Daily newspaper for Concord, the state capital of New Hampshire. It also covers surrounding towns in Merrimack, most of Belknap county, as well as portions of Grafton, Rockingham and Hillsborough counties.
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Letter to EditorLetter: Urge lawmakers to fully fund N.H. Legal Assistance
Jenn Alford-TeasterConcord Monitor (NH)
March 6, 2019
"When I read of Gov. Chris Sununu’s budget recommendation cutting $850,000 from NHLA’s requested state funding, I was completely shocked."
Letter to Editor
Letter: Survivors need all the resources they can get
Paula LesmerisesConcord Monitor (NH)
February 26, 2019
"I hope the Legislature will see fit to increase funding for both of these agencies because domestic violence victims need the both the vital, comprehensive services provided by crisis centers and the legal expertise offered by NHLA."
Editorial
Editorial: Voters, you have a say on spending
Concord Monitor (NH)February 24, 2019
[Governor Sununu's] budget increases funding to aid victims of domestic violence by 50 percent but mysteriously halves funding for New Hampshire Legal Assistance.
Op-Ed
We must give domestic violence survivors the legal aid they need
Erin JasinaConcord Monitor (NH)
February 10, 2019
The root causes of domestic violence are complex, and there is no single policy or program that can prevent it. But there is one critical step our state can take to improve the lives of survivors: We can ensure they have access to legal help, regardless of their ability to pay.
Feature
Fighting Back: ‘I had to get out or I wasn’t going to be alive for my kids’
Alyssa M. DandreaConcord Monitor (NH)
February 4, 2019
While the criminal justice system aims to provide safeguards and accountability, the majority of domestic violence incidents are never reported to police. Of the cases that do result in an arrest, more than half are dismissed in the courts.
News Story
Mobile game helps people act as their own lawyer so they don’t, for example, call the judge ‘dude’
David BrooksConcord Monitor (NH)
January 16, 2018
Private lawyers are often too expensive for such small-claims or family court cases and the number of lawyers working pro bono doesn’t begin to meet the need, creating a lot of what is known in legalese as self-represented litigants.
Op-Ed
Martha Fuller Clark: Legal aid puts justice within reach for low-income women
Martha Fuller ClarkConcord Monitor (NH)
August 12, 2017
Our court system is complicated, which means justice is often out of reach for people who do not have the means to pay for legal help.
Op-Ed
The importance of civil legal aid
Erica Bodwell, Teresa RosenbergerConcord Monitor (NH)
June 11, 2017
We’d like to draw some attention to an item that has a crucial, often hidden impact on businesses: civil legal aid.
News Story
Trump budget puts legal assistance on the chopping block for low-income Granite Staters
Elodie ReedConcord Monitor (NH)
April 2, 2017
This help, which LARC provided to roughly 5,200 low-income Granite Staters in 2016 alone, is now under threat.
News Story
N.H. study shows certain groups of students more likely to be kicked out of school
Lola DuffortConcord Monitor (NH)
October 8, 2016
A recent University of New Hampshire Carsey School of Public Policy studyfound that male students, students of color, students with disabilities, and homeless students were much more likely than their peers to experience exclusionary discipline.
News Story
Children’s disability assistance isn’t income, state Supreme Court says
Allie MorrisConcord Monitor (NH)
August 2, 2016
Hundreds of low-income families could receive new or additional state financial aid following a state Supreme Court decision Tuesday.
Editorial
A campaign for wider civil justice
Concord Monitor (NH)August 28, 2015
It’s in New Hampshire’s present and long-term economic interest to find a way to make a greater investment in legal aid services says the editorial board at the Concord Monitor.
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