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Safety, privacy on the line as N.H. House considers bathroom bill, parental bill of rights
02-19-2025 5:33 PM

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.


Lawmakers go toe-to-toe on school library policies, complaints
02-18-2025 5:42 PM

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.


‘Not my president’: Hundreds swarm to Concord to protest Trump (again)
02-17-2025 4:54 PM

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.”


Under proposed new law, undeclared voters could lose option to decide day-of in primary elections
02-12-2025 2:16 PM

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. 


Fielding questions and concerns over Trump, Maggie Goodlander works to find her footing in Congress
02-10-2025 6:11 PM

By CHARLOTTE MATHERLY

Susan is reluctant to pay her taxes.


Ayotte sends more funds to law enforcement in fentanyl-crackdown partnership with Lawrence, Mass.
02-10-2025 5:34 PM

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.


House Republicans seek to dismantle state DEI offices, programs in New Hampshire
02-08-2025 2:00 PM

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.


With Canadian trade and rising prices at risk, Ayotte hopes Trump’s tariffs won’t come to pass
02-05-2025 4:56 PM

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.


‘Uncharted territory’: Construction, transportation industries in N.H. fear heightened costs from Trump’s impending tariffs
02-03-2025 5:09 PM

By CHARLOTTE MATHERLY

Even before any tariffs go into effect, they are throwing a wrench into Joe Campbell’s business.


As Republicans move to withdraw 15-week abortion ban, advocates show up to defend reproductive freedom
01-27-2025 5:31 PM

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.


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.”


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.


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...


Inside Concord’s prominent role in Jimmy Carter’s unlikely rise to the presidency
12-30-2024 2:25 PM

By JEREMY MARGOLIS

In February 1975, two months after Jimmy Carter announced he would seek the Democratic presidential nomination, he arrived at the aptly-named Carter Hill Road home of Concord Monitor editor Thomas W. Gerber for an informal gathering.The hill Carter...

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