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Former DOE Commissioner Edelblut Named to Children’s Scholarship Fund’s Board

Former New Hampshire Department of Education Commissioner Frank Edelblut has been appointed to the Children’s Scholarship Fund’s Board of Directors.

Conferees Sow Confusion on Open Enrollment

Republican negotiators on the House Bill 751 public school open enrollment conference committee Thursday made a last minute change on what they proposed for a new open enrollment program.

DOC Officials Hold Off-Site Meetings About Edmark Nomination

Michelle Edmark’s troubled nomination to be an assistant commissioner at the Department of Corrections is the subject of confidential meetings held with Commissioner William Hart and Assistant Commissioner Jessica Kuron.

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Business & Economy

Sale Pending on NH’s Largest Land Parcel, Conn. Lakes Headwaters

By PAULA TRACY, InDepthNH.org | May 28, 2026

Manulife Investment Management, a timber management investment organization, has signed a purchase and sales agreement to buy the 146,400 acre Connecticut Lakes Headwaters Tract from Aurora Sustainable Lands LLC in Pittsburg, Stewartstown and Clarksville.

Business & Economy

AI Data Center Paused Amid Uproar in Nottingham

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

The man behind a proposed data center on Route 4 is retreating as hundreds of people showed up Wednesday to protest the development.

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Roadquill

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Courts & Corrections

Stevens ‘Enraged’ By Berlin Police Denying Her Right-to-Know In Murder-Suicide

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

Executive Councilor Janet Stevens, R-Rye, is asking the Attorney General’s office to intervene in her request to the Berlin Police Department for more information on its internal investigation into the murder-suicide last summer, which rocked the state and led to changes in procedures and laws as they relate to domestic violence.

Courts & Corrections

AG: Autopsy Shows Son Asphyxiated His Mother, Then Shot Himself

By News Release | May 27, 2026

Attorney General John M. Formella and Dover Police Chief David A. Terlemezian announce that autopsies have been completed on the bodies of Eileen Shevelin (age 78) and Thomas Wallace (age 57), which were discovered inside their home in Dover on Tuesday May 26, 2026.

Education

Short Meeting for Open Enrollment Conferees

By GARRY RAYNO, InDepthNH.org | May 27, 2026

For the second day in a row, the public school open enrollment conference committee took no action on a proposed compromise that would cap the program at 500 students the first year.

Education

Agreement Reached on School Budget Cap Vote

By GARRY RAYNO, InDepthNH.org | May 27, 2026

The state wants to impose a tax cap on school district budgets that would limit annual growth to the rate of inflation offset by additional taxable property.

Health & Mental Health

DHHS Reminds Granite Staters to Prevent Tick and Mosquito Bites

By NH DHHS | May 27, 2026

The most common infections in New Hampshire spread through tick bites are Lyme disease, anaplasmosis, babesiosis, Powassan virus, and hard-tick relapsing fever (Borrelia miyamotoi). Mosquitoes in New Hampshire can spread illnesses such as Eastern Equine Encephalitis (EEE), West Nile Virus, and Jamestown Canyon Virus.

State Asks Court To Dismiss Pam Smart’s Latest Bid for Freedom

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

The state has asked the court to dismiss Pam Smart’s latest bid to get out of prison, a habeas corpus petition arguing she was convicted based on dodgy tape recordings of conversations with one of the prosecution’s key witnesses.

Business & Economy

US Attorney Says Casino Owner Sanborn Charged with Misusing CARES Act Funds, But Didn’t Mention Plea Deal

By Nancy West | May 26, 2026

Former state Senator Andy Sanborn has been charged federally with one count of Theft of Government Funds, according to a press release from U.S. Attorney Erin Creegan on Tuesday May 26, which didn’t mention that Sanborn and her office had signed a plea agreement within the last week.

Business & Economy

Committee Advances HB 1588 Housing Changes

By ZACH LAIRD | May 26, 2026

A committee of conference on Tuesday advanced changes to House Bill (HB) 1588 that would limit some local restrictions on multifamily housing development in commercial districts.

Courts & Corrections

Granite State Libertarians Booted From National Party After Kauffman Speech

By DAMIEN FISHER, InDepthNH.org (InDepthNH.org) | May 26, 2026

The Libertarian National Committee has had enough of New Hampshire party chair Jeremy Kauffman, his racist social media trolling, and his support for President Donald Trump.

Environment & Science

State Park Fees May Increase for Out of Staters Under Committee of Conference Vote

By PAULA TRACY, InDepthNH.org | May 26, 2026

A bill that would increase park fees for out of state residents has cleared a committee of conference.

Education

House, Senate Quickly Agree on Plan to Help Financially Troubled School Districts

By GARRY RAYNO, InDepthNH.org | May 26, 2026

Negotiators quickly agreed on a bill to help financially troubled schools or school districts develop financial recovery plans Tuesday.

Education

Short Meeting for Open Enrollment Conferees

By GARRY RAYNO, InDepthNH.org | May 26, 2026

The conference committee on open enrollment for public schools met for five minutes Tuesday and will come back together tomorrow and try again.

Courts & Corrections

AG: Murder/Suicide Suspected in Deaths of Mother and Son in Dover

By News Release | May 26, 2026

Attorney General John M. Formella and Dover Police Chief David A. Terlemezian announce an ongoing suspicious death investigation inside a home in Dover, New Hampshire.

News

House Rejects SNAP Funding Addition During Committee of Conference Meeting

By ZACH LAIRD | May 26, 2026

The House decided not to support a version of a bill that would allocate $4.4
million for Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) administrative costs during a committee of conference meeting Tuesday morning.

Energy

Conferees Agree To Allow Utilities Own Up To 10 % of Natural Gas, Nuclear Facilities

By PAULA TRACY, InDepthNH.org | May 26, 2026

Representatives of both the House and Senate have agreed to pass an amended version of House Bill 1775 allowing utilities to have an ownership interest in up to 10 percent of a natural gas or nuclear power generation facility.

News

Automatic Military Draft Registration Gets Pushback from Some Students

By ZACH LAIRD | May 26, 2026

While eligible men ages 18-26 will now automatically be signed up for the draft starting in December using federal data, some students at the University of New Hampshire pushed back against the change, calling it unnecessary and an overreach of the government.

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Join InDepthNH for Free Online Talk With Experts On NH Taxes June 9 from 6 to 7:30 pm

By Nancy West | May 26, 2026

We invited some experts on NH taxes for an online talk – Phil Sletten, Research director of the New Hampshire Fiscal Policy Institute, and our own State House bureau chief Garry Rayno, who has been covering the issue for four decades.

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