State News
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Granite Staters are paying taxes today—but are billionaires and big corporations dodging theirs?
Community organizations across the US are coming together this Tax Day to tell Congress to prioritize people over profits—here’s how you can get involved.
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NH Republicans vote to leave a red seat open for 19 months rather than risk a special election loss
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 Fred Doucette, who resigned in March to accept a position in the Trump…
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Is “Live Free or Die” losing its meaning? One Granite Stater is worried about 3 proposed laws
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.
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NH Health providers deeply alarmed over Ayotte and Trump’s potential Medicaid cuts
Top community health service providers, advocates and impacted individuals joined Congresswoman Maggie Goodlander at Gateways Community Services in Nashua this week to voice their deep alarm over proposed Medicaid budget cuts at both the state and federal level. Goodlander put the proposed federal Medicaid cuts, which Senate Republicans have been debating to help pay for…
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Op-ed: Climate Change Is A National Security Threat
Former Fox News contributor and current U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy recently issued a memo calling for the elimination of nearly all Biden Administration “orders, directives, rules, regulations, notices, guidance documents, funding agreements, programs and policy statements” related to climate change and greenhouse gas emissions. Under the previous administration, the department considered how the impacts…
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Local high school students team up with the NH Department of Education for a colorful learning experience
After winning a statewide art contest, four public high school students from Rochester were tasked with designing and creating a new mural inspired by the state’s natural landscape.
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The top 6 things to look out for on this week’s town meeting day
Over 100 towns and cities across New Hampshire are observing Town Meeting Day today, Tuesday, March 11, and the stakes for local offices in the state have never been higher. So here are the six things you should know about Town Meeting Day in New Hampshire in 2025. What Town Meeting Day is — On…
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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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Scott Brown doubles down on Trump’s unqualified nominees as he eyes Senate run
Massachusetts politician Scott Brown has been among the most vocal supporters of President Donald Trump’s controversial and least qualified cabinet picks, a sharp reversal from how the 2026 New Hampshire senate hopeful has considered nominees under Democratic administrations, calling into question his willingness to put politics before country. Across several recent interviews and social media…
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You may qualify to file your taxes for free in New Hampshire—here’s how
An estimated 180,000 New Hampshire residents will be eligible to use the IRS Direct File program to file their taxes this year.
