Category: Action Alerts

  • Meeting Follow up, recording and ACTIONS to take! Links from the May 14, 2026 Meeting Open Democracy – Resources *Scroll past the sad face about absentee ballot to see voter information Get Involved! Stay in the Know!

  • Opposing Hateful and Dangerous Bills Good Evening Friends: The Legislative Session is quickly coming to an end and as we expected the NH-GOP has loaded a significant number of dangerous bills into the final sessions. On Thursday May 14th, both the House and Senate will be in session. The bills on the table include the…

  • WHATEVER HAPPENED TO LOCAL CONTROL? Most of the education-related bills that will be considered in the House and Senate this week have a common theme. As they constantly downshift costs to local communities, Republican/Free State leaders are working hard to “upshift” control over them. These lawmakers want to mandate what teachers can and can’t say in class and demand…

  • Why are Executive Councilors  Blocking Federal Funding for Childcare in New Hampshire? The New Hampshire Executive Council voted to delay/deny $1.2 million in 100% federally funded child care support tied to the Department of Health and Human Services’ contract amendment with Pyramid Model Consortium. This funding would strengthen Granite Steps for Quality (NH’s child care…

  • LEGISLATIVE UPDATE Both the House and Senate have completed committee work on all bills filled this session. This Thursday, May 14th, both chambers will meet to vote on all remaining committee recommendations. We encourage you to contact you state senator and representative(s) ahead of Thursday’s session on the bills listed in the section below (House…

  • OPPOSE HB 1793 OPPOSE HB 1793 so-called CAMPUS CARRY bill in all its forms, original or as amended. HB 1793 Campus Carry Proposal Recommended for Study Committee From our friends at the GunSense NH and the NH Gun Violence Prevention Coalition: HB 1793 began as a bill that would prohibit any public institution of higher education from…

  • NH House and Senate in Session Thursday, May 14, 8 – 10 AM State House The is the final day for both chambers to take up any bill that has not yet had a full floor vote. Both the House and Senate calendars are packed full of priority bills demanding our attention. Please join us…

  • Trump and Nuclear Weapons With no end in sight for the American-Israeli war against Iran, our president has become more desperate in his rhetoric and more confused about his strategic goals. A frightening possibility is that President Trump or Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu will use a nuclear weapon against the Iranian people. In order to…

  • 5:00PM to 7:00PM City Hall Plaza, Manchester NH Please join Nickenley’s family and friends at the May Manchester Mayor and Board of Alderman meeting as they seek answers to questions surrounding this young man’s tragic death. Please read more here: AFSC NH: When State Violence Goes Unanswered By Ophelia Burnett, John Lindsay-Poland

  • LEGISLATIVE UPDATE The action is now shifting to full House and Senate floor sessions, where both chambers will take up all remaining bills ahead of the May 14 deadline. Both the House and Senate will be in session this Thursday, May 7, and House Speaker Packard has asked House members to also hold two days…