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By CHARLOTTE MATHERLY

Making good on their campaign promises, New Hampshire Republicans sent a bill to the governor that would allow towns to adopt local spending caps at their next town meeting.

By CHARLOTTE MATHERLY

Jonah Wheeler’s politics don’t necessarily align with those of Education Commissioner Frank Edelblut.

By CHARLOTTE MATHERLY

Salem Rep. Joe Sweeney stepped up to the microphone to deliver what he called a “simple, clear message” on behalf of New Hampshire residents: “If you are here illegally, you are not welcome in New Hampshire.”

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

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

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

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

Republican budget writers advanced a policy change April 5 that would place a prohibition on all diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives in New Hampshire.

By CHARLOTTE MATHERLY

When Kamala Harris didn’t win the White House, four women from the Monadnock region who campaigned for her decided to rebrand.

By CHARLOTTE MATHERLY

From a ban on cat declawing to designating the state’s official marsupial, New Hampshire lawmakers thought outside the box when filing legislation this year.

By CHARLOTTE MATHERLY

Picture this -- finishing dinner and drinks at a restaurant, and pouring an alcoholic beverage into a to-go cup to bring home or sip it while wandering around downtown.

By CHARLOTTE MATHERLY

House lawmakers passed what’s effectively a statewide ban on sexual content in K-12 schools on Thursday, which would also create a complaint and appeals process for parents to challenge books they feel are inappropriate.

By CHARLOTTE MATHERLY

Selling state-owned properties, streamlining equipment purchases and outsourcing government services prevailed as some of the leading ideas among a group of New Hampshire business leaders as they discussed ideas to curb state spending.

By CHARLOTTE MATHERLY

Elizabeth Goodhue arrived at the Peterborough Town Library seeking answers from her state representatives, Jonah Wheeler and Peter Leishman, about the reasoning behind their votes in the state House last week supporting a bill that would roll back some anti-discrimination protections for transgender people and allow government entities and businesses to separate the use of their bathrooms and locker rooms by biological sex.

By CHARLOTTE MATHERLY

Transgender-related legislation dominated the New Hampshire State House last week, with lawmakers advancing a handful of bills that could direct people to use the bathroom that corresponds with their biological sex, not their gender, as well as ban puberty blockers, hormone treatment and breast surgery for people under age 18.

By CHARLOTTE MATHERLY

The House of Representatives shot down a bill that would expand end-of-life care options with a split that was as close as it gets – but its fate isn’t sealed yet.

By CHARLOTTE MATHERLY

Tedd Benson’s company has worked with the same Canadian supplier for over 20 years and uses a certain type of engineered wood to manufacture houses at its facilities in Keene and Walpole.

By CHARLOTTE MATHERLY

In the dusty basement of the State House Annex, the floor littered with chunks of cement dislodged from the construction above, a lawyer in a black suit clicked on his tape recorder.

By CHARLOTTE MATHERLY

As Rep. Jonah Wheeler gave a speech in the House of Representatives last week, half of his party members in the chamber walked out in protest.

By CHARLOTTE MATHERLY

Gov. Kelly Ayotte notched a policy victory early in her political tenure.

By CHARLOTTE MATHERLY

The New Hampshire House of Representatives voted to remove income requirements for the state’s school choice program starting in July 2026 in a win for the Legislature’s increased Republican majority.