After temporarily putting the brakes on the contracts to allow for heavier scrutiny, the New Hampshire Executive Council approved roughly $130 million in funding disbursement for its new marquee rural health program. New Hampshire is set to receive roughly $200 million annually through the end of the decade from the federal government’s Rural Health Transformation […]
With the legislative session well under way, New Hampshire lawmakers haven’t tired of putting forward new proposals for how landfills should be sited and regulated — but finding one a majority can accept has proven difficult. Tension over the state’s waste has come to a head in recent years, with private waste disposal companies pushing […]
In a busy day at the State House, the New Hampshire Senate and House of Representatives voted on a handful of critical child care bills Thursday, including funding for the child care workforce grant program, tax credits, and increasing state scholarship eligibility. After extended debate and communication with the state’s congressional delegation, the Senate voted […]
(The Center Square) — New Hampshire Republican Gov. Kelly Ayotte’s pick to serve as the state’s Child Advocate has withdrawn her nomination following a backlash from conservatives over potential conflicts of interest.
Christopher Ellms, former deputy commissioner of the New Hampshire Department of Energy, was confirmed by the New Hampshire Executive Council Wednesday to serve as the new chairman of the Public Utilities Commission. Ellms will lead the three-member body, which functions like a court to regulate the state’s utilities, issuing orders on utility expenditures and proposed […]
A proposal to address high property taxes by introducing a statewide income tax and property tax roiled Concord Tuesday, prompting denunciations by both Republican and Democratic political leaders. But proponents are asking the public to give the idea a chance. The idea, titled the “3-3 Tax Savings Plan,” would institute a 3% income tax for […]
Gov. Kelly Ayotte said Tuesday morning that the Department of Homeland Security is no longer planning to build an immigrant detention center in Merrimack. The federal government planned to retrofit a warehouse on Robert Milligan Parkway in Merrimack into a processing center where immigrants would be detained temporarily before being transferred to a larger detention […]
The New Hampshire House rejected a bill Thursday to reinstate the death penalty and opposed other bills seeking to expand its use.
Before former Executive Councilor Cinde Warmington announced her challenge against Kelly Ayotte’s governorship on Wednesday, business owner Jo…
Cinde Warmington, a former Democratic executive councilor and gubernatorial candidate in 2024, announced Wednesday she is again running to be New Hampshire’s governor, becoming incumbent Republican Gov. Kelly Ayotte’s first major challenger. Warmington ran for governor in 2024, but finished second in the Democratic primary to Manchester Mayor Joyce Craig, who ultimately lost to Ayotte. […]