Liz Cheney: ‘The world will be watching’ NH on primary day

By FRANCES MIZE

HANOVER — Speaking on the eve of the three-year anniversary of the Jan. 6 Capitol riot, and with just weeks until the first-in-the-nation New Hampshire Republican presidential primary, former Wyoming Rep. Liz Cheney came to Hanover on Friday with a...

On the Trail: Do NH voters ‘correct’ Iowa caucus results?

By PAUL STEINHAUSER

With just a week and a half to go until the Iowa caucuses kick off the Republican presidential nominating calendar – followed eight days later by the New Hampshire primary – the verbal fireworks between the leading contenders are firing back and...

NH House passes bill to ban gender-affirming care for minors, sending bill to Senate

By ETHAN DEWITT

The New Hampshire House passed a bill to ban gender-affirming procedures for minors Thursday, in a 199-175 vote that edges the bill closer to Gov. Chris Sununu’s desk.House Bill 619 would prohibit a doctor or other health care professional from...

NH lawmakers tackle leftovers while looking forward

By HOLLY RAMER

New Hampshire lawmakers started the new year with old business Wednesday, taking up hundreds of bills left over from 2023. But they also looked ahead to the rest of 2024, with some Democrats demanding action on gun control and Republicans describing...

What to watch as NH lawmakers head back to the State House this week

State lawmakers will kick off their 2024 session this week by polishing off 2023’s leftovers — the more than 300 bills slated for action last year that were retained over the summer.The New Hampshire House of Representatives has the far fuller plate,...

Countway sworn in as 110th associate justice on NH Supreme Court

CONCORD – Melissa Beth Countway, of Alton, was officially sworn in today as the 110th Associate Justice of the New Hampshire Supreme Court. Administering the oath of office to Justice Countway in the David Souter Conference Room of the New Hampshire...

Biden, Trump poised for potential rematch that could shake American politics

By STEVE PEOPLES

LACONIA, N.H. — U.S. presidential elections have been rocked in recent years by economic disaster, stunning gaffes, secret video and a pandemic. But for all the tumult that defined those campaigns, the volatility surrounding this year’s presidential...

Targeted News Service

WASHINGTON – Here’s a look at how area members of Congress voted over the previous week.HOUSE VOTES FIRST CONTINUING APPROPRIATIONS BILL: The House has rejected the Continuing Appropriations and Border Security Enhancement Act (H.R. 5525), sponsored...

A primer on signs as the city campaign approaches

By DAVID BROOKS

Red and black campaign signs for Concord School Board candidate Michael Guglielmo appeared on either side of the entrance to the city-owned Beaver Meadow Golf Course last week. More signs were placed in the triangular median at the intersection of...

Meet the candidates running for At-Large councilors 

By JAMIE L. COSTA

The race to fill two community-wide positions on the Concord City Council features five candidates who share many of the same priorities like economic development, affordable housing, diversity and equity initiatives and public safety.But with one...

“Who needs the signs when you have your own voice” –  Ramaswamy invites student to join him inside town hall event 

By MICHAELA TOWFIGHI

Under Gabriel Reynolds’ bed in his dorm at New England College, three white signs with black Sharpie letters are tucked away.One reads, “to take away our 26th amendment, you’ll have to take away our 2nd.” Another says, “no forever war in Mexico.” And...

2024 long-shots praise New Hampshire’s presidential primary

By PAUL STEINHAUSER

North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum and former Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson both face steep uphill climbs for the 2024 GOP presidential nomination.So maybe it’s no surprise that both Republican White House hopefuls went out of their way to praise New...

New Hampshire’s presidential primary filing period opens with candidates critical of Biden and Trump

By HOLLY RAMER

CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — In a ritual unruffled by either a changing of the guard or changes to the nominating calendar elsewhere, the filing period for the New Hampshire presidential primary started Wednesday with a Democratic candidate who criticized...

Details emerge on N.H. legislative proposals ranging from taxes to legislator pay

By RICK GREEN

New Hampshire’s minimum wage would eventually increase to $15 per hour, business taxes would be cut by millions of dollars and guns could be taken from people posing an extreme risk under bills that will be considered when legislators return to the...

Granite Geek: Another election, another win for gerrymandering

By DAVID BROOKS

Last week’s election includes some perfect examples of why political parties don’t want to give up the job of drawing the boundaries of voting districts.Start with the five-person New Hampshire Executive Council, a poster child for the power of...

On the trail: DeSantis edges Trump in 2024 NH primary poll

By PAUL STEINHAUSER

The Granite State’s affection for Donald Trump appears to be wearing thin.Trump’s decisive 2016 victory over the crowded Republican field in New Hampshire’s first-in-the-nation presidential primary once propelled him towards the nomination and...

New law to help students with disabilities register to vote

New Hampshire students with disabilities will get help registering to vote under a new law that will take effect in August.The new law requires school officials, parents, and students with disabilities who are 17 or older to discuss voter registration...

Should landlords be able to discriminate based on vouchers?

By MIKE DUNBAR

This month, the New Hampshire House of Representatives will vote on a measure prohibiting landlords from discriminating against renters who use Section 8 housing vouchers. While the bill got a thumbs-down from the committee that worked on it, the...

Analysis: The top 10 GOP presidential candidates for 2024, ranked

By AARON BLAKE

In the nascent jockeying for the Republican presidential nomination in 2024, it’s Donald Trump and everyone else. Or, if we’re leaning into this being a contest, it’s Trump, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and everyone else.A CNN poll released over the...

Should NH increase the littering fine?

By MIKE DUNBAR

Chances are, you can’t drive down any street in your neighborhood without being confronted by this issue: litter. New Hampshire is famously picturesque, but it seems many are intent on changing that given the number of discarded cans and fast food...