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...
Planned Parenthood of Northern New England is on Trump’s list of clinics to lose Title X funding.
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...
Three legislative efforts may reveal the growing priorities of New Hampshire’s Republican majority—and they’ve got some residents concerned that the state’s moving in the wrong direction.
About two years ago, tents started to show up in my neighborhood along the creek beds and in small stands of trees. Most only became visible when the leaves fell, exposing their orange rainflies and blue tarps. This increase in houselessness didn’t feel surprising...
It started in the back seat of my family’s Jeep Cherokee, the one with the broken AC and vinyl seats that stuck to my thighs in the late summer heat. After school we would wait, all the doors flung open, for my dad to get off work. My mother reading in the front...
Harvard University announced earlier this week that it will offer free tuition to students from families earning $200,000 or less per year. The move places Harvard alongside other elite institutions with large endowments that have introduced similar financial aid programs.
Closer to home, several New Hampshire colleges are stepping up with their own tuition-free programs. Here’s a look at the institutions offering free or discounted tuition based on family income:
My dad raised us to work hard and do good for our families, but he was also going to make damn sure we didn’t step on anyone else along the way.
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,...
