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A teen girl was repeatedly raped by the care giver who was paid by the state, and the state employees who were supposed to oversee her case repeatedly covered for the abusers, according to a new lawsuit filed in Merrimack Superior Court.
Gov. Kelly Ayotte said the state has a very important role to play nationally as being the first in the nation to vote for a president and hopes the election for Secretary of State is not politicized for the sake of that role.
With the cost of home heating products soaring and federal assistance not keeping up, Gov. Kelly Ayotte told Executive Councilors she has joined with all the other governors of New England to seek a $3 billion increase nationwide for the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program ahead of winter.
The elections in New Hampshire and nationally this month were seismic in their impact, but I believe they had different motivators.
President Donald Trump has submitted to Congress for review an agreement with Saudi Arabia aimed at bolstering the kingdom’s civilian nuclear program, but continues to insist that it won’t move forward if Saudi Arabia doesn’t normalize relations with Israel, according to a Trump administration official.
The father of a U.S. Navy sailor who has been deployed in the Middle East for a record-breaking nine months was released from immigration detention, according to his family.
The Free State Project continues to expand its outreach efforts to connect with people in nearby states and encourage them to visit New Hampshire with the hope they’ll move here, though not everyone is pleased with the group’s ambitions to branch out.
“At the national level there is still litigation pending over the President’s executive order related to mail-in ballots. Implementation of the Executive Order for the 2026 elections is uncertain,” David Scanlan said
Craig Keville will continue to serve his life sentence for killing ex-girlfriend Holly Banks and Keith LaBelle after the New Hampshire Supreme Court ruled the state presented enough evidence to convict.
As of Aug. 24 at 3 p.m., 13,570 students are eligible for a state tax supported grant, an increase of 2,862 over the recently completed school year.
Canadians are declining to vacation in New Hampshire because of their anger toward Trump’s trade policies and rhetoric. We have experienced nearly a 30% decline in Canadian tourism costing the New Hampshire economy millions of dollars.
The Supreme Court opened a path Monday for possible implementation of President Donald Trump’s executive order restricting mail-in voting, though it remains unclear how much can be put in place before the fast-approaching midterm elections.
President Donald Trump threatened on Monday to impose a 50% tariff on Canadian automobiles, car parts and steel starting next year as the trade rift with Ottawa continued to deepen.
In a statement issued Monday, Rep. Heath Howard suspended his campaign for NH’s First Congressional District and endorsed Carleigh Beriont.
Vice President JD Vance delivered remarks on the economy and campaigned for U.S. House candidate Paul LePage (R-ME) at a rally in Brewer, Maine in Part 2 of video.
ATKINSON, N.H. – A small town with a long history is marking the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence by celebrating its contributions to the American Revolution, its 1700s buildings and sites – and its ties to President John Adams and his wife, Abigail.
U.S. Senate candidate Troy Jackson, a Democrat from Maine, delivered remarks at a community event in Belfast, Maine. He talked about when he and other Maine loggers held a blockade to protest Canadian loggers poaching jobs from them for less pay, and how the experience taught him to fight for workers’ rights.
Elijah Fisher is a freelance illustrator, currently working their way through college.
The Raymond Democratic Organization is hosting Town Hall with Your Local Dem Candidates, a town hall event, to display the State and Federal Democratic candidates who are looking to serve Raymond and the surrounding towns in CD-1, State Senate District 16, and State Representative District 4. This event is co-sponsored by The Raymond Democratic Organization and NH 50501.
Leader of the ride since 1991 for Laconia Motorcycle Week, Charlie St. Clair, who was also a Democrat Laconia State Representative, has died as a result of his injuries while making his way on a motorcycle on way for his 50th rally to the nation largest gathering at Sturgis, South Dakota following a catastrophic accident with his rear wheel exploding on an interstate highway.
“Republicans are still on the back foot as the midterm elections draw near. An unpopular President and an unpopular war are causing problems for candidates even as negative attacks on Democrats are finding their mark.”
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