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Judge extends health coverage for Dover teachers in School Care case
1+ hour, 29+ min ago (188+ words) This story was originally produced by Foster's Daily Democrat. NHPR is republishing it in partnership with the Granite State News Collaborative. A Strafford Superior Court judge granted a preliminary injunction April 30, ordering School Care to continue paying health insurance claims…...
With student IDs banned at the polls, NH issues new guidance for college voters
4+ hour, 26+ min ago (223+ words) Out-of-state college students can still vote in New Hampshire, but they can no longer use their student ID to prove their identity. Students can instead use a driver's license from any state, a passport, or a military ID. The Secretary of…...
Appeals court halts lower-court ruling that NH continue vehicle inspections
5+ hour, 20+ min ago (357+ words) This story was originally produced by The Keene Sentinel. NHPR is republishing it in partnership with the Granite State News Collaborative. The state won another round in an ongoing dispute over its vehicle inspections program Thursday when an appeals court…...
NH Recap: A failed bid to put Holocaust denial in schools; a state win over car inspections
6+ hour, 29+ min ago (145+ words) New Hampshire Public Radio NH Recap: A failed bid to put Holocaust denial in schools; a state win over car inspections President Donald Trump has been outspoken about fighting antisemitism, but it continues to creep into politics nationally and here…...
Several landfill bills have been set aside, as NH lawmakers try to find a path forward
1+ day, 5+ hour ago (437+ words) Several bills that would have established new statewide rules for landfill sites were set aside by a state Senate committee this week. The Energy and Natural Resources Committee voted to refer five landfill-related bills to interim study, meaning they will…...
Bill to allow "campus carry" of guns to be sent to study under Senate amendment
19+ hour, 47+ min ago (356+ words) A Senate committee is requesting further study of a bill that would have allowed anyone who can legally carry a gun to do so at public colleges and universities in New Hampshire. The Senate Judiciary Committee voted along party lines…...
New Hampshire stretch of Appalachian Trail had 2. 88 million visitors last year
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (295+ words) New Hampshire's 161-mile section of the Appalachian Trail saw 2. 88 million "recreational visits" in 2025, according to estimates from the Appalachian Trail Conservancy, making us the second-most visited state by A. T. hikers. Only Virginia, which has almost a quarter of the 2, 200-mile Appalachian…...
State wins round in federal court over NH car inspections
1+ day, 13+ hour ago (273+ words) This story was originally produced by The Keene Sentinel. NHPR is republishing it in partnership with the Granite State News Collaborative. A federal judge in Concord ruled Wednesday against a request that two state commissioners be found in contempt of…...
Clinton and NH Democrats look back at Shaheen's career, and ahead to 2026 midterms
4+ day, 16+ hour ago (718+ words) Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton joined New Hampshire Democrats in Nashua Saturday for the Mc Intyre-Shaheen Dinner, a major state party fundraiser. There was no food at this year's $200 per seat dinner, but Democrats who gathered in the ballroom…...
2 hikers from Quebec rescued after summiting Mount Liberty
1+ day, 22+ hour ago (210+ words) Rescuers say they came to the aid of two unprepared hikers who needed help getting down Mount Liberty on Monday night. The hikers from Quebec started hiking across Franconia Ridge after reaching the summit of Mount Liberty. As darkness fell,…...