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With the House budget writers facing two court rulings now awaiting state Supreme Court decisions, they took little action to address the challenges to the state’s education funding system, while adding tens of millions of dollars for the Education Freedom Account Program and charter schools above what Gov. Kelly Ayotte requested.
Ending speculation, Democratic New Hampshire Congressman Chris Pappas announced his plan Thursday to run for the U.S. Senate seat being vacated by Jeanne Shaheen.
Children’s access to “obscene” or “harmful” materials in schools and school libraries is the focus of three bills this legislative session, with House Bill 324 causing some drama last week when its author read graphic scenes from two young adult novels on the House floor.
The grassroots upsurge of resistance to the policies of the Trump administration will reach a new peak Saturday, April 5, when demonstrations are expected in one thousand locations nationwide, including sixteen in New Hampshire.
Manchester Police are continuing their investigation into the tragic discovery of a deceased baby in the waters at Pine Island Park. Detectives now have a more refined timeline regarding when the child was placed in the water.
A Lowell man has pleaded guilty in federal court in Concord to aiding and abetting the robbery of a mail carrier, Acting U.S. Attorney Jay McCormack announces.
Armando Barron is going to stay in prison for the brutal murder of Jonathan Amerault after the New Hampshire Supreme Court rejected Barron’s appeal.
During the coldest months of the year, LIHEAP is instrumental in helping Americans afford to heat their homes or replace a broken furnace in an emergency.
The New Hampshire Fish and Game Department has just released a draft 10-year game management plan for deer, bear, turkey and moose with objectives ranging by region.