The Exchange

Under a court settlement, the state agreed to boost support for community-based services, with the aim of keeping people out of institutions like psychiatric hospitals. But the need for this kind of care has not abated, raising the question: Does the state need to re-think how it spends it mental health resources, to shore up both ends of the system?

Governor Chris Sununu returns from a trip to Washington bullish on block grants and President Trump. New Hampshire's all-democratic congressional delegation have different views of the President and his address to Congress. Here in New Hampshire, a North Country judge drops murder charges for Celina Cass's stepfather due to mental competency.

Enslaved to George Washington, Judge escaped to New Hampshire during Washington's presidency. She was relentlessly pursed by Washington, who sought to regain what he thought of as his property. Decades later, she revealed her story as one of the few early female fugitives. We sit down with the author of a new book on Judge's life.

In his book "Rogue Heroes" author Ben Macintyre describes the origins of Britain's notoriously secret special forces unit, the S.A.S. The inspiration for special forces around the world, the S.A.S. was originally made up of eccentric rogues and miscreants w ho did not fit into the ranks of the regular Army . Their motto "who dares wins" became the most famous military motto in Britain.

Our guest says most of us are pretty clueless about this - given all the misinformation on how our brains and bodies create our "feelings." In her new book, Lisa Feldman Barrett challenges long-held theories about emotions, debunked by modern neuroscience, but still shaping everything from health care to public safety. GUEST: Lisa Feldman Barrett - A University Distinguished Professor of Psychology at Northeastern University. She received an NIH Director's Pioneer Award for her groundbreaking

We preview President Trump's first federal budget proposal. We've learned to expect the unexpected from Trump; will that trend continue when he releases his budget in the next few weeks? We examine which campaign promises may become reality, look at where tax cuts may apply, and examine the prognosis for the ACA, entitlements and immigration.

Governor Sununu signs his first bill into law; it makes New Hampshire the 11th state to allow gun owners to carry concealed without a permit. A bill to extend civil rights protections to people who are transgender wins the backing of a house committee. And former St. Paul's student Owen Labrie is back in court seeking a new trial.

New Hampshire's Community College system is made up of seven schools around the state. We check in with Chancellor Ross Gittell about the role the system plays in workf orce development; Governor Chris Sununu increased money for the community college system in his budget proposal. T he boost comes after years of frustration among staff about how the system is being run.

Transportation infrastructure is a perennial issue in the Granite State: from aging bridges to annoying potholes to highways and byways in need of repair. Now, Governor Sununu's budget includes an Infrastructure Revitalization Fund that sends money to communities to address this. And President Trump has promised a major effort as well.

New Hampshire lawmakers have been debating a number of gun- related bills this year, looking at where firearms should be permitted, who should be allowed to have them, and how they can be worn in public. We'll look at these proposals, the issues they raise - also who's behind them and who isn't.