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By JEREMY MARGOLIS

Gov. Kelly Ayotte signed into law a sweeping expansion to New Hampshire’s school voucher program on Tuesday, removing the income eligibility restrictions that had defined the program during its first four years.

By DAVID BROOKS

EDITOR’S NOTE: This story first ran in September 2024. On June 1, the Attorney General’s office issued another alert about this problem spreading in New Hampshire.

By CHARLOTTE MATHERLY

After weeks of crunching numbers and weighing priorities, almost no one in the New Hampshire Senate was 100% happy with the state budget.

By DAVID BROOKS

Turtles aren’t the only species endangered by cars as spring arrives: Frogs and salamanders face automotive peril, as well.

By SRUTHI GOPALAKRISHNAN

After more than a decade at the helm, Debra Douglas will step down as Chairman of the New Hampshire Lottery Commission at the end of the month, the agency announced Tuesday.

By CHARLOTTE MATHERLY

Months into her first term as a congresswoman, U.S. Rep. Maggie Goodlander has bought a home in Concord, which is within the second congressional district that she represents.

By DAVID BROOKS

Demand for electricity in New England is about to start rising for the first time in two decades, causing potential problems in winter when solar power is weak, but for the time being we’re in good shape.

By DAVID BROOKS

Don’t tell Dan O’Neil the movie-theater industry is fading away.

By DAVID BROOKS

State officials are looking into “construction issues” that have halted work at the new forensic psychiatric hospital being built on Clinton Street, Gov. Kelly Ayotte said at a Wednesday news conference.

By SRUTHIGOPALAKRISHNAN

A half-eaten container of yogurt still sits in the fridge. A “Bluey” bike leans against the back door, and a small watering can rests untouched nearby, each item an aching reminder of the life that filled Bill Byrne’s home in Pembroke, N.H., less than a week ago.

By CHARLOTTE MATHERLY

Making good on their campaign promises, New Hampshire Republicans sent a bill to the governor that would allow towns to adopt local spending caps at their next town meeting.

The northbound ramp to Interstate 89 from I-93 will be closed Tuesday, May 13, to allow for pavement pothole repairs.  

By ALEXANDER RAPP

Former New England College assistant men’s basketball coach Shannon Sciria has been appointed to lead the Colby-Sawyer College men’s basketball team, for whom he played during the 2008-09 season.

By REBECA PEREIRA

Last fall, Jim Watt opened his inbox to an email from the Northeast Organic Farming Association of New Hampshire and learned about an opportunity that seemed serendipitous.

By DAVID BROOKS

The most unusual home in Hopkinton, N.H., one that over the years has been nicknamed the Marshmallow House, the Space Pod, the Fiberglass Folly and more, is changing hands.

By SRUTHI GOPALAKRISHNAN

To tap into alternative revenue streams, State Rep. Dan McGuire is proposing to legalize slot machines in New Hampshire’s bars and restaurants.

By JEREMY MARGOLIS

An external investigation found that seven former Proctor Academy employees engaged in sexual misconduct with students, with much of the conduct occurring in the 1980s.

By SRUTHI GOPALAKRISHNAN

Every bit of leftover food at the Kearsarge Food Hub finds its way back to the soil.

By JEREMY MARGOLIS

A federal judge said Wednesday that she will order the federal government to temporarily reinstate the F-1 status of a Dartmouth College PhD student whose visa was revoked without explanation last week.

By RACHEL WACHMAN

As customers loaded groceries into cars at the Shaw’s parking lot in Fort Eddy Plaza in Concord, Ricky Tewksbury circulated to round up scattered shopping carts. People waved at his approach, greeting him by name and stopped to chat for a few minutes.