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Andru Volinsky
Andru H. Volinsky (born March 13, 1956) is an American politician, attorney, and social justice advocate who served as a member of the Executive Council of New Hampshire from the 2nd district from 2017 to 2021. As an attorney, Volinsky served as lead counsel in the landmark decisions in ''Claremont School District v. Governor of New Hampshire'', in which the New Hampshire Supreme Court recognized a constitutional right to a public education (1993) and held New Hampshire's school funding system unconstitutional (1995). Early life and education Volinsky was born in New York City and grew up in Levittown, Pennsylvania, graduating from Woodrow Wilson High School in 1973. His father worked as a mechanic and maintenance man and his mother was a homemaker who raised four children. Volinsky earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in psychology from the University of Miami, which he attended on scholarship, graduating magna cum laude in 1976. He then earned a Juris Doctor from the George Wash ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Executive Council Of New Hampshire
The Executive Council of the State of New Hampshire (commonly known as the Governor's Council) is the executive body of the U.S. state of New Hampshire. The Executive Council advises the Governor on all matters and provides a check on the governor's power. While the governor retains the right to veto legislation passed by the New Hampshire General Court, and commands the New Hampshire National Guard, the council has veto power over pardons, contracts with a value greater than $10,000, and nominations. The Executive Council Chambers have been located in the New Hampshire State House since the chambers were added to the capitol in 1909. Construction The Executive Council is made up of five councilors elected for two-year terms by their respective districts. The General Court divides the state into five districts by population, as needed for the public good, with each district containing approximately 267,000 residents. The governor has the sole power and authority to convene meeti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dan Feltes
Dan Feltes (born March 23, 1979) is an American lawyer, a member of the Democratic Party, and represented the 15th district of the New Hampshire Senate from 2014 until 2020. Feltes was chair of the Senate Ways & Means committee and was vice chair of the Finance, Energy & Natural Resources, and Rules & Enrolled Bills committees. At the age of 39, Feltes became the youngest Majority Leader in the history of the New Hampshire Senate. Feltes and his wife, Erin, are both natives of Iowa, and they moved back to Iowa in the fall of 2021 after Erin accepted a job at the University of Iowa. Early life and career Feltes grew up in Dubuque, Iowa. He earned his undergraduate degree from the University of Northern Iowa, a J.D. degree from the University of Iowa College of Law and a Master of Public Policy degree from Georgetown University. Dan grew up in a working-class family, with his father working in a furniture factory for his entire adult life and his mother working part-time jobs ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
New Hampshire Public Radio
New Hampshire Public Radio (NHPR) is the National Public Radio member network serving the state of New Hampshire. NHPR is based in Concord and operates eight transmitters and six translators covering nearly the whole state, as well as portions of Massachusetts, Vermont and Maine. The network airs NPR news and talk shows on weekdays and a mix of cultural and music programs on weekends. NHPR's news staff of 21 is one of the largest in the state and is the only statewide source of radio news. History and listenership NHPR's original station, WEVO, signed on from Concord on August 4, 1981. It was originally known as "Granite State Public Radio," after New Hampshire's state nickname. Prior to its sign-on, New Hampshire was one of the few states in New England without a clear signal from an NPR station. WEVO had 500 members at its start. Over several years the station grew in size. In 1991, the newly renamed NHPR began broadcasting 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Between 1992 and 20 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
New Hampshire Secretary Of State
The Secretary of State of New Hampshire is a constitutional officer in the U.S. state of New Hampshire and serves as the exclusive head of the New Hampshire Department of State. The Secretary is third in line for succession as acting Governor of New Hampshire, following the state's President of the Senate and Speaker of the House. The Secretary oversees all state elections, including certifying the results, and keeps the official records of the state. The Secretary is, by statute, the only person who can authorize use of the State Seal. The Secretary is elected biannually by the New Hampshire General Court (state legislature), as prescribed in the Constitution of New Hampshire as adopted in 1784. The position itself dates to 1680, when the Province of New Hampshire was under British rule. List of officeholders See also * List of official business registers This is a list of official business registers around the world. There are many types of official business regist ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Deerfield, New Hampshire
Deerfield is a town in Rockingham County, New Hampshire, United States. The population was 4,855 at the 2020 census, up from 4,280 at the 2010 census. Deerfield is the location of the annual Deerfield Fair. History Deerfield was originally part of Nottingham. In 1756, residents petitioned for organization of a separate parish, but were denied. In 1765, while a second petition was pending, two local hunters presented colonial governor Benning Wentworth with a deer. Permission was granted, and "Deerfield" was incorporated in 1766. The incorporation act for Deerfield was signed by three members of the Leavitt family, including Capt. Samuel Leavitt who later was one of the town's first selectmen. Leavitts Hill in Deerfield was named for the family, who had first settled in nearby Exeter. "Deerfield Parade", a hilltop district first settled about 1740, was located on the early postal route between Concord and Portsmouth. Here, the militia of the Revolutionary and Civil wars traine ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stewartstown, New Hampshire
