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By ETHAN DEWITT

A day after a state law preventing transgender girls from playing girls’ sports took effect, a federal judge has temporarily blocked the law from being used against a New Hampshire teenager.Judge Landya McCafferty of the U.S. District Court of New...

By ETHAN DEWITT

After two weeks of delay amid concerns over accountability, the Executive Council approved a partnership Wednesday between New Hampshire and Dartmouth Health to take over and operate the state’s mental health hospital in Hampstead.In a 4-1 vote, the...

By ETHAN DEWITT

As the State House voting chambers lie empty this summer, Gov. Chris Sununu’s desk has been flooded. Hundreds of bills passed by lawmakers in late spring have circulated from the Office of Legislative Services to the Secretary of State’s Office to the...

By ETHAN DEWITT

Years after the pandemic threw businesses into disarray, changing expectations around work and leading to widespread worker shortages, New Hampshire’s workforce demand is still strong. Currently, 85 percent of New Hampshire residents between 25 and 55...

By ETHAN DEWITT

Gov. Chris Sununu signed a bill that would expand the reach of therapeutic cannabis in New Hampshire – but vetoed another.As part of a package of legislation on July 12, Sununu signed House Bill 1349, which will add generalized anxiety disorder to the...

By ETHAN DEWITT

New Hampshire residents will soon have broader controls over how their data is used by businesses in the state, after Gov. Chris Sununu signed a sweeping bill into law last week.Senate Bill 255, which takes effect in January 2025, allows New Hampshire...