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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

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

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

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.

By CHARLOTTE MATHERLY

Education Commissioner Frank Edelblut will depart from his role at the end of the current school year, Gov. Kelly Ayotte announced Thursday afternoon.

By CHARLOTTE MATHERLY

An attempt by Democrats to reaffirm access to abortion in New Hampshire seemed to fall flat with the Republican-led Senate Judiciary Committee on Tuesday.

By CHARLOTTE MATHERLY

While the federal Department of Government Efficiency has come under fire in the past month for sweeping layoffs and cuts to government services, New Hampshire’s version of the effort has sought to assure the public that it is looking at things with a more fine-toothed comb.

By CHARLOTTE MATHERLY

Mackenzie West, who moved to New Hampshire last year, is doubting her future in the Granite State because of Republican-led bills surrounding transgender issues.

By CHARLOTTE MATHERLY

Heather Robitaille hadn’t realized her daughter felt different from her peers when she first got glasses at age 4 – until they read a book together that featured a bear that wore glasses.

By CHARLOTTE MATHERLY

New Hampshire voters have long valued their independent-mindedness by avoiding registering with either major political party except for the day of a primary.

By CHARLOTTE MATHERLY

State leaders said they’re concerned over President Donald Trump’s impending tariffs on Canada, warning that they would pose a risk for state construction projects and higher energy prices for New Hampshire residents.

By CHARLOTTE MATHERLY

When doctors diagnosed her son with autism 15 years ago, Iraida Muñoz moved her family from Puerto Rico to the United States in hopes of accessing better health care.

By CHARLOTTE MATHERLY

Around 100 people gathered in Concord to testify and lobby lawmakers regarding a 15-week abortion ban on Monday, when they received an unexpected announcement: The bill is all but dead in the water.

By CHARLOTTE MATHERLY

Nine Republican state representatives filed a bill this week that would make abortion illegal after 15 weeks. It includes exceptions for medical emergencies and fetal abnormalities that are “incompatible with life.”

By CHARLOTTE MATHERLY

Senate conservatives are pushing a bill that would reallocate the state’s four electoral votes, splitting them up instead of allocating them completely to whichever candidate wins the popular vote.

By CHARLOTTE MATHERLY

Kelly Ayotte has a new policy priority: Ban cell phones from New Hampshire classrooms.

By CHARLOTTE MATHERLY

Before he made it to Kelly Ayotte’s inauguration Thursday morning, Randall Clark had already received three phone calls from tenants in distress.