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Supreme Court Won’t Change Rules In Rand Education Funding Appeal

By DAMIEN FISHER, InDepthNH.org (InDepthNH.org) | 12 hours ago

The New Hampshire Supreme Court won’t suspend the normal rules for judicial recusals in the Rand v State of New Hampshire education funding lawsuit appeal.

Writing on the Fly: Fly Fishing 101

When people know that you are a fly fisher you will inevitably get the call, it used to be a call but now it is a text. “I want to learn to fly fish and you were the first person I thought of calling.”

Vail Resorts Responds To Ayotte’s Call for Investigation of ‘Epic’ Taxes To Be Charged

Vail Resorts, the owner of several New Hampshire ski areas and the state’s lease holder of Mount Sunapee Resort, reacted Tuesday to Gov. Kelly Ayotte’s announcement Monday the state is investigating sales taxes being collected in its “Epic” season pass.

Education Bills with Non-Germane Amendments Head To Full House

Two education related bills advanced with non-germane amendments in the House Education Funding Committee, Tuesday with unanimous support for Senate Bill 491 related to minimum education standards language and another, Senate Bill 531 which was opposed in part by Democrats that looks at developing data to understand the level of school meals debt in addition to having the state legislature support the development of a community college curriculum in Coos County for cosmetology.

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Beyond the Headlines: NH’s Economy Remains Strong, but Workers Are Losing Ground
Charge Against YDC Abuser Dismissed Amid Competency Questions
Gorham Police Chief Responds to Criticism on ICE’S 287(g) Program
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YDC Abuse Victims Tell Supreme Court State Broke Promises

By DAMIEN FISHER, InDepthNH.org (InDepthNH.org) | April 27, 2026

Gov. Kelly Ayotte’s changes to the structure of the Sununu Youth Services Center (YDC) Settlement Fund fundamentally changed the deal thousands of survivors thought they were getting, according to a new brief filed with the New Hampshire Supreme Court.

Business & Economy

Ayotte: NH AG Investigating ‘Vail’s Not-So-Epic Sales Tax’

By News Release | April 27, 2026

“New Hampshire is proud to have no sales tax, and we’re not going to let an out-of-state company try to sneak one in,” said Governor Ayotte.

Health & Mental Health

GOP Rep Could Face Expulsion for ‘Final Solution’ Comment

By DAMIEN FISHER, InDepthNH.org (InDepthNH.org) | April 27, 2026

Facing possible expulsion from the House for yet another inflammatory and bigoted comment, Rep. Travis Corcoran, R-Weare, gave his familiar, if somewhat belligerent, defense on Monday before the House Legislative Administration Committee. 

Business & Economy

Sununu Center Proceeds To Go To General Fund, Not Victims Fund

By PAULA TRACY, InDepthNH.org | April 27, 2026

And the state will study getting out of the operation of the Winnipesaukee Basin wastewater treatment program, which is owned and paid for by its eight community members, if the House agrees to recommendations made by the full House Finance Committee Monday.

Business & Economy

Constitutional Amendment To Prohibit a State Income Tax Advances

By PAULA TRACY, InDepthNH.org | April 27, 2026

In its history, New Hampshire’s legislature has never passed an earned income tax.

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Gorham Police Chief To Speak at Monday Meeting About 287(g) Agreement With ICE

By Nancy West | April 26, 2026

Gorham Police Chief Jimmy Willhoite is scheduled to speak at Monday night’s selectboard meeting about the department’s 287(g) agreement with U.S. Immigration, Customs and Enforcement.

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Joyful Musings: How Can I Be Helpful?

By SUSAN DROMEY HEETER, InDepthNH.org | April 26, 2026

This year, however, upon entering with my bag of donations, rather than asking people about their experiences, I offered my service as a volunteer and was scooped up faster than a Louis Vuitton bag.

Editorial Cartoons

Duck, la’Orange!!

By MIKE MARLAND | April 26, 2026
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President Trump, First Lady Safe After Shooting at White House Correspondents’ Dinner

By Staff Report | April 25, 2026

“Quite an evening in D.C. Secret Service and Law Enforcement did a fantastic job. They acted quickly and bravely. The shooter has been apprehended..”

Courts & Corrections

Former DOC Assistant Commish Blamed for TASER Snafu

By DAMIEN FISHER, InDepthNH.org (InDepthNH.org) | April 24, 2026

In a report released Friday afternoon by the New Hampshire Attorney General’s Office, former Department of Corrections Assistant Commissioner Paul Raymond is getting the lion’s share of the blame in the DOC’s $2 million Taser fiasco.

News

UNH Poll: Trump’s Job Approval Ratings Continue to Slide in NH

By Andrew E. Smith, Ph.D. | April 24, 2026

Six in ten New Hampshire residents disapprove of President Donald Trump’s overall job performance and ratings of his handling of foreign affairs are even lower.

Courts & Corrections

Woodlock Call Transcripts Allegedly Show YDC Abuser’s Decline in Solitary

By DAMIEN FISHER, InDepthNH.org (InDepthNH.org) | April 24, 2026

Convicted YDC abuser James Woodlock cries while talking to his sister, experiences panic attacks throughout his days in solitary, and worries that the devil is trying to hurt him.

Courts & Corrections

AG: Man Found Dead in Haverhill, NH, was Victim of Homicide

By Staff Report | April 24, 2026

An autopsy shows the death of man in Haverhill April 20 was a homicide, according to a news release from Attorney General John Formella.

Editorial Cartoons

Up on the Hill: Bible Thumper Trumpers

By MIKE MARLAND | April 23, 2026
Education

SB101 Dead in House, But Open Enrollment Lives On

By DAMIEN FISHER, InDepthNH.org (InDepthNH.org) | April 23, 2026

The bill to allow parents to send their children to any public school they want, SB101, got tabled Thursday in the House with a 320 to 32 vote, effectively killing that bill.

Courts & Corrections

Solitary Confinement Harming Convicted YDC Abuser, Lawyer Says

By DAMIEN FISHER, InDepthNH.org (InDepthNH.org) | April 23, 2026

The lawyer for convicted YDC sexual abuser James Woodlock says his client is suffering a physical and mental breakdown due to months of solitary confinement.

News

Goodlander Demands Hegseth Investigate Failures After 6 Servicemembers Killed in Attack on U.S. Base in Kuwait

By News Release | April 23, 2026

The Members are specifically calling out contradictions in the Secretary’s characterization of the attack, which troops injured on base have called “falsehoods,” as well as the broader implications of threats posed by Iranian drones to the 50,000+ U.S. troops and billions of dollars in assets in the region.

Courts & Corrections

Advocates Rally in Plymouth Calling for Citizens Bank To Cease Funding ICE Operations

By ZACH LAIRD | April 23, 2026

Activists rallied at Citizens Bank at 20 Highland Street on Wednesday, calling for the organization to end its financial relationship with CoreCivic and the GEO Group, companies that build and operate detention centers for Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).

Business & Economy

From School Bus Safety To Decomposing Bodies, NH Senate Takes Action

By PAULA TRACY, InDepthNH.org | April 23, 2026

Education bills were advanced in the Senate session Thursday including one to help alleviate the school bus driver shortage.

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Roger Talbot, Retired NH Sunday News Investigative Reporter, Has Died

By Obituary | April 23, 2026

Roger Gerard Talbot, 83, an award-winning journalist for the New Hampshire Sunday News, died April 22, 2026, in the Intensive Care Unit at Concord Hospital. Just eight days prior he had been cleaning up his yard, when he suffered a devastating fall.

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