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CONCORD – As families began seeing $300 monthly checks in their bank accounts for the first time Thursday for child tax credits, Democrats were thanking congressional leaders in Washington for making that happen, making clear that if Gov. Chris Sununu was serving in Washington, he would not have supported them.
Members of the New Hampshire Department of Environmental Services’ Wetlands Bureau heard nearly six hours of testimony from citizens on Monday, with the majority of the speakers registering opposition to a proposed landfill in the adjacent town of Dalton.
When it comes to running, women currently holding elected office in New Hampshire cities have one overarching piece of advice for potential candidates – “Do it.”
The state’s Executive Council and governor went on the road for a change, meeting at Cannon Mountain where they discussed the future of its iconic tramway, sole-source contracts, and the impact of the new law restricting abortions.
Former state Senator Jeffrey Woodburn was sentenced to serve 60 days in jail Tuesday for biting his ex-fiancee’s arm and breaking the door to her home almost three years ago, but it is unlikely he will see the inside of a cell any time soon as he is appealing the convictions to the state Supreme Court.
A forensic review of Windham’s election results confirmed the accuracy of the state’s recount of the Rockingham District 7 state representative’s race, according to the report from the Forensic Election Audit Team that Secretary of State William M. Gardner and Attorney General John M. Formella received on July 12.
What has been an intangible dream is becoming a tangible reality with Monday’s groundbreaking ceremony to launch the construction of a kayak surf wave in the Winnipesaukee River and stadium seating in Trestle View Park.
Despite a year under the COVID-19 pandemic, New Hampshire ended the fiscal year Wednesday with more than $300 million of revenue surplus on a cash basis.
The U.S. Supreme Court has decided not to hear a case New Hampshire brought against neighboring Massachusetts over taxing remote workers during the pandemic.