Politics
On The Trail: How will a third party affect likely Biden-Trump rematch?
By PAUL STEINHAUSER
While President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump faced political setbacks this past week, when it comes to their campaigns locking up the Democratic and Republican presidential nominations, both hit the jackpot in Las Vegas.Three days after...
NH House rejects broad expansion of school choice program but OKs income cap increase
By HOLLY RAMER
CONCORD, N.H. — The New Hampshire House defeated two bills that would have significantly expanded the state’s popular school choice program while giving preliminary approval to a third that would further raise the income cap associated with the...
Alcohol labeling bill creates divide
By ETHAN DEWITT
Aaron Share’s dog Blue has graced the cans – and premises – of To Share Brewing Company in Manchester for years. The black and white pit bull is the mascot of one of the brewery’s longest running labels: “Hugs and Belly Rubs.” Cans for the oatmeal...
NH Senate votes to move state primary from September to June
By HOLLY RAMER
CONCORD, N.H. — Both the New Hampshire House and Senate agree that the short window between the primary and general election for state and local offices should be widened, but they have different dates in mind.In contrast to its first-in-the-nation...
Medical assistance in dying bill draws large turnout
By SRUTHI GOPALAKRISHNAN
People in wheelchairs, others relying on crutches, some facing terminal illness and some caregivers packed a hearing Wednesday for a bill that would allow medically assisted dying in New Hampshire.While most of the attendees expressed support for...
Bill aims to prevent more ‘horrifying’ treatment of children in state placement
By ANNMARIE TIMMINS
Details of what the Office of the Child Advocate called “horrifying” abuse and neglect of two New Hampshire boys placed by the state in a Tennessee youth facility are behind legislation that would require the state to substantially increase its...
Video monitoring to protect NH’s historic covered bridges sees bipartisan support
By HADLEY BARNDOLLAR
After the 1862 Slate Covered Bridge fell victim to arson, Swanzey voters funded the construction of a reproduction in 2001 – one that looked just like it. Today, a sign above its entrance reads, “$5 fine for riding or driving over this bridge faster...
GOP bill would bar LGBTQ relationships from sex ed
By ETHAN DEWITT
New Hampshire lawmakers are considering new guidelines for public school sex education that would bar teachers from discussing LGBTQ sexual relationships – and require all parents to opt into the instruction before students receive it.House Bill 1185...
AG: Biden robocall during NH primary came from Texas company
By DAVID BROOKS
The robocalls that imitated President Joe Biden telling people not to bother voting in New Hampshire’s presidential primary were generated by a Texas-based public relations firm called Life Corporation “and an individual named Walter Monk,” according...
On the Trail: Did NH primary show retail politics is dead?
By PAUL STEINHAUSER
Another New Hampshire presidential primary is in the books, and some political prognosticators are quick to proclaim that the Granite State’s storied first-in-the-nation primary and cherished candidate-to-voter retail-style campaigning are both on...
NH House refuses to either further restrict or protect abortion rights
By HOLLY RAMER
CONCORD, N.H. — The Republican-led but closely divided New Hampshire House rejected three abortion bills Thursday, refusing to either further restrict or protect reproductive rights.Current state law prohibits abortion after 24 weeks of pregnancy...
How write-in votes broke down in the 2024 NH primary
President Joe Biden won this year’s New Hampshire Democratic primary thanks to more than 79,000 thousand write-in votes, according to the latest count from the New Hampshire Secretary of State. But he wasn’t the only write-in candidate.The second most...
Lawmakers will again take up bills expanding, tightening gun laws
By ANNMARIE TIMMINS
Of the nearly dozen gun bills lawmakers will soon take up, one is particularly noteworthy because it’s backed by unlikely allies: mental health advocates and a pair of House members who’ve long been at opposite ends of firearm legislation.House Bill...
Trump wins final delegate out of New Hampshire
By ROBERT YOON
WASHINGTON — Former President Donald Trump has won the last remaining unresolved delegate from New Hampshire, giving him a 13-9 delegate advantage in the Granite State over former U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley.The Associated Press allocated the final...
Billionaire Stan Druckenmiller says he will continue to fund Nikki Haley
By Amanda Gordon
Investor Stan Druckenmiller said he would continue to fund Nikki Haley’s increasingly long-shot challenge against Donald Trump for the Republican presidential nomination.“I’m going to continue to support Nikki Haley,” he said Tuesday as he left a New...
‘Traitor’: After bitter primary, DeSantis may struggle to win over Trump supporters if he runs again
By JILL COLVIN
MANCHESTER, N.H. — Before launching his ill-fated campaign for the White House, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis was a star. Again and again, Republican voters said they saw him as the future of the party — a potential vice president who, after serving four...
NH lawmakers consider multiple bills targeting transgender students and athletes
By HOLLY RAMER
CONCORD, N.H. — New Hampshire lawmakers considering whether to ban transgender athletes from competing in school sports that align with their gender identities heard from two former athletes Tuesday who took opposite positions on the bill.At least 20...
Bills you may have missed when the presidential circus came to NH
By ETHAN DEWITT and HADLEY BARNDOLLAR
The New Hampshire primary is over, and with it the spectacle that drew our collective gaze from the State House to the campaign trail.But the Legislature never took a break. As candidates crisscrossed the state, members of the House and Senate began...
Republicans see an opportunity with Black voters, prompting mobilization in Biden campaign
By MATT BROWN
WASHINGTON — Donald Trump isn’t known for fostering deep connections with the Black community.From his earliest days as a New York real estate developer, Trump has faced accusations of racist business practices. He spent years spreading the lie that...
On the trail: Primary record set, Sununu’s impact mixed
By PAUL STEINHAUSER
The real winner on Tuesday was the group of New Hampshire voters who made history.A record 323,166 votes were cast in the New Hampshire Republican presidential primary.Equally impressive, 121,152 votes were cast in the Democratic primary in a contest...
