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By CHARLOTTE MATHERLY
An attempt by Democrats to reaffirm access to abortion in New Hampshire seemed to fall flat with the Republican-led Senate Judiciary Committee on Tuesday.
By CHARLOTTE MATHERLY
Janice Kelble bundled up to brave the biting wind Friday morning. At the intersection of Pleasant and South streets, in front of the James Cleveland Federal Building in Concord, she held up a sign to passersby that targeted Elon Musk: “Billionaires are the real parasites.”
By CHARLOTTE MATHERLY
The New Hampshire Senate passed a parental bill of rights that would prohibit school districts from knowingly withholding or denying the existence of information about a parent’s child.
By CHARLOTTE MATHERLY
While the federal Department of Government Efficiency has come under fire in the past month for sweeping layoffs and cuts to government services, New Hampshire’s version of the effort has sought to assure the public that it is looking at things with a more fine-toothed comb.
By CHARLOTTE MATHERLY
Mackenzie West, who moved to New Hampshire last year, is doubting her future in the Granite State because of Republican-led bills surrounding transgender issues.
By CHARLOTTE MATHERLY
Heather Robitaille hadn’t realized her daughter felt different from her peers when she first got glasses at age 4 – until they read a book together that featured a bear that wore glasses.
By CHARLOTTE MATHERLY
This Presidents’ Day, several hundred people shouting on Concord’s City Plaza in front of the New Hampshire State House had a message for the nation’s current commander-in-chief: Donald Trump is “not my president.”
By CHARLOTTE MATHERLY
New Hampshire voters have long valued their independent-mindedness by avoiding registering with either major political party except for the day of a primary.
By CHARLOTTE MATHERLY
Susan is reluctant to pay her taxes.
By CHARLOTTE MATHERLY
Gov. Kelly Ayotte campaigned on a pledge to not “Mass up New Hampshire.” Now, striking a partnership with a Massachusetts mayor, she’s allocating more money toward law enforcement to curb drug trafficking.
By CHARLOTTE MATHERLY
When doctors diagnosed her son with autism 15 years ago, Iraida Muñoz moved her family from Puerto Rico to the U.S. in hopes of accessing better healthcare.
By CHARLOTTE MATHERLY
State leaders said they’re concerned over President Donald Trump’s impending tariffs on Canada, warning that they would pose a risk for state construction projects and higher energy prices for New Hampshire residents.
By CHARLOTTE MATHERLY
Even before any tariffs go into effect, they are throwing a wrench into Joe Campbell’s business.
By CHARLOTTE MATHERLY
Around 100 people gathered in Concord to testify and lobby lawmakers regarding a 15-week abortion ban on Monday, when they received an unexpected announcement: The bill is all but dead in the water.
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.”
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.
By CHARLOTTE MATHERLY
Kelly Ayotte has a new policy priority: Ban cell phones from New Hampshire classrooms.
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.
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.
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...
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