The New Hampshire Senate passed legislation Thursday that would forbid hospitals located in distressed place-based economies from increasing executive compensation for 18 months if that hospital eliminates more than 10 employees in a single department within a six-month period. Senate Bill 664, sponsored by Littleton Republican Sen. David Rochefort, would impose a $10,000 fine on […]

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 New Hampshire Senate voted, 16-8, along party lines Thursday to kill Democrats’ attempt to reverse changes Republicans made to the state’s Medicaid program last year. In 2025, the Legislature enacted laws to impose premiums on the highest-income Medicaid enrollees starting this year. Senate Bill 484, sponsored by Nashua Democratic Sen. Cindy Rosenwald, would’ve repealed […]

On its first day back in session, the New Hampshire Senate considered multiple bills held over from last session on waste regulation, continuing a long-running discussion on the topic and upholding the trend of Senate and House divergence on the matter. On Wednesday, senators passed an amended version of House Bill 707, legislation retained from […]

State Sen. David Rochefort, a Littleton Republican, said he and the state’s legislative staff are in the process of drafting a bill aimed at addressing systemic abuse and neglect issues in New Hampshire intellectual and developmental disability care system. In November, the Bulletin published a series of articles outlining abuse and neglect — sometimes fatal […]

The second half of New Hampshire’s biennial legislative session starts on Jan. 7. As the state aims to fulfill its goal of increasing child care capacity and combating workforce shortage struggles, here’s a look at some of the filed bills relating to early care and education.  House Bill 1566, Senate Bill 483: An act making […]