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8 Candidates On Immigration, Election Integrity and Foreign Policy Speak in Manchester

By ZACH LAIRD | 12 hours ago

The forum included Gubernatorial Candidates: Cinde Warmington (D) and Kelly Ayotte (R); U.S. Senate Candidates: Chris Pappas (D) and John E. Sununu (R); Congressional Candidates for House District 1: Stefany Shaheen (D) and Anthony DiLorenzo (R); Congressional Candidates for House District 2: Maggie Goodlander (D) and Lily Tang Williams (R).

Low Info Voters

20th Annual Black New England Conference, Black Voices Refusing To Be Silenced

At the 20th Annual Black New England Conference, two major themes were avoiding erasure of Black history, and encouraging around 250 attendees to vote with the general election set for Tuesday, Nov. 3.

Fmr. VP Kamala Harris Rallies with NH Candidates Stefany Shaheen, Chris Pappas and Cinde Warmington

Fmr. Vice President Kamala Harris visits a phone bank with Democratic candidates: Cinde Warmington for governor; U.S. Senate candidate Chris Pappas and House candidate Stefany Shaheen in Manchester on Saturday.

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Distant Dome: Something Is Rotten in Concord
California election officials frustrated, rattled by DOJ demand to sequester ‘noncitizen’ ballots
Scanlan: What’s Needed To Vote in NH Since Student IDs Banned By U.S. Supreme Court
Education

Education Freedom Account Administrator Balks at Cooperating on Performance Audit

By GARRY RAYNO, InDepthNH.org | October 23, 2026

The Children’s Scholarship Fund NH is holding up work on a performance audit of its management of the Education Freedom Account program, a legislative committee was told Friday.

Feature

Radio Free New Hampshire: New Worlds and Old Words

By Michael Davidow | October 23, 2026

AI recently solved a handful of math equations that our finest minds have been investigating for decades. It absorbed the work that has been done to date and used it for a base.

Feature

Writing on the Fly: Season End

By George Liset | October 23, 2026

    It was the next-to-last day of fishing season and the last day I would be able to go out. I had a good, but different fly fishing season this year.

Business & Economy

Trump at South Florida rally revives the idea of military intervention in Cuba after Iran

By MEG KINNARD and JOSH BOAK Associated Press | October 23, 2026

President Donald Trump on Friday told a rally for candidates in South Florida that U.S. warships returning from the Middle East could stop over in Cuba on their way back from the Iran war, his latest suggestion of taking an interventionist approach to the nearby country.

Courts & Corrections

 U.S. Supreme Court Reinstates NH’s Law Against Using Student IDs To Register To Vote or Get a Ballot Nov. 3

By Nancy West | October 22, 2026

The U.S. Supreme Court issued an order Thursday reinstating New Hampshire’s law barring the use of student IDs for registering to vote or obtaining a ballot for the Nov. 3 general election, a decision opponents say will deprive young people of their right to vote.

Courts & Corrections

AG Guide for School Districts: Who Can Take Public Positions on School Funding Tax Cap Ballot Question

By Staff Report | October 22, 2026

Editor’s Note: Attorney General John Formella didn’t say in his press release Thursday what the ballot question includes or what those in favor and opposed have said about HB1300. See below for that information

Exeter High School Girls Track Stars Receive Governor’s Commendation

By PAULA TRACY, InDepthNH.org | October 22, 2026

National champions, the Exeter High School girls track and field team, received a commendation from Gov. Kelly Ayotte and the state’s Executive Council this week after a season in which they set the fastest 4X800 – meter relay time ever recorded in New England high school girls athletics.

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Ayotte: Medicare Advantage 2027 Plans Available Nov. 1 for Coös, Carroll Counties

By News Release | October 22, 2026

Gov. Kelly Ayotte announced that New Hampshire Medicare beneficiaries in Coös and Carroll counties will be able to select Medicare Advantage plans for 2027 starting Nov. 1, 2026.

Business & Economy

AP News: Many states deciding control of the Senate are seeing a big boost in early voting

By Associated Press | October 22, 2026

Voter turnout is soaring compared with the last midterm election in many of the states that are expected to decide control of the U.S. Senate, according to an Associated Press analysis of early voting two weeks before Election Day.

News

Kauffman Posts Menacing Words To Democrats After X.com Suspends LPNH

By ZACH LAIRD | October 21, 2026

In the wake of the Libertarian Party of New Hampshire’s Twitter/X account (LPNH) being suspended following a series of threats against New Hampshire Democrats, Jeremy Kauffman conveyed threatening language against Democrats on his personal account.

Courts & Corrections

YDC Claims Receives $35M, Administrator Praised For Asking Lawyers To Take Less

By PAULA TRACY, InDepthNH.org | October 21, 2026

The state’s Youth Development Center claims administrator received approval for an additional $35 million to pay abuse victims Wednesday from the state’s Executive Council and received praise for asking lawyers to take 25 percent rather than 33 percent of the claims from their clients.

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Ex-Corrections Officer Who Was Acquitted of Murder Settles Wrongful Death Lawsuit

By DAMIEN FISHER, InDepthNH.org (InDepthNH.org) | October 21, 2026

The former corrections officer acquitted in the 2023 death of Secure Psychiatric Unit patient Jason Rothe, Matthew Millar, settled his part of a wrongful death lawsuit brought by Rothe’s sister, Aimee Khatib.

