The Exchange

Catch up on this week's stop N.H. stories: The New Hampshire House and Senate pass an $11.7 billion budget. Despite a Republican majority, GOP leaders had to work hard to pass this spending plan, but it's now on its way to the Governor's desk. Another fraught issue for both sides of the aisle: a bill funding full-day kindergarten. And more than 80 Great Dane dogs were rescued from a puppy mill operating out of a mansion in Wolfeboro.

The start of summer marks the one-hundred deadliest days of driving for teenagers, but young drivers aren't the only high risk people hitting the streets. It's been two years since the Hands-Free driving law went into effect in New Hampshire, but how much has it improved the safety of our roads? Do we need to go further?

It's been a long time coming, but it's finally summer in New Hampshire! If that means kicking back with a good book, we have some recommendations to share with you. From political memoirs to historical novels and nonfiction, there's something for everyone, including the latest from favorite authors Michael Crichton, John Grisham, and Neil Gaiman.

President Trump's decision to withdraw from the Paris climate agreement set off protests nationwide - with some Governors, cities, and businesses, signing on to their own pledges. But how much does Paris really matter - to what's already happening in New Hampshire? We'll sort out the politics from the policy.

We take a dive into New Hampshire's lakes. It's hard to overstate the importance of the state's lakes and ponds -- for recreation, tourism, the environment. But with several water bodies already posted for cyanobacteria, we look at policies and practices aimed at keeping lakes healthy -- and why they aren't always followed.

N.H. House and Senate negotiators reach a deal on the $11.7 billion budget this week but the spending plan is facing pushback from both sides of the aisle ahead of next week's full vote. At a hearing on the Northern Pass project, opponents show up in force. And bears continue to make news in the Granite State.

We get the latest on N.H. tick populations, health precautions, and research. 2017 is predicted to be a banner year for ticks - meaning more risk for all of us, from Lyme and other tick-borne diseases. How concerned should we be about Powassan virus ? There is no vaccine for Lyme disease, but biodiversity can help thwart it. And we'll find out about a promising treatment being developed for Lyme. This show was originally broadcast on May 22, 2017.

The organ donation system is complex, and often misunderstood - with a waiting list that is long, and constantly shifting. But living donations, high-risk donors, and new scientific developments in tissue growth are making new strides in addressing the need.

One hundred years ago, President Wilson signed the Selective Service Act, as the nation joined World War One. Since then, the Act has been rewritten many times. Today, we have a volunteer military but all young men must still register. We looked at the history of conscription, and current debate over reviving the draft.

Smartphones, e-readers, and other internet-based content, like Twitter and Facebook, are changing how and what teenagers read. And despite the image of adolescents with their faces in their phones, it turns out young adult fiction is among the most successful types of books on the market.