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Proposed legislation would repeal a Republican-backed state law restricting what public school teachers can legally say to their students about discrimination.A federal judge ruled on May 28 that the 2021 statute is unconstitutionally vague and...

By RICK GREEN

A five-decade-old program that uses state and federal money to provide birth control, cancer screenings, sexually transmitted disease treatment and pregnancy testing for people of low income would be eliminated in a state budget the N.H. House passed last month.

By RICK GREEN

N.H. Senate Republicans snuffed out a marijuana legalization bill Thursday despite public opinion polling showing a majority of Granite Staters favor ending penalties for adult possession of small amounts of cannabis.

By RICK GREEN

The N.H. Senate passed a bill Thursday that would require school districts to create policies prohibiting its employees from transporting minor students to non-emergency medical visits without parental consent.

By RICK GREEN

Cuts in corporate tax rates since 2015 have led to up to $1.2 billion in forgone state revenue, according to a report a nonpartisan research group released Tuesday as lawmakers considered millions of dollars in spending reductions.

By RICK GREEN

The N.H. House passed a bill Wednesday that would legalize adult possession of up to two ounces of marijuana, but state representatives said its chances of becoming law were not bright.

By RICK GREEN

A New Hampshire law requiring motorists to reduce speed and steer a wide berth around a variety of roadside emergencies would be expanded under a bill the state Senate passed Thursday.

By RICK GREEN

Convictions for simple marijuana possession would be removed from criminal records under a bill N.H. Rep. Jonah Wheeler of Peterborough says he is sponsoring to help people avoid being stigmatized for an offense that has been decriminalized.

By RICK GREEN

A man who once supervised New Hampshire’s motor vehicle inspection program is now supporting legislation to end that program.

By RICK GREEN

N.H. Gov. Kelly Ayotte’s two-year budget calls for the state’s Community College System to maintain its current tuition freeze, but these costs remain among the highest in the nation.

By RICK GREEN

There is no lack of legislation in Concord this year aimed at solving what many people regard as the state’s biggest problem, the high cost of housing.

By RICK GREEN

A state House committee voted unanimously Tuesday against a bill that would upend the primary election system in New Hampshire.

By RICK GREEN

A bill being considered in the N.H. Senate and labeled as the “Live Free and Die Free Act” would allow human remains to be composted.

By RICK GREEN

A bill pending in the state Legislature would consolidate school administrative units in New Hampshire and make superintendents’ jobs elected positions.

By RICK GREEN

A bill to reduce required subject areas for public schoolchildren in New Hampshire, including music and art, has received quite a chilly reception at the Statehouse.

By RICK GREEN

N.H. Rep. Katy Peternel on Monday sought to withdraw her bill aimed at prohibiting most abortions after 15 weeks of pregnancy, but the measure remains in consideration pending a vote by the full House next month.

By RICK GREEN

N.H. Rep. Jared Sullivan told a disturbing story Tuesday in support of his bill to allow people to take an alcoholic beverage into the restroom at a restaurant.

By RICK GREEN

Many bicyclists have had the experience of pulling up to a stop sign with no car in sight and wondering if they should just keep going or first come to a full stop as the law requires.

By RICK GREEN

School districts across the state fluctuate widely in what they spend per pupil, but last year’s statewide average of about $21,500 was a record for New Hampshire and well above comparable national figures, state officials said Wednesday.

By RICK GREEN

The parental-rights movement is alive and well in the N.H. Legislature.A dozen Republican-backed measures to be considered by state lawmakers next year seek to address these rights in one way or another.Opponents say parents already have many of the...

By RICK GREEN

Rep. Steven Smith, R-Charlestown, has been reappointed as deputy speaker of the N.H. House, a role in which he sometimes presides over floor sessions in the chamber.House Speaker Sherman Packard, R-Londonderry, announced the reappointment last week,...