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‘Life-changing’: Legislature weighs taking more from business taxes to nearly double base adequacy aid for education
01-23-2025 4:24 PM

By CHARLOTTE MATHERLY

Hopkinton Rep. David Luneau wants to nearly double New Hampshire’s contribution to public education.


NH bill would require abortion data be reported to state
01-22-2025 4:43 PM

By CHARLOTTE MATHERLY

New Hampshire is an outlier in the region when it comes to collecting abortion statistics. A bill by Sen. Kevin Avard seeks to change that.


‘We have to be prepared’: Concord waits to find out fate of state building aid
01-21-2025 5:14 PM

By CHARLOTTE MATHERLY

As the Concord Board of Education weighs where to place its new middle school, a big piece of the puzzle remains uncertain – and it isn’t up to them.


Lily Woo is the state’s new civic and voter education coordinator
01-20-2025 3:34 PM

By CHARLOTTE MATHERLY

Before working for the Secretary of State, longtime public school teacher Lily Woo admits she didn’t know much about the state’s election process.


‘We must use that love’: Advocates celebrate Martin Luther King Jr. Day, reflect on NH’s long history with the holiday
01-19-2025 8:01 PM

By CHARLOTTE MATHERLY

When leaders at Project S.T.O.R.Y. noticed there were no events celebrating Martin Luther King Jr. Day in Concord, they decided that needed to change.


Loudon residents voice opposition to new fire truck purchase
01-16-2025 3:57 PM

By CHARLOTTE MATHERLY

When a town’s only firetruck with an aerial ladder is 20 years old and on the fritz, towns or cities have to weigh the cost of buying a new one.


House Republicans’ proposed 15-week abortion ban includes no exceptions for rape or incest
01-16-2025 1:48 PM

By CHARLOTTE MATHERLY

Nine Republican state representatives filed a bill this week that would make abortion illegal after 15 weeks. It includes exceptions for medical emergencies and fetal abnormalities that are “incompatible with life.”


Senate to consider mandatory minimums on crimes related to fentanyl, reckless driving
01-15-2025 2:34 PM

By CHARLOTTE MATHERLY

Newly inaugurated Gov. Kelly Ayotte ran on a promise to stifle New Hampshire’s fentanyl and opioid crises by raising the mandatory minimum sentences. She may just get her wish.


‘They can do it elsewhere’: Advocates rally against special education cuts to local schools
01-14-2025 2:49 PM

By CHARLOTTE MATHERLY

Twelve-year-old Hunter Gebo clutched a sheet of paper and dragged his gloved index finger along the sentences, reading to a crowd of about 100 people outside the New Hampshire State House.


NH could split its electoral college votes, following in Maine’s footsteps
01-14-2025 1:34 PM

By CHARLOTTE MATHERLY

Senate conservatives are pushing a bill that would reallocate the state’s four electoral votes, splitting them up instead of allocating them completely to whichever candidate wins the popular vote.


‘They chose life’: More than one hundred join ‘March for Life’ in Concord opposing abortion
01-11-2025 6:02 PM

By CHARLOTTE MATHERLY

Marching down Main Street in Concord on a snowy, slushy Saturday, Rebekah Fox was surrounded by her family. They walked together, with more than 100 other people, to advocate against abortion in New Hampshire’s annual March for Life.


As residents move into Railyard Apartments, development’s second phase uncertain
01-10-2025 1:52 PM

By CHARLOTTE MATHERLY

Alexander Pepin and his family waited months to move in.


Cell phone bans, government efficiency: Here’s what to know from Ayotte’s inaugural address
01-09-2025 3:51 PM

By CHARLOTTE MATHERLY

Kelly Ayotte has a new policy priority: Ban cell phones from New Hampshire classrooms.


With Kelly Ayotte sworn in as governor, supporters hope for action on housing and economic policy
01-09-2025 2:58 PM

By CHARLOTTE MATHERLY

Before he made it to Kelly Ayotte’s inauguration Thursday morning, Randall Clark had already received three phone calls from tenants in distress.


Full-circle moment: A 19-year-old freshman state rep navigates his first day of the 2025 legislative session
01-08-2025 4:13 PM

By CHARLOTTE MATHERLY

James Thibault spent his final hours before the start of the 2025 legislative session on a tour of the New Hampshire State House.


‘Dead before it even hits the floor’: Some NH bills could soon be passed over for public hearings
01-06-2025 4:16 PM

By CHARLOTTE MATHERLY

Jean Slepian visits the State House anywhere from six to 10 times a year. A retired medical librarian from Stoddard and a longtime animal rights activist, she typically works on smaller bills that don’t get much attention.Now, she fears a...


Shaheen lands $11M from Congress for N.H. law enforcement; Concord PD to upgrade forensic tech
01-06-2025 2:13 PM

By CHARLOTTE MATHERLY

The Concord Police Department starts 2025 with several positions still vacant.Deputy Chief Steve Smagula hopes funding from Congress – $73,000 that’ll be used for evidence recovery technology and training – will help attract more candidates to work...


NH Republicans resurrect efforts for a ‘parental bill of rights;’ gender reporting requirements not yet included
01-04-2025 4:00 PM

By CHARLOTTE MATHERLY

Anthony Foote has challenged the Bow School District twice in the past two years – once over a book he believed was inappropriate for schools, and now in a lawsuit over his pink armband protest at a girls’ soccer game.In 2025, a new law could cement...


This time of year, the Office of Legislative Services has to write more than 1,000 bills before NH lawmakers can take action
01-01-2025 7:00 AM

By CHARLOTTE MATHERLY

Each day when Courtney Eschbach walks into the New Hampshire State House, what lies ahead is anyone’s guess.She might be asked to draft election procedures and simultaneously write proposed legislation to let New Hampshire residents own pet...


A look ahead to 2025: What’s in store for the next legislative session
12-23-2024 4:01 PM

By CHARLOTTE MATHERLY

With a new Republican governor and expanded majorities in the House of Representatives and Senate, conservatives in the State House will have the chance to deliver on long-sought-after priorities in 2025.While conversations around education and the...

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