Renters in line for more relief
Published: 2/15/2021 7:32:28 AM
Can New Hampshire spend $200 million in federal money to keep people in their homes when it wasn’t able to spend $20 million last year for the same purpose?
That’s the question being asked by state officials, housing activists, tenants and landlords while they wait – after the state’s Housing Relief Program ended on Dec. 18 – for the new federal Emergency Rental Assistance program to begin.
And no one really knows the answer.
“It depends on the universe of need that’s out there,” said Taylor Caswell, commissioner of the Department of Business and Economic Affairs and executive director of the Governor’s Office for Emergency Relief and Recovery, or GOFERR.
Letter: Grateful for work of Feltes
Published: 2/13/2021 12:01:42 AM
As citizens, we may not thank our public servants enough. That’s why I’m writing to thank Dan Feltes for his service in the state Senate.
In six years of outstanding service in the state Senate, including as the youngest majority leader in state Senate history, Dan led the way on so many issues, such as fighting for working families to children’s mental health to standing up for survivors of domestic and sexual violence. To the latter, Dan helped pass landmark legislation preventing and combating sexual assault on college campuses, he promoted access to justice for survivors through greater legal rights, and he helped craft a state budget with historic support for our local crisis centers.
Change may be coming in how police are deployed in schools
Published: 2/8/2021 7:43:48 PM
When it comes to the question of armed and uniformed police officers as a permanent presence in the public school system, emotions run high on both sides of the argument. Debate over school resource officers, as they are known, has for years been a regular feature of New Hampshire town meetings and school board deliberations.
Local officials will soon have new guidance on the issue, thanks to the work of the governor’s commission on police accountability. Officially known as the New Hampshire Commission on Law Enforcement Accountability, Community and Transparency, the 14-member commission was appointed by Gov. Chris Sununu last spring amid national protests over systemic racism in policing.
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From left, pictured in this 2019 file photo former Manchester Police Chief Carlo Capano; School Resource Officer Kevin Bernard; West High School Principal Rick Dichard; and Manchester Police Lt. Matt Larochelle, during Blue Knights Foundation award ceremony. Bernard was recognized for his contribution to the betterment of students at West High School. File Photo
When it comes to the question of armed and uniformed police officers as a permanent presence in the public school system, emotions run high on both sides of the argument. Debate over school resource officers, as they are known, has for years been a regular feature of New Hampshire town meetings and school board deliberations.
Study assesses New Hampshire’s legal aid needs
Published: 1/30/2021 7:54:06 PM
The New Hampshire Access to Justice Commission released its 2021 report on the civil legal needs of Granite Staters and its findings reaffirm what was already known – poverty itself creates problems that require legal assistance.
“Low-income people, older adults, and people with disabilities frequently experience multiple legal problems at once,” the report states.
The New Hampshire Access to Justice Commission was created by the NH Supreme Court with the purpose of implementing changes to improve citizens access to the courts. One of the commission’s duties consists of identifying and assessing current and future needs for access to justice in civil matters.