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Public Policy Tipoffs Involving New Hampshire Newsletter for Sunday December 17, 2023 ( 3 items )  

Institute for Justice: Victory - New Hampshire's Education Freedom Account Program Survives Challenge, Plaintiff Appeal Deadline Passes
ARLINGTON, Virginia, Dec. 16 -- The Institute for Justice issued the following news release on Dec. 15, 2023: New Hampshire's Education Freedom Account Program, which provides financial support for families choosing the best educational options for their children, will continue making better futures possible. Last month, the Merrimack Superior Court ruled against an ill-conceived constitutional challenge brought by the head of the state teachers' union seeking to undermine educational choice. Y  more

Reproductive Equity Now: Statements in Response to Lawmakers' Plans to Protect Abortion in the New Hampshire State Constitution
CONCORD, New Hampshire, Dec. 12 -- Reproductive Equity Now, an organization that says it advances reproductive justice and eliminates barriers to safe and legal abortion care, issued the following statement on Dec. 11, 2023: * * * Today, in response to the announcement that Republican and Democratic lawmakers plan to enshrine protections for safe, legal abortion in the New Hampshire Constitution, leaders from New Hampshire reproductive health care providers as well as reproductive health advoc  more

Sierra Club: Merrimack Station Delays Second Smoke Stack Retest Following Failed February Test
BOW, New Hampshire, Dec. 13 -- The Sierra Club issued the following news release: Merrimack Station, New England's largest remaining coal plant, canceled its second smokestack retest of the year on Thursday, November 30. The retest was scheduled following allegations by the New Hampshire Department of Environmental Services (DES) that the plant's particulate matter emissions exceeded EPA limits by 70% during a February test. The plant's owner, Granite Shore Power, aborted the first scheduled re  more