Politics
New documents deepen harassment accusations against Sanborn
By ETHAN DeWITT
A new batch of interview transcripts released by the attorney general’s office have amplified accusations of harassment by state Sen. Andy Sanborn, prompting further attacks Wednesday from his opponent in his Congressional race.Released on Monday, the...
N.H. House passes ban on police sobriety checkpoints
By ETHAN DeWITT
House representatives passed a bill banning the use of “sobriety checkpoints” by state and local police departments Thursday, following long-running criticism that the practice is unconstitutional and ineffective.House Bill 1283, which passed by voice...
Sending nude photos without consent could land you on N.H. sex offender registry
By ALYSSA DANDREA
A bill proposing to expand the sex offender registry to include those convicted of disseminating private sexual images without the subject’s consent faced opposition at its first public hearing Thursday.House Bill 1426 would require a first-time...
Sununu signs full-day kindergarten bill
By HOLLY RAMER
With a crowd of youngsters looking on, New Hampshire Republican Gov. Chris Sununu signed a bill Wednesday that achieves one of his top priorities: state funding for full-day kindergarten.Nearly 75 percent of New Hampshire communities already offer...
Former N.H. governor Craig Benson gets official portrait in State House
By HOLLY RAMER
Nearly 14 years after New Hampshire’s famed “Old Man of the Mountain” rock formation crumbled, its image endures on license plates, road signs and more. So, too, will the image of the man who led the state at the time, after the unveiling Thursday of...
N.H. House kills bill that would raise minimum marriage age to 18
By ALLIE MORRIS
It’s not often middle-schoolers get married in New Hampshire. But it’s still perfectly legal, after the Republican-led House killed a bill Thursday to raise the marriage age to 18.The rejection leaves intact a state law that lets girls get married as...
N.H. eliminates concealed carry license requirement
By ALLIE MORRIS
It’s now legal to carry a concealed, loaded gun in New Hampshire without a license. In his first bill signing since taking office, Republican Gov. Chris Sununu signed so-called constitutional carry into law Wednesday. “It is common-sense legislation,”...
Bill would shift N.H. into Atlantic time zone and kill daylight saving time
By DAVID BROOKS
Many proposed laws seek to move New Hampshire forward, but there’s one that wants to move us – or at least our clocks – sideways into the Atlantic time zone.The bill would shift New Hampshire away from the time zone used by New York City and...
Capital Beat: Sununu takes full salary, raise as governor
By ALLIE MORRIS
Twenty-thousand dollars is a big pay raise. That’s how much Republican Gov. Chris Sununu is making over his predecessor, after he broke with the past practice of accepting reduced pay. Sununu is set to make $132,592.30 this year, the maximum allowed...
Chris Sununu looks to make his mark as governor
By ELLA NILSEN
In 1983, a 10-year-old Chris Sununu stood on the ski slopes of Loon Mountain with his parents, then-governor John H. Sununu and state first lady Nancy Sununu, and five other siblings, all outfitted in puffy ski jackets, hats and goggles.It was the...
New Hampshire GOP Chairwoman Jennifer Horn to step down in January
GOP Chairwoman to step down in January New Hampshire Republican Party Chairwoman Jennifer Horn said she is stepping down after two terms.Horn, of Nashua, said Thursday she will retire from the State Committee when her term ends at the annual meeting...
Who took what: A look at pharmaceutical money in New Hampshire
By ELLA NILSEN
Pharmaceutical drug companies and lobbying groups spent $664,399 toward the campaigns of New Hampshire’s state and federal politicians, data from the Center of Public Integrity and the Associated Press shows.An investigation by the two groups shows...
Congressional candidate Estevez no stranger to questions about his credibility
By ALLIE MORRIS
Congressional candidate Eric Estevez claims many political and business achievements – founder of a consulting firm, recipient of a doctorate from Northeastern University, an endorsement by a sitting U.S. representative.But several of Estevez’s...
