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By MICHAELA TOWFIGHI

Moira O’Neill kept the same piece of paper in her pocket for four years.

By CHARLOTTE MATHERLY

The vast majority of state funding to the state’s University System is used to lower tuition for in-state students, which is as high as $15,520 this year at the UNH Durham campus.

By CHARLOTTE MATHERLY

Budget talks took shape in the Senate this week as multiple agencies pleaded with senators to restore their funding – and in some cases, their very existence – that was cut by the House of Representatives.

By CHARLOTTE MATHERLY

Rehabilitation and treatment programs will suffer and more people will return to prison after getting out. The state’s prison system will struggle to meet legal requirements and force officers to take on extra overtime shifts.

By CHARLOTTE MATHERLY

Budget hearings are underway in the Senate, as dozens of agencies again present their spending requests to lawmakers.

By CHARLOTTE MATHERLY

Republican Sen. Daniel Innis holds a long record of supporting marijuana legalization. But after a split vote among his conservative colleagues placed bills regulating the plant’s medical use in limbo, Innis said he won’t be leading a charge to pass them this year.

By CHARLOTTE MATHERLY

Patrons out for a drink who’d like to refill their glass without waiting for the server might have their wish come true. 

By MICHAELA TOWFIGHI

Bob Lynn is hoping the third or maybe the fourth time is the charm.

By CHARLOTTE MATHERLY

The House of Representatives passed its version of the next state budget on Thursday, but not without some drama.

By CHARLOTTE MATHERLY

The battle over the state budget underscores the partisan divide in the New Hampshire Legislature, with most conservative priorities prevailing and Democrats warning that critical programs and services will be harmed.

By MICHAELA TOWFIGHI

Rosemarie Rung thinks of Elijah Lewis often. 

By CHARLOTTE MATHERLY

Standing beside a dozen of his students in front of the New Hampshire State House on Wednesday, John Hart held up a sign: “Fund USNH schools.”

By SRUTHI GOPALAKRISHNAN

New Hampshire residents could face delays in accessing mental health care, such as months-long waits to see a therapist and even longer hold times for inpatient psychiatric services, if the legislature approves proposed cuts to the state’s mental health funding.

By CHARLOTTE MATHERLY

The House Finance Committee approved its version of the next state budget last week, which will go to a vote before the full House of Representatives on Thursday. Their proposal cuts more than 320 state jobs and slashes more than $271 million from the draft presented by Gov. Kelly Ayotte in February.

By CATHERINE McLAUGHLIN

A Manchester apartment building burned down, and its new owner was looking to rebuild; a Meredith duplex owner wanted to add another unit; a developer wanted to build 65 market-rate apartments in Pelham.

By CHARLOTTE MATHERLY

House lawmakers approved changes to the next state budget that would subtract an additional $271 million from Gov. Kelly Ayotte’s proposal, cut more than 320 state jobs and abolish several services.

By CHARLOTTE MATHERLY

Republican budget writers advanced a policy change on Tuesday that would place a prohibition on all diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives in New Hampshire.

By CHARLOTTE MATHERLY

New Hampshire’s prison system is on the verge of losing funding for nearly 200 positions after the House Finance Committee endorsed reducing the Department of Corrections’ spending by 10%.

By SRUTHI GOPALAKRISHNAN

New Hampshire is inching closer to a pause on new landfills, with Gov. Kelly Ayotte now supporting a three-year moratorium — a middle ground between her first proposals and the five-to-six year ban lawmakers sought.

By CHARLOTTE MATHERLY

After a final push this week, the House of Representatives and Senate have made it through the vast majority of their bills. Now, the state representatives are full steam ahead on hammering out the state budget as senators begin cycling through all the legislation passed by the House. Here’s what you need to know.

By CHARLOTTE MATHERLY

From a ban on cat declawing to designating the state’s official marsupial, New Hampshire lawmakers thought outside the box when filing legislation this year.