(The Center Square) — The New Hampshire House of Representatives has narrowly approved a parental rights bill that would lift the state's restrictions on homeschooling students.

After a man fatally shot his estranged wife in Berlin last year, the New Hampshire judicial branch was among many entities calling for changes. The courts and police could have stopped Michael Gleason from killing Marisol Fuentes-Huaracha had they enforced a domestic violence protective order requiring Gleason to give up his firearms, the branch’s Internal […]

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 […]

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 […]

A proposal to supply some of the millions required to rehabilitate New Hampshire’s nearly 300 aging dams made it through a House floor vote this winter before dividing the House Committee on Ways and Means Monday.  House Bill 1655, from prime sponsor Rep. Will Darby, a Nashua Democrat, proposes assessing an annual $100 fee on […]

In her State of the State speech, New Hampshire Gov. Kelly Ayotte called the rising cost of child care a “downward pressure” on families. Her solution: giving businesses tax credits so they can create their own.  “I would like to see a tax credit for companies investing in child care for their workforce, to incentivize […]