Both the Republican and Democratic primaries for U.S. Senate in New Hampshire have competitions now that state Sen. Dan Innis and progressive organizer Karishma Manzur have announced campaigns. Manzur, an Exeter biomedical scientist, announced her candidacy in the Democratic primary Wednesday. As a researcher, Manzur studied Alzheimer’s disease and epilepsy. Politically, she’s perhaps most known […]

For New Hampshire disability rights advocates, the slate of election-related bills signed by Gov. Kelly Ayotte last week represents a mixed bag.  On the one hand, Ayotte signed bipartisan legislation to require that all cities and towns provide accessible voting machines at local elections — not just those with state and federal candidates. On the […]

SWANZEY — It has been tried before, but selectboard Chair Bill Hutwelker hopes this is the year Congress ends the confusion and approves legis…

Gov. Kelly Ayotte signed into law this week a bill requiring trash companies to submit detailed management plans for leachate, the toxic liquid born from rainfall mixing with waste inside landfills. While the state already requires operators to create leachate management plans, House Bill 566 adds additional permit application requisites for prospective new landfills and […]

Gov. Kelly Ayotte vetoed seven bills Tuesday, many of which were intended to strengthen parental rights, bucking the conservative wing of her party over hotly contested legislation. In one action, Ayotte vetoed a bill intended to make it easier for parents and guardians to remove “obscene” books and materials from schools. House Bill 324 would […]