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Thursday was a day of new beginnings at the State House when leaders past, present and possibly future gathered at the State House, warm from the bitter cold and blowing snow outside, for the inauguration of the first female Republican governor of the state and the first new governor in eight years.
There has never been a better example of the need for term limits than demonstrated recently in the mud wrestling over the federal budget.
The state’s five-member Executive Council was sworn in to office Thursday with two new members and a new Governor at the head of the table.
Gov. Kelly Ayotte was sworn in as the 83rd governor of New Hampshire Thursday and said she will be a governor for all citizens.
Rep. Alicia Lekas, R-Hudson, introduced House Bill 1665 to increase the income threshold for Education Freedom Accounts to 500 percent of the federal poverty level Tuesday before the Senate Education Committee.
The state has rejected a 10-year forest management plan for the massive Connecticut Lakes Headwaters Tract in Pittsburg, Stewartstown and Clarksville from its new owner, Aurora Sustainable Lands.
Phillips realized that a solar eclipse, particularly one that would be total across a swath of northern New England, would affect the region’s electric grid bigtime by curtailing the output of solar panels.
Virgil Bossom watched in horror as serious allegations of abuse against staff at the Sununu Youth Development Center was ignored, the alleged abusers assigned to investigate their own abuse, and the children who brought the complaints disciplined for speaking out.
Gov. Chris Sununu said on ABC News Sunday that while he was critical of former President Donald Trump during the primary for the Jan. 6, 2021 insurrection, he will support him in the general election and noted that Trump just continues to rise in the polls.
Carroll County Fish and Game Commissioner Susan Price denied she had a conversation with the department’s human resources director about a personnel issue in violation of state law during an evidentiary hearing on a complaint brought against her by Fish and Game Col. Kevin Jordan, one of the subjects of the alleged conversation.
The first installment explained how child care in New Hampshire is currently suffering, leaving families without access to vital child care or unable to pay for it, while child care workers remain underpaid, burnt out, and their facilities understaffed.
If you’re not familiar with this trashy survey, it’s one I conduct in conjunction with Canterbury’s annual spring roadside cleanup.
From the new proposed rules for education minimum standards to alternative education opportunities, the state legislature and the executive branch appear to have their priorities upside down.
The California Supreme Court found that education is a fundamental right because “education is the lifeline of both the individual and society” and “a major determinant of an individual’s chances for economic and social success in our competitive society [and]…[as] a unique influence on a child’s development as a citizen and his participation in political and community life.”
Man, I love hanging with fellow journalists. They go right to the hard questions, right to the doubt, right to following the money.
It is anticipated that the report regarding the incident and whether the officers’ use of deadly force was justified will be released once the investigation is completed.
Franklin Footlight Theatre is presenting the production through Sunday and Thursday was opening night at the Franklin Middle School Stage with the audience treated to the comedy, choreography, and live music directed by David Bedard.
A letter signed by 67 Jewish residents of New Hampshire calling for a ceasefire in Gaza has been delivered to the state’s US Senators and Representatives
The people listed here passed away during the previous weeks and have some public or charitable connection to their community. InDepthNH.org is now offering obituaries through the Legacy.com service.
Rep. Karen Ebel, D-New London, speaks in favor of her bill to ban products that have had PFAs intentionally added to them at Thursday’s House session.
When I saw that John N. Maclean put out an edition of the “Big Two-Hearted River” for which he did the foreword, I had to have a copy for my collection and personal library.
On Thursday, by a 14-9 vote, the Senate passed Senate Bill 461 along party lines which would require the state to collect data on the date, place, age, state of residence for the woman, method used, medication dispensed and gestational age of the fetus at an abortion.
By the slimmest of margins, the House defeated two bills that would address homelessness and hunger among students and young people Thursday.
Karen LeMoine testified Wednesday she feared being raped or worse after she complained about the treatment of incarcerated children when she worked at the Youth Development Center in Manchester for two years until 1991.