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Boston Globe
6 days ago
- Politics
- Boston Globe
Trump administration cuts threaten vocational training program in N.H.
'It was my main plan because it was affordable,' said 17-year-old Martin-Bennitt of Manchester, who was hoping to study electrical technology. 'Hands-on training is one of the fastest ways I can start working and building a better future for me and my family.' On May 29, the Get N.H. Morning Report A weekday newsletter delivering the N.H. news you need to know right to your inbox. Enter Email Sign Up 'Job Corps was created to help young adults build a pathway to a better life through education, training, and community,' said Labor Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer. 'However, a startling number of serious incident reports and our in-depth fiscal analysis reveal the program is no longer achieving the intended outcomes that students deserve.' Advertisement A handful of companies that operate these centers then filed a lawsuit in New York in early June to Advertisement Isaiah Martino, 22, is a recent graduate of the Jobs Corps program in Manchester, and he said the program helped him turn his life around. Amanda Gokee/Globe Staff The program provides free vocational training for low-income students between 16 and 24 years old, in addition to Education advocates in New Hampshire said the 'pause' would effectively eliminate the program in the Granite State. New enrollment in the New Hampshire program has been halted since March, when the administration stopped allowing the Job Corps site to conduct required background checks, according to Tina Philibotte, a former teacher and education advocate. On Monday, Republican Executive Councilor John Stephen was among those who spoke in support of the program, which he called a vital community resource. He said the program's closure could leave 250 students in a difficult position, without developing necessary skills, and even put some at risk of homelessness. Stephen, who campaigned as a 'The state of New Hampshire needs to put all its resources together to make sure we help these youth every single step of the way,' he said. Nationally, Job Corps has been operating for more than 50 years and is the largest nationwide residential career training program in the country, according to the Isaiah Martino, 22, is a recent graduate of the Jobs Corps program in Manchester, and he said the program helped him turn his life around. Advertisement 'Just two years ago, I was an unemployed high school drop out,' he said. Martino said he hit rock bottom after he was evicted from his apartment and resorted to sleeping on his parents' couch. He said, at first, Job Corps was a way to get out of their hair, but with time, it became more than that. 'I now have my high school diploma, driver's license. I am a certified kitchen cook. I have a stable job, an apartment, and a car,' he said. 'Before going to Job Corps these are things I never imagined I would achieve.' He said he's troubled to think that his friends who were close to graduating from the program might not have the same chance that he did. 'It's upsetting that they won't get that opportunity,' he said. Amanda Gokee can be reached at
Boston Globe
09-06-2025
- Politics
- Boston Globe
N.H. tourism office deletes post, webpage of Pride-related events after Republican complaint
Advertisement Maidment tagged Get N.H. Morning Report A weekday newsletter delivering the N.H. news you need to know right to your inbox. Enter Email Sign Up 'It's the low level bureaucrats that are drowning us,' he Update - it's been deleted. — Chris Maidment (@ChrisMaidmentNH) Along with the social media post, the VisitNH Advertisement Caswell and a division spokesperson did not directly answer questions from the Globe about who decided to delete the Pride-related content, why they made that decision, and what policies govern their editorial decision-making regarding which events to feature. 'We regularly promote events throughout New Hampshire, and the webpage you mentioned is active,' division spokesperson Kris Neilsen said in an email Sunday, after the webpage was restored. It's not entirely clear why the complaint yielded such a prompt response, since VisitNH had made similar social media posts for Pride events in Caswell was first appointed in 2017 by Republican Governor Christopher T. Sununu. He was reappointed by Sununu in 2021 to a second four-year term. That term will expire Some other Sununu appointees have already been shown the exit on Ayotte's watch. The governor announced that Education Commissioner Frank Edelblut The deletion of this Pride-themed content also comes at a crucial stage in the budget process, as state lawmakers finalize their spending plan for the next two fiscal years. Although the House and Senate have Advertisement That ideological lens has been applied to individual line items. In advocating deep cuts in funding to the University System of New Hampshire, some have argued the reductions are appropriate to curb left-leaning ' At least one lawmaker drew a direct connection between the budgeting process and the Pride-themed post from VisitNH. 'This is why we tried to strip away their funding,' Republican Representative James Spillane of Deerfield wrote Spillane called on Ayotte to 'get the department under control' or face legislative intervention. The New Hampshire House and Senate are likely to form a committee of conference this week to reconcile the differences between their versions of the budget, with a June 26 deadline to act on the committee's compromise. Steven Porter can be reached at
Boston Globe
29-05-2025
- Business
- Boston Globe
How proposed federal SNAP cuts would harm New Hampshire
