NEW: Lawyers today asked a court to rule NH’s transgender sports law is unconstitutional for all transgender girls — not just their clients — setting up a potentially precedent-setting court decision. concordmonitor.com/New-Hampshire-…

National CAIR National poll among Muslim voters: Stein 42% Harris 41% Trump 10% Oliver 1% West 0% 1,449 RV, 10/30-31 cair.com/press_releases…

Union Leader joins WaPo (and others) in declining to endorse.

Our live election results charts are online, including for Concord where the school district charter amendments have received strong support from voters. concordmonitor.com/Live-New-Hamps…

I'm unfortunately not surprised to see Brookline was among the 17 school districts in the state that requested a fee for public records that the Globe deemed "excessive". bostonglobe.com/2024/11/12/met…

Breaking news: Brookline's library director is resigning following a slew of staff complaints, Vivi Smilgius reports. Last week at Brookline.News, we reported on high turnover, low morale, allegations of toxic workplace at library's three branches. brookline.news/library-direct…

Congratulations BHS XC! Sixth title by my count in the last 18 years.

NEW: Can a school district ban the 'anti-trans' XX symbol from its sporting events? I spent yesterday in federal court, where the Bow superintendent and principal argued that they could. The case could have bearing on First Amendment jurisprudence. concordmonitor.com/Bow-High-Schoo…

This is the first case in which a jury has found a former YDC employee guilty in the sprawling abuse scandal. The first trial (for a different employee), held earlier this year, ended in a hung jury.

NEW: NH's AG has said he's committed to enforcing the state's controversial transgender sports law. What does that enforcement look like? In the only district to publicly elect not to follow the law, there's been no communication from the DOE or AG yet. concordmonitor.com/Kearsarge-scho…

NEW: A quarter of all EFA tuition dollars went to just five Christian schools, I found. As lawmakers seek to expand access to the program, the analysis provides a clearer picture of the primary recipients of millions of dollars of state money. concordmonitor.com/education-free…

.Governor Maura Healey, one of only two governors (Governor Gretchen Whitmer being the other) not bound to their state’s public records law, told the Globe she would sign a law subjecting her office to the law — if it had the “right exceptions in place.” bostonglobe.com/2024/12/24/met… via The Boston Globe

For my last story of my first full year as a reporter, I peered back in the archives to piece together Jimmy Carter's many trips to Concord during his unlikely journey to the Democratic nomination in '76. It was a fitting end to a fantastic first year. concordmonitor.com/Jimmy-Carter-d…

Thanks for convincing me to come to Concord Monitor News, Michaela! You will be missed dearly. Our loss is The New York Times' gain!

INVESTIGATION: NH's school voucher program has transformed Christian education in the state. Since the program started in 2021, 11 of 28 independent Christian schools in the state have either newly opened or grown by at least 50%. concordmonitor.com/Inside-EFAs-Ch…

Some national news that I haven't found reported elsewhere: The Trump administration has quietly granted at least 85 international students across the country certain immigration protections in recent months. concordmonitor.com/Trump-internat…