The Exchange

Two documentaries, Intelligent Lives , and a companion film about New Hampshire native Garrett Shows (forthcoming in the fall), challenge our perception of people with intellectual disabilities, which resulted in systemic segregation and limited them from participating fully in school, work and society. We talk with those who created these films, and those whose stories, struggles and triumphs are portrayed.

For the first time since 2000, state lawmakers are sending a bill repealing the death penalty to the governor's desk, despite his vow to veto it. We examine the arguments on both sides, recap the history of the death penalty in N.H., and look at how a repeal might affect the state's sole inmate on death row, Michael Addison. GUESTS: Kevin Avard - N.H. State Senator and prime sponsor of the bill (SB593) to repeal the death penalty; he's been in the Senate representing District 12 since 2015.

After several cases revealed animals found in squalid conditions in recent years, the state legislature set about tightening laws. However, the Senate and House have come up with vastly different versions. We'll hear the arguments behind each, and whether there's room for compromise.

As the school year winds down, many parents are having to "wind up," making plans to care for, and entertain, their children during the long weeks of vacation. We talk with two Granite State parents, who write about parenting, about navigating the sometimes steep price of summer.

We take a break from our Race for the 1st series to look at the candidates for Congressional District 2. Annie Kuster (D), the incumbent, will be challenged by Steve Negron, a State Representative from Nashua, VA whistleblower and physician Dr. Stewart Levenson of Hopkinton, and Captain Lynne Blankenbeker, who recently retired from a career as a military nurse and lives in Concord. Political reporter Paul Steinhauser joins us to discuss the race.

Statehouse lawmakers make decisions on a number of contentious issues, including Medicaid Expansion, education freedom accounts, voting eligibility, transgender rights, and marriage age. The House-passed version of an animal cruelty bill conflicts with the Senate version - compromise is necessary, but is it likely? And two more candidates enter the crowded race for Congress in the first congressional district.

A recent book by Benn Steil re-examines this massive effort to revive post-World War II Europe and thwart the influence of the Soviet Union, seen as the next ideological threat on the world stage. The author explores how echoes of those struggles are heard in today's debates, including how best to handle Russia.

New Hampshire has high electricity rates, a major nuclear power plant, and has been in a years-long battle over hydropower development. How do these factors impact energy policy in the Granite State? We look at the state's newly updated energy plan, which prioritizes lowering rates, and has less to say about mass transit and renewable energy.

" Ninety Percent Mental " - that's what Yogi Berra said about baseball, and it's also the title of former Major League pitcher Bob Tewksbury's new book. After years in "the show" Tewksbury is now part of the growing trend in baseball focusing on psychological strategies to maximize performance. Yogi Berra's quote continued with "the other half is physical" and Tewksbury will also reminisce about some of the game-changing characters from his time on the mound.

The New Hampshire legislature approves a bill to repeal the state’s death penalty, sending the measure to the governor despite his vow to veto it. A bill re-defining “domicile” for voting purposes is headed for an up or down vote in the Senate. Debates on Family Medical Leave and school choice may be over...for now. And four state employees unions may finally have a contract. All these stories and more on the Weekly NH News Roundup.