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Amid potential changes to state civil rights law, a bipartisan compromise emerges

Americans’ views on crime often diverge from actual crime trends, report says

US Supreme Court issues temporary stay preserving nationwide abortion drug access

Gas prices jump again as Trump turns to new plan for Strait of Hormuz

Bipartisan US Senate appropriators urge Trump administration to spend vaccine funds

Drought raises the stakes of New Hampshire’s relationship to fire

Medicaid isn’t a line item — it’s the foundation of New Hampshire’s healthcare system

Millionaire taxes gain steam as states face budget crunches

US Supreme Court weighs case that could hinder cheaper drug manufacturing

A US Supreme Court ruling hammered voting rights. What does it mean and what happens now?

Trump, US House speaker prod GOP states to gerrymander after voting rights ruling

Grant program seeks to lower home insurance bills, boost climate resilience. Who will fund it?

US House passes ‘skinny’ farm bill that keeps big GOP cuts to food assistance

Three shutdowns later, Trump signs bill that finishes funding the government

US House votes to launch process to provide billions for Trump mass deportations

Warmington slams Ayotte over child advocate cuts amid new Sununu Center revelations

Many states unsure how to implement new Medicaid work requirements, KFF survey finds

The pinnacle for a peak: Commission sets sights on UNESCO recognition for Mount Washington

In letter, Hassan raises concerns about methadone clinic’s business practices and substandard care

US Supreme Court seems to side with Trump actions to strip legal status for Haitians, Syrians

US Senate panel approves Warsh as new Fed chair, as Americans struggle with soaring costs

US Supreme Court limits use of race in congressional district remaps, diluting Voting Rights Act

The New Hampshire Senate has saved you from new fees — but we are 100% going to pay for it

Sanchez remains child advocate, on holdover status, nearly two months after Ayotte pick withdrew

Why are blue states scapegoating energy efficiency?

US Senate spending panel hails Education programs Trump has targeted for cuts

Ex-FBI Director James Comey, targeted by Trump, indicted for ’86 47′ seashell photo

New delay looms for Homeland Security funding as US House GOP blocks vote

US Supreme Court hears arguments on cancer warning labels for Roundup weedkiller

Bill to stop housing restrictions on dead-end roads moves forward

New Hampshire clearly values education, but the system is under growing strain

US Supreme Court weighs how far police investigations can go in using cellphone location data

Trump’s budget would gut local libraries and museums. Congress is not on board.

Claremont mayor and state rep changing party affiliation from Democrat to Republican

$1 billion over 5 years: Director of NH’s new rural health program rolls out goals for federal funds

Nitrate contaminates the drinking water of millions of Americans, study finds

Trump uninjured after gunfire at Washington press dinner; suspect in custody

Senate blocks study of insecticide-treated seeds 

Trump administration investigation of Fed Chair Jerome Powell scrapped

Disability Rights Center reports more potential abuse at Sununu Youth Services Center

House tables public school open enrollment bill, in latest blow to effort 

US Justice Department downgrades risk of state-licensed medicinal marijuana

How the public can help to protect turtles during nesting season in New Hampshire

Federal judge rules trial in case against Health and Human Services can move forward

After much debate, House passes bill to restrict sex offenders near child care programs, schools

House moves ahead with stricter crypto kiosk regulations

House defeats advanced nuclear proposal from Senate

How Trump’s order on mail ballots threatens Postal Service independence

US Senate GOP adopts budget blueprint laying path for billions for ICE, Border Patrol

Trump’s ‘dummymandering’ leaves US House remap in stalemate after Virginia vote

US citizens shot by ICE beg Congress to rein in federal immigration agents

New bear safety rule highlights how increased visitation influences wildlife in the White Mountains

Trump proposal to halt funding for minority-serving colleges criticized by Dems, advocates

US Senate Dems to force votes on rising costs, immigration crackdown in marathon session

In place of hollowed-out bottle ban, House takes a shot at mining permit reform

What’s possible for us in New Hampshire, and who decides?

Congress struggles with questions about ethics investigations after 3 members resign

Republicans push to require school districts to file timely audits or face denial of funding

Culture of silence around abortions for active-duty military intensifies, researchers say

Fed chair nominee says he will be independent of Trump, though Dems see a ‘sock puppet’

Republicans in US Senate unveil road map for 3 years of immigration crackdown

Trump’s DOJ sued over campaign to amass data on millions of voters

Lori Chavez-DeRemer out as secretary of the US Department of Labor

Bill would give towns right to require proof of residency before providing welfare

What to know before you get balcony solar

Show me the money: Businesses line up for $166B in refunds from Trump’s illegal tariffs

New law adds harsher punishment for drivers who refuse Breathalyzer — an Ayotte priority

Medicaid rule targeting abortion providers set to expire

Lawmakers again consider giving convicts more time to prove their innocence

‘Largest capital project in the state’s history’: Council puts brakes on new men’s prison in Concord

National Guard ‘follows the Constitution,’ general says of troops possibly deployed to polls

Activists appeal to governor to block Senate’s proposed landfill regulations

Attorney General’s Office says it’s doing its own investigation into new YDC allegations

Homeland Security’s SAVE program divides election officials as November nears

US House Dems at ag hearing excoriate Trump cuts proposed for farm and food aid

Trump picks new director for Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

As scammers use kiosks to strip NH residents of their savings, lawmakers tangle over safeguards

With GOP defections, US House passes bill extending legal status for 350,000 Haitians

US House narrowly defeats resolution limiting Trump war powers

Child care TANF grant bill tabled by state Senate 

US House freshmen push bill to prohibit Congress from receiving paychecks during shutdowns

Ayotte says state will ‘keep doing what we’re doing’ regarding Northeast Public Health Collaborative

They run child care programs from their homes. It’s not as easy as you might think. 

Trump’s budget director defends ‘out of whack’ defense spending boost to skeptical Dems

North Country Healthcare says it’s ‘genuinely grateful’ for feedback in tense community meetings

Despite the claims of New Hampshire’s leaders, towns are not to blame for high property taxes

How Republicans in Congress could fully fund ICE for years to come — and maybe do more

Trump proposal to streamline jobs program funding would cut funding to states

New Hampshire unique among states in reliance on property tax, report finds

Forest Service shake-up will boost states’ role — but even supporters have concerns

Immigration enforcement to be funded for 3 years under US Senate GOP plan

Trump’s DOJ wants personal voter data for ‘improper purposes,’ Michigan official says

Republicans advance new version of open enrollment, minus the tuition costs

Medicaid matters more than ever for New Hampshire

House committee moves ahead to re-sweep Renewable Energy Fund

Trump picks fight with Pope Leo as Iran peace talks dissolve

Reps. Swalwell, Gonzales to quit Congress as 2 more US House members may face expulsion votes

The cost of cyanobacteria

A bill would explore making NH a ‘technology first’ state on disability. Here’s what that means.

Sununu Youth Services Center faces new reports of abuse and neglect