Civics 101: New Hampshire

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.

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The state’s cops, firefighters, and building inspectors all fall under the umbrella of one big, vital government office: the Department of Safety. On today’s episode, a tour of this huge department and the ways it has probably affected your life.