Stewartstown is a town in Coös County, New Hampshire, United States. The population was 813 at the 2020 census, down from 1,004 at the 2010 census. It includes the village of West Stewartstown and is part of the Berlin, NH– VT Micropolitan Statistical Area. History Stewartstown was granted in 1770 and incorporated in 1795. Originally named "Stuart" after Sir John Stuart, 3rd Earl of Bute, it was incorporated as "Stewartstown" after the Revolutionary War, following the original Scottish spelling of the name. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of , of which are land and are water, comprising 1.30% of the town. The highest point is the summit of Sugar Hill, at above sea level, near the town's southeastern corner. The 45th parallel north passes through the town. The primary settlement in the town is the village of West Stewartstown on U.S. Route 3 along the Connecticut River, opposite the town of Canaan, Vermont. Stewar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eversource Energy
Eversource Energy is a publicly traded, Fortune 500 energy company headquartered in Hartford, Connecticut, and Boston, Massachusetts, with several regulated subsidiaries offering retail electricity, natural gas service and water service to approximately 4 million customers in Connecticut, Massachusetts, and New Hampshire. Following its 2012 merger with Boston-based NSTAR, Northeast Utilities had more than 4,270 circuit miles of electric transmission lines, 72,000 pole miles of distribution lines, and 6,459 miles of natural gas pipeline in New England. On February 2, 2015, the company and all its subsidiaries rebranded themselves as "Eversource Energy". The stock symbol changed on February 19, 2015, from "NU" to "ES". Corporate structure Before its rebranding, the company operated six main subsidiaries: Connecticut Light and Power (CL&P), Public Service Company of New Hampshire (PSNH), Western Massachusetts Electric Company (WMECO), Yankee Gas Services Company (Yankee Gas), ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Washington Post
''The Washington Post'' (also known as the ''Post'' and, informally, ''WaPo'') is an American daily newspaper published in Washington, D.C. It is the most widely circulated newspaper within the Washington metropolitan area and has a large national audience. Daily broadsheet editions are printed for D.C., Maryland, and Virginia. The ''Post'' was founded in 1877. In its early years, it went through several owners and struggled both financially and editorially. Financier Eugene Meyer purchased it out of bankruptcy in 1933 and revived its health and reputation, work continued by his successors Katharine and Phil Graham (Meyer's daughter and son-in-law), who bought out several rival publications. The ''Post'' 1971 printing of the Pentagon Papers helped spur opposition to the Vietnam War. Subsequently, in the best-known episode in the newspaper's history, reporters Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein led the American press's investigation into what became known as the Watergate scandal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Death Penalty In New Hampshire
Capital punishment was a legal penalty in the U.S. state of New Hampshire for persons convicted of capital murder prior to 30 May 2019. On 30 May 2019, the New Hampshire Senate voted 16–8 to override Governor Chris Sununu's veto of House Bill 455, which changed the punishment of capital murder from capital punishment to life in prison. Earlier, on April 26, the New Hampshire House of Representatives had voted 247–123 to override the veto. In both chambers, the measure to override the governor's veto passed by a single vote to secure the two thirds majority required. New Hampshire was the last state in New England to allow capital punishment by law, and is the 21st state to abolish capital punishment. The abolition of capital punishment does not affect Michael "Stix" Addison, who was sentenced to death in 2008 for the murder of Manchester police officer Michael L. Briggs. He is the only person on death row in New Hampshire; the new law does not apply retroactively to his case. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
United States Supreme Court
The Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) is the highest court in the federal judiciary of the United States. It has ultimate appellate jurisdiction over all U.S. federal court cases, and over state court cases that involve a point of federal law. It also has original jurisdiction over a narrow range of cases, specifically "all Cases affecting Ambassadors, other public Ministers and Consuls, and those in which a State shall be Party." The court holds the power of judicial review, the ability to invalidate a statute for violating a provision of the Constitution. It is also able to strike down presidential directives for violating either the Constitution or statutory law. However, it may act only within the context of a case in an area of law over which it has jurisdiction. The court may decide cases having political overtones, but has ruled that it does not have power to decide non-justiciable political questions. Established by Article Three of the United States C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Monadnock Ledger-Transcript
The ''Monadnock Ledger-Transcript'' is a twice-weekly newspaper based in Peterborough, New Hampshire, and covering the Monadnock Region. It was formed in September 2006, when the 50-year-old ''Monadnock Ledger'' bought the 150-year-old ''Peterborough Transcript''. Both newspapers had published once a week. As of 2021, the ''Ledger-Transcript'' publishes print editions two days a week with a continuously updated website. It is owned by Newspapers of New England, Inc., a privately owned publisher of nine daily and weekly newspapers in Massachusetts and New Hampshire. In 2010, the ''Monadnock Ledger-Transcript'' was named the Newspaper of the Year by the New England Press Association. Peterborough Transcript The ''Peterborough Transcript'' was founded in 1849, and remained the only local weekly newspaper in Peterborough for more than a century. It was owned by the Cummings family from 1900 until September 2006, when it was bought by the competing ''Monadnock Ledger'', and became ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
