2019 Press Clips
Nashua Telegraph (12/27/19) - Federal government bans tobacco sales for those under age
Concord Monitor (12/23/19) - New Hampshire to consider 2 vaping-related bills next year
NHPR (12/23/19) - Starting Jan. 1, The N.H. Tobacco And Vape Purchase Age Goes Up To 19
Monadnock Ledger-Transcript (12/23/19) - Turning the tide and addressing NH’s addiction crisis
Concord Monitor (12/23/19) - N.H. gets $26.8M preschool development grant
Laconia Daily Sun (12/23/19) - Belknap County data from Kids Count 2019
Union Leader (12/22/19) - NH Healthcare.gov enrollments nearly hit last year's numbers
Concord Monitor (12/21/19) - Our Turn: It’s time for the Legislature to address insulin costs
NHPR (12/20/19) - N.H. Lawmakers Propose Ban On Nearly All Flavored Vaping Products
Union Leader (12/19/19) - Endowment for Health awards more than $3 million in grants
KHN (12/18/19) - Teens May Be Drinking Less, Trying Fewer Hard Drugs, But Their Marijuana Vaping Rates Are Skyrocketing
Union Leader (12/8/19) - Advocates for Seacoast hospital merger turn up heat
NH Business Review (12/5/19) - What goes up but not down? Drug prices
NHPR (12/5/19) - Marijuana Legalization Loses Steam At N.H. State House
Concord Monitor (12/3/19) - Senate panel votes against New Hampshire marijuana legalization
Concord Monitor (11/25/19) - My Turn: Big Pharma – when what goes up does not come down
Keene Sentinel (11/23/19) - Life below the line: For children, especially, living in poverty brings stress, uncertainty
Concord Monitor (11/20/19) - New Hampshire Senate debates raising tobacco age to 21
Union Leader (11/17/19) - Your Turn, NH: Kate Frey and Daniel Philbin, MD -- Raise the tobacco sales age to 21 for health, safety of NH Youth
Boston (11/15/19) - More teens vape in New Hampshire than in any other state, survey finds
NHPR (11/6/19) - House Committee Votes to Repeal N.H.'s Medicaid Work Requiremen
Laconia Daily Sun (11/5/19) - Lakes Region health service providers honored
The Cabinet Press (10/31/19) - Martin honored by New Futures with Legislator of the Year award
Concord Monitor (10/31/19) - Enrollment period for health insurance starts Nov. 1
Union Leader (10/31/19) - Need health insurance? Don't wait, federal enrollment runs until Dec. 15
WMUR (10/29/19) - Breathe New Hampshire brings "Vaping Unveiled" program to Manchester
Union Leader (10/29/19) - Vast differences for poor children across New Hampshire
InDepthNH (10/23/19) - Sununu, Bradley Unveil GOP Family Medical Leave Plan
Brookings (10/23/19) - From trauma-informed to asset-informed care in early childhood
Concord Monitor (10/21/19) - Booker, Kuster urge Medicaid funding in prisons
Union Leader (10/21/19) - Scene Setters for Oct. 21, 2019
The Dartmouth (10/16/19) - Students Reflect on Vaping Health Crisis
Concord Monitor (10/12/19) - Capital Beat: N.H. rolling out e-cigarette regulations as state gets first vaping illness
NH Business Review (10/11/19) - NH Insurance Department’s annual hearing to look at mental health services
NHFPI (10/9/19) - The Potential Impacts of Proposed SNAP Eligibility and Work Requirement Changes on Food Insecurity
Conway Daily Sun (10/9/19) - Vape-related illness hits home in N.H.
NHPR (10/4/19) - N.H.'s DCYF Wants Public Input on How to Improve
Valley News (9/30/19) - NH Insurance Department’s annual hearing’s focus: mental health services
Union Leader (9/29/19) - NH Voices: Dr. Steven Chapman -- Supporting families supports NH's future
Concord Monitor (9/29/19) - State’s marijuana legalization supporters set to pare back approach in 2020
WMUR (9/29/19) - New Hampshire state budget raises smoking age to 19
Seacoast Online (9/26/19) - Exeter Hospital keeps working for merger with WDH, Mass. General
Concord Monitor (9/25/19) - New Hampshire passes budget, this time with governor’s OK
NH Business Review (9/25/19) - 10 NH nonprofits awarded Tufts Health foundation grants
Union Leader (9/24/19) - Tentative state budget deal reached, legislative vote Wed.
