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GOP House member says party leaders tried to intimidate him before booting him off committee
03-10-2025 2:30 PM

By WILLIAM SKIPWORTH

Last month, as the New Hampshire House of Representatives was meeting in Concord for a voting day, Rep. David Nagel was pulled aside by his colleague Rep. Jim Kofalt, a fellow Republican.

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House narrowly passes GOP-backed bill to eliminate New Hampshire Vaccine Association
03-07-2025 5:32 PM

By WILLIAM SKIPWORTH

A Republican-backed proposal to eliminate New Hampshire’s mechanism for purchasing vaccines was approved by the state House of Representatives Thursday.


Nearly 1 in 3 experiencing poverty in New Hampshire are disabled, NHFPI study finds
03-06-2025 9:00 PM

By WILLIAM SKIPWORTH

People with disabilities make up nearly a third of New Hampshire’s impoverished, according to a new study from the New Hampshire Fiscal Policy Institute.


How has New Hampshire’s congressional delegation responded to Trump’s first month?
03-02-2025 1:00 PM

By WILLIAM SKIPWORTH

Thursday marked one month since President Donald Trump returned to the White House and began an eventful second presidential term that included a slew of controversial Cabinet nominees, a series of executive orders many have called illegal, and an attempt to excise chunks of the federal government that don’t fit his agenda.


NH House approves bill imposing punishments for false reports of child abuse or neglect
02-27-2025 9:00 AM

By WILLIAM SKIPWORTH

The New Hampshire House of Representatives approved a proposal through a voice vote on Thursday to punish people who file false reports of child abuse or neglect.


Lawmakers introduce ‘Momnibus 2.0’ bill to address maternal health in New Hampshire
02-23-2025 7:00 PM

By WILLIAM SKIPWORTH

Eleven maternity wards have closed in New Hampshire since 2000, and the leading cause of maternal mortality in the state is behavioral health, including substance abuse.


Shaheen, Hassan, and Pappas push SHRED Act to keep ski mountain fees local
02-22-2025 6:01 PM

By WILLIAM SKIPWORTH

Every year, about 1 million visitors hit the slopes to ski or snowboard in New Hampshire’s White Mountain National Forest, according to the National Forest Service.


Child care shortage might be costing NH businesses $56 million each year, new study finds
02-22-2025 5:06 PM

By WILLIAM SKIPWORTH

New Hampshire businesses may be losing an estimated $56 million because the state’s child care shortage is disrupting parents’ ability to work, according to a new study from the New Hampshire Fiscal Policy Institute.


New Hampshire GOP lawmakers join attacks on DEI, target state departments, governor’s office
02-09-2025 6:00 PM

By WILLIAM SKIPWORTH

As President Donald Trump and Republicans in Washington, D.C., seek to eradicate diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts throughout the federal government, their state-level allies in New Hampshire are working to do the same in the Granite State.


New Hampshire House officially axes 15-week abortion ban proposal
02-07-2025 6:00 PM

By WILLIAM SKIPWORTH

A proposal to further restrict abortion access in New Hampshire has officially died.


Right-to-work proposal reemerges in New Hampshire State House
02-01-2025 4:31 PM

By WILLIAM SKIPWORTH

John Murphy, a telecommunications worker with the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, is tired of having to show up to protests every year to oppose right-to-work legislation in New Hampshire.


Lawmakers seek to double the amount that can be paid out to injured NH first responders
01-31-2025 9:50 AM

By WILLIAM SKIPWORTH

A bipartisan group of legislators wants to double the amount of money the state is allowed to pay out to New Hampshire first responders who are injured in the line of duty.


The pandemic may have ended, but for these NH long COVID patients, the virus’ impact continues
01-27-2025 3:17 PM

By WILLIAM SKIPWORTH

One day in February 2021, Nenia Ballard, an officer with the Canaan Police Department, was driving her police cruiser through her western New Hampshire community when she came to an intersection she’d been to many times before.

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