Amanda Gokee

2 weeks ago | bostonglobe.com | Steven Porter |Amanda Gokee

Even though a federal judge temporarily blocked the Trump administration’s sweeping effort to reclaim $11.4 billion in public health grant money, New Hampshire still looks poised to lose its $80 million share of the funds. When the US Department of Health and Human Services sent a copy of the judge’s temporary restraining order on Monday to grant recipients, the department said the order applied only to the 23 states that sued to challenge the clawback, according to court filings.

2 weeks ago | portside.org | Talia Lissauer |Alexa Gagosz |Amanda Gokee

Rhode Island state Representative Karen Alzate spoke in Providence on Saturday.Alexa GagoszIn Concord, N.H., a veteran is angry: ‘I didn’t fight for our country for this’ — 2:43 p.m.By Amanda Gokee, Globe StaffCONCORD, N.H. –  Ken Cowan of Wilmot, N.H., said Saturday was his first time ever participating in a protest. “I didn’t fight for our country for this,” said the retired veteran, who worked on a submarine during the Reagan administration. “We can’t sit on the couch and do nothing,” he said.

2 weeks ago | bostonglobe.com | Steven Porter |Amanda Gokee

“We can’t sit on the couch and do nothing,” he said. “I know we voted, but it takes more than just voting.”Cowan, 67, called Trump’s presidency “a coup in progress,” and said he believes Trump is trying to go from being the president to being the king. That’s why he said it was important for him and others to speak out. “I think if we can all stand up and voice our opinions, he can’t take over this country,” said Cowan.

2 weeks ago | bostonglobe.com | Sabrina Shankman |Amanda Gokee

For nearly a decade, Mark Holmes has needed a little help covering the oil bill for the Roslindale duplex where he lives with his mom, who is bedridden. The bills are just exorbitant — the kind that take your breath away — but the government has been there to help make sure that he and his now 97-year-old mother stay warm. “It doesn’t cover all of it, but it takes the edge off,” said Holmes, 66, who retired from carpentry after a few bad surgeries on his ankle.

3 weeks ago | bostonglobe.com | Amanda Gokee

At the press conference, Manchester Police said they have narrowed their timeline from a two week period to just two days, and that they now believe the baby was left in the water at some point between Tuesday, March 25, and Thursday, March 27. The baby girl was found at about 4 p.m. on March 27, according to Manchester Assistant Police Chief Peter Marr, who said the case is still being treated as a suspicious death investigation.