The Exchange

In the first part of our 4-part series on K-12 education, we look at what role schools should play in helping students learn life skills for money management. Several states require financial literacy classes f or high school students, and Senator Hassan has co-sponsored federal legislation to support financial literacy classes in schools. We look at the role of schools in helping students learn to manage money: what skills do students need, and what are N.H. schools doing?

We discover why Vice President Mike Pence abruptly cancelled a recent trip to N.H. Former Republican House Speaker Bill O’Brien jumps into the U.S. Senate race, hoping to unseat Democratic Senator Jeanne Shaheen in 2020. And Governor Sununu sets a modern record for the number of gubernatorial vetoes in a single year. GUESTS: Kevin Landrigan -N.H. Statehouse reporter at the New Hampshire Union Leader. Dean Spiliotes - civic scholar in the School of Arts and Sciences at SNHU. Dan Tuohy - NHPR

Last week, the Supreme Court of New Hampshire delivered a unanimous "no" to the Northern Pass Project , a proposal to bring hydro-power from Canada through New Hampshire and onto the New England grid. The justices affirmed the Site Evaluation Committee's 2018 denial of the Eversource proposal, ruling the SEC had acted legally. Eversource had argued that the SEC did not properly consider all of the criteria presented to them in support of the project. For years, Northern Pass has met with fierce

Sy Montgomery, author of 28 books, including the recent How to Be a Good Creature: A Memoir in Thirteen Animals, and The Magnificent Migration: On Safari with Africa's Last Great Herds , talks about her work, her life, and the importance of learning from animals. Montgomery recently appeared at the New England Aquarium to talk about How to Be a Good Creature. You can watch a video of that talk here .

In the three weeks since Governor Sununu vetoed a $13 billion state budget passed by Democrats in the Legislature, the state has been operating on a three-month "continuing resolution" and political leaders have gone back and forth between pointing fingers and signaling progress on reaching agreement, as negotiations and meetings have continued. Governor Sununu recently met privately with municipal leaders who have expressed concern over the veto's impact on essential programs and services. We

The governor signs a bill into law to protect New Hampshire children from discrimination at school. He also signed into law a bill requiring public schools to provide tampons or pads in all gender neutral and female restrooms. We discuss the controversy in Newington over Pride Month lawn signs. And the Supreme Court releases its decision on the Northern Pass appeal of the denial of its $1.6 billion high-transmission power line project. GUESTS: Howard Altschiller - Executive Editor of the

New Hampshire has a rich history, and many unique museums around the state that highlight historic homes, authors, art, science, and unique collections. We talk about the role of these museums in their communities, and the challenges, and joys, of running a small, local museum. Look below for a map of museums around the state.

Fifty years ago, the Apollo 11 team travelled farther than humans had ever been before, using technology less sophisticated than the average smartphone. Our Sky Crew recalls the launch of Apollo 11, and some of N.H.'s connections to the Apollo voyage in the summer of 1969. They also consider NASA missions today, including efforts to return humans to the Moon and Mars. GUESTS: Mal Cameron - former astronomy and space educator at the McAuliffe Shepard Discovery Center and coordinator of its NASA

New restrictions on PFAS and what that means for Granite State communities. These chemicals have been found in public water supplies around the state. Used for decades in such products as Teflon and Gortex, they've been linked to serious health problems, spurring communities to take action, including lawsuits. Now, after intense pressure from community activists, New Hampshire officials have proposed some of the lowest PFAS limits in the country. We'll find out what's in store now, in terms of

Video game technology and design has seen explosive development and innovation over the last decade. We look at how game design impacts our brains, how it has changed our relationships and perceptions, and how we study these impacts.