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By CLAIRE SULLIVAN

Nine business days into her tenure as the executive director of Fish and Game, Stephanie Simek was called Thursday to present the department’s vision for the next state budget.Complicating her early-tenure task: At a time when agencies are preparing...

By ETHAN DEWITT

Two Londonderry Republicans will lead the New Hampshire House and Senate for the next two years, after being formally voted in by their peers Wednesday. Sherman Packard was reelected House speaker, beginning his third term in the job with a much more...

By ETHAN DEWITT

The Executive Council tabled a proposal Wednesday to create a public-private partnership and allow Dartmouth Health to run the state’s Hampstead Hospital, after councilors argued they needed more time to review the contract.The proposal would allow...

By ETHAN DEWITT

New Hampshire’s Department of Health and Human Services is proposing a public-private partnership with Mary Hitchcock Memorial Hospital – a branch of the Dartmouth Health system – to take over the state’s Hampstead Hospital and Residential Treatment...

By CLAIRE SULLIVAN

When a legislative oversight committee sends an agency back to work on regulations, it doesn’t necessarily mean the content of the proposal will change.It’s still to be seen if that will be the case with the Department of Environmental Services’...

By CLAIRE SULLIVAN

In a unanimous decision, a legislative panel issued a preliminary objection Thursday to the Department of Environmental Services’ proposed updates to its landfill regulations, planning to bring the agency back for consideration next month.Advocates...

By ETHAN DEWITT

The number of reported bullying incidents among New Hampshire public middle school students ticked up 12.5% this past school year, state data shows, after it had appeared to plateau since the pandemic.But other metrics have been more steady. The...

By ETHAN DEWITT

New Hampshire school districts will be hit with a spike in costs for special education this year due to higher than usual costs per student, according to the state Department of Education.And the state’s special education aid fund — which is supposed...

By ETHAN DEWITT

Two months away from leaving office, Gov. Chris Sununu had a reminder for lawmakers Tuesday: New Hampshire faces leaner times ahead.As lawmakers craft a budget, the expiration of COVID-19 relief funding, which allowed New Hampshire to disburse...

By CLAIRE SULLIVAN and ETHAN DEWITT

A week past Election Day, a clearer picture has emerged of legislative priorities, voter turnout, and results ranging from Executive Council seats to a proposed constitutional amendment.Both parties — Republicans with bolstered control and Democrats...

By ETHAN DEWITT

Republicans have had a trifecta of control since 2021. But with an evenly divided House chamber the past two years, their powers were limited. A handful of absent lawmakers on voting day could tank a bill, and often did. Now, with Tuesday’s election...

By ETHAN DEWITT

Republican former U.S. Sen. Kelly Ayotte will be New Hampshire’s next governor, after defeating Democratic former Manchester Mayor Joyce Craig Tuesday in a campaign built on a promise of economic continuity, increased focus on crime and immigration,...

By ETHAN DEWITT

In her quest for the New Hampshire governor’s office, Kelly Ayotte is breaking financial records. As of Oct. 30, the Republican nominee and former U.S. senator has raised $21 million into her personal campaign fund since running for the office and...

BY ETHAN DEWITT

As Democrat Joyce Craig and Republican Kelly Ayotte hone their final pitches to voters over who should be the next governor, one topic has proven particularly contentious: taxes.Craig has assailed New Hampshire Republicans’ moves to repeal the...

By CLAIRE SULLIVAN

In a Monday forum for the 2nd Congressional District, the candidates agreed on little — except that the so-called American dream is under threat.“I’ve talked to so many voters across this district for whom the American dream is just simply out of...

By ETHAN DEWITT

New Hampshire’s “Summer EBT” program will still be distributing funds to low-income families this year, officials say. It will just happen in late fall and winter.The program, approved by the Legislature last spring, uses federal dollars from the U.S....

By CLAIRE SULLIVAN

The Joint Legislative Fiscal Committee on Friday approved $500,000 in federal funds to address cyanobacteria blooms, the often-toxic growths that can pose health risks to pets and humans.The Department of Environmental Services was awarded the funds...

By ETHAN DEWITT

New Hampshire health officials are continuing an overhaul of the national suicide prevention hotline and have accepted federal money to improve the state’s response.On Oct. 18, the Joint Legislative Fiscal Committee approved an additional $979,000 in...

By ANNMARIE TIMMINS

Concord Casino owner Andy Sanborn’s arrest Oct. 16 for alleged pandemic fraud is the most recent but not sole COVID-19 fraud case brought by state and federal authorities in New Hampshire since 2022. In all, authorities have announced charges against...

By CLAIRE SULLIVAN

When food ends up in landfills, it releases large amounts of methane, a greenhouse gas much more potent than carbon dioxide. A state law that goes into effect early next year aims to cut that source.The Department of Environmental Services is ramping...

By ETHAN DEWITT

Republicans on the House Transportation Committee are recommending legislation allowing families to provide a “home school” version of driver’s education.House Bill 55 would end the requirement that teenagers between 15 and 18 years old take an...