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By CHARLOTTE MATHERLY

Congresswoman-elect Maggie Goodlander warned that President Joe Biden’s pardon of his son, Hunter Biden, doesn’t bode well for Donald Trump’s impending return to the White House.“I’m concerned about the precedent that this pardon sets and the ways it...

By CHARLOTTE MATHERLY

It’s no secret that New Hampshire’s headed toward leaner times. Outgoing Gov. Chris Sununu hoped to get ahead of the revenue problem by asking state agencies to reduce their budgets requests.Still, this year’s proposals totaled nearly $17 billion...

By CHARLOTTE MATHERLY

Bill Ohm, a state representative from Nashua, hopes to increase transparency in the State House by compelling his fellow lawmakers to disclose certain campaign contributions in a more timely manner.He wants legislators to report contributions of...

By CHARLOTTE MATHERLY

New Hampshire’s consumer advocate, which represents residents and utility customers in government decisions, could be stripped of its funding and independence in the name of efficiency.Ross Berry, a state representative from Weare, filed a draft...

By CHARLOTTE MATHERLY

State leaders warned of climbing labor shortages throughout New Hampshire’s government agencies during budget hearings this month and Governor-elect Kelly Ayotte plans to tackle that issue.Ayotte assembled a Public Safety Task Force, her transition...

By CHARLOTTE MATHERLY

The Concord School Board set their hearts on $48 million in state funding to bolster its proposed new middle school. But as state leaders sound the alarm on leaner times ahead, their hopes are on thin ice.Building aid for renovations and new...

By CHARLOTTE MATHERLY

The budget ball is in Kelly Ayotte’s court.After 50 state agencies presented their budget proposals for the 2026-27 cycle, the governor-elect has about three months to piece together her draft spending plan and present it to the state Legislature.Her...

By CHARLOTTE MATHERLY

Earlier this year, Gov. Chris Sununu sent a message to state agencies: Decrease your budgets by about 4%. In hearings last week, department heads complied, hitting that mark on their funding proposals, but they're sending a message back: We don’t have...

By CHARLOTTE MATHERLY

As a retired Marine Corps troop commander, Loudon State Rep. Mike Moffett has seen veterans run into trouble with the law – something he argues is often directly related to their military service.That’s why he sponsored a bill in the Legislature this...

By CHARLOTTE MATHERLY

On the campaign trail, Kelly Ayotte championed nuclear energy. Now, a group of House Republicans are backing her quest to expand it in New Hampshire.Ten legislators, including two from the Concord area – Sen. Howard Pearl and Rep. Jose Cambrils...

By CHARLOTTE MATHERLY

Executive Councilor Cinde Warmington embraced a shift toward new tolling technology for New Hampshire’s highways. They’re safer, cheaper to operate and more environmentally friendly, she said – not to mention, faster.“Traffic moves more evenly...

By CHARLOTTE MATHERLY

Republican Sen. Ruth Ward argued that Education Freedom Accounts – and the outcomes for students who use them – are measured well enough already. Democrats disagreed, saying they want more oversight on what those roughly 5,300 students are...

By CHARLOTTE MATHERLY

Concord Rep. Connie Lane, a Democrat, doesn’t see a need to raise the mandatory retirement age for the state’s judges.“I just think having set terms, the way they are, had worked for a long time and I don’t see that it’s been broken,” Lane said. “Part...

By CHARLOTTE MATHERLY

Pembroke residents voted decisively in favor of Maggie Goodlander on Tuesday, where about 300 more people chose the Democrat to represent them in Congress over her Republican opponent, Lily Tang Williams. Vice President Kamala Harris almost pulled off...

By CHARLOTTE MATHERLY

Wanda Clarkson finds JD Vance relatable. She appreciates his backstory – growing up in a household that struggled with poverty and drug use – and that he didn’t come from money, like some politicians.“He knows where we’re coming from,” Clarkson, a...

By CHARLOTTE MATHERLY

Paula Whittaker’s feelings about Manchester depend on the specific section of the state’s largest city and the time of day. There are some areas, like the Western Side, that she avoids – especially when she has her daughter in tow – but she said she...

By CHARLOTTE MATHERLY

Five government employees are suing New Hampshire over retirement pensions they say they were promised but are being unconstitutionally withheld.The class action lawsuit filed by a police officer, a firefighter, and two active and one retired...

By CHARLOTTE MATHERLY

Two experienced public officials will compete for a seat on the Executive Council on Nov. 5.The incumbent, Republican Dave Wheeler, will face Melanie Levesque, a former Democratic state senator who’s challenging him in the council’s fifth district,...

By CHARLOTTE MATHERLY

Five out of six school board candidates pledged to respect a majority vote on the ballot referendums that will face Concord voters on Nov. 5 – even if the measures fail to reach the 60% threshold to amend the school district’s charter.The votes, which...

By CHARLOTTE MATHERLY

Arlyss Martin, a 26-year-old Manchester resident, already knows she’ll be voting for Joyce Craig on Nov. 5 in the race for governor.“She has a lot more views that I align with,” Martin said. In particular, she said she likes Craig’s support of...

By CHARLOTTE MATHERLY

Lily Tang Williams condemned Vladimir Putin’s siege against Ukraine – but, she says the U.S. has given enough aid.“We thought, ‘Hey, with our help, maybe the war will end pretty fast,’” said Williams, the Republican nominee for New Hampshire’s second...