New Hampshire
Shaheen suggests voters could punish Democrats if N.H. loses its first-in-the-nation primary
With a possible calendar shakeup looming, New Hampshire Democrats are attempting to persuade their nationwide counterparts that the state deserves to carry onto its first-in-the-nation presidential major — partially by suggesting that voters might punish the occasion if it loses the cherished spot.
Forward of the 2024 election cycle, the Democratic Nationwide Committee is requiring states and territories to formally apply for an early spot within the occasion’s nominating calendar. As reported by NPR, the DNC is predicted to situation a proposal for what that calendar will seem like subsequent month and maintain a vote on it in August.
This week, delegations from states — together with New Hampshire — traveled to Washington, D.C., to make their pitch to the DNC’s Guidelines and Bylaws Committee.
Hearken to an earlier NHPR interview with Joanne Dowdell, New Hampshire’s Guidelines and Bylaws Committee Consultant.
New Hampshire officers talked up the state’s dedication to grassroots politics and its rising variety. However Sen. Jeanne Shaheen additionally instructed Democrats might pay a value on the polls if the nationwide occasion strips the Granite State of its first-in-the-nation standing.
“Sadly, not too long ago, the Republican Social gathering has introduced that they plan to maintain their occasion’s presidential choice calendar unchanged,” Shaheen stated. “I say unlucky as a result of, consequently, we’re seeing a rising narrative that blames Democrats for jeopardizing New Hampshire’s first-in-the-nation standing.”
Given the aggressive electoral setting for native Democrats, Shaheen added, “I concern stripping New Hampshire of its lengthy held place may very well be consequential.”
DNC members peppered Shaheen and different New Hampshire Democrats concerning the potential influence of recent voting restrictions handed by state Republicans, and a altering of the guard on the Secretary of State’s workplace, which has traditionally performed a big position in sustaining the state’s major place. Additionally they requested what occasion leaders are doing to speak with the state’s rising Latino inhabitants.
Maria Cardona, a DNC member from Washington, D.C., expressed skepticism towards the concept the advantages provided by New Hampshire’s model of presidential campaigning could be misplaced if its spot on the calendar had been to alter.
“To me, it doesn’t seem to be, if one or two different states that characterize — higher characterize — the variety of this nation go earlier than them, that form of retail politicking, I don’t know why that may change in the event that they don’t go first,” she stated.
For extra, try NHPR’s Stranglehold podcast, which explored the affect of the New Hampshire major and previous efforts to guard its standing.
New Hampshire
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New Hampshire State Police responded to a crash Friday evening on Interstate 95 northbound in Portsmouth.
The crash happened near Exit 5 and closed the highway in the northbound direction, but police said around 7:45 p.m. that one lane had reopened.
Authorities did not have any word on injuries.
Drivers are being asked to avoid the area if possible. Delays and detours are expected.
No further details were immediately available.
CONTACT:
Heidi Holman, NH Fish and Game: 603-271-2461
Haley Andreozzi, UNH Cooperative Extension: (603) 862-5327
January 10, 2025
Concord, NH — Butterflies serve as important biodiversity indicators for ecosystem health and provide food for many speciess, such as migrating birds. There are more than 100 typess of butterflies in New Hampshire, but data on their presence and distribution is limited. With butterflies using forests, fields, wetlands, and backyards all over the state, volunteer observations are critical to providing a landscape view of these species.
A five-part online training series hosted by the NH Butterfly Monitoring Network will provide information on butterflies in New Hampshire, butterfly biology and identification, and how to get involved with the Network. The NH Butterfly Monitoring Network is a collaborative effort with a goal of engaging volunteers in counting and identifying butterflies across New Hampshire. Data collected by volunteers can contribute to the understanding of long-term trends in butterfly populations and inform conservation actions for both common and declining species.
Webinars in the series will include:
February 12, 6:30–7:30 p.m.: Intro to New Hampshire Butterflies
Mark Ellingwood, Wildlife Biologist and Volunteer with the Harris Center for Conservation Education
February 26, 6:30–7:30 p.m.: Wetland Butterflies of New Hampshire
Rick Van de Poll, Ecologist and Certified Wetland Scientist
March 12, 6:30–7:30 p.m.: Butterflying New Hampshire’s Woodlands
Levi Burford, Coordinator of the Errol Butterfly Count
March 26, 6:30–7:30 p.m.: Identifying New Hampshire’s Grassland Butterflies
Amy Highstrom, Coordinator of the Lake Sunapee Butterfly Count, and Vanessa Johnson, NH Audubon
April 9, 6:30–7:30 p.m.: Become a Volunteer Guide with NH Butterfly Monitoring Network
Haley Andreozzi, UNH Extension
All butterfly enthusiasts are welcome, with or without prior experience. For more information and to register for the session(s) you are interested in, visit nhbutterflies.org.
The NH Butterfly Monitoring Network is led by the NH Fish and Game Department and UNH Cooperative Extension with collaboration from partners statewide, including NH Audubon, Tin Mountain Conservation Center, the Harris Center for Conservation Education, and Ausbon Sargent Land Preservation Trust.
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