Seacoast Online (9/24/19) - Sununu, NH leaders reach budget compromise
Concord Monitor (9/23/19) - Now-disbanded Medicaid work requirement costs New Hampshire $187,000
Sentinel Source (9/23/19) - E-cigarettes not harmless to our children
Concord Monitor (9/23/19) - My Turn: The human consequences of the budget impasse
Monadnock Ledger Transcript (9/22/19) - Recovery Friendly Employers Conference in Jaffrey
NHPR (9/20/19) - AG Objects To Proposed Hospital Merger On Seacoast
NHPR (9/19/19) - N.H. Lawmakers Try - And Mostly Fail - To Override Sununu's Vetoes
Nashua Telegraph (9/17/19) - Students discuss vaping during roundtable session
Union Leader (9/16/19) - NH students speaking out about the realities of vaping
Seacoast Online (9/14/19) - ‘Recovery Rally’ celebrates gains in addiction fight
Fosters (9/12/19) - Workforce shortage challenges felt by NH families
WMUR (9/12/19) - NH health officials issue warning about vaping
Fosters (9/10/19) - Seacoast hospitals make final pitch for Mass General merger
NPR (9/9/19) - Positive Childhood Experiences May Buffer Against Health Effects Of Adverse Ones
Union Leader (9/9/19) - Large crowd turns out for hearing on changes to Seacoast hospitals
Fosters (9/5/19) - NH to get $26M to assist opioid recovery efforts
Valley News (9/5/19) - Shaheen, health officials discuss vaping popularity, dangers
InDepthNH (9/3/19) - Hearing in Exeter on Proposed Hospital Transactions Sept. 9
Manchester Ink Link (8/31/19) - CDC issues warning after outbreak of vaping-related illnesses
Sentinel Source (8/31/19) - CDC investigating possible vape-related lung disease
AP News (8/30/19) - Hospitals in Vermont and New Hampshire considering mergers
Valley News (8/28/19) - Hospitals in southern Windsor County and Claremont in talks
Union Leader (8/27/19) - Funding to boost DCYF staffing has led to three new hires so far
Valley News (8/26/19) - Dartmouth doctor reiterates risks of e-cigarettes for youths
Concord Monitor (8/23/19) - Illinois patient’s death may be first in U.S. tied to vaping
Conway Daily Sun (8/21/19) - E-cigarettes on the rise; new law to restrict use by youth
Valley News (8/13/19) - Health care providers hope Medicaid rate increases remain in final N.H. state budget
Concord Monitor (8/12/19) - New N.H. law regulates health care mergers
NHPR (8/12/19) - New Law Prohibits Vaping In New Hampshire Schools
Concord Monitor (8/9/19) - Youth electronic cigarette, vaping use on rise in N.H.
Concord Monitor (7/31/19) - State to appeal Medicaid expansion work requirement ruling
Manchester Ink Link - (7/30/19) - State budget impasse imperils healthcare, say experts
The Hill (7/29/19) - Federal judge strikes New Hampshire's Medicaid work requirements
Concord Monitor (7/29/19) - Judge blocks N.H. Medicaid work requirements
NHPR (7/29/19) - Federal Judge Blocks N.H. Medicaid Work Requirement
NHPR (7/23/19) - N.H.'s Medicaid Work Requirement Goes Before Federal Judge
Union Leader (7/22/19) - Medicaid service upgrades become NH law
Franklin Pierce School of Law (7/19/19) - NH Medicaid Granite Advantage Program Update: Work and Community Engagement Requirements Temporarily Suspended
NHPR (7/18/19) - As Lobbying in N.H. Grows More Complex, It's Nearly Impossible to Follow the Money
NHPR (7/12/19) - Shaheen Unveils $63 Billion Plan to Combat Drug Addiction
AP News (7/12/19) - Shaheen announces broad legislation to address addiction
WMUR (7/12/19) - Shaheen unveils $63 billion, 10-year plan to hasten, broaden battle against substance abuse epidemic
The Center Square (7/10/19) - Sununu signs bill delaying Medicaid work requirement
NHPR (7/9/19) - Sununu To Sign Bill To Protect Health Coverage for Those With Pre-existing Conditions
Eagle Tribune (7/9/19) - Sununu Signs Bill Delaying Medicaid Work Requirement
Valley News (7/7/19) - N.H. Medicaid work requirement facing crucial test
Conway Daily Sun (7/2/19) - Sununu vetoes compromise N.H. budget
NHPR (7/1/19) - State Officials: Only Those Who 'Choose Not to Comply' Will Lose Coverage Under New Medicaid Rule
NHPR (7/1/19) - N.H. Lawmakers Approve Changes To Medicaid Work Requirement Rules
Union Leader (6/30/19) - Child advocate to kids from juvenile justice system: We need your voice
AP News (6/30/19) - Gov. Sununu vetoes budget, says it would kill jobs
KPVI (6/28/19) - Study: New Hampshire remains top state for children's well-being
Monadnock Ledger-Transcript (6/25/19) - The River Center: Deepest respect for the grandparents who find themselves parenting their grandchildren
Seacoast Online (6/22/19) - Smoking age increase added to NH budget ahead of Thursday vote
