Bill Related to Excess SWEPT Payments Goes To Legislative Hearing
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A bill that would change the way the state addresses excess funds paid to municipalities for the use of school districts went to a hearing Tuesday.
Universal Opposition Turns Out for Change to Adequate Education
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After a number of STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) students urged lawmakers to offer that curriculum across the state, a lawmaker urged the committee to eliminate much of STEM from the state’s core curriculum.
Carbon Credit Sequestration Taxing Bill Gets Support and Opposition
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Enabling legislation that would allow municipalities to tax standing wood and timber on land used for carbon sequestration went to a public hearing Monday with a mix of support and opposition.
Gov. Ayotte and Lawrence Mayor DePeña Address Cross-Border Crime and Drug Trafficking
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Today, Governor Kelly Ayotte met with Mayor Brian A. DePeña of Lawrence, Mass., to discuss how the City and the State of New Hampshire can work together to combat cross-border crime and drug trafficking.
Shaheen, Hassan, Pappas Join Ceremony for New Portsmouth Naval Shipyard Facility
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Shaheen secured full authorization for the Shipbuilding Infrastructure Optimization Program (SIOP) projects at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard in the Fiscal Year 2025.
Portsmouth’s Music Hall: A Cultural Landmark
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Portsmouth is a desirable place to live and one reason for that is non-profit organizations like The Music Hall.
State Budget Battle About To Begin in Earnest
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Lawmakers and the general public this week will hear new Gov. Kelly Ayotte’s plan to craft the next biennial budget which is fraught with declining revenues, new obligations and more questions than answers about the federal funding the state depends on to survive.
DHHS Identifies New Hampshire Resident with Clade I Mpox, Formerly Called Monkeypox
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The New Hampshire Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS), Division of Public Health Services (DPHS) has identified an adult from Merrimack County with clade I mpox, formerly called monkeypox.
Op-Ed: HB 638 – A Second Look for People Serving Life Without Parole
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HB 638 creates a possibility for parole for prisoners serving a legislatively imposed automatic life sentence for first degree murder; “legislatively imposed” because there is no sentencing discretion.