Politics
Concord man gets first question as NH voters get national airtime with Trump town hall
By MICHAELA TOWFIGHI
When most voters think of what makes the first-in-the-nation primary special in the Granite State, three words often come to mind – living room conversations.Intimate conversations with candidates in cramped spaces where microphones are often...
On the trail: New Hampshire dominates 2024 spotlight this week
By PAUL STEINHAUSER
From a contentious CNN town hall with former President Donald Trump to an appearance by Sen. Tim Scott that teased his all but certain presidential campaign launch, New Hampshire was front and center this week in the race for the Republican...
Trump digs in on election lies, insults accuser during CNN town hall event
By JILL COLVIN
During a contentious CNN town hall Wednesday night, former President Donald Trump dug in on his unproven claims about the 2020 election being “rigged,” downplayed the violence on Jan. 6, 2021, and repeatedly insulted the woman whom a civil jury this...
How NH’s Congressional delegation voted last week
Here’s a look at how area members of Congress voted over the previous week.Along with roll call votes this week, the Senate also confirmed the two following nominees by voice vote: Amanda K. Brailsford, to be a judge on the U.S. District Court for...
On the Trail: Sununu says his Trump jabs are ‘nothing personal’
By PAUL STEINHAUSER
Gov. Chris Sununu said his repeated swipes at Donald Trump saying the former president can’t win back the White House in 2024 and won’t be the Republican nominee are “nothing personal.”However, the former president, who launched his third straight...
NH Congressional delegation: Identical voting records last week
WASHINGTON, April 28 – Here’s a look at how area members of Congress voted over the previous week.Along with the week’s roll call votes, the Senate also passed: the Justice for Jana Elementary Act (S. 418), to provide financial assistance to schools...
On the trail: Craig launches gubernatorial exploratory committee
By PAUL STEINHAUSER
Manchester Mayor Joyce Craig is taking a big step toward running for New Hampshire governor next year.On Monday, the three-term Democratic mayor of New Hampshire’s largest city announced the formation of a gubernatorial exploratory committee, Craig’s...
Back in New Hampshire, Trump focuses on Biden rematch
By MICHELLE L. PRICE and JONATHAN J. COOPER
Former President Donald Trump turned his attention to the general election on Thursday, using his first campaign appearance since President Joe Biden launched his own reelection bid to boast of his poll numbers and suggest that he has no need to...
Nikki Haley discusses immigration, economy and education during N.H. visit
By MICHAELA TOWFIGHI
When Andrew Georgevits was a substitute teacher at Franklin Middle School a few years ago, he quickly realized that in the eighth grade class he was teaching, reading levels varied drastically between students.Many districts have found those learning...
Bill looks at ‘cumulative impact’
By HADLEY BARNDOLLAR
The Department of Environmental Services doesn’t look at how multiple pollutants being produced by the same facility may combine, or the collective pollutive burden created by more than one site within close proximity, an official told House lawmakers...
School choice debate shifts to the New Hampshire Senate
By HOLLY RAMER
CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — New Hampshire’s school choice program was depicted as both a lifeline for struggling families and a blow to public education as debate moved to the state Senate on Tuesday.The Senate Education Committee heard testimony on two...
Fake Craigslist ad costs New Hampshire man right to vote
By KATHY McCORMACK
CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — A New Hampshire man who posted a fake Craigslist ad for a free trailer with a legislative candidate’s number on the day of the election — saying it was a joke — has lost his right to vote in the state. Michael Drouin, 30, of...
On the trail: Christie to decide 2024 run soon; RFK Jr in Boston
By PAUL STEINHAUSER
As he seriously mulls a second Republican run for the White House, former two-term New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie is back in New Hampshire for the second time in less than a month.And Christie says he’ll make a decision on whether to launch a campaign...
First-impression time in NH for Republicans gearing up for 2024 presidential runs
By JOSH ROGERS
In his initial visit to New Hampshire last week, Sen. Tim Scott, a Republican from South Carolina, checked off several obligatory to-dos for any first-time presidential candidate.He sat down for a taped interview with WMUR, New Hampshire’s only...
On the trail: Take two for Tom Sherman in 2024?
By PAUL STEINHAUSER
Former Democratic state Sen. Dr. Tom Sherman is seriously considering a second straight run for New Hampshire governor.“My goal in the next election is to make sure we have a governor – whoever that may be – who really does address the needs of the...
Pappas backs federal legislation to address PFAS rebate tax issue
By HADLEY BARNDOLLAR
Congressman Chris Pappas has introduced federal legislation that would spare future PFAS rebate recipients across the country from what his constituents in New Hampshire experienced this tax season.Private well users who applied for and received...
GOP’s Tim Scott says he backs 20-week federal abortion ban
By HOLLY RAMER
MANCHESTER, N.H. (AP) — Republican Sen. Tim Scott of South Carolina said Thursday that he supports a federal abortion ban after 20 weeks of pregnancy and would sign such legislation into law if he became president.“It makes total sense to me,” Scott...
On the trail: Get ready for a wide-open 2024 gubernatorial race
By PAUL STEINHAUSER
He was joking, but a comment this week by Republican Gov. Chris Sununu is sparking more speculation that the popular Republican governor won’t seek what would be a historic fifth two-year gubernatorial term in 2024.“I’m not saying I’m not running...
Sununu says he will vote for Trump should he be the next GOP presidential nominee
By RICK GREEN
Even as former president Donald Trump was being arraigned Tuesday in New York on 34 felony criminal charges, a new poll making the rounds shows he maintains strong support in next year’s New Hampshire presidential primary.Trump is facing charges that...
Voter accused of hitting election worker after ballot jammed
A woman whose paper ballot jammed in a tabulator machine is accused of hitting an election worker in the face who tried to remove it, giving him a bloody nose, police said.The woman was voting in Raymond on Tuesday at the town’s polling center, Holmes...
