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Markwayne Mullin’s nomination to lead Homeland Security advances to US Senate floor

Protesters of Iran war spotlight children killed in school bombing

US Senate displays sharp divisions over SAVE voting bill demanded by Trump

How COVID is still affecting early care and education six years later

Trump’s tariffs were ruled illegal. Where’s the refund of $166 billion — plus interest?

US House Dems call for Trump administration to cancel guidance to states on jobs program

Mullin confronted about ‘anger issues’ by Rand Paul in tense DHS confirmation hearing

More words of hate in New Hampshire, and the policies to match

Bill seeks to boost local electricity in New Hampshire through natural gas, nuclear

New Hampshire can’t afford to trash the state’s playground

US Senate Republicans launch debate on SAVE Act requiring photo ID to vote

Elections officials decry costs heaped on states in SAVE America voting bill

Executive Council approves first contracts for NH rural health program after calls for scrutiny

Pain of soaring gas prices compounded by electricity rate increases across states

US Supreme Court will hear case on end of legal protections for 350,000 Haitians

New Hampshire AG’s Office opposes CHARLIE Act over constitutional concerns

When school ends in New Hampshire, opportunity shouldn’t

Ayotte vetoes New Hampshire paint can stewardship proposal

Immigration enforcement threatens housing security, rippling through local economies

As state eyes new nuclear, Seabrook’s neighbors offer insight formed over decades

AI’s silver lining for humanity

After political debacle, 74 bills die in House without a vote

Bans on sugary foods in SNAP programs in 5 states challenged by recipients

‘Right to Compute’ bill passes House, while proposed data center precautions flop

House passes bill that eases zoning requirements for home-based child care programs

Six more US troops killed in Iran war, in crash of refueling aircraft

Rhetoric versus reality: Facts about the abortion pill

In bid for voter data, Trump’s DOJ lays groundwork to undermine confidence in midterms

GOP cuts in federal food aid scramble passage of long-delayed farm bill

High insurance costs are putting child care programs out of business — but bill proposes solution

New Hampshire Senate tables bill to freeze hospital CEO pay in certain circumstances

25 deaths and 81 abuse, neglect, or exploitation cases in disability system in second half of 2025

‘Medical conscience’ bills would let providers refuse more health care

Lawmakers reject bills to strengthen firearm removal in domestic violence cases

Long security lines start popping up at airports as TSA officers go without pay

How New Hampshire’s House majority leader is leading Republicans’ backward charge

With a fast-approaching deadline, NH House votes on remaining child care bills

Dems demand swift Pentagon investigation into deadly air strike on girls’ school in Iran

North Country senator proposes freeze on certain hospital CEO salaries amid Lancaster controversy

Democrat wins Lakes Region special election for seat in historically Republican district

Trump’s Iran war is estimated to cost in the billions already, with no end in sight

Environmental groups, biologists oppose endangered species bill in the Senate

Ayotte pushes harsher punishments for suspected drunken drivers who refuse test

Democrats sue Trump administration for information on possible plans for troops at polls

Briefing on Trump’s Iran war angers US Senate Dems as Pentagon reports 140 troops injured

State, local policies on immigration enforcement targeted by US Senate Republicans

To scrutinize indigent defendants, state officials consider using wage data 

Republicans target public lands protections in a new way

Trump sends mixed signals on Iran war end, pushes election overhaul bill

Gas prices spike across US amid Iran war

Proposals swirl for new landfill regulations, but consensus remains elusive

Ayotte is eyeing a nuclear future, but New Hampshire should watch its step

After positive January, latest job report shows losses again

Kalshi and Polymarket are skirting laws on sports betting, states say

What’s the cost of Trump’s war in Iran? US House Dem asks budget agency to add it up

US House also rejects restraint on Trump’s war power in Iran

Financial concerns from Senate result in child care grant and tax credit bills being tabled

Bill to bar student ID cards to prove voter identity heads to Ayotte’s desk

Kristi Noem out as DHS secretary; Trump to nominate Oklahoma Sen. Mullin

Rodenticide restrictions move ahead, but blanket ban falls flat

Executive Council pauses $773 million federal rural health spending, requesting details

A priest, a police officer, and a politician — each is living with long COVID in 2026

US Senate rejects limits on Trump war powers, as Hegseth vows ‘death and destruction’ for Iran

Day after grilling by GOP senators, Noem has easier time with US House panel

An income tax was proposed in New Hampshire — and you’ll never guess what happened next

Fenton withdraws Office of the Child Advocate nomination after conservative criticism

Ellms confirmed as new chair of Public Utilities Commission

Republicans stand by Trump’s war against Iran, reject war powers role for Congress

North Conway region considers investment in trash juice treatment

Advocates propose statewide income tax to lessen property taxes, sparking firestorm

Trump: ‘I might have forced Israel’s hand’ in launching Iran war

Lawmakers agree the state’s aging dams are a problem but are divided over who should pay

Iran war drives gas price uncertainty ahead of busy summer season

Midterm elections kick off, with primaries in Texas, North Carolina, Arkansas

Bill advances to ease regulations on New Hampshire home education 

Newly renovated Merrimack YMCA child care center brings officials for a visit

Death toll for US service members in Iran war rises to 6 as Trump projects weeks of conflict

New Hampshire ‘learning pod’ proponents tackle new obstacle: zoning 

Bills that would classify abortion as homicide fizzle, while pill crackdowns advance

Tuberculosis cases have been rising as public health agencies struggle to keep up

US, Israel strike Iran; Democrats call for immediate vote on Trump war powers

US Senate Democrats demand Trump administration refund tariff payments to businesses

Education Department data shows foreign contracts, gifts to US colleges topped $5B in 2025

Democrats push back against Trump anti-DEI funding cuts for minority-serving colleges

Bill seeks to address abuse and neglect in New Hampshire’s disability care system

Red states target SNAP fraud, errors under threat of costly federal penalties

FEMA shutdown drags on amid stalemate over reforms to immigration enforcement

NH Secretary of State Scanlan says meeting with FBI on 2026 elections was ‘routine’

Ayotte pitched tax credits for businesses with child care. Here’s how it’s going in the Legislature.

School choice programs grow in popularity — and cost

State to ask Supreme Court to overturn Claremont school funding rulings 

Ayotte blocks ICE — but she had a lot of help from protesters, looming midterms, and a NIMBY GOP

Trump in State of the Union speech touts US ‘turnaround for the ages,’ attacks Democrats

Dems ditching State of the Union blast Trump on immigration, ‘lawlessness’

Trump turns to familiar uncompromising immigration stance during State of the Union

As Republicans weigh SAU consolidation, school officials push back

Proposal would loosen rabies vaccine requirements for certain pets — for a fee

Effort to ‘modernize’ eye care shouldn’t come at the expense of patient safety

Ayotte says DHS is backing away from plans for an immigrant detention center in Merrimack

How a handful of states and districts could decide who runs Congress