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Sununu forgoing run for President, with no decision yet on fifth-term as governor

06-05-2023 1:33 PM

By MICHAELA TOWFIGHI

After months of speculation that he may seek a White House bid, Gov. Chris Sununu announced Monday that he will not run for president in 2024. It’s a sharp change of tune for Sununu, who has publicly discussed his potential run for president in the...


DeSantis barnstorms NH, Trump back in Iowa

06-01-2023 6:35 PM

By MICHELLE L. PRICE, STEVE PEOPLES and THOMAS BEAUMONT

Former President Donald Trump kept up a steady drumbeat of criticism of his chief rival Ron DeSantis on Thursday, jumping immediately on remarks by the Florida governor on the campaign trail to try to highlight his own strength as the leading GOP...


Warmington is the first to jump into Democrat race for Governor

06-01-2023 6:20 PM

By MICHAELA TOWFIGHI

The Democratic race for governor has its first official candidate as Cinde Warmington, the Executive Council’s lone Democrat, launched her bid for the corner office Thursday.Warmington, who is serving her second term on the five-member council,...


On the trail: DeSantis returning to NH as a declared candidate

05-26-2023 4:27 PM

By PAUL STEINHAUSER

Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis of Florida returns to New Hampshire next week as a declared presidential candidate.DeSantis will hold campaign events on Thursday, June 1, in Laconia, Rochester, Salem, and Manchester, according to his political team.The...


Here’s a look at how area members of Congress voted over the previous week.

05-22-2023 4:00 PM

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Here’s a look at how area members of Congress voted over the previous week.HOUSE VOTES: SEARCHES OF ELECTRONIC RECORDS: The House has passed the Nondisclosure Orders Fairness Act (H.R. 3089), sponsored by Rep. Scott Fitzgerald, R-Wis. The bill would...


GOP’s Scott to swing through NH

05-22-2023 8:23 AM

By MEG KINNARD

NORTH CHARLESTON, S.C. — As he launches his presidential campaign on Monday, Sen. Tim Scott of South Carolina is officially wading into a GOP primary battle already largely dominated by two commanding figures: former President Donald Trump and Florida...


On the Trail: Sununu discusses what his run for president would look like for NH

05-19-2023 11:08 AM

By PAUL STEINHAUSER

Gov. Chris Sununu likes to highlight that he’s “a New Hampshire guy” and “the governor 24-7.”So how does New Hampshire’s popular Republican governor square that with potentially running for president, which would entail plenty of out-of-state...


Concord man gets first question as NH voters get national airtime with Trump town hall

05-12-2023 5:14 PM

By MICHAELA TOWFIGHI

When most voters think of what makes the first-in-the-nation primary special in the Granite State, three words often come to mind – living room conversations.Intimate conversations with candidates in cramped spaces where microphones are often...


On the trail: New Hampshire dominates 2024 spotlight this week

05-11-2023 6:32 PM

By PAUL STEINHAUSER

From a contentious CNN town hall with former President Donald Trump to an appearance by Sen. Tim Scott that teased his all but certain presidential campaign launch, New Hampshire was front and center this week in the race for the Republican...


Trump digs in on election lies, insults accuser during CNN town hall event

05-11-2023 12:23 PM

By JILL COLVIN

During a contentious CNN town hall Wednesday night, former President Donald Trump dug in on his unproven claims about the 2020 election being “rigged,” downplayed the violence on Jan. 6, 2021, and repeatedly insulted the woman whom a civil jury this...


How NH’s Congressional delegation voted last week

05-08-2023 5:16 PM

Here’s a look at how area members of Congress voted over the previous week.Along with roll call votes this week, the Senate also confirmed the two following nominees by voice vote: Amanda K. Brailsford, to be a judge on the U.S. District Court for...


On the Trail: Sununu says his Trump jabs are ‘nothing personal’

05-06-2023 3:09 PM

By PAUL STEINHAUSER

Gov. Chris Sununu said his repeated swipes at Donald Trump saying the former president can’t win back the White House in 2024 and won’t be the Republican nominee are “nothing personal.”However, the former president, who launched his third straight...


NH Congressional delegation: Identical voting records last week

05-01-2023 5:39 PM

WASHINGTON, April 28 – Here’s a look at how area members of Congress voted over the previous week.Along with the week’s roll call votes, the Senate also passed: the Justice for Jana Elementary Act (S. 418), to provide financial assistance to schools...


On the trail: Craig launches gubernatorial exploratory committee

05-01-2023 4:53 PM

By PAUL STEINHAUSER

Manchester Mayor Joyce Craig is taking a big step toward running for New Hampshire governor next year.On Monday, the three-term Democratic mayor of New Hampshire’s largest city announced the formation of a gubernatorial exploratory committee, Craig’s...


Back in New Hampshire, Trump focuses on Biden rematch

04-27-2023 6:20 PM

By MICHELLE L. PRICE and JONATHAN J. COOPER

Former President Donald Trump turned his attention to the general election on Thursday, using his first campaign appearance since President Joe Biden launched his own reelection bid to boast of his poll numbers and suggest that he has no need to...


Nikki Haley discusses immigration, economy and education during N.H. visit

04-26-2023 7:55 PM

By MICHAELA TOWFIGHI

When Andrew Georgevits was a substitute teacher at Franklin Middle School a few years ago, he quickly realized that in the eighth grade class he was teaching, reading levels varied drastically between students.Many districts have found those learning...


Bill looks at ‘cumulative impact’

04-26-2023 1:35 PM

By HADLEY BARNDOLLAR

The Department of Environmental Services doesn’t look at how multiple pollutants being produced by the same facility may combine, or the collective pollutive burden created by more than one site within close proximity, an official told House lawmakers...


School choice debate shifts to the New Hampshire Senate

04-25-2023 2:27 PM

By HOLLY RAMER

CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — New Hampshire’s school choice program was depicted as both a lifeline for struggling families and a blow to public education as debate moved to the state Senate on Tuesday.The Senate Education Committee heard testimony on two...


Fake Craigslist ad costs New Hampshire man right to vote

04-25-2023 2:22 PM

By KATHY McCORMACK

CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — A New Hampshire man who posted a fake Craigslist ad for a free trailer with a legislative candidate’s number on the day of the election — saying it was a joke — has lost his right to vote in the state. Michael Drouin, 30, of...


On the trail: Christie to decide 2024 run soon; RFK Jr in Boston

04-21-2023 2:39 PM

By PAUL STEINHAUSER

As he seriously mulls a second Republican run for the White House, former two-term New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie is back in New Hampshire for the second time in less than a month.And Christie says he’ll make a decision on whether to launch a campaign...


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