Arts and Entertainment
NH House Votes to Expand Education Freedom Accounts Program
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By a slim margin, the House Thursday approved expanding the Education Freedom Account program to every child in the state in the second year of the next biennium.
Business & Economy
Parents’ Questions Would Require ‘Honest and Complete’ Answers Under SB 96
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A bill mandating teachers answer parents’ questions about their child “completely and honestly” came under fire at a public hearing Wednesday.
Business & Economy
Foreign Dartmouth Student Visa Reinstated
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The visa of foreign-born Dartmouth College grad student Xiaotian Liu is back in place after a federal judge put a temporary halt on the purge being acted out by President Donald Trump’s administration.
Business & Economy
Quick Fix Won’t Overturn Injunction Blocking Divisive Concepts Law, Panel Told
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A bill to add a teacher’s mental state to the state divisive concepts law is not enough to overturn the federal court’s injunction, a House committee was told Wednesday.
Business & Economy
Ayotte Weighs in On Budget, Casella, and Tariffs
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Gov. Kelly Ayotte laid out her differences with the House GOP budget and priorities, weighed in on Trump’s tariffs and their impact on the state and said she was not surprised that former Gov. Chris Sununu has decided against a run for the U.S. Senate.
Arts and Entertainment
Dem House Leaders Promise ‘Better Budget Amendment’ Ahead of Thursday’s Vote
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A large gathering of Democrats came to the State House lawn Wednesday, the day before the House of Representatives is expected to vote on a Republican-led, two-year budget for the state with leaders saying they will fight for a “Better Budget” on Thursday.
Business & Economy
Concerns Raised about NH House Budget Plan
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The Republican members of the House Finance Committee presented their proposed fiscal 2026-2027 operating budget to their colleagues Tuesday prior to the vote on the two-bill budget package Thursday.
Business & Economy
NH Vehicle Inspections Opposed at Continued Public Hearing in Senate Committee
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Whether the state should do away with its vehicle inspections entirely or make it required every two years is now being hotly debated in the Senate where the second of two long public hearings on House Bill 649 continued Tuesday before the Senate Commerce Committee.
Education
No Opposition To Bill Requiring Cell Phone Limit Policies in Schools
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Bills that would allow parents to transfer their children to other schools within the same district, one that would study creating a county school district and one requiring public schools to adopt policies to limit the use of cell phones by students in classrooms across the state were all heard Monday in the House without opposition.