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Republican Sen. Ruth Ward argued that Education Freedom Accounts — and the outcomes for students who use them — are measured well enough already. Democrats disagreed, saying they want more oversight on what those roughly 5,300 students are...

By CHARLOTTE MATHERLY

Hundreds of students were rejected from receiving Education Freedom Accounts in 2024 because their families earned more than the program’s income limits.If Republicans have their way in the State House this session, any family, regardless of how much...

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It’s no secret that New Hampshire’s headed toward leaner times. Outgoing Gov. Chris Sununu hoped to get ahead of the revenue problem by asking state agencies to reduce their budgets requests.Still, this year’s proposals totaled nearly $17 billion —...

By CHARLOTTE MATHERLY

New Hampshire’s consumer advocate, which represents residents and utility customers in government decisions, could be stripped of its funding and independence in the name of efficiency.Ross Berry, a state representative from Weare, filed a draft...

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The budget ball is in Kelly Ayotte’s court.After 50 state agencies presented their budget proposals for the 2026-27 cycle, the governor-elect has about three months to piece together her draft spending plan and present it to the state Legislature.Her...

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Five government employees are suing New Hampshire over retirement pensions they say they were promised but are being unconstitutionally withheld.The class action lawsuit filed by a police officer, a firefighter, and two active and one retired...

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In 2021, Concord City Council voted to change a city holiday, renaming the second Monday in October as Indigenous Peoples’ Day. This year, a new state law compels New Hampshire’s towns and cities to recognize it by its traditional name, Columbus Day.A...

By CHARLOTTE MATHERLY

New Hampshire’s top military officer defended the National Guard’s response to sexual harassment complaints within its ranks, following a CNN investigation published earlier this month that said the agency failed to protect female soldiers.Major...

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NASHUA — Joyce Craig’s tenure as Manchester mayor remains a central focus of the race for governor as the Democratic nominee drew on her experience in executive office while her Republican opponent, Kelly Ayotte, continued to attack her leadership...

By CHARLOTTE MATHERLY

Voter turnout in Tuesday’s state primary election is expected to exceed 250,000, a number somewhat on par with previous years.Secretary of State David Scanlan predicts 147,500 Republicans and 103,500 Democrats will cast their ballots, he said in a...

By CHARLOTTE MATHERLY

As the Sept. 10 state primary election draws ever closer, candidates are going full-throttle with attack ads. Last week, the attack-du-jour was between Democratic candidates for governor, Joyce Craig and Cinde Warmington.Warmington, an executive...

By CHARLOTTE MATHERLY

Six-year-old Ollie Tyrrell knows all about Christa McAuliffe. He hopes to be an astronaut someday and frequently visits the planetarium at the McAuliffe-Shepard Discovery Center in Concord.When his mom, Danielle Vincent, heard a statue of McAuliffe,...

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New Hampshire residents who carry their legally owned guns when passing through Massachusetts should not be charged with any crimes, Attorney General John Formella argued in a brief supporting a legal challenge from two state residents facing criminal...

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At a camp in Greenfield, 5,500 miles from home, 10 girls were given one mission – to become friends.The teenagers hail from Israel – five are Jewish, and five are Arab Israelis. Each came to the United States to live with the others for several weeks,...

By CHARLOTTE MATHERLY

Multiple bills to expand New Hampshire’s Therapeutic Cannabis Program weathered a rocky legislative session — and for a group gathering a dispensary in Chichester this weekend, that’s reason to celebrate.GraniteLeaf Cannabis is throwing a party to...

By CHARLOTTE MATHERLY

Not far from downtown Peterborough, N.H., is a discreet building, somewhat removed from the main road. No signs are posted, leaving no way for outsiders to learn what the building contains.It’s for good reason — state law dictates that no markers are...

By CHARLOTTE MATHERLY

CONCORD — New Hampshire expanded gun ownership protections with two new pieces of legislation that were aimed at preserving firearm owners’ rights and privacy.Granite Staters will soon be permitted to keep loaded guns in their cars at work due to a...

By CHARLOTTE MATHERLY

The state’s Executive Council unanimously approved funding for the first step in building a new men’s state prison — something Councilor Joseph Kenney anticipates could be the largest capital project in New Hampshire history.With the prison’s expected...