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Cabinet Editorials

It’s time to take bioweapons seriously

When it comes to bioweapons, we’ve moved beyond anthrax in the mail. No one wants to think about an AI bioweapon or any other type of biothreat. These threats are a real risk that we must confront now before Americans suffer. We have powerful tools available to protect us, but Washington must ...

Give women the maternal care they deserve

Women nationwide are thriving in ways previous generations could only imagine, but in one area, progress has stalled: maternal health. The United States now lags behind its peer nations, and the federal government’s launch of moms.govreflects a growing recognition that American women need ...

Executive Council should reaffirm Commissioner Taylor Caswell

New Hampshire consistently ranks among the top states for business success—and for attracting new ones. Many of those businesses credit our state’s small, responsive, and business-friendly government. Add in our low unemployment rate and high quality of life rankings, and it’s clear: New ...

Mental health awareness is critical this month and every month

May is Mental Health Awareness Month in New Hampshire, when community mental health advocates and providers work to increase knowledge and understanding about mental illness and stigma, on both the state and local levels. For the NH Community Behavioral Health Association (CBHA) and our ten ...

Policymakers have a unique and important opportunity

There’s an irony at the heart of the housing policy debate underway at the State House this session. Opponents of the many common sense, pro-housing bills being considered by the legislature frequently invoke the idea of “local control,” recycling familiar claims that any state-level ...

Using your voice to make a difference

Like many individuals and organizations, United Way of Greater Nashua often weighs in on legislative issues at the federal, state, and local levels. A beautiful aspect of our system of government is that it affords all of us many opportunities to give input on various legislative priorities, ...