Advertisement Right now, the federal government pays for 100 percent of the state's Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits, formerly known as 'food stamps' – $154 million in fiscal year 2024, according to the Get N.H. Morning Report A weekday newsletter delivering the N.H. news you need to know right to your inbox. Enter Email Sign Up People with low income who are eligible get a benefits card, and they can use money loaded onto the card toward the cost of groceries each month. The bill would require states to pay 5 percent to 25 percent of those benefits, and states that made more errors, such as overpayments or underpayments, would have to pay a higher percentage. Advertisement In 2023, New Hampshire's error rate was 12.53, according to the But Laura Milliken, executive director at New Hampshire Hunger Solutions, said it's very unlikely New Hampshire would be able to come up with that kind of money. 'There's no question that there would be cuts,' she said. Milliken's organization estimates that tens of thousands of Granite Staters would lose access to SNAP if the federal proposal is approved. The federal spending bill would also require states to pay 75 percent of the administrative costs of SNAP, up from 50 percent. In 2023, the overall cost of administering SNAP in New Hampshire was $22 million, according to the 'It's just so disturbing at a time when the cost of living is squeezing us all,' Milliken said of the proposed federal cuts. 'SNAP has been our country's first line of defense against hunger for 60 years. We should be strengthening those programs, not taking them away.' This article first appeared in Globe NH | Morning Report, our free newsletter focused on the news you need to know about New Hampshire, including great coverage from the Boston Globe and links to interesting articles from other places. If you'd like to receive it via e-mail Monday through Friday, Amanda Gokee can be reached at
Boston Globe
28-05-2025
- Politics
- Boston Globe
Stefany Shaheen, daughter of retiring US senator, launches congressional campaign in New Hampshire
Shaheen co-founded Get N.H. Morning Report A weekday newsletter delivering the N.H. news you need to know right to your inbox. Enter Email Sign Up Shaheen is up against Advertisement Pappas went public with his decision after Senator Shaheen, 78, With the state primary still more than 15 months away, it's not yet clear which Republicans will enter these races. Advertisement New Hampshire's First Congressional District, which has historically flipped back and forth between the parties in recent decades, is viewed as one of New England's few battleground districts. Democrats are also eager to hang onto both the Senate seat, which Shaheen has held since 2009. Stefany Shaheen has notable ties to the Democratic establishment, not only via her mother but also her father, What's more, when she released a book in August 2015 about her daughter's health struggles, Stefany Shaheen included a prominent blurb from then-presidential-candidate Hillary Rodham Clinton. And when President Biden visited New Hampshire in March 2024, she joined her father in greeting him on the tarmac in Manchester. President Biden meets with William Shaheen and Stefany Shaheen after arriving at the airport in Manchester, N.H., in March 2024. Jessica Rinaldi/Globe Staff Maureen O'Toole, a regional press secretary for the National Republican Congressional Committee, released a statement Wednesday slamming the newly announced candidate as a beneficiary of nepotism who will align with her party. 'Nepo baby Stefany Shaheen is a DC elitist who is committed to the Democrats' radical agenda that makes life more expensive and less safe,' O'Toole said. 'Granite Staters will resoundingly reject her and her out of touch policies.' Steven Porter can be reached at
Boston Globe
19-05-2025
- Politics
- Boston Globe
N.H. corrections commissioner resigns, sparking celebration from probation supervisors
Hanks has been the subject of multiple Get N.H. Morning Report A weekday newsletter delivering the N.H. news you need to know right to your inbox. Enter Email Sign Up Governor Kelly A. Ayotte accepted Hanks' resignation on Monday and placed DOC Assistant Commissioner Paul D. Raymond Jr. on leave, according to a brief statement from Ayotte's office that didn't offer a rationale for the actions taken. Advertisement The statement said Ayotte will nominate John V. Scippa, director of the New Hampshire Police Standards and Training Council, at the next Executive Council meeting to serve as acting DOC commissioner for up to 90 days, as the search for Hanks' successor gets underway. The high-profile leadership transition comes at a sensitive time for the department, as Hanks had been warning state lawmakers that the next state budget, as currently drafted, would create an Advertisement Efforts to reach Hanks and Raymond for comment on Monday were unsuccessful. A spokesperson for the governor's office did not immediately provide additional information. Scippa did not immediately respond to a request for comment. Ragassa said his members would welcome Scippa 'with open arms.' Hanks began working for the New Hampshire DOC in 2003 as a social worker and climbed the ranks under Republican and Democratic governors, according to her Hanks was reappointed by Sununu in October 2021 to a second four-year term and reconfirmed by the five-member Executive Council, so her resignation now enables Ayotte to install a new DOC commissioner about six months earlier than otherwise would have been allowed. Hanks' resignation marks the highest-profile departure in New Hampshire government since Ayotte's inauguration in January. That said, the governor has announced she Raymond was nominated by Hanks in 2022 for the assistant commissioner post, appointed by Sununu, and confirmed by the Executive Council. Under Amanda Gokee can be reached at
