Department of Safety
The state's cops, firefighters, and building inspectors all fall under the umbrella of one big, vital government office: the Department of Safety. On ...
Civics 101: New Hampshire
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We love to talk about the federal government as much as anybody. But in a country of fifty unique states, some of the biggest, weirdest, sometimes brightest ideas happen in state governments. That’s why we’re going local. Civics 101: New Hampshire is a series exploring the government of our lovely, rambunctious home state. We get down to brass tacks with New Hampshire’s political insiders and try to decipher how local democracy actually works. www.civics101podcast.org/newhampshire/
Dot Gov
The online realm of government-run “.gov” websites is vast, confusing—and sometimes crucial to modern democracy. On this episode, we venture into that...
Borders and Boundaries
On this episode of Civics 101: New Hampshire, we're telling the stories behind New Hampshire's many borders, boundaries, and district lines. We talk w...
Executive Council
One of New Hampshire's most distinctive civic institutions is the Executive Council, an elected group of five people from across the state who vote to...
Counties
Some jobs are just too local for the state government to handle, but too large for a town to deal with, and that's where counties come in. On this epi...
The Citizen Legislature
New Hampshire's legislature is not run by professional politicians, it's run by regular people who volunteer their time to make laws. This week, we in...
The NH Supreme Court
At the top of New Hampshire's judicial branch, five justices comprise the state Supreme Court. They don't have as much power as the illustrious name w...
Crossover Day
Every bill has to visit both the New Hampshire House and the Senate before it can become state law, and the deadline when they must cross over from on...
Department of Agriculture
New Hampshire may not have a reputation for farmland the way Midwestern states do, but agriculture is a pillar of our identity. The executive departme...
Public Hearings
Before any bill can become law in New Hampshire, it has to withstand a dose of public scrutiny, in the form of a hearing to which absolutely everyone ...