Claremont Schools Pushing For State Fund To Help Fill Fiscal Hole

State House Republicans, however, have a different message: Don't bet on it.

Performance Audit Of Education Freedom Account Program Continues

The audit will not be finalized until mid-spring or next summer; auditors have found 40 deviations from requirements out of thousands filed.

State Sen. Ruth Ward Addresses Claremont School District Budget Crisis

The proposed Revolving Loan Fund would allow Claremont to access the state Adequate Education Funds at the beginning of each academic year.

Court Grants Preliminary Injunction Blocking NH Law Attacking Diversity, Equity, Inclusion

Court: Plaintiffs are likely to succeed on their claims that the law violates due process and contradicts federal disability civil rights.

New Hampshire State Revenues Continue To Perform Below Expectations

Business taxes, the state’s largest source of money from taxation, were well below estimates for the month, according to the NH DRA.

New Hampshire finances improved, but the state is still in debt

State debt amounted to $390.1 million at the end of 2024

Changes Sought To Consumer Advocate's Office For Residential Electric Ratepayers

Rather than eliminating the position, HB 610 allows an engineer or economist to work in the role, with a focus on maintaining low rates.

UNH Survey Center: Early Look At 2026 NH Races

Granite Staters are divided on whether Gov. Kelly Ayotte deserves a 2nd term, but very few have an opinion on possible challengers.

Drug-Related Deaths Decreasing In NH, But Will The Trend Continue

In 2015, there were 32.5 deaths per 100,000 residents. Last year, the rate fell to 20 deaths per 100,000, the lowest in New England.

Bradford State Senator Suspends U.S. Senate Campaign, Backs John E. Sununu

Sen. Dan Innis: “I strongly encourage Sen. Scott Brown to follow my lead”; Brown says, Sununu should run and “bring (John Kasich) with you.”

Claremont Schools Confirm $5 Million Deficit After Internal Review

Officials expect additional cuts will reduce the shortfall by the end of the school year — but a significant gap will remain.

State Begins Audit As Claremont Says Bye Bye To Bluff Elementary

Measures were taken: Contracts for 19 teachers were canceled, 20 other staffers were laid off, and extracurriculars were shut down.

Distant Dome: Free Speech Rights Are Not A Matter Of Perspective

Rayno: Freedom of speech is often not pretty and the constitutional right is meant to protect what many might consider horrible speech.

Speaking Of Words: Let's Talk Tongue

Ferber: The tongue has two marvelous talents — it tastes and talks — as well as some subsidiary ones.

Nearly One Quarter Of New Hampshire Now Facing 'Extreme Drought'

The area of New Hampshire experiencing “extreme drought” conditions tripled over the last week, according to the U.S. Drought Monitor.

Litigants Seek Mandatory NH Supreme Court Appeals

Men who have represented themselves in state and federal court are seeking to make it mandatory for the NH Supreme Court to accept appeals.

Report: White House Pushing Hard For NH Redistricting

Multiple sources inside New Hampshire GOP politics say, on background, the only person in the conversation who matters is Gov. Kelly Ayotte.

New Hampshire Governor Won't Reappoint Goldner PUC Chairman

Gov. Kelly Ayotte appears to be cleaning house among executive department heads held over from the Sununu administration.

Suicide Is Preventable, Resources Available And All Need To Help, Governor Says

Gov. Kelly Ayotte read a National Suicide Prevention Month proclamation Monday. "Every suicide creates a hole that cannot ever be filled."

Gould Confirmed To NH Supreme Court; Formella As Attorney General

Democrat Karen Liot Hill of Lebanon cast the lone dissenting vote against Gould. Liot Hill recused herself from the Formella vote.

Ousted Claremont Superintendent Gets $40K Parting Gift From Taxpayers

Residents say the payout is salt in the wound for a city still reeling from revelations that the district is $5 million in arrears on bills.

RFK Jr. Lists 100+ Recommendations To ‘Make America Healthy Again'

Kennedy hopes to implement several of the changes before the end of the year, including defining what constitutes an ultra-processed food.

New Hampshire Has Never Been A Trailblazer On Solar, But Clean Energy Proponents Still See A Path

Some clean energy advocates view expanding solar as an accessible route toward more widespread renewable energy capacity in New Hampshire.

Medicaid Cuts Have Dominated NH Headlines This Year. Here's What's Actually Happening.

Lawmakers on both the federal and state levels have spent much of 2025 workshopping and debating changes and cuts to Medicaid.

Victim Advocates To Push For New Legislation In Wake Of Fuentes-Huaracha Murder

The NH Coalition Against Domestic and Sexual Violence is helping to cobble together a set of bills named after Marisol Fuentes-Huaracha.

Shaheen's Broadband Boondoggle Hasn't Connected A Single Person, NH Democrats Still Oppose Reforms

The program, which launched in 2021 at a cost $42 billion, has still not connected a single person to broadband.

In Claremont Deficit Disaster, Bluff Elementary Could Be First Casualty

The proposed closure of the school, which is home to approximately 170 students, comes as the district faces a sudden $5 million deficit.

Worst-Ever NAEP Test Results A 'Five Alarm Fire' For U.S. Public Schools

The dismal numbers, released on Tuesday, are also amplifying concerns in the Granite State, where per-pupil spending is soaring.

Poll Shows Granite Staters Blame Big Pharma For High Drug Costs

An NHJournal/Praecones Analytica poll of Granite State voters shows they agree with President Donald Trump about the need for lower costs.

Claremont School Chairwoman Wants Criminal Investigation Into Budget Crisis

“I personally believe the magnitude of our situation warrants an investigation,” Heather Whitney said of the missing millions of dollars.

Newly Formed Domestic Violence Fatality Review Committee To Start Work This Fall

According to the Department of Justice, the committee’s 17 members include several state officials.

YDC Abuse Survivors Oppose AG Formella's Reappointment

Survivors of the Sununu Youth Detention Center sexual abuse scandal are urging the Executive Council to reject John Formell's reappointment.

State Revenues Down For Second Month In A Row For New Fiscal Year

Is the state heading toward a $120 million deficit? July and August are not large revenue months for the state ... but September is.

New Hampshire Aims To Take Gun Law Dispute With Massachusetts To Supreme Court

New Hampshire and 24 other states want to take Massachusetts to the U.S. Supreme Court in a dispute over gun laws.

Distant Dome: New Hampshire's Own Trail Of Tears

Rayno: The GOP-controlled government embarked on its own Trail of Tears involving more than 1,000 people who were physically abused at YDC.

Claremont's Fiscal Disarray Flagged By State Reviews Years Before Current Crisis

SAU 6 misused federal grant money for years by paying people it later could not identify during an education department review.

Inflation Reduction Act Rebates For Renewable Energy Appliances A Year Away

$34 million in energy efficiency rebates for heat pumps, induction or electric stoves, and heat pump dryers are awaiting federal approval.

As National Headwinds Hit NH Economy, Unemployment Rises And Costs Climb: NHFPI Study

Sletten: New Hampshire’s economy is showing signs of strain as national headwinds collide with longstanding state challenges.

Trump To Award Giuliani Presidential Medal Of Freedom After NH Vehicle Crash

The announcement on social media came the same day the former NYC mayor was released from a hospital after being injured in a crash.

Granite State Grit: New Hampshire Ranked 7th Hardest-Working State In U.S.

Forget “Granite.” New Hampshire is the “Donna Summer” State. We're working hard for the money.