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Abortion · New HampshireLast week New Hampshire House Democrats succeeded in passing State Senate 359 aimed at raising the age of marriage to 18 without exceptions, capping a years-long battle in the legislature which only raised the marrying age to 16 in 2018.
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GOP official argues in favor of child marriage: Girls are ‘ripe’ and ‘fertile’
60% Left coverage: 10 sources
New Hampshire Politics · New HampshireA New Hampshire jury awarded $38 million to the man who blew the lid off abuse allegations at the state’s youth detention center Friday, in a landmark case finding the state’s negligence allowed him to be beaten, raped and held in solitary confinement as a teen.See the Story
New Hampshire jury finds state liable for abuse at youth detention center and awards victim $38M
61% Center coverage: 36 sources
Dean Phillips · New HampshireThe Democratic National Committee ‘s rulemaking arm voted Tuesday to seat New Hampshire’s full slate of delegates at the party’s convention this summer, ending a bitter feud with the state over its presidential primary no longer being the first in the nation.See the Story
The DNC restores New Hampshire's delegates after a second nominating event unknown to many Democrats
83% Center coverage: 42 sources
Crime · BrentwoodA former resident of New Hampshire’s youth detention center testified Tuesday that his house leader and another staffer restrained him in a stairwell while two other workers sexually assaulted him.See the Story
A former youth detention center resident testifies about ‘hit squad’ attack
74% Center coverage: 15 sources
Tourism · New HampshireThousands of visitors to northern New England communities in the path of the total solar eclipse were told to pack their patience for the trip. In some areas, they needed it for up to 12 hours after the event started, inching their way back home on packed interstates and secondary roads.
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Many eclipse visitors to northern New England pulled an all-nighter trying to leave
65% Center coverage: 23 sources
Crime · New HampshireWorkers at New Hampshire’s youth detention center treated a teenage boy like a “sex slave and a punching bag,” and the state itself laid the groundwork for the abuse, an attorney argued Tuesday as the first of more than 1,000 lawsuits alleging similar horrors went to trial.See the Story
A lawsuit alleging abuse at a NH youth center is going to trial. There are 1,000 more to come
61% Center coverage: 18 sources
Guns · New HampshireRepublican Rep. Jon Stone’s New Hampshire law enforcement career ended when he threatened to kill fellow police officers in a shooting spree, and murder his chief after raping the chief’s wife and children, all while he was already under scrutiny for his inappropriate relationship with a teen girl, according to the internal investigation reports finally released this week.
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Documents: Rep. Jon Stone Threatened Mass Shooting and Rape After Investigation
100% Center coverage: 2 sources