Politics
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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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We asked, you answered: Should New Hampshire Gov. Kelly Ayotte demand tariff refunds for NH households?
Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey sent a letter to Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on March 10 demanding a $1,745 refund for every household in the state to offset the financial impact of Trump’s tariffs. Rhode Island Gov. Dan McKee followed suit shortly thereafter. This week, we asked readers: Should New Hampshire Gov. Kelly Ayotte demand tariff refunds…
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Seacoast ‘No Kings’ protesters reject Trump and ‘concentrated power’
“No Kings” protesters gathered in Portsmouth’s Market Square, in Exeter, in Dover, and in more communities around Seacoast New Hampshire and Maine, Saturday, March 28, totaling more than 3,000 locations around the nation. The events were a coordinated demonstration against President Donald Trump’s actions and policies.
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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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85% of UNH students oppose bill to allow guns on campus
University of New Hampshire students widely oppose a bill that would allow students to openly carry firearms. A Student Senate survey with 2,361 responses from UNH’s Durham campus shows 81.8% “strongly oppose” HB 1793 while 3.5% are “somewhat opposed.” The bill, if passed, would prohibit the state’s colleges and universities from regulating possession of firearms or non-lethal weapons…
