Exclusive: Officials from across New Hampshire call on Ayotte not to pass this harmful budget A coalition of more than 140 local elected officials across New Hampshire is blasting the state’s proposed 2026 budget, crafted by Republican lawmakers, calling it a...
In a party-line vote, Senate Republicans on the Finance Committee this week rejected continued funding for New Hampshire’s Housing Champions Program — an initiative hailed by housing advocates and local leaders as a key tool in the fight against the state’s...
Public accusations of threats followed a rancorous session of the New Hampshire House after a near collapse of support for the 2026 state budget on the Republican side. At issue was a budget amendment that would impose automatic budget caps on New Hampshire school...
The budget now heads to the State Senate for further amendments and changes. New Hampshire House Republicans voted on Thursday to pass the most bitterly partisan budget in a generation, a $16 billion plan that guts many state programs aimed at providing healthcare...
Republicans in Salem last week voted to prevent a special election to fill a vacant seat in the state legislature, opting to leave local residents without full representation in Concord for 19 months. The seat was previously held by Republican State Representative...
The persistent threat to municipal sovereignty is illustrated by the extreme proposals put forth by Republicans in the House Committee on Municipal and County Government. Disturbingly, even moderate Republicans have been forced to display a false sense of unity,...
The size of New Hampshire’s state legislature is quite unique among its peers, not just around the US, but around the globe. With 400 State Representatives and 24 Senators, we have more legislators than many developed countries, despite being one of the smallest...
The Speaker of the New Hampshire State House, Republican Sherman Packard, recently announced his legislative leadership team for the 2025-2026 term that includes lawmakers who’ve previously faced intense scrutiny for sexual harassment, use of racist slurs, arrests,...
Top New Hampshire reproductive rights leaders are decrying recently filed bills by state Republicans that would further roll back abortion and reproductive rights for women in New Hampshire. The introduction of the bills comes after an election year where the New...
New Hampshire Republicans based the vast majority of their 2024 campaign message on dubious claims that Democrats would dramatically raise taxes if elected. Now, with the election behind them and a budget crunch ahead, NH GOP seems to think new and increased taxes...