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Man Pleads Guilty To Manslaughter in Beating Death of His Father in 2003

By Staff Report | October 21, 2026

Douglas Herlihy, 40, pleaded guilty Wednesday in Hillsborough County Superior Court – Southern District to one count of manslaughter and one count of attempted falsification of physical evidence in connection with the beating death of his father, Paul Herlihy, 50, in Milford between Aug. 23 and Aug. 24, 2003.

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Cheat Like Hell!

By MIKE MARLAND | October 21, 2026
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Statewide Petition Seeks to End Local Police Departments’ Role in Immigration Efforts

By ZACH LAIRD | October 20, 2026

A coalition of advocacy groups has gained support from people from 80% of the municipalities in New Hampshire for a petition to have 29 police agencies in the state exit a program run by Immigrations and Customs Enforcement (ICE), where they perform immigration officer functions under the direction of ICE.

News

Proclamations and Bridge Illumination for 70th Anniversary of 1956 Hungarian Revolution

By Peter Somssich | October 20, 2026

New Hampshire Governor Ayotte and Portsmouth Mayor McEachern have both issued proclamations that declare Oct. 23, “Hungarian Freedom and Democracy Day”.

News

Department of Justice Secures Jury Verdict in Support of Construction of Exit 4a on I-9

By News Release | October 20, 2026

Attorney General John M. Formella announces that the Department of Justice obtained a jury verdict affirming that the New Hampshire Department of Transportation’s acquisition of land and construction of Exit 4a off I-93 was for the public’s use, that it was necessary and reasonable, and that there was a net public benefit to construct the new exit.

Business & Economy

29,000 Granite Staters Could Lose Their Health Coverage, New Study Says

By GARRY RAYNO, InDepthNH.org | October 20, 2026

A new study by the NH Fiscal Policy Institute indicates from 23,000 to 29,000 New Hampshire residents will lose their Medicaid health insurance coverage by 2028 under new federal and state regulations and requirements set to begin Jan. 1.

Courts & Corrections

NH Supreme Court Scandal Could Involve Crimes, Court Watchdog Says

By DAMIEN FISHER, InDepthNH.org (InDepthNH.org) | October 19, 2026

The scandal surrounding New Hampshire’s Supreme Court goes further than the false statement signed by four justices, and could include criminal charges, according to attorney Christopher Gregory.

News

Shaheen, Bipartisan Lawmakers Meet with President Zelenskyy, Reaffirm Support for Ukraine

By News Release | October 19, 2026

“I appreciated the opportunity to speak with President Zelenskyy today about Ukraine’s ongoing fight against Putin’s brutal war. Time and again, Congress has sent an unmistakable and overwhelmingly bipartisan message that America stands with Ukraine and against Putin’s aggression.

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Recent Op-Eds

  • Distant Dome: Something Is Rotten in Concord
    By GARRY RAYNO, InDepthNH.org | October 24, 2026

  • Op-Ed: To a more fair judiciary, A suggested change in court rules
    By ANDRU VOLINSKY | October 23, 2026

  • Op-Ed: School Funding Reform Must Put New Hampshire Students First
    By Dave Luneau, Richard Ames, Mary Heath and Mel Myler | October 20, 2026

  • Active with the Activists: Execution is Wrong No Matter How it is Carried Out
    By ARNIE ALPERT | October 12, 2026

  • Op-Ed: And then there’s the Rand education funding case
    By ANDRU VOLINSKY | October 8, 2026

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Our Featured NH Columnists

 

Michael Ferber
SPEAKING OF WORDS
By Michael Ferber

Beverly Stoddart
A NH LIFE
By Beverly Stoddart

Arnie Alpert
ACTIVE WITH THE ACTIVISTS
By Arnie Alpert of Canterbury

George Liset
WRITING ON THE FLY
By George Liset of Dover

Bob Charest
WHY YOU SHOULD CARE NH
By Bob Charest of Epsom

Michael Davidow
RADIO FREE NEW HAMPSHIRE
By Michael Davidow of Manchester

Monica Drahonovsky
MONICA READS
By Monica West

Susan Dromey Heeter
JOYFUL MUSINGS
By Susan Dromey Heeter of Dover

Harrigan
VIEW FROM ABOVE THE NOTCHES
By John Harrigan of Colebrook

Wayne D. King
THE VIEW FROM RATTLESNAKE RIDGE
By Wayne D. King of Rumney

D. Maurice Kreis
POWER TO THE PEOPLE
By D. Maurice Kreis

MIKE MARLAND CARTOONS
MIKE MARLAND CARTOONS

Garry Rayno
DISTANT DOME
By Garry Rayno of New London

Roger Wood
InDEPTHNH
By Roger Wood of Portsmouth

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Laurie Lists are called Exculpatory Evidence Schedules now. They are the secret lists containing the names of law enforcement officers in NH with a history of dishonesty, excessive force or instability.
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Under fire: The Secure Psychiatric Unit at the men’s prison incarcerates men and a few women who suffer from mental illness. Some aren’t even charged with crime.
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