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Flanked by close to 100 law enforcement officials and a bipartisan group of elected officials from across the state, Gov. Kelly Ayotte called for the House to pass a bail reform bill Thursday to make New Hampshire a safer place.
“But today, after careful consideration, I’m announcing that I have made the difficult decision not to seek reelection to the Senate in 2026. It’s just time.”
New Hampshire should join the rest of New England and solidify a woman’s right to abortion services in statute or in the constitution, the Senate Judiciary Committee was told Tuesday.
A highly contagious infectious disease, measles can cause serious complications like pneumonia, ulcers and scarring on the cornea, seizures, blindness, and encephalitis which can lead to permanent brain damage and, in some cases, death.
It’s a good bet there will be changes and possibly new revenues coming from and to charity casinos after a gangbuster report of the opening of The Nash casino this past week by the state lottery commissioner.
During the next few weeks, citizens throughout the state will begin heading to the polls, town halls and schools to make decisions about how their community will be organized and operate over the next year.
The culture wars have come for several public libraries in New Hampshire, turning elections for library trustee into referendums on censorship, parental rights, budget cuts and membership in the American Library Association (ALA).
On Monday, on Harriet Tubman Day, U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) renewed her decade-long push to put Harriet Tubman on the $20 bill by introducing the Harriet Tubman Tribute Act.
Declining revenues particularly business taxes is a considerable problem and coupled with the loss of federal COVID aid with its secondary boost to revenues, and potential changes coming from the Washington D.C. in some key state programs like Medicaid, as well as slashing higher education grants and the picture is pretty bleak.