AP News (6/20/19) - Deal reached on Medicaid work requirements
NHPR (6/20/19) - Federal Government Sending $35 Million to N.H.'s Statewide Addiction Treatment Program
Seacoast Online (6/20/19) - NH ranked #1 in child well-being
NHPR (6/19/19) - Report: N.H.'s Economic Well-Being Declining, But N.H. Kids' Well-Being Still #1
NHPR (6/18/19) - Confusing Letters, Frustrated Members: N.H.'s Medicaid Work Requirement Takes Effect
Union Leader (6/18/19) - NH leads on well-being but slides back on some factors
US News (6/17/19) - Children in New England States Have the Best Well-Being
Laconia Daily Sun (6/17/19) - County lags in some areas of child well-being
Public News Service (6/17/19) - New Hampshire Tops Nat'l. List for Child Well-being
Manchester Ink Link (6/17/19) - Survey says: NH No. 1 for overall child wellbeing, but needs better support system
Union Leader (6/16/19) - Spreading the word on Medicaid work requirement proves challenging
Concord Monitor (6/5/19) - Restore funding for HIV/STD prevention program in New Hampshire
Concord Monitor (6/4/19) - Public hearing on Concord’s $66.5M budget set for Thursday
Fosters (6/2/19) - Opioid crisis, system shortfall wounds New Hampshire’s children
Union Leader (5/31/19) - Dave Solomon's State House Dome: Medicaid work rule now in effect
Union Leader (5/30/19) - 2,000 vacancies represent size of systemic problem for Granite Staters
Concord Monitor (5/28/19) - Senate Finance Committee approves psych facility compromise
Seacoast Online (5/28/19) - Senate committee backs 25-bed facility to replace Secure Psychiatric Unit
NHPR (5/28/19) - Epping Teens Weigh In On Lawmakers' Plans To Tackle Vaping
Concord Monitor (5/26/19) - Discipline or treatment? Schools rethinking vaping response
Union Leader (5/25/19) - Signing dispute holds up DCYF bill
NHPR (5/24/19) - We Asked, You Answered: What Are N.H.'s Workforce Challenges?
NHPR (5/23/19) - In-Depth Day 4: What's Next for New Hampshire's Workforce?
Laconia Daily Sun (5/22/19) - Medicaid must be funded if nursing homes are to survive
NHPR (5/21/19) - In Depth Day 3: Who Are New Hampshire's Untapped Workers?
NHPR (5/20/19) - In Depth Day 2: How N.H. Employers Are Responding to Workforce Challenges
NHPR (5/20/19) - In Depth Day 1: Understanding N.H.'s Workforce Challenges, Including The Statistics And Trends
NHPR (5/20/19) - Sununu Calls for Change to Federal Medicaid Rules on Disability Services
The Berlin Sun (5/18/19) - The state has balanced its budget on the backs of caregivers
Concord Monitor (5/13/19) - Sununu to sign child welfare bills
NHPR (5/9/19) - The Exchange In-Depth: New Hampshire’s Workforce Shortage
NH Business Review (5/9/19) - A plan to ease healthcare workforce shortage
Union Leader (5/8/19) - Bill to reform mental health system for children clears House
Seacoast Online (5/7/19) - Low Medicaid reimbursement rate causing healthcare workforce shortage
Union Leader (5/7/19) - Former U.S. drug czar urges lawmakers to reject legal marijuana
NHPR (5/7/19) - Budget Hearing Draws Health Care Advocates, and Busloads Calling for more School Aid
Concord Monitor (5/6/19) - Health workers, organizations rally for higher health care spending
Union Leader (5/6/19) - Health care workers, patients press lawmakers to boost Medicaid rates
NHPR (5/6/19) - Medical Providers Hope to Keep State Budget Writers' Focus on Workforce Shortage
US News (5/6/19) - Providers, Families Rally for Health Care Workforce Bill
Union Leader (5/5/19) - Building a health care workforce: the real-life implications of inaction
NHPR (5/3/19) - Bill to Hire Dozens of New Employees at DCYF Heads to Governor Sununu
WMUR (5/1/19) - Advocates work to raise awareness of children's mental health
Fosters (4/30/19) - Support for SB 274
Fosters (4/27/19) - Legal marijuana rests in hands of NH Senate
Sentinel Source (4/26/19) - As goes Keene ...: Raising the tobacco/vaping age suddenly has some unexpected allies
NHPR (4/25/19) - N.H. Senate Passes Bill to Restrict Access to Vaping Devices for Minors
AP News (4/23/19) - NH Senate hears plenty from opponents of legal pot
Valley News (4/23/19) - Opponents to N.H. marijuana legalization show up in force at hearing
NHPR (4/23/19) - Parity for Mental and Physical Care Coverage in N.H. Still A Work In Progress
Concord Monitor (4/18/19) - Concerns about costs rise as Concord hub-and-spoke system gains steam
Concord Monitor (4/15/19) - Data shows that children need home visiting
NH Business Review (4/15/19) - What will be in the NH Senate’s budget?
