Search Results

By Line search: By CHARLOTTE MATHERLY

By CHARLOTTE MATHERLY

The vast majority of state funding to the state’s University System is used to lower tuition for in-state students, which is as high as $15,520 this year at the UNH Durham campus.

By CHARLOTTE MATHERLY

Budget talks took shape in the Senate this week as multiple agencies pleaded with senators to restore their funding – and in some cases, their very existence – that was cut by the House of Representatives.

By CHARLOTTE MATHERLY

Rehabilitation and treatment programs will suffer and more people will return to prison after getting out. The state’s prison system will struggle to meet legal requirements and force officers to take on extra overtime shifts.

By CHARLOTTE MATHERLY

New Hampshire could be on the verge of extending its campaign season as lawmakers debate issues of interest and fairness in elections.

By CHARLOTTE MATHERLY

Tucker Jadczak paid for and received his shipment of beer tap handles weeks ago.

By CHARLOTTE MATHERLY

Budget hearings are underway in the Senate, as dozens of agencies again present their spending requests to lawmakers.

By CHARLOTTE MATHERLY

New Hampshire residents navigating the state’s judicial system could face delays as a result of budget cuts to the courts.

By CHARLOTTE MATHERLY

Republican Sen. Daniel Innis holds a long record of supporting marijuana legalization. But after a split vote among his conservative colleagues placed bills regulating the plant’s medical use in limbo, Innis said he won’t be leading a charge to pass them this year.

By CHARLOTTE MATHERLY

Patrons out for a drink who’d like to refill their glass without waiting for the server might have their wish come true. 

By CHARLOTTE MATHERLY

An investigation is underway after a New Hampshire State Police trooper shot a woman following a vehicle chase in the Seacoast region early Sunday morning. She was hospitalized with non-life-threatening injuries.

By CHARLOTTE MATHERLY

The House of Representatives passed its version of the next state budget on Thursday, but not without some drama.

By CHARLOTTE MATHERLY

The battle over the state budget underscores the partisan divide in the New Hampshire Legislature, with most conservative priorities prevailing and Democrats warning that critical programs and services will be harmed.

By CHARLOTTE MATHERLY

Standing beside a dozen of his students in front of the New Hampshire State House on Wednesday, John Hart held up a sign: “Fund USNH schools.”

By CHARLOTTE MATHERLY

The House Finance Committee approved its version of the next state budget last week, which will go to a vote before the full House of Representatives on Thursday. Their proposal cuts more than 320 state jobs and slashes more than $271 million from the draft presented by Gov. Kelly Ayotte in February.

By CHARLOTTE MATHERLY

Sara McNeil said she felt overwhelmed.

By CHARLOTTE MATHERLY

Crusading against a “broken” bail system, Gov. Kelly Ayotte made it an early legislative priority to overturn several of her predecessor’s reforms. A former prosecutor herself, the governor garnered support from law enforcement and county attorneys in her efforts.

By CHARLOTTE MATHERLY

House lawmakers approved changes to the next state budget that would subtract an additional $271 million from Gov. Kelly Ayotte’s proposal, cut more than 320 state jobs and abolish several services.

By CHARLOTTE MATHERLY

Republican budget writers advanced a policy change on Tuesday that would place a prohibition on all diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives in New Hampshire.

By CHARLOTTE MATHERLY

Eighteen months ago, curators at Canterbury Shaker Village embarked on an inventory of nearly 50,000 objects. They assess the health of each item to determine if any conservation measures are necessary to keep it in good condition.

By CHARLOTTE MATHERLY

New Hampshire’s prison system is on the verge of losing funding for nearly 200 positions after the House Finance Committee endorsed reducing the Department of Corrections’ spending by 10%.