State Politics
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Urgent need for poll workers in key cities just days before New Hampshire primary
With less than a week away until the Jan. 23, New Hampshire Primary elections, communities are still looking for poll workers. Some of those communities are the state’s largest cities including Nashua, Manchester, Keene, Portsmouth, and Concord.
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NH Senate Dems introduce bills to strengthen abortion rights
Members of the New Hampshire Senate Democrats gathered on Thursday to unveil a slate of new bills aimed at shoring up abortion rights in the state, as well as a constitutional amendment aimed at enshrining proactive abortion protections into state law. State Senator Cindy Rosenwald (D-Nashua) said she planned to put forward Senate Bill 461,…
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NH Dems kick off session by taking aim at gun violence
Members of the New Hampshire House and Senate held a press conference ahead of session Wednesday morning touting a package of bills aimed at addressing gun violence in the Granite State. The slate of bills, HB360, HB1050, SB 577, HB1050, and HB 1037, are designed to close loopholes or address oversights in state firearm sales…
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Insulin prices plunge for Granite Staters due to Biden’s American Rescue Plan
Eli Lilly, Sanofi, and Novo Nordisk’s price cuts are expected to benefit many Granite Staters who need insulin to survive. The companies first announced the moves last year, as a response to an American Rescue Plan provision that threatened to penalize them if they kept prices high.
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Who was naughty and nice in New Hampshire politics in 2023?
Ho ho ho, let’s see who’s been spreading cheer and who’s been stirring the pot in the world of New Hampshire politics, as we embark on this holiday-themed naughty and nice list.
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The freedom to read is in peril in New Hampshire
An adult man with special needs is shot in the back of the head by his cousin; a young girl and her boyfriend die by suicide as a result of a misunderstanding mitigated by their parents’ anger; a teenage boy runs away from boarding school to New York City and crosses paths with a prostitute,…
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Lawmakers, industry leaders give 2024 outlook on clean energy bills
Leaders from the legislature and clean energy industry on Thursday addressed a crowd of advocates and lawmakers with insights and analysis on the 2024 New Hampshire environmental policy landscape.
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Biden write-in leaders offer specifics for voters
Members of the state legislature representing the Write-In Campaign for Joe Biden in New Hampshire hosted a press conference Thursday to raise awareness that absentee ballots are now available, and offer specific and clear instructions on how the write in effort should proceed at the ballot box. State Representative Angela Brennan (D-Bow), a member of…
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NH House Dems want to let voters decide abortion rights under state constitution
State House Democrats, allies, and supporters held a press conference Monday morning offering a new plan for inserting proactive protections for abortion rights into state law after several rejections by New Hampshire Republicans. New Hampshire currently stands as the only state in New England without affirmative protections on abortion in state law.
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Granite Staters get relief as Biden cancels nearly $5 billion more in student debt
More than 6,000 Iowans have had their student debt discharged or have been identified for debt relief due to the Biden administration’s reforms of the student loan debt system.
