Based in Manchester, Colin Booth is Granite Post’s political correspondent. A Granite State native and veteran political professional with a deep background in journalism, he’s worked on campaigns and programs in battleground states across the country, ranging from New Hampshire, Texas, Pennsylvania and Washington D.C.
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Ayotte tried to fire New Hampshire’s child advocate. She just uncovered a massive abuse scandal.
When the Office of the Child Advocate released a damning report last week alleging minors at the Sununu Youth Services Center were being subjected to punitive, jail-like conditions — including an illegal restraint that broke a child’s bone — it was the work of Child Advocate Cassandra Sanchez. Sanchez and her team visited the facility,…
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NH GOP to probe youth detention abuse with lawmaker who threatened to defund oversight office
The same Republican lawmakers that tried to eliminate the child advocate’s office, slashed victim payouts, and gave the GOP attorney general veto power over settlements now wants the public to trust its investigation. For more than a year, New Hampshire Republicans have systematically dismantled the independent process meant to deliver justice to survivors of sexual…
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Ayotte signs bills stripping NH students of voting rights
New Hampshire’s new law creates one of the most restrictive voter ID regimes in the country. Republican Gov. Kelly Ayotte signed House Bill 323 into law late Friday afternoon eliminating student IDs as an accepted form of voter identification and establishing one of the most restrictive voter ID requirements in the nation. New Hampshire law…
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NH GOP senator stripped of committees amid staff harassment allegations
The state senator says his removal from committees was politically motivated, but he didn’t refute the claims. State Sen. Tim McGough (R-Merrimack) was quietly removed from both of his Senate committee assignments this week following allegations that he harassed Senate staff. However, in a lengthy public statement responding to his removal, the first-term senator never…
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As grocery costs soared, John Sununu profited
Large holdings of stock in food and retail giants brought financial gains for GOP Senate Candidate John Sununu as Tariffs raised prices across the board. As New Hampshire families faced ever-increasing grocery prices over the last year, Republican USSenate candidate John Sununu was publicly backing key pieces of President Donald Trump’s economic agenda while also…
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On ACA anniversary, NH Democrats warn GOP Senate candidates would make health care worse
New Hampshire Democrats marked the 16th anniversary of the Affordable Care Act this week by accusing Republican US Senate candidates John E. Sununu and Scott Brown of backing policies that would make health care more expensive and less accessible for Granite Staters. At a Concord press conference, Deputy House Democratic Leader Laura Telerski said the…
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Maura Sullivan launches anti-corruption campaign as Trump rakes in billions
Maura Sullivan’s new “Unrig Washington” platform lands as Democratic candidates in the NH-01 primary make ethics, dark money, and Trump-era self-dealing central issues in the race. As Donald Trump’s family hauled in more than $800 million from crypto sales in the first half of 2025 alone — while his administration has torn through ethics guardrails…
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A Jewish New Hampshire lawmaker proposed a karaoke event. Her Republican colleague responded with antisemitism.
When New Hampshire state Rep. Jess Grill (D-Manchester) sent out a bipartisan invitation to sing karaoke at a local bar after the end of last week’s house legislative session, she thought failing to find a third person to join her to sing TLC’s “No Scrubs” would be the worst case scenario. Instead, a Republican colleague…
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Ayotte took $83K from Sackler family despite opioid overdose crisis
New Hampshire Gov. Kelly Ayotte spent years publicly warning about the devastation that the opioid crisis was causing in New Hampshire, but federal campaign finance records show that her campaign committee and leadership PAC accepted at least $83,049.98 from opioid manufacturers, distributors, their political action committees, employees, and members of the Sackler family tied to…
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NH electricity bills up 11% despite Trump affordability promises
New federal data show the state’s average residential electricity price rose ~11% from Dec. 2024 to Dec. 2025 — even after Trump promised energy bills would be “cut in half” within 12 months. New Hampshire Republicans have spent nearly a decade running state government, and during that time; electricity costs kept climbing. In the first…
