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By CHARLOTTE MATHERLY

Brian Karoul was ready to move back east.

By CHARLOTTE MATHERLY

A push to create mandatory minimum prison sentences for fentanyl-related crimes will move forward after it hit the skids earlier last week.

By CHARLOTTE MATHERLY

Lisa Beaudoin walked into the Legislative Office Building in Concord on Tuesday in a last-ditch effort to plead with state lawmakers not to cut Medicaid in the state budget.

By CHARLOTTE MATHERLY

As Gov. Kelly Ayotte signed a new law on Tuesday, dubbed the “parental bill of rights,” distrust in the public school system that’s been percolating for years culminated with full force.

By JEREMY MARGOLIS

The last time a New Hampshire governor nominated a new education commissioner, the pick sparked fierce pushback. Many on the left perceived Frank Edelblut – then-Gov. Chris Sununu’s recent Republican primary rival – as unqualified, too political and a threat to public education.

By CHARLOTTE MATHERLY

Under Republican proposals for a parental bill of rights headed to the desk of Gov. Kelly Ayotte, teachers and school personnel in New Hampshire would be mandated to answer any and all questions from parents.

By CHARLOTTE MATHERLY

Hillsborough County’s sheriff department will soon be deputized to carry out immigration enforcement across the 31 towns in its jurisdiction, including the vast majority of the Monadnock region.

By CHARLOTTE MATHERLY

After weeks of crunching numbers and weighing priorities, almost no one in the New Hampshire Senate was 100% happy with the state budget.

By CHARLOTTE MATHERLY

New Hampshire’s Republican majority added several notches on its belt this week as conservative priorities crossed key checkpoints.

By CHARLOTTE MATHERLY

New Hampshire lawmakers don’t often align, but banning student cellphone use in schools became one of those rare occasions.

By CHARLOTTE MATHERLY

Months into her first term as a congresswoman, U.S. Rep. Maggie Goodlander has bought a home in Concord, which is within the 2nd Congressional District that she represents.

By DAVID BROOKS

EDITOR’S NOTE: This story first ran in the Concord Monitor in September 2024. On June 1, the Attorney General’s office issued another alert about this problem spreading in New Hampshire.

By JEREMY MARGOLIS

When Gov. Kelly Ayotte called on the state legislature to pass a school phone ban in January, the pivotal question wasn’t whether the widely popular policy would pass but how far it would go.

By CHARLOTTE MATHERLY

Republicans’ push to allow businesses and government entities to classify people by biological sex instead of gender identity has landed on the governor’s desk once again.

By CHARLOTTE MATHERLY

New Hampshire Republicans have put their foot down: No sanctuary cities allowed.

By CHARLOTTE MATHERLY

Helen Hanks, commissioner of the New Hampshire Department of Corrections, resigned on Monday, according to a press release from the governor’s office. Hanks’ departure is effective immediately.

By CHARLOTTE MATHERLY

State senators are tasked with weighing many “challenging” bills, but Loudon Republican Howard Pearl said the push to end annual vehicle inspections in New Hampshire was “one of the biggest ones” they’ve dealt with this year.

By CHARLOTTE MATHERLY

Come next year, the Peterborough Police Department – along with other local police departments – could be required to assist federal immigration enforcement, against the wishes of Peterborough residents who testified against it in Concord.

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 SRUTHI GOPALAKRISHNAN

After a nearly hour-long tour through The Nash Casino, where the bright lights flickered and the celebratory sounds of gaming machines rang out with each win, state Rep. Thomas Schamberg had just one thing to say: The casino seems to have “the right philosophical approach.”

By CHARLOTTE MATHERLY

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