School Board Keeps One Eye
Local
LOCAL · AI SUMMARY · PORTSMOUTH
The Portsmouth School Board’s June
meeting had the usual nuts-and-bolts
work of running a district, but it
also showed the other part of the…
The board unanimously approved a
tentative four-year contract with
the custodial supervisors union,
covering custodial supervisors and
maintenance staff across the
district.¹ That is not the kind of
item that draws a crowd, but it
matters. Clean, safe, working…
State Health Rules Meet Local
Reality
REGIONAL · AI SUMMARY · NEW HAMPSHIRE
The latest round of Statehouse
health work had a familiar feel: big
federal rules, tight state
administration, and local people
left to find out…
The most immediate warning came from
the University of New Hampshire’s
American Sign Language interpreter
program. It is described as the
state’s only accredited training
path, and it may be at risk because
of low enrollment and high tuition…
Europe Needs AI. Canada Has
the Power.
ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE · SOVEREIGNTY
Europe seeks AI independence amid
U.S. export controls, while Canada
offers clean power and
infrastructure for sovereign AI
compute capacity.
The lesson of the last month is not
that America will stop building the
best artificial intelligence. It is…
The Workers America Depends
On
IMMIGRATION POLICY · TEMPORARY PROTECTED STATUS
The Supreme Court ruling allowing
the Trump administration to end
Temporary Protected Status threatens
over a million workers, risking…
The Permission-Slip
Presidency Comes for AI
ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE · GOVERNMENT REGULATION
The U.S. government is restricting
access to advanced AI models,
prioritizing trusted partners and
national security over broad public
availability.
The newest thing in artificial
intelligence is not a model. It is a
permission slip…
Washington Nearly Blinded
Itself to the Ocean
CLIMATE · GOVERNMENT · REGIONAL
The National Science Foundation
nearly dismantled the Ocean
Observatories Initiative, risking
loss of critical long-term ocean
data before reversing course.
Washington has a bad habit of
discovering the value of scientific
instruments only after it orders…
The Golden Door Is Closed
IMMIGRATION POLICY · RACIAL DISCRIMINATION
The Supreme Court upheld Trump
administration policies ending
protections for Haitians and…
The Bill Has Found the View
LOCAL · MUNICIPAL FINANCE · HOUSING
At the end of Mechanic Street,
Portsmouth New Hampshire becomes
almost too beautiful for arithmetic…
The Postal Service’s proposed
ballot-mail rule would require new
voter data checks, risking delays…
