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Amid a proposal that would see the positions of University System of New Hampshire (USNH) chancellor and the University of New Hampshire (UNH) president merged into one role, UNH now offers a way to earn certain applied bachelor’s degrees with 90 credit requirements in three years, and save up to $10,000 in tuition costs.
Community members and advocates for Nickenley Turenne, who was killed by three police officers in December 2025, united at Tuesday’s Board of Mayor and Aldermen meeting, urging city officials to change policies regarding officer-involved shootings.
The New Hampshire Liberty Alliance (NHLA) has announced that 104 New Hampshire legislators earned an A or A+ Liberty Rating in 2026, all of them Republicans, which the organization said is more than double the total for 2025.
After 490 days of bargaining, the University of New Hampshire chapter of the American Association of University Professors (AAUP-UNH) declared an impasse in contract negotiations with the university administration, alleging it failed to address rising living costs and the long-term health of the university while struggling to retain faculty.
About a dozen community members rallied at Plymouth Town Common on Friday evening for a candlelight vigil to honor the individuals killed during federal immigration operations around the country.
A candlelight vigil to remember individuals killed by federal immigration officers will be held on Friday at 7 p.m. at the Plymouth Town Common and hosted by Central NH Indivisible, a local advocacy group that works to preserve democracy in New Hampshire.
Three candidates have announced their campaigns for Speaker of the House (House Majority Leader Jason Osborne, R-Auburn, Rep. Jim Kofalt, R-Wilton, and Deputy Speaker of the House Rep. Steven Smith, R-Charleston), though not everyone is pleased with their plans to run.
The Manchester Police Officers who shot and killed Nickenley Turenne were legally justified, according to the report issued Wednesday by the New Hampshire Attorney General’s Office.
As part of this year’s week-long PorcFest with events around the state, short for Porcupine Freedom Festival, the Free State Project hosted tours of the State House each day from Monday to Friday, conducted by Rep. Dan McGuire, R-Epsom.