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By CHARLOTTE MATHERLY

In a quieter week for the New Hampshire Legislature during winter break, state leaders still made some big moves. Here’s what you need to know.

By CHARLOTTE MATHERLY

This time of year, the New Hampshire State House and the Legislative Office Building are bustling with public hearings, committee meetings and voting sessions. Come summer, half of the legislative hub will close for 18 months or more for renovations, displacing senators, bill hearings and other public business until 2027.

By CHARLOTTE MATHERLY

For Eric Pauer, a former board member of the Hollis Brookline Cooperative School District, school board elections are already deeply rooted in party politics. So, why not make it official?

By CHARLOTTE MATHERLY

In the State House this past week, cannabis legislation advanced through the House of Representatives while other legislative attempts by Democrats were shot down. Gov. Kelly Ayotte also had a direct message for the state’s prison system. Here’s what you need to know about New Hampshire government last week.

By CHARLOTTE MATHERLY

Two years after expanding Medicaid coverage for pregnant women and mothers, a bipartisan group of senators is ready to take the next step.

By CHARLOTTE MATHERLY

Mackenzie West, who moved to New Hampshire last year, is doubting her future in the Granite State because of Republican-led bills surrounding transgender issues.

By CHARLOTTE MATHERLY

Heather Robitaille hadn’t realized her daughter felt different from her peers when she first got glasses at age 4 – until they read a book together that featured a bear that wore glasses.

By CHARLOTTE MATHERLY

Judith Ackerson, a Franklin resident, thinks the idea of electing rather than appointing New Hampshire’s school superintendents is a “recipe for disaster.”

By CHARLOTTE MATHERLY

Gov. Kelly Ayotte unveiled her policy and funding priorities this week in her draft of the state budget. Here’s what to know about her spending proposals, and other news from the State House this week.

By CHARLOTTE MATHERLY

Gov. Kelly Ayotte is bullish on business taxes to fund the next state budget.

By CHARLOTTE MATHERLY

As the results flashed on the House of Representatives screens – solidifying a vote to kill a bill that would’ve made New Hampshire a “right-to-work” state – union members and legislators alike erupted in applause.

By CHARLOTTE MATHERLY

While pledging to cut state spending by $150 million, Gov. Kelly Ayotte, a former prosecutor and New Hampshire attorney general, put the money where her mouth is by funding law enforcement programs to address immigration and drug trafficking.

By CHARLOTTE MATHERLY

New Hampshire voters have long valued their independent-mindedness by avoiding registering with either major political party except for the day of a primary. 

By CHARLOTTE MATHERLY

State department heads warned in recent months that just meeting the bare minimum legal requirements on their budgets could lead to staff cuts and reduced services. Governor Kelly Ayotte had requested proposals that were 4% less than what they spent this year.

By CHARLOTTE MATHERLY

When doctors diagnosed her son with autism 15 years ago, Iraida Muñoz moved her family from Puerto Rico to the U.S. in hopes of accessing better healthcare.

By CHARLOTTE MATHERLY

It’s budget week in the State House. As Gov. Kelly Ayotte presents her draft of the next state budget, legislative priorities will begin to unfold.

By CHARLOTTE MATHERLY

New Hampshire, like the rest of the country, has a well-known shortage of police officers. To entice more to come to the Granite State, lawmakers might allocate $900,000 in state funds to provide sign-on bonuses for state troopers and other recruitment strategies.

By CHARLOTTE MATHERLY

A group of New Hampshire senators wants to tighten rules around cell phones in schools.

By CHARLOTTE MATHERLY

With an increase in state aid to school districts to pay for an adequate education, Republicans want to cap how much local spending can increase to keep taxes down.

By CHARLOTTE MATHERLY

New Hampshire is one step closer to establishing mandatory minimum sentences on fentanyl charges.