The Sununu Youth Services Center has been rocked in recent weeks by new allegations of abuse and neglect, and Cinde Warmington, a Democratic challenger in the New Hampshire governor’s race, blames Gov. Kelly Ayotte and a budget cut she signed into law. Specifically, Warmington points to cuts to the Office of the Child Advocate. The […]

Cassandra Sanchez packed up her desk at the Office of the Child Advocate weeks ago, but her final day still hasn’t arrived. Sanchez has served as New Hampshire’s child advocate, the official watchdog that oversees the state’s youth-focused systems, such as the foster care or juvenile justice, since 2022. She’s the second person to hold […]

Concord has a restriction when it comes to new dead-end streets: no more than 1,000 feet. 

Activists, neighbors, local leaders, and state legislators gathered on the shore of Forest Lake in Dalton Friday morning to look over the placid lake and reiterate their commitment to fighting landfill proposals for their region. Nature was in cooperation: The sun began to break through clouds during the ceremony, and a resident loon yodeled a […]

(The Center Square) — New Hampshire is known for its resistance to taxes, but the state's Republican leaders want to enshrine that dictum with a constitutional amendment to outlaw income taxes. 

Gov. Kelly Ayotte said New Hampshire will continue to be involved with the Northeast Public Health Collaborative but will not formally join the group. Her comments Wednesday come weeks after a Bulletin investigation revealed New Hampshire officials had been privately meeting with the collaborative and the state was, behind the scenes, a full-fledged member. At […]

The New Hampshire House of Representatives and Senate met Thursday to take up a handful of early education bills, including the business child care tax credit and scholarship eligibility for grandparents. Here’s a look at how they voted. In a consent calendar vote — a group of bills considered noncontroversial and acted upon with a […]