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Could The Presidential Election Affect The Housatonic Cleanup?
Last month the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency wrapped up a public comment period on its controversial plan to remove toxic PCBs from the Housatonic River. The agency said it hopes to issue its final plan by the end of the year. That would be before any possible change at the White House. It can take…
Read MorePablo Liriano is an 85-year-old urban gardener who is voting for the first time in November’s election. After waiting more than a decade, he got his citizenship in 2018, and he then registered to vote at Hartford’s Park Street Library in the heart of the city’s Latino community. “I am Dominican and today I am…
Read MoreWhen the city’s registrar arrived at 7:30 Wednesday morning, there were already a few voters waiting outside. By the time he opened the doors an hour later, the line had grown by at least a dozen people. “It’s a nice day to vote. You gotta beat the rush,” said Alexander Amalfitano, who was near the…
Read MoreThe Race For New Hampshire’s 1st Congressional District Is A National Bellwether — And A Challenge For Republicans
New Hampshire’s 1st Congressional District, which covers the eastern end of the state, can’t make up its mind about whether to send a Republican or a Democrat to Washington. Between 2008 and 2016 — five election cycles in a row — it rocked back and forth: electing a Democrat to Congress, then a Republican, then…
Read MoreAs New Hampshire Continues COVID Ban On Reusable Bags, Some Say Politics Is Trumping Science
Massachusetts recently announced that it was ending its pandemic moratorium on reusable shopping bags, saying towns could go back to reinforcing their bans on single-use plastic bags. Meanwhile, New Hampshire and many other states are still not letting shoppers bring their reusable bags to stores. But is that actually helping to slow the spread of…
Read MorePresident Donald Trump signed a proclamation in Bangor on Friday that he says will undo most of the fishing restrictions President Barack Obama ordered for a 5,000-square-mile swath of submerged canyons and mountains off the Atlantic coast that’s prized for its biological diversity. A legal battle is expected. Obama established the Northeast Canyons and Seamounts…
Read MoreAmerica Amplified: Post-Super Tuesday Special
It happens every four years: the national media swoop into Super Tuesday states, cover the horse race, and move on — leaving behind voters with a lot left to say about the issues that matter most in their lives. But the conversation doesn’t have to end there. On Wednesday, March 4, join us for an…
Read MoreVaccine Exemption Debate Sparks Memories For Mainers Who Survived Polio
In less than two weeks, Mainers will cast their votes on a referendum that seeks to repeal a new law that removes religious and philosophical exemptions for vaccines. Rates of non-medical exemptions continue to rise in Maine, and they are currently more than double the national average. But whether successful or not, the repeal effort…
Read MoreAfter Iowa Stumbles, New Hampshire Touts Smooth Voting Process
It wasn’t just the election results in New Hampshire that were under the spotlight on Tuesday – it was also the process itself. That’s in large part because of what happened a little more than a week ago in Iowa, where that state’s Democratic caucus collapsed in spectacular fashion. By all accounts, New Hampshire’s 6,000…
Read MoreWith Three Women On The Democratic Ballot, Many New Hampshire Voters Have Gender On Their Minds
For the past few months, one house on Hanover’s busiest road has stood out. It didn’t just have one candidate sign. For several months, it had three. “Amy, Warren and Kamala Harris,” remembers Willa Coylewright, a fifth grader. They’ve watched the debates and have even gone out canvassing with their dad. And they’ve noticed something…
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