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By MICHAELA TOWFIGHI 

This year, new reports pinned a daunting number on the scope of New Hampshire’s housing crisis: 23,000 units needed today, to meet the current demand. And it only grows – 60,000 units by 2030, up to 90,000 by 2040. These large-scale numbers quantify...

By MICHAELA TOWFIGHI

Debbie Auger owned a home in Tilton well before Walmart or the Tanger Outlets came to town. For years, promises of lower taxes were backed by claims that these commercial businesses would bring more revenue.But for 22 years, Auger saw her tax bill...

By MICHAELA TOWFIGHI

When Anthony Poore thinks about ways to retain young people, especially people of color in New Hampshire, he knows no single solution exists. But as he breaks it down into smaller pieces, he considers the lived experiences of his two daughters.His...

By MICHAELA TOWFIGHI

When President Joe Biden announced plans to forgive student loan debt last fall, nearly 200,000 New Hampshire borrowers could have been eligible for repayment relief. But the promise was short-lived. Last week, the U.S. Supreme Court struck down the...

By MICHAELA TOWFIGHI

The former CEO of a national youth diversion program will lead New Hampshire’s Division for Children, Youth and Families beginning Aug. 1.Jeff Fleischer is known for decades of work with the Youth Advocate Program, a nonprofit based out of...

By MICHAELA TOWFIGHI

If New Hampshire could solve the state-wide childcare pinch, improvements are expected to related problems with the state’s workforce shortage and economic growth. Simply put, it’s a domino effect of positive generational outcomes, according to Joe...

By MICHAELA TOWFIGHI

Corrinn Pinto starts each Friday morning standing on the corner of South Main Street and Thompson Street in downtown Concord. As people pass her by, she has a simple question – “Can I share some good news with you?” That news comes in the form of a...

By MICHAELA TOWFIGHI

The New Hampshire housing shortage is squeezing businesses trying to recruit workers, taxing families looking to find an affordable place to live, and has become a focal point for state politicians trying to chip away at a solution. The statistics are...

By JACQUELINE COLE

It’s easy to relish New Hampshire’s recent ranking as the number one state for child well-being, but advocates warn this is no time to get too comfortable.The Granite State, like most of the country, is still struggling to figure out both affordable...

By MICHAELA TOWFIGHI

A state budget is heading to Gov. Chris Sununu’s desk after a historic level of consensus in both the State Senate and House of Representatives.It’s the first time both chambers have bypassed a Committee of Conference period where House and Senate...

By MICHAELA TOWFIGHI

Jerry Rocha steps through a metal detector and then waits for a large secured door to unlock each morning. Next, he enters into a small holding space. And once the first door locks behind him, he can push open the next.He walks into a well-lit...

By MICHAELA TOWFIGHI

It only took Tonya McMurray’s child a few seconds to realize something that was said in a moment of anger would become words to regret.In a heated conversation, a back and forth between teenagers taunting each other, McMurray’s child threatened...

By MICHAELA TOWFIGHI

In Joe Ribsam’s first year working in New Hampshire, following legislation in the State House was practically a full-time job.Ribsam, the new head of the Division for Children, Youth and Families, found himself reiterating requests for funds and...

By MICHAELA TOWFIGHI

Gavin Dubois sometimes doesn’t have the words to express how he feels. But when he picks up a pair of drumsticks, he can read his emotions as clearly as notes on a sheet of music. Amid the sounds of the snare, the melodies of his marimba, his rage...

By MICHAELA TOWFIGHI

Nancy Gomez had eaten enough meals at McDonald’s to know that if and when her family had a home-cooked meal again, it would taste so, so good.Gomez’s family was living out of their car – a reality for many individuals experiencing homelessness in the...

By MICHAELA TOWFIGHI

Lilly Cote pauses when she thinks about 2018. It was a bad year for the 76-year-old Franklin native. Her husband lost his two brothers, within a month of each other. She also lost her adult son. But they inherited the family house after her...

By MICHAELA TOWFIGHI

As a high school student, Feleke Baininwa thought she might want to go to school to be a hairdresser or beauty technician. But when graduation came, she wasn’t convinced – so she decided to work before heading back to school.  Now, Baininwa knows she...

By MICHAELA TOWFIGHI

For the 200 portraits in the New Hampshire State House, there’s a common theme – most depict old, white men. Nine portraits recognize female leaders. But if a portrait of the late Rogers Johnson, former civil rights leader and state representative,...

By MICHAELA TOWFIGHI

New Hampshire homeowners can get a reprieve on property taxes through a state-run Low and Moderate Income Homeowners Property Tax Relief program. Since 2002, the program, run by the New Hampshire Department of Revenue Administration, has distributed...

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The New Hampshire Senate rejected a marijuana legalization bill Thursday, leaving it the only state in New England that makes smoking pot recreationally a crime.Republicans, who control the Senate in the Live Free or Die state, dismissed the bill on a...