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The New Hampshire budget was last week’s main event — but that’s not all lawmakers voted on

New Hampshire Bulletin · June 30, 2025

Thursday marked the last chance for New Hampshire lawmakers to approve or reject the remaining bills of this year’s legislative session. While passage of a state budget was the main focus in Concord, lawmakers also voted on several bills that came...

From rural New Hampshire to Galveston, fallout from Trump’s battle with Harvard extends far beyond Boston

The Boston Globe - Massachusetts ·

Virologists at the University of Texas Medical Branch in Galveston, home of the world’s largest depository of insect-borne viruses, were scrambling to understand why dozens of people in North America were dying of Eastern equine encephalitis, a...

Rob Dapice: New Hampshire housing initiatives 'probably not' moving fast enough | CloseUp

WMUR 9 - New Hampshire · June 29, 2025

Rob Dapice: New Hampshire housing initiatives 'probably not' moving fast enough | CloseUp WELCOME BACK TO CLOSE UP. POLL AFTER POLL SHOWS THAT GRANITE STATERS RANK ONE ISSUE ABOVE ALL OTHERS HOUSING, AND IT ISN’T EVEN CLOSE IN TERMS OF HOW FAR OF...

Opinion: New Hampshire’s budget leaves hungry children behind

Concord Monitor - New Hampshire ·

Second-grade students select their meals during a lunch break in the cafeteria, Dec. 12, 2022. (AP Photo/Alberto Mariani, File) Alberto Mariani New Hampshire households are struggling with the ripple effects of rising costs of housing, childcare...

Society for the Protection of New Hampshire Forests secures 200th property with 280-acre addition in Farmington

Concord Monitor - New Hampshire · June 29, 2025

An aerial view of Bean Forest in Farmington. Forest Society / Courtesy The Society for the Protection of New Hampshire Forests has conserved its 200th forest: the 280-acre Bean Forest, a swath of forest and fields nestled between the Chesley and...

RI governor signs bill banning sales of assault weapons

NECN - Massachusetts ·

Rhode Island Gov. Dan McKee signed legislation Thursday that bans the sale of certain military-style weapons in the state. “Today, we’re delivering progress on the work to keep our children, families, and communities safe from gun violence,” McKee...

New Hampshire man accused of speeding the wrong way down major highway

Boston 25 News - Massachusetts · June 28, 2025

NORTHFIELD, NH — A New Hampshire man has been arrested for allegedly speeding the wrong way down a major highway early Saturday morning. New Hampshire state police say they began receiving reports of a vehicle speeding south in the northbound...

Scott Brown Announces 2026 Senate Campaign in New Hampshire

Times News Global · June 29, 2025

CONCORD, N.H. — Scott Brown is officially running for the U.S. Senate in 2026. The Rye Republican aims for a return to the Senate, as reported by WMUR Political Director Adam Sexton. Brown stated, “The reason I am running is I’m kind of fed up...

New Hampshire sends bills banning transgender treatments for minors to GOP governor’s desk

Washington Examiner · June 28, 2025

Lawmakers in the state House and Senate passed House Bill 377 in 202-161 and 16-8 votes, respectively, in the chambers. Two Democrats in the House voted with Republicans for the legislation, while the vote followed party lines in the Senate....

Goose Gets Loose In New Hampshire Ahead Of Madison Square Garden Debut [Photos/Video/Audio]

Live For Live Music - Michigan · June 28, 2025

With anticipation building for the band’s Madison Square Garden debut, Goose got loose at the Bank of New Hampshire Pavilion during the indie groove quartet’s debut performance at the Gilford, NH venue. Rick Mitarotonda, Trevor Weeks, Peter...

NH Business: Supply and demand for electricity in New England

WMUR 9 - New Hampshire · June 29, 2025

NH Business: Supply and demand for electricity in New England Fred Kocher talks with San Evans Brown, the Executive Director of Clean Energy New Hampshire about a projected increase of 11% in New England's demand for electricity. LOOKS PLEASANTLY...

Party crashers: Massive basking sharks appear alongside New Hampshire bachelorette cruise

WMUR 9 - New Hampshire · June 28, 2025

FIESTA. ALL RIGHT. TAKE A LOOK AT THIS. A MASSIVE PARTY CRASHER SHOWED UP AT A BACHELORETTE CRUISE NEXT TO A BOAT IN RYE. THAT’S RIGHT. SHARKS WERE SPOTTED OFF OF RYE HARBOR. AND LOOK HOW BIG THEY ARE. YEP. THERE IT IS. THIS IS A BASKING SHARK. A...

New Hampshire man accused of killing homicide victim with golf club in 2024

Boston 25 News - Massachusetts · June 28, 2025

CONCORD, N.H. — A New Hampshire man is accused of killing a local man with a golf club in 2024, the attorney general said Friday. Wray Murdough, 60, of Swanzey, was arrested and charged with reckless second-degree murder and first-degree assault...

New Hampshire lawsuit seeks to stop politicization of youth center abuse victims’ fund

CityNews Halifax · June 27, 2025

CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — Lawyers representing hundreds of men and woman who claim they were abused at New Hampshire’s youth detention center filed a class action lawsuit Friday seeking to prevent the independent administrator of the state’s settlement...

Supreme Court’s Ruling Limiting Nationwide Injunctions Opens Door for Trump to Revive Key Policies

[your]NEWS · June 30, 2025

Decision curbs judicial blocks on executive actions, potentially greenlighting stalled immigration, education, and funding reforms. By yourNEWS Media Newsroom A landmark ruling by the U.S. Supreme Court on June 27 has sharply curtailed the power...

Governor Ayotte signs New Hampshire’s $15.9b budget into law

The Boston Globe - Massachusetts ·

CONCORD, N.H. — On Friday, Republican Governor Kelly A. Ayotte signed the state’s budget into law, a milestone and major victory for the first-term governor. The $15.9 billion budget contains the state’s spending for the next two fiscal years,...

New Hampshire Job Corps Center gets a reprieve from shutdown – for now

Manchester Ink Link - New Hampshire · June 27, 2025

Job Corps, built 10 years ago and opened with much fanfare, is being phased out by U.S. Dept. of Labor. Photo/Pat Grossmith MANCHESTER, NH – The state’s Job Corps program, due to close Monday – putting dozens of students on the street – got a...

New Hampshire vehicle inspections will no longer be required beginning next year

WMUR 9 - New Hampshire · June 27, 2025

FOR NEW HAMPSHIRE DRIVERS. SEAN, THESE STICKERS RIGHT HERE ARE ON EVERY VEHICLE IN NEW HAMPSHIRE. BUT AT THIS TIME NEXT YEAR, WE MIGHT SEE A LOT MORE EMPTY WINDSHIELDS OUT ON THE ROADS. RIGHT NOW, EVERY VEHICLE IN STATE HAS TO GET A SAFETY...

Radio Free New Hampshire: The Great Entertainer

InDepth NH - New Hampshire · June 27, 2025

Editor’s Note: We welcome back Radio Free New Hampshire. Michael Davidow took a few months off from his column to finish his latest novel “Interdiction” about a veteran cop in a small New Hampshire town who shoots and kills a college student in a...

Business is booming in Hillsborough, New Hampshire

WMUR 9 - New Hampshire · June 27, 2025

Hillsborough is a quaint New England town filled with talented artists, good coffee, unique shops and some of the best tacos in the state. But our visit to Hillsborough started the way every road trip should -- with cake."You can’t come to Cake...