1+ day, 14+ hour ago  (763+ words) For what is believed to be the first time, the state plans to ask the Supreme Court to overrule its foundational 1990s school funding rulings that established a constitutional duty for the state to fund public education. The state's solicitor general…...

6+ day, 8+ hour ago  (406+ words) In the latest effort to design a system to pay for public schools in New Hampshire that doesn't depend primarily on local property taxes, a new group is proposing a system that combines a 3% income tax with a $3 statewide property…...

1+ mon, 3+ day ago  (542+ words) New Hampshire is officially out of compliance with the Clean Air Act. Last year, state legislators passed a law to sunset mandatory car inspections on Jan. 31. Although the state has not yet received a waiver from the Environmental Protection Agency…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago  (544+ words) Former political rivals and former congressmen Dick Swett and Charlie Bass are joining together on a project to restore voter confidence. Bass, a Peterborough Republican and Swett, a Bow Democrat, are co-chairs of the New Hampshire chapter of the Democracy…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago  (740+ words) At a presentation sponsored the Francestown Recreation Department Wednesday night, Phil Sletten, research director for the nonprofit NH