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The theme of Saturday’s nationwide No Kings protest was “vote early.” However, New Hampshire — which saw demonstrations in Portsmouth, Nashua, Littleton and other cities — doesn’t allow early in-person voting. All voting in New Hampshire, by state law, takes place on Election Day, which is Nov. 3 this year, or via…
In a visit to Concord Friday, U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. cast doubt on the safety of the hepatitis B vaccine but wouldn’t comment on state legislation in New Hampshire that his agency inspired. In June 2025, Kennedy fired every member of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s Advisory…
The New Hampshire Child Care Advisory Council is reducing the number of its scheduled meetings ahead of a new legislative session and another budget year. The council was legislatively enacted in 1995 and serves as the official advisory body for childcare matters in New Hampshire. The council’s role is to inform and…
Party control is up for grabs in 15 state legislative chambers across the country as Republicans are increasingly on the defensive this midterm election cycle, a new analysis found. The nonpartisan newsletter Sabato’s Crystal Ball at the University of Virginia’s Center for Politics released its final analysis of state…
Throughout campaigns in New Hampshire and all over the country, candidates have made affordability a key focus as the cost of living rises. In New Hampshire’s 1st Congressional District, both Republican nominee Anthony DiLorenzo and Democratic nominee Stefany Shaheen say rising childcare costs are impacting families…
Most of us know the feeling. A statement goes out from Concord or Washington, and the thing we were worried about has been saved. New Hampshire heard that news in May, when Gov. Kelly Ayotte, Sen. Jeanne Shaheen and Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins announced that Hubbard Brook Experimental Forest would stay open…
WASHINGTON —Suddenly there’s hope for cutting the reams of red tape that can make getting new energy projects a seemingly endless slog. Top Republican and Democratic senators have unveiled a 417-page bill to overhaul the approval process, a pathway for what’s known as “permitting reform.” A debate is likely when…
With Casella Waste Services’ landfill in Bethlehem slated to close at the end of this year, town officials are preparing for a post-landfill future. But with the closure arriving sooner than anticipated, those preparations have been shaded by persistent trash-related tension. The end of operations at the landfill also…