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Steven Tendo, the Ugandan pastor and asylum-seeker who was living and working in Vermont but is now being held by Immigrations and Customs Enforcement (ICE) at the Strafford County Jail, was initially denied medication by the facility, though things are getting better there, according to his attorney Christopher Worth.
Superior Court Judge Daniel E. Will was questioned by members of the Executive Council and the subject of a public hearing Friday on whether he should serve as an Associate Justice of the New Hampshire Supreme Court.
Survivors of childhood sexual abuse want the New Hampshire Supreme Court to revive their lawsuit that claims Gov. Kelly Ayotte’s changes to the YDC Settlement Fund amount to a bait and switch.
Gov. Kelly Ayotte focused her State of the State address on public safety and affordability Thursday and said that together we can protect what sets the state apart.
After a year of New Hampshire Supreme Court scandals, it’s time to rein in judges, according to Rep. Susan DeRoy (R-New Durham.)
The former Department of Corrections officer fired after she alerted supervisors to dangerously low staffing conditions scored another win in court as her whistleblower lawsuit got the green light to proceed.
The Commission looks to curb trafficking linked to illicit massage parlors by improving licensing oversight, creating a statewide business database, and strengthening protections for victims and licensed workers.
February 3, 2026, marks the 25th anniversary of the disappearance of Tina Sinclair and her daughter, Bethany Sinclair, from their home in Chesterfield, New Hampshire.
New Hampshire will join the new Federal Education Tax Credit program included in the “One Big Beautiful Bill” containing the Trump Administration’s priorities.
The state Department of Safety is extending the deadline to obtain state vehicle inspections to April 10 for any vehicle with an inspection that expires prior to March 2026, while Attorney General John Formella appeals a federal court order that requires inspections to continue even though the legislature killed the program last year.
