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By PAUL STEINHAUSER

MARCO ISLAND, Fla. — Gov. Chris Sununu was busy making the rounds this week, as he attended his final annual winter meeting of the Republican Governors Association after eight years steering New Hampshire.Sununu is in his final weeks of serving as...

By CHARLOTTE MATHERLY

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...

By PAUL STEINHAUSER

Gov.-elect Kelly Ayotte says that the transition process between her incoming administration and that of current Gov. Chris Sununu is underway.“We’ve already met several times,” Ayotte said from her transition office in Concord, just over a week after...

By CHARLOTTE MATHERLY

On the campaign trail, Kelly Ayotte championed nuclear energy. Now, a group of House Republicans are backing her quest to expand it in New Hampshire.Ten legislators, including two from the Concord area – Sen. Howard Pearl and Rep. Jose Cambrils...

By CHARLOTTE MATHERLY

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

Concord Rep. Connie Lane, a Democrat, doesn’t see a need to raise the mandatory retirement age for the state’s judges.“I just think having set terms, the way they are, had worked for a long time and I don’t see that it’s been broken,” Lane said. “Part...

By PAUL STEINHAUSER

Votes are still being counted in some states across the country, and some races have yet to be called in the 2024 election.But in New Hampshire, the campaign spotlight will quickly shift to the state’s 2026 Senate election, which will likely be one of...

By CHARLOTTE MATHERLY

Pembroke residents voted decisively in favor of Maggie Goodlander on Tuesday, where about 300 more people chose the Democrat to represent them in Congress over her Republican opponent, Lily Tang Williams. Vice President Kamala Harris almost pulled off...

By ALEXANDER RAPP

Juan Tejada, a second-generation Latino voter in Nashua, said his top issues were cost of living increases since the pandemic and housing, a hot topic for many in the Granite StateAs a result, he voted for Donald Trump.“I voted for Trump-Vance mostly...

By RACHEL WACHMAN

Incumbent David Lovlien, a Republican, won the race against Democratic challenger David Doherty for County Commissioner of Merrimack County’s District 3.Lovlien received 15,004 votes compared to Doherty’s 13,117. He has held the commissioner seat...

By SRUTHI GOPALAKRISHNAN

New Hampshire’s Executive Council is likely to once again have only one Democrat, with Karen Liot Hill securing victory in District 2 on Wednesday morning.Hill, from Lebanon, a long-time city councilor, received 57% of the vote, beating Republican Kim...

By MICHAELA TOWFIGHI

Maggie Goodlander’s Washington D.C. resume was long from the beginning. She’d worked in the Department of Justice, clerked for the United States Supreme Court and served as an intelligence officer in the Naval Reserve. Now, she has added U.S. Congress...

Associated Press and Monitor staff reports

Former President Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris notched early wins in reliably Republican and Democratic states, respectively, as a divided America made its decision in a stark choice for the nation’s future Tuesday.Polls closed in...

By CHARLOTTE MATHERLY and SRUTHI GOPALAKRISHNAN

Joyce Craig conceded defeat in the race for governor as Kelly Ayotte’s margin of victory continued to grow as election results rolled in Tuesday night.The race was called shortly after 10 p.m., with Ayotte receiving 52% and Craig receiving 46% in what...

By RACHEL WACHMAN

Anne Baier remembers attending a New York campaign rally for John F. Kennedy when she was eight years old. Baier wore a button that said “If I were 21, I’d vote for Kennedy.” She recalled the awe she felt at seeing Kennedy come on stage and address...

Monitor staff

A crew from Concord Public Properties was busy at The Barn at Bull Meadow on Bog Road Monday morning as the wedding and events venue was transformed into the Ward 2 polling location.Multiple U.S. flags were installed inside and bright orange signs...

By CHARLOTTE MATHERLY

Wanda Clarkson finds JD Vance relatable. She appreciates his backstory – growing up in a household that struggled with poverty and drug use – and that he didn’t come from money, like some politicians.“He knows where we’re coming from,” Clarkson, a...

By CHARLOTTE MATHERLY

Paula Whittaker’s feelings about Manchester depend on the specific section of the state’s largest city and the time of day. There are some areas, like the Western Side, that she avoids – especially when she has her daughter in tow – but she said she...

By JEREMY MARGOLIS

A retired Navy commander who registered as a Democrat earlier this year is challenging a Republican businessman and marketing professor in a race that could determine control of the state Senate.Political newcomer Stu Green grew up in Andover and...

By RACHEL WACHMAN

While different in many of their views, Howard Pearl and Kelly Roberts find common ground in lowering property taxes for New Hampshire residents and wanting to serve their constituents to the best of their ability.“I firmly believe that New Hampshire...