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Republican Lawmaker Removed as Chair for Asking Witnesses to Take Oath

New Hampshire Rep. Leah Cushman had been heading a special committee appointed to investigate the state’s child protection agency.
Republican Lawmaker Removed as Chair for Asking Witnesses to Take Oath
New Hampshire Rep. Leah Cushman (R-Weare) on Aug. 18, 2021 at the Young Americans for Liberty's Annual event "Revolution," a celebration of like-minded lawmakers. Young Americans for LIberty
Alice Giordano
Alice Giordano
Freelance reporter
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Attempts to reform New Hampshire’s troubled child protection agency have not gone well for one Republican lawmaker.

Rep. Leah Cushman (R-Weare) was recently removed as chairman of the special committee to investigate the New Hampshire Division of Children, Youth and Families (DCYF).

Alice Giordano
Alice Giordano
Freelance reporter
Alice Giordano is a freelance reporter for The Epoch Times. She is a former news correspondent for The Boston Globe, Associated Press, and the New England bureau of The New York Times.
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