Sentinel Source (4/5/19) - A hike in state Medicaid rates is long past due
WMUR (4/4/19) - Marijuana legalization passes NH House, but support may be fading
NHPR (4/4/19) - N.H. House Votes to Legalize Recreational Marijuana
Nashua Telegraph (4/3/19) - Tobacco law headed for vote
Union Leader (4/3/19) - Nashua is one step closer to fining smoking, vaping teens
Union Leader (4/2/19) - Sununu calls on lawmakers to fund $26M secure psychiatric hospital
Manchester Ink Link (4/1/19) - $45K Manchester Community Health Center grant for pregnany moms and babies with SUD
Conway Daily Sun (3/29/19) - Senate passes a backstop bill to protect the insured
NHPR (3/27/19) - N.H. House Panel Passes Marijuana Legalization Bill, Reworks Tax Structure
Union Leader (3/23/19) - Beyond the Stigma: 'Everyone deserves to be happy,' says UNH student with anxiety disorder
Eagle Tribune (3/23/19) - N.H. lawmakers should support Family Resource Centers
Eagle Times (3/15/19) - Children's health data shows a need for statewide access to services
Manchester Ink Link (3/11/19) - Springing forward with Medical Matters
Nashua Telegraph (2/25/19) - Let’s keep our kids in school
Concord Monitor (2/21/19) - Hope for an improved child behavioral health system
NH Business Review (2/15/19) - NH urgently needs to reform school discipline
Nashua Telegraph (2/13/19) - NH health care worker shortage
Concord Monitor (2/12/19) - State's school discipline system is in need of reform
NHPR (2/11/19) - With Marijuana Legalization Across All Borders, What Does It Mean For N.H.?
NHPR (2/8/19) - New Data Shows a Widespread NH Shortage of Health Care Workers
NHPR (2/8/19) - Lawmakers hear testimony on bill that would raise the smoking age to 21 in NH
Union Leader (2/7/19) - Young voices back in battle to raise smoking age to 21
Public News Service (2/6/19) - Hearing for NH Bill to Repeal Medicaid Work Requirement
NHPR (2/6/19) - NH Lawmakers Debate Repealing Medicaid Expansion Work Requirement
Boston Globe (2/6/19) - New Hampshire's opioid crisis looms over marijuana legalization debate
InDepthNH (2/5/19) - Big turnout for bill to legalize marijuana in New Hampshire
NHPR (2/5/19) - Seabrook resident will join Hassan at State of the Union Address
Union Leader (2/5/19) - Recreational marijuana divdes NH, hopes and fears clash in House drama
Associated Press/Fosters (2/5/19) - NH marijuana bill sparks debate
Nashua Telegraph (2/4/19) - Advocacy group warns against legalization of marijuana
NHPR (2/4/19) - Hundred Seek Addiction Help in First Month of New State Doorway Program
Concord Monitor (2/2/19) - The bipartisan, $100 million plan to bring in health care workers
NHPR (1/28/19) - Report: Services for NH Kids "Tremendously Variable'
Union Leader (1/24/19) - Study shows need for early childhood investment in education in NH
Union Leader (1/17/19) - NH needs to help health care workforce
Associated Press (1/15/19) - Office of Child Advocate Releases First Annual Report
Concord Monitor (1/14/19) - Watchdog report over points to lingering problems at DCYF
NHPR (1/11/19) - Report: NH's Medicaid Work Requirement Will Have Unintended Consequences
Union Leader (1/10/19) - Senator's re-write of Medicaid work requirement under fire from GOP
Monadnock Ledger Transcript (1/8/19) - It's not about medicine, it's about money
Keene Sentinel (1/8/19) - Community Conversation to focus on cannabis legalization
Fosters (1/1/19) - Work requirements now included in new state Medicaid plan