The Exchange

We follow up on the Concord Monitor’s series, Fighting Back: Confronting Domestic Violence In New Hampshire , by looking at what a person needs when they leave an abusive relationship. such as emotional, legal, and financial support, and what barriers might stand in their way. We also discuss what our state is doing well, and where it can improve, in its approach to intimate partner violence.

After news that New Hampshire had over $10 million in unspent federal funds for special education over the last ten years, we take a look at the dynamic balance of allocating resources for special education in the state, including changing student needs, workforce shortages, and the challenge of predicting and adapting to the ever-evolving student population within a school and within a district. We also look at why special education programs can vary widely with regards to resources across the

For Presidents Day, we re-broadcast our earlier conversation with the author of a new biography about Eliza Hamilton, and discover she was more than just Founding Father Alexander Hamilton’s devoted wife. The biography, "Eliza Hamilton: The Extraordinary Life and Times of the Wife of Alexander Hamilton," follows Eliza Hamilton through her early years, to the ups and downs of her married life and the aftermath of Alexander’s tragic death, to her involvement in many projects that cemented her

This Valentine's Day, we asked: Why do you love New Hampshire? And your responses—your "love notes" to the Granite State—poured steadily into our submissions dashboard . Here are a few of the early ones (scroll down for more): Some people express their love in words, or song! For our audio love notes, listen here There's so many reasons to love our Granite State, like our beautiful woods... New Hampshire is the second-most forested state in the country. We all have the moon but we like to think

We focus on the state budget following Governor Chris Sununu's budget address on Thursday, Feb. 14. We provide some context for the state's priorities and examine what new efforts the governor is highlighting. We also take a look at what was not covered in the budget address. The democratically-controlled legislature will now begin a months-long process of debate and negotiation over some $13 billion worth of spending over two years.

As part of NHPR's Crossroad: The N.H. Opioid Reporting Project , The Exchange went on the road on February 7, 2019 to the Nashua Public Library for a live discussion on how the city is taking a multi-pronged approach to tackle the opioid crisis. This discussion was recorded at the Nashua Public Library on February 7th, and an edited version of the conversation airs on Thursday, February 14th at 9 a.m. and again at 7 p.m. The conversation is also available below. Click here to find the full,

Vaccination safeguards both personal and community health. But a recent outbreak of the measles in Washington state is revealing the necessity for high vaccination rates. Every state allows medical exemptions and many allow religious exemptions. But Washington state, along with about 20 other states, allows for a philosophical exemption for families who disagree with the mandate to vaccinate. New Hampshire allows no such exemption — and the Granite State boasts one of the highest vaccination

The marijuana legalization debate returns to the Granite State. Advocates have been trying to legalize pot here for years, and this session, lawmakers are again taking up the issue. On Tuesday, we examine the arguments. Advocates say legalization could lead to a decline in the use of more dangerous drugs. But opponents warn of unintended consequences, including the impact on babies born to mothers who consume cannabis while pregnant. We'll also examine the broader context, as New Hampshire's

Streaming services like Netflix have already established themselves as content curators, and in the last few years, they increasingly make their own original content. How are streaming services impacting the way we watch movies, and how movies get made? We also look at what makes this year's Academy Awards season, and the last year of film, unique.

A bill to legalize recreational marijuana gets a hearing in Concord. A seemingly routine request for a pay raise at the Executive Council became a tense discussion of the financial management of the state's Liquor Commission. And Dover school officials stand by their decision to NOT fire a teacher at the center of a controversy over racist song lyrics.