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The thorniest issue facing the Democrats who will take control of the state Legislature next month might be education funding – because the same voters who fueled Tuesday’s “blue wave” also voted in favor of a Republican measure to cap school property taxes.
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Who knew that small, politically reddish Wolfeboro, by the shores of Lake Winnipesaukee, would prove to be a predictor of the Democratic blue wave that swept New Hampshire this week and the nation beyond?
Young voters overwhelmingly turned their backs on Republicans on Tuesday, erasing the gains Trump had made in the 2024 presidential election.
On a recent trip to Vermont, I decided to spontaneously bring my fly rod and fish the Battenkill River.
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If you ask members of Gen-Z why they ran for office, you’re likely to hear that they wanted to breathe new life into the political scene here in New Hampshire, and provide more representation of their generation.
President Donald Trump seems more concerned with his Washington beautification projects than his party’s midterm election wipeout. Trump signed a proclamation on Thursday that he said will prevent future changes to the Oval Office and Cabinet Room, both of which he redesigned.
In May of this year, New Hampshire’s Drug Court celebrated its 1,000th graduate, a milestone for the recovery program that’s saved lives and helped people struggling with addiction hope for a better future.
It also received no hotline complaints concerning celebrities appearing at polling locations in connection with Turning Point Action activities, or complaints concerning the activities of federal Department of Justice or congressional election observers present in New Hampshire.
Pelham resident Kevin Patel, 40, has been indicted on three counts of wire fraud, U.S. Attorney Erin Creegan announces. Patel will appear in federal court at a later date.
Turning Point Action, part of the movement founded by the late Charlie Kirk to energize young conservatives, got plenty of media attention on Election Day for bringing celebrities to New Hampshire polling places – and for an alleged assault by a 70-year-old on one of the group’s representatives in Laconia.
The state has never had an all-Democratic Executive Council, but it appears from unofficial vote tallies that it will have one for the next two years after voters turned out and turned down re-election bids for four seats held by Republicans, Tuesday.
Republican Gov. Kelly Ayotte’s agenda for the next two years is taking a back seat to Democrats, who now have veto-proof control in the House and Senate.
A forest closure order is now in effect for the area around the Wild River Fire. This closure prohibits public entry and maintains safe access for firefighters and emergency personnel.
Trump faces a profoundly reshaped Washington for the last two years of his presidency. Democrats will have the power to block his legislative agenda, reject his appointees and investigate his administration.
Late Democratic entry Troy Jackson won Maine’s U.S. Senate seat early Wednesday, defeating longtime Republican Sen. Susan Collins, taking advantage of President Donald Trump’s deep unpopularity to dislodge an incumbent who had survived tough challenges in the past.
The Associated Press called the race for Republican Gov. Kelly Ayotte over challenger former Democratic Executive Councilor Cinde Warmington at 12:42 a.m. Wednesday.
The state’s Republican-controlled, 4-1 Executive Council was appearing to tip Democrat at 11 p.m. on election night with the lone Democrat, Karen Liot Hill, D-Lebanon, moving safely toward re-election and all the Republicans on the edge of their seats, with all losing.
Call it a Blue Wave or a Red Bloodbath, it hit the Granite State hard Tuesday night as Democrats appeared likely to keep control of the federal delegation, take the majority in the State House, and looked to flip the Executive Council.
New Hampshire voters are making their voices heard this Election Day, casting ballots in races that will help shape the future of the Granite State and the nation.