The Executive Council is holding up $5.5 million of funding for indigent defense attorneys in New Hampshire after councilors questioned whether courts are adequately scrutinizing defendants’ claimed financial status.   In a 3-2 vote Wednesday, councilors moved to table the New Hampshire Judicial Council’s request for extra funding, which would come from the state’s General Fund. […]

Gov. Kelly Ayotte said she is eager to replace New Hampshire Supreme Court Justice Anna Barbara Hantz Marconi, who was convicted last week of criminal solicitation but is being allowed to remain a justice, in February. “I really think this is something that needs to be addressed to the Department of Justice, to the attorney […]

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New Hampshire is spending too little on special education, a judge ruled Monday. But Superior Court Judge David Ruoff stopped short of orderin…