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State takes over group that buys health insurance for local towns
05-15-2025 11:31 AM

By DAVID BROOKS

An organization that helps communities buy health insurance for employees is almost insolvent and has been taken over by the state, which is looking into whether it followed state law about returning surpluses to members.

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New Hampshire lawmakers weigh equity and impact of expanding casino industry
05-09-2025 12:11 PM

By SRUTHI GOPALAKRISHNAN

After a nearly hour-long tour through The Nash Casino, where the bright lights flickered and the celebratory sounds of gaming machines rang out with each win, state Rep. Thomas Schamberg had just one thing to say: The casino seems to have “the right philosophical approach.”


What’s in New Hampshire’s waste stream?
04-30-2025 7:25 AM

By SRUTHI GOPALAKRISHNAN

It’s not just food waste from homes and businesses overwhelming landfills in New Hampshire.


Trump’s cuts to federal funding draw concern from New Hampshire health advocates
04-30-2025 7:21 AM

By SRUTHI GOPALAKRISHNAN

The Foundation for Healthy Communities is among the ones in New Hampshire to feel the effects of a sweeping federal decision under President Donald Trump to revoke billions in unspent pandemic relief funds from state and local governments.


Lisa Walker of Peterborough laments how politics has changed education
04-24-2025 12:00 PM

By JEREMY MARGOLIS

Lisa Walker traces the moment her profession of three decades changed back to 2020.


Epsom lawmaker proposes slot machines in restaurants and bars to boost state revenue
04-22-2025 9:26 AM

By SRUTHI GOPALAKRISHNAN

To tap into alternative revenue streams, state Rep. Dan McGuire is proposing to legalize slot machines in New Hampshire’s bars and restaurants.


Federal judge finds Bow School District’s actions ‘entirely reasonable’ in transgender athlete protest by parents
04-15-2025 3:40 PM

By SRUTHI GOPALAKRISHNAN

A federal judge has ruled against a group of Bow parents who claimed their First Amendment rights were violated when the local school district barred them from wearing pink wristbands to protest against transgender athletes playing in girls’ sports.


In latest attempt to pass eviction bill, House votes to include in budget
04-15-2025 3:35 PM

By MICHAELA TOWFIGHI

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


Mother of son killed by drunk driver joins Governor’s task force for safer roads
04-01-2025 2:50 PM

By SRUTHI GOPALAKRISHNAN

Beth Shaw spent years pushing for tougher penalties on drunk drivers after a repeat offender killed her son in Bow in 2018.


Republicans move forward with three different plans to expand EFAs
04-01-2025 2:50 PM

By JEREMY MARGOLIS

Republican politicians are pushing forward three different plans for expanding New Hampshire’s Education Freedom Account program.


Andru Volinksy writes of school-funding battles in ‘The Last Bake Sale’
03-31-2025 12:00 PM

By JEREMY MARGOLIS

In the locker room of the Concord YMCA some 35 years ago, Andru Volinksy was changing following a jog when a member of his running group approached him with a proposition: How would he like to join a trial team being assembled to sue the State of New Hampshire?


“We don’t have to compromise”: House Republicans vote to roll back bail reforms, with Gov. Ayotte leading the charge
03-17-2025 1:50 PM

By CHARLOTTE MATHERLY

Gov. Kelly Ayotte notched a policy victory early in her political tenure.


Bill to end NH vaccine-purchasing group gets strong pushback from nurses, doctors
02-14-2025 8:00 AM

By DAVID BROOKS

A bill to end a little-known group that buys childhood vaccines for the state drew a slew of opposition Wednesday from nurses and doctors who said it would not only be dangerous to health but bad for wallets.


Should every NH family be eligible for thousands of dollars in school vouchers? Dozens showed up to share their thoughts.
01-20-2025 11:01 AM

By JEREMY MARGOLIS

Concord mother Wendy Santiago said that when her son, Noah, attended a public charter school in the area, he sometimes came home with ripped pants and injuries from bullying.


Former Hancock Police Chief Andrew Wood avoids jail time for claiming to work in Hancock, Richmond simultaneously
01-14-2025 2:29 PM

By JEREMY MARGOLIS

The former chief of the Hancock Police Department will avoid jail time for repeatedly claiming to have been working in Hancock and Richmond simultaneously, according to terms of a plea agreement reached in Merrimack County Superior Court on Tuesday.


Cell phone bans, government efficiency: Here’s what to know from Ayotte’s inaugural address
01-10-2025 9:02 AM

By CHARLOTTE MATHERLY

Kelly Ayotte has a new policy priority: Ban cell phones from New Hampshire classrooms.


With high property tax burden, lawmakers look to alleviate costs
01-02-2025 10:49 AM

By MICHAELA TOWFIGHI

Sanjeev Manohar had never knocked on a door asking people to vote for him before. So as he hit one after the other in Nashua during his campaign for state representative, he had a policy pitch prepared. He’d champion women’s rights if he was elected...


State says heat, transportation, principals not required for ‘adequate’ education in ConVal funding case
12-11-2024 1:01 PM

By JEREMY MARGOLIS

Hiring superintendents, principals and nurses is not necessary to provide the state’s youngest residents with an adequate education, Solicitor General Anthony Galdieri argued at the New Hampshire Supreme Court on Tuesday.Neither is providing heat...


Maggie Goodlander defeats Lily Tang Williams in 2nd Congressional District
11-06-2024 8:31 AM

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 will add U.S....


Who is the Florida-based landlord and philanthropist of a charter school under scrutiny in Peterborough?
09-20-2024 3:53 PM

By JEREMY MARGOLIS

Ophir Sternberg, a Miami-based real estate mogul who immigrated to the United States from Israel in 1993, proudly touts in his corporate biography that he founded and generously contributes to a charter school in Peterborough, New Hampshire.Sternberg...


Democrat Karen Liot Hill faces off against Republican Kim Strathdee for Executive Council District 2 seat
09-11-2024 1:54 PM

By SRUTHI GOPALAKRISHNAN

Democrat Karen Liot Hill edged out Mike Liberty, while Republican Kim Strathdee beat Mary Rose Deak for their respective District 2 Executive Council nominations.The final results, which were not called until around 12:30 a.m., saw Hill clinch the win...

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