Recent press clips
2019
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
2018
Concord Monitor (12/3/18) - The high costs of legalizing marijuana in New Hampshire
Union Leader (11/3/18) - Critics complain pot report is roadmap to legalization
NHPR (11/2/18) - With Final Report N.H. Pot Legalization Due, Commission Looks to Avoid Consensus
Union Leader (9/17/18) - Opioid crisis places strain on grandparents forced to raise their grandchildren
WMUR (9/17/18) - Grandparents raising grandchildren because of opioid epidemic share stories
Union Leader (9/13/18) - HB 143 Veto Overriden
Concord Monitor (8/28/28) - Michele Merritt: More steps to prevent substance misuse
Manchester Ink Link (8/27/18) - A cornucopia of health care news and views
Keene Sentinel (8/18/18) - Marijuana is topic; awareness, discussion the aim
Laconia Daily Sun (8/16/18) - Laconia envisioned as regional hub for drug treatment and recovery
AP (8/15/18) - New Hampshire crafts spending plan for opioid response grant
Union Leader (7/29/18) - First in the Nation, with room to improve
Rewire (7/10/18) - With New Hampshire's Medicaid Expansion Work Requirements, 'People Will Lose Coverage'
Route Fifty (7/4/18) - Which state ranks highest for child well-being?
Valley News (6/28/18) - Survey: N.H. Top in Kids' Welfare
WMUR (6/27/18) - Child well-being survey ranks New Hampshire first in US
Public New Service (6/27/18) - NH Tops for Children's Well-Being, but Census Change Raises Concerns
Fosters (6/27/18) - New Hampshire No. 1 in child well-being
Union Leader (6/27/18) - NH ranks first in Kids Count survey of children's well-being
Union Leader (6/22/18) - Prison drug treatment saves lives and makes us safer
Concord Monitor (6/6/18) - Report: Percent of children taken from families from substance abuse doubled in 4 years
Union Leader (6/5/18) - Beyond the Stigma: Opioid epidemic separating more children from their parents
WMUR (6/5/18) - Study shows increasing pressure on families from opioid crisis
Foster's (6/5/18) - Opioid crisis throws grandparents into caregiving positions, study says
WMUR (5/3/18) - NH House passes Medicaid expansion bill
Concord Monitor (5/3/18) - N.H. House quickly passes Medicaid expansion bill
Manchester Ink Link (5/3/18) - Medicaid Expansion Passes NH House
NHPR (5/3/18) - N.H. Houses Passes Medicaid Expansion Bill
Public News Service (5/2/18) - Granite Staters Rally for Medicaid Expansion
U.S. News (5/2/18) - Medicaid Expansion Supporters Rally Ahead of Key Vote
Concord Monitor (5/2/18) - Supporters of expanded Medicaid rally at State House
Union Leader (4/28/18) - Tough issues still to be resolved at the State House
Derry News (4/25/18) - Medicaid expansion chat joins legislators, community members
Keene Sentinel (4/23/18) - Local mental-health organization makes case for Medicaid expansion
WMUR (4/19/18) - Drug courts, Safe Stations at risk if Medicaid expansion is repealed
Manchester Ink Link (4/6/18) - Sununu: ‘Debate is over’ as Alcohol Fund gets 5 year/$50M boost from NH Hospital Asso.
NHPR (4/6/18) - N.H. Hospitals Pledge to Top Off Alcohol Fund for 5 Years
WMUR (4/6/18) - NH hospitals will provide $50 million in drug treatment funding
WMUR (4/5/18) - NH House gives initial nod to Medicaid expansion bill
Seacoast Online (4/1/18) - Toolkits to help moms with SUD
WMUR (3/28/18) - Amended Medicaid expansion heading to House floor
Manchester Ink Link (3/28/18) - A healthy path forward on state's mental health and addiction crisis
The Fix (3/27/18) - Alcohol Issues Overshadowed by Opioid Crisis in New Hampshire
Concord Monitor (3/22/18) - N.H. House punts on marijuana legalization; opts for further study
WMUR (3/22/18) - As opioid crisis persists, alcoholism still state's biggest addiction problem
U.S. News (3/20/18) - Expanded Medicaid Supporters Emphasize Role in Drug Crisis
Public News Service (3/20/18) - NH House Begins Debate on Medicaid Expansion
NHPR (3/12/18) - N.H. House Panel Wants Pot Legalization Bill Shelved
Manchester Ink Link (3/8/18) - Senate passes Granite Advantage Health Care program
Seacoast Online (3/1/18) - Pot legalization bill may be tabled for this year
WMUR (2/19/18) - Policy battles over Medicaid Expansion ramp up ahead of hearing
Concord Monitor (1/31/18) - My Turn: High rates of drug use make this state an island
Seacoast Online (1/27/18) - Thumbs up to educating parents
Fosters (1/23/18) - NH debates lowering drinking age to 20
Valley News (1/10/18) - Jim Kenyon: New Liquor Store May Boost 'Aclohol Fund'
WMUR (1/9/18) - NH House gives initial approval for recreational marijuana bill
2017
Concord Monitor (12/19/17) - Legislators announce bills to help cut neonatal abstinence syndrome in newborns
NHPR (12/19/17) - UNH Report Raises Alarm Over Rise in Opioid Dependency Among Newborns
Union Leader (12/19/17) - Senators unveil bipartisan prescription for opioid-addicted newborns
Associated Press (12/19/17) - Report: Drug crisis taking toll on NH newborns
WMUR (12/19/17) - Report: Fivefold increase in number of NH newborns with drug condition
Seacoast Online (12/8/17) - Hope on Haven Hill celebrates first anniversary
Keene Sentinel (11/29/17) - Keene Family YMCA to host event on helping people with addictions
NHPR (11/16/17) - N.H. Mulls Over Marijuana Legalization
Concord Monitor (11/15/17) - House committee rejects N.H. marijuana legalization bill
Union Leader (11/14/17) - House committee votes against marijuana legalization bill
Foster's Daily Democrat (11/10/17) - Dover residents honored for health advocacy in N.H.
NHPR (11/04/17) - Opioids & Motherhood: A Sadly Familiar Addiction Story
NHPR (10/24/17) - N.H. Makes Progress With Well-Being of Minority Children, But Could Improve
Manchester Ink Link (10/18/17) - Parent Advocacy Day: ‘I myself have changed my mind about an issue after hearing a personal story from someone’
Concord Monitor (8/16/17) - My Turn: The Price of Big Marijuana
NPR Here & Now (8/3/17) - New Hampshire is no 'drug-infested den,' state leaders say
NHPR (8/4/17) - After Promising to Solve Opioid Crisis, N.H. Advocates Waiting for Trump to Reach Out
Associated Press (8/3/17) - New Hampshire is no 'drug-infested den,' state leaders say
Washington Monthly (7/31/17) - Curbing Substance Misuse
Rewire (7/24/17) - Some States Are Turning the Tide in Funding Child Care-Others Should Follow
Union Leader (7/22/17) - Tuftonboro police chief fires back at pot lobby
NHPR (7/20/17) - New Futures: Decriminalization Bill Includes Strong Teen Use Prevention
NH1 (07/13/17) - Sununu signs bill providing funding for full day kindergarten in NH
Education Week (07/13/17) - Kids Count Report Finds Positive Gains on Child Well-Being, With Areas of Concern
Christian Science Monitor (06/30/17) - One state’s opioid crisis sheds light on national health-care debate
Associated Press (06/28/17) - New Hampshire law gives grandparents custody preference
NH Journal (06/19/17) - NH ranked best state to raise children, but some state officials say more needs to be done
NH1 (6/16/17) - 1st of its kind in NH: Bill signed creating syringe swapping program
Union Leader (06/15/17) - House, Senate negotiators reach deal on $11.7b budget
CNN (06/14/17) - These states are the best, worst for raising children
Concord Monitor (06/14/17) - Republican budget negotiators finalize $11.7 billion budget
NHPR (06/09/17) - As Final Negotiations Begin, Here's Where Key N.H. Budget Issues Stand
NH Journal (06/06/17) - Alcohol Fund Becomes Latest Political Battle for N.H. Lawmakers During Budget Process
Concord Monitor (05/29/17) - Needle exchanges soon to be law but face limited resources
Foster's Daily Democrat (05/28/17) - NH moves closer to decriminalizing pot
Concord Monitor (05/26/17) - Advocates: Money doesn’t match rhetoric when it comes to Trump, opioids
WMUR (05/26/17) - Shaheen, Hassan discuss opposition to Trump budget in Concord
WMUR (05/25/17) - 'Keno-garten' amendment proposes new way to fund kindergarten
NH Journal (05/18/17) - Grandfamilies in New Hampshire and What They Have to Do With the Opioid Crisis
Keene Ledger Transcript (05/16/17) - Local and state officials discuss opioid crisis
NH1 (05/09/17) - Sununu and HHS Secy. Price teaming up to hear directly about NH's drug crisis war
Concord Monitor (05/09/17) - Shaheen and Hassan: Focus on fixing Affordable Care Act, don’t repeal
Concord Monitor (05/09/17) - Trump pledged to solve the opioid crisis, but is proposing to cut programs that combat it
(05/09/17) - New Futures report discussed live on air
Concord Monitor (05/08/17) - N.H. Loses Billions Each Year Due to Drugs and Alcohol
NH Charitable Foundation (05/08/17) - Economic Cost of Substance Misuse in N.H.: $2.36 Billion Annually
Union Leader (05/08/17) - Substance abuse report claims addiction has NH's economy on the nod
NHPR (05/08/17) - Report: Substance Misuse in N.H. Takes $2.3 Billion Toll on State's Economy
Senator Hassan (05/08/17) - Senator Hassan Statement on New Futures’ Report Detailing Economic Impact of Alcohol and Drug Misuse
Union Leader (05/07/17) - NH cost of drug, alcohol abuse: $2.36 billion
NH Journal (05/07/17) - House Approves Full-Day Kindergarten
Union Leader (04/11/17) - Bradley wants to put the criminal back in pot decriminalization
NHPR (04/24/17) - N.H. Continues To Make Millions Off Alcohol, But Spends Little To Curb Impact
NHPR (04/11/17) - N.H. Senate Weighs Whether to Loosen State's Marijuana Laws
Foster's Daily Democrat (04/05/17) - Rallying for Life Saving Treatment
Foster's Daily Democrat (04/05/17) - Alcohol Fund must be fully funded
Union Leader (03/25/17) - NH alcohol fund faces repeal effort
NH Journal (03/23/17) - House Finance Committee Takes Ax to Gov. Sununu’s Budget Proposal
Concord Monitor (03/ /17) - Editorial: A costly vice for the state
SAM, Smart Approaches to Marijuana Policies (3/17/17) - Marijuana Legalization Bill Defeated in New Hampshire
Union Leader (3/16/17) - NH Business Newsreel: BIA to host legislative forum in Concord
NHPR (02/28/17) - Will Stricter Penalties for Dealers Help Stem N.H.'s Drug Epidemic?
NHPR (02/17/17) - Loosening N.H.'s Marijuana Laws Gets Broad Support During House Hearing
NH Journal (02/15/17) - Dems. Criticize Sununu for Not Fully Funding Alcohol Fund, but Previous Dem. Govs. Also Didn’t Fully Fund It
Concord Monitor (02/12/17) - Sununu’s budget proposal includes funding boost for developmentally disabled
New York Times (02/10/17) - Addiction Treatment Grew Under Health Law. Now What?
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Seacoast Online (02/09/17) - Share concerns over possible repeal of ACA
NH Journal (02/08/17) - Advocates Say Fully Financing NH Alcohol Fund is Crucial To Stopping Opioid Crisis
NH Public Radio (02/08/17) - What to Watch For as New Hampshire's Budget Season Gets Underway
Union Leader (02/07/17) - Legislators urged to restore law that funded drug treatment programs
Concord Monitor (02/07/17) - Lawmakers add money to alcohol fund for substance abuse treatment
WMUR (02/07/17) - Advocates urge lawmakers to fully fund longstanding state commitment to alcohol, drug abuse prevention, treatment
Union Leader (02/07/17) - Needle exchange bill gets backing in Concord
NH Senate (02/07/17) - RELEASE: Senator Kahn Advocates Full Funding of State’s Alcohol Fund to Provide Critical Prevention and Treatment Resources
NHPR (02/02/17) - Loosening N.H.'s Marijuana Laws Gets Broad Support During House Hearing
Union Leader (02/02/17) - Bill to decriminalize pot has bipartisan support
Concord Monitor (02/01/17) - After 10 years, N.H. opposition to marijuana decriminalization fading away
Union Leader (01/25/17) - Expansion of medical marijuana program debated at State House