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Trump’s Job Cuts Threaten Portsmouth Naval Shipyard, Sparking Alarm Over National Security
Top Democrats from New Hampshire’s federal delegation joined labor leaders at the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard last Friday to send an urgent warning about the impact President Donald Trump’s attacks on the federal workforce will have on their work assembling submarines for the US Navy. Leaders say the current hiring freeze is affecting the Shipyard workforce…
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What Trump’s order making English the official language in the US could mean
As President Donald Trump is expected to sign an executive order designating English as the official language of the United States, activists and advocacy groups are alarmed by what that will mean for non-English speakers when it comes to immigration, voter access and other issues.
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4 NH employers land on Forbes’ best midsize list
Four companies in New Hampshire have earned spots on Forbes’ list of the best midsize employers—and three of them have been around since at least the 1800s.
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Ayotte heads to DC for Trump while he slashes New Hampshire jobs and programs
This week New Hampshire Governor Kelly Ayotte was spotted with former New Hampshire congressional candidate and White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt in Washington D.C., reportedly taking meetings during the 2025 Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) and Trump administration officials who are pushing for a $4.5 trillion budget package said to include significant tax cuts…
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Shaheen criticizes FAA firings, warns of air safety threats
U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen took to the Senate floor this week to criticize the Trump Administration’s sudden firing of hundreds of Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) employees, arguing the move has jeopardized public safety at a time when airline incidents and near-misses appear to be on the rise. Shaheen’s remarks come on the heels of a…
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Rural New England Needs EV Chargers to Keep Tourism Revenue Flowing. The Trump Administration Is Making It Harder to Build Them.
Assuming a “baseline scenario” where the Granite State installs 30% of the EV chargers needed to support tourism by early next decade, the study found that nearly 4 in 10 EV drivers and would-be tourists might not travel to the state due to “inadequate” charging infrastructure. This shortfall is behind the projected loss of $1.4…
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New Hampshire Republican state senator snoops on, shames food stamp recipients
Over the weekend, freshman New Hampshire State Senator Victoria Sullivan of Manchester posted on social media her recent experience watching one of her constituents buy “junk food” with Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) funds, also referred to as food stamps, and proceeded to harshly judge the individual for their food choices. “I was in line…
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Winter Storm Blankets NH: See Which Towns Got the Most Snow
A New Hampshire winter storm dumped up to 16 inches of snow across the state this weekend. See which towns got hit hardest.
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Lawmakers, parents call on Gov. Ayotte to protect special education and limit voucher expansion
As Governor Kelly Ayotte prepares her first budget address, Democratic lawmakers, educators, and parents urge her to protect public schools from deep cuts and rising local taxes. Critics say Ayotte’s plan to expand private vouchers and follow the “Sununu Path” risks undermining special education, leaving working families to foot the bill. A coalition of Democratic…
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Stevens High School locked down after Snapchat post shows students with BB gun
Students at Stevens High School in Claremont were placed on lockdown for about an hour Tuesday afternoon after a student reported seeing a Snapchat post showing four students with a gun inside the school, Superintendent Chris Pratt said.
