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Governor Ayotte signs New Hampshire’s $15.9b budget into law
CONCORD, N.H. — On Friday, Republican Governor Kelly A. Ayotte signed the state’s budget into law, a milestone and major victory for the first-term governor. The $15.9 billion budget contains the state’s spending for the next two fiscal years,...

New Hampshire vehicle inspections will no longer be required beginning next year
FOR NEW HAMPSHIRE DRIVERS. SEAN, THESE STICKERS RIGHT HERE ARE ON EVERY VEHICLE IN NEW HAMPSHIRE. BUT AT THIS TIME NEXT YEAR, WE MIGHT SEE A LOT MORE EMPTY WINDSHIELDS OUT ON THE ROADS. RIGHT NOW, EVERY VEHICLE IN STATE HAS TO GET A SAFETY...

The fallout from Trump’s attack on Harvard is rippling through clinics, labs, and research centers across the country
Despite being nearly 2,000 miles apart, the scientists made a series of breakthrough discoveries, ultimately identifying the receptors on the surface of cells that allow the mosquito-borne virus to infect its host. Their discoveries, published in...

New Hampshire Job Corps Center gets a reprieve from shutdown – for now
Job Corps, built 10 years ago and opened with much fanfare, is being phased out by U.S. Dept. of Labor. Photo/Pat Grossmith MANCHESTER, NH – The state’s Job Corps program, due to close Monday – putting dozens of students on the street – got a...

Rob Dapice: New Hampshire housing initiatives 'probably not' moving fast enough | CloseUp
Rob Dapice: New Hampshire housing initiatives 'probably not' moving fast enough | CloseUp WELCOME BACK TO CLOSE UP. POLL AFTER POLL SHOWS THAT GRANITE STATERS RANK ONE ISSUE ABOVE ALL OTHERS HOUSING, AND IT ISN’T EVEN CLOSE IN TERMS OF HOW FAR OF...

New Hampshire lawmaker highlights wins for small businesses in recent legislative session
With the New Hampshire General Court concluding its legislative session, lawmakers and advocates are reflecting on the outcomes of this year's efforts. They are also considering priorities for the upcoming year. In a piece published by NH Journal,...

Opinion: New Hampshire’s budget leaves hungry children behind
Second-grade students select their meals during a lunch break in the cafeteria, Dec. 12, 2022. (AP Photo/Alberto Mariani, File) Alberto Mariani New Hampshire households are struggling with the ripple effects of rising costs of housing, childcare...

New Hampshire Republicans eke out turbulent budget victory; Democrats denounce cuts
Republicans in the House and Senate narrowly passed the New Hampshire budget Thursday, overcoming weeks of disagreement with Gov. Kelly Ayotte over spending priorities and sending her an amended document that resolved some of her concerns. The...

New Hampshire lawmakers narrowly pass budget bill on second attempt
It took a couple of tries, but New Hampshire lawmakers passed a state budget Thursday afternoon.** See previous coverage of this story in the video player above. **After passing the Senate, the budget initially failed to pass in the House by one...

Where to Retire? Top 10 Tax-Friendly States for Retirees in the USA (2025)
Top 10 Tax-Friendly States for Retirees in the USA (2025): Everyone wants to retire in comfort and in a financially stable state. But, is it always possible to enjoy your after-work life in your home state? Your residential state may or may not...
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Goose Gets Loose In New Hampshire Ahead Of Madison Square Garden Debut [Photos/Video/Audio]
With anticipation building for the band’s Madison Square Garden debut, Goose got loose at the Bank of New Hampshire Pavilion during the indie groove quartet’s debut performance at the Gilford, NH venue. Rick Mitarotonda, Trevor Weeks, Peter...

Stations, Advocacy Groups Rally Behind NPR To Block Federal Defunding.
A broad coalition of public media organizations, civil liberties advocates and journalism associations, including 29 public radio operators, has formally declared support for NPR and its member stations as they seek a permanent injunction to block...

Career Academy Is Ready To Help Students Earn A High School Diploma And An Associate’s Degree Simultaneously
Dozens of New Hampshire high school seniors have the chance to earn a tuition-free associate's degree during their senior year. Here's how. Posted Wed, Jul 9, 2025 at 8:28 pm ET|Updated Wed, Jul 9, 2025 at 8:31 pm ET CONCORD, NH — Granite State...

Game on: Republicans, Democrats trade fire over Big Beautiful Bill in 2026 battle for Congress
Fox News' Griff Jenkins breaks down the impact of the 'big, beautiful bill' on securing the southern border. Acting ICE Director Todd Lyons also joins 'Fox & Friends' to discuss the legislation and why he considers it a major win for DHS. NEWYou...

New Hampshire Is First in New England to Enact Universal School Choice
By Kathryn Hickok New Hampshire has removed the income cap for families applying to its Education Freedom Account program, making it the first state in New England to offer school choice to all K-12 children. Governor Kelly Ayotte signed the...

Party crashers: Massive basking sharks appear alongside New Hampshire bachelorette cruise
FIESTA. ALL RIGHT. TAKE A LOOK AT THIS. A MASSIVE PARTY CRASHER SHOWED UP AT A BACHELORETTE CRUISE NEXT TO A BOAT IN RYE. THAT’S RIGHT. SHARKS WERE SPOTTED OFF OF RYE HARBOR. AND LOOK HOW BIG THEY ARE. YEP. THERE IT IS. THIS IS A BASKING SHARK. A...

Radio Free New Hampshire: The Great Entertainer
Editor’s Note: We welcome back Radio Free New Hampshire. Michael Davidow took a few months off from his column to finish his latest novel “Interdiction” about a veteran cop in a small New Hampshire town who shoots and kills a college student in a...

New Hampshire Legislature to vote on banning school buildings from being used to house migrants
Rep. Juliet Harvey-Bolia said she filed House Bill 71 last year as “a contingency plan” in case Kamala Harris won the U.S. presidential election and “people were going to continue flowing through the border.” She said Donald Trump’s victory made...
Limited licenses offer path to foreign-trained veterinarians
Conditional_licensing_map Recruiting veterinarians to New Hampshire is tough. It's why state lawmakers last year created a conditional license for foreign-trained veterinarians. They had two types of practitioners in mind. The first are graduates...

Republicans' Chances of Flipping New Hampshire's Democratic Senate Seat
Democratic Congressman Chris Pappas is viewed more favorably than former Senator Scott Brown, a Republican, among New Hampshire voters ahead of the state's 2026 Senate election, according to a new poll released this week. Newsweek reached out to...