Campus carry, kratom, and classroom clinics: the graveyard of Republican bills killed by Republicans
Shortly after the New Hampshire Senate moved to water down the House’s “campus carry” bill that would allow college students to carry firearms, Rep. Sam Farrington, the bill’s sponsor, declared the fight wasn’t over. “We still have some time to work this out,” Farrington, a Rochester Republican, wrote on social media earlier this month, vowing […]
The New Hampshire Senate again shot down an annual effort to change the process by which New Hampshire families can get religious exemptions for vaccine requirements. State law requires children be vaccinated against polio, tetanus, hepatitis B, mumps, pertussis, rubella, rubeola, varicella, diphtheria, and haemophilus influenzae type B before entering school or childcare. However, there […]
The New Hampshire Senate voted Thursday not to eliminate the state’s hepatitis B requirement — the latest setback for the State House’s Republican anti-vaccine contingent. Instead, senators sent House Bill 1719, sponsored by Republican Rep. Kelley Potenza, to interim study, a maneuver that sidelines the bill until at least next year. HB 1719 was one […]
When 10 Northeastern U.S. states came together in September to announce a new public health collaborative amid turmoil within federal health agencies, New Hampshire was the only state in the region not included. However, behind closed doors, New Hampshire was directly involved in the group from an early stage and continues to be involved today, […]
The New Hampshire House of Representatives is considering a bill that would exempt some pets from booster shots intended to protect against rabies, but state veterinarians said the proposal was not founded on solid data. Rep. Keith Ammon, a New Boston Republican, is the prime sponsor of House Bill 1488, which would allow pet owners […]
The New Hampshire House of Representatives rejected a proposal Thursday to end all vaccine mandates in the state. “New Hampshire has the lowest vaccination rate for measles in New England,” Rep. Jessica LaMontagne, a Dover Democrat, said in a floor speech before the vote. “Do you want to be the legislature that ushers in the […]
After pushback, the agency reversed course and agreed to review Moderna’s application after all.
The move signals an escalation in the agency’s efforts to interfere with established procedures for testing and approving vaccines.
A contingent of vaccine skeptics in the New Hampshire House of Representatives has again brought a slate of vaccine-related legislation to the State House in 2026. Some proposals go further than others. House Bill 1811 seeks to eliminate nearly all vaccine requirements in New Hampshire outright, while House Bill 1719 targets just the hepatitis B […]