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By CHARLOTTE MATHERLY
After weeks of crunching numbers and weighing priorities, almost no one in the New Hampshire Senate was 100% happy with the state budget.
By CHARLOTTE MATHERLY
With fewer than three weeks to decide the fate of every law proposed in the State House this year, legislators still have quite a few kinks to work out.
By CHARLOTTE MATHERLY
As Gov. Kelly Ayotte signed a new law on Tuesday, dubbed the “parental bill of rights,” distrust in the public school system that’s been percolating for years culminated with full force.
By CHARLOTTE MATHERLY
Hours after approving the defining hallmark of Frank Edelblut’s tenure as commissioner of the state Department of Education – universal access to Education Freedom Accounts – Gov. Kelly Ayotte nominated his successor.
By JEREMY MARGOLIS
Gov. Kelly Ayotte signed into law an expansion to New Hampshire’s school voucher program on Tuesday that removes the income eligibility restrictions that had defined the program during its first four years.
By CHARLOTTE MATHERLY
New Hampshire’s Republican majority added several notches on its belt this week as conservative priorities crossed key checkpoints.
By CHARLOTTE MATHERLY
New Hampshire lawmakers don’t often align, but banning student cellphone use in schools became one of those rare occasions.
By CHARLOTTE MATHERLY
Under Republican proposals for a parental bill of rights headed to the desk of Gov. Kelly Ayotte, teachers and school personnel in New Hampshire would be mandated to answer any and all questions from parents.
By CHARLOTTE MATHERLY
Lead budget writers in the state Senate voted on Tuesday to keep the Office of the Child Advocate in place to oversee child welfare across New Hampshire, heeding a call from Gov. Kelly Ayotte to restore it.
By CHARLOTTE MATHERLY
State senators are hunkering down to finalize their budget proposal. However, multiple loose ends remain, as they have yet to sign off on partially restoring funding for the University System of New Hampshire and other large chunks of money.
By CHARLOTTE MATHERLY
As Gov. Kelly Ayotte works to deliver on her campaign promises, state lawmakers are approaching the finish line of the 2025 session.
By CHARLOTTE MATHERLY
In December, Concord’s work to clear the path for more housing hit a new level.
By CHARLOTTE MATHERLY
Republicans’ push to allow businesses and government entities to classify people by biological sex instead of gender identity has landed on the governor’s desk once again.
By CHARLOTTE MATHERLY
New Hampshire Republicans have put their foot down: No more sanctuary cities.
By CHARLOTTE MATHERLY
After waiting several months and getting a waiver to bypass the state’s hiring freeze, Lily Wellington got a job offer: She would lead New Hampshire’s State Commission on Aging.
By CHARLOTTE MATHERLY
The New Hampshire Senate has less than three weeks left to pass the budget, and budget writers are getting to work.
By CHARLOTTE MATHERLY
State senators are tasked with weighing many “challenging” bills, but Loudon Republican Howard Pearl said the push to end annual vehicle inspections in New Hampshire was “one of the biggest ones” they’ve dealt with this year.
By CHARLOTTE MATHERLY
After hearing requests from the public and dozens of state agencies, state senators opened their next phase of budget deliberations with a strong statement: “We have listened.”
By CHARLOTTE MATHERLY
Terry Roy said he knows mandatory minimum sentences alone won’t fix New Hampshire’s fentanyl problems.
By CHARLOTTE MATHERLY
Making good on their campaign promises, New Hampshire Republicans sent a bill to the governor that would allow towns to adopt local spending caps at their next town meeting.
By CHARLOTTE MATHERLY
After a relatively quiet week in the State House during April break, the House of Representatives and Senate are gearing up to act on more legislation this week. For the Senate, that also includes the beginning of deliberations on the state budget. Here’s what you need to know.
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