urge Specific Proposals for Obama Visit to Hiroshima

CONCORD, N.H. - It is a visit that is sure to make history. President Obama plans to become the first U.S. president to visit Hiroshima, Japan…

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Granite State activists will be sending a message on Tax Day that the nearly $2.5 billion local taxpayers contribute to the Pentagon budget could be better spent. (Arnie Alpert, AFSC)
Actions Today: Manchester, Concord to Spotlight Tax Day Trade-offs

CONCORD, N.H. – It's Tax Day, and as many Granite Staters trudge to the Post Office to file their returns, actions are planned in Manchester …

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PHOTO: Former Col. Lawrence Wilkerson is in the Granite State this week, warning about wasteful Pentagon spending and the corrupting influence of big money on the race for the White House. Courtesy: College of William and Mary
More Presidential Candidates: NH Warned about Excessive Political Influence

DURHAM, N.H. - The ranks of declared presidential candidates keeps growing and today a foreign policy expert is warning Granite Staters about what he …

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PHOTO: A security expert speaks Wednesday at UNH Durham on how lawmakers are governing under the influence of Pentagon contractors, and says the F-35 fighter is a good example of excessive spending and misplaced priorities. Photo credit: U.S. Air Force.
Governing "Under the Influence" of Pentagon Contractors

CONCORD, N.H. - There's no shortage of lawmakers calling for more military spending, but a security expert says New Hampshire and the nation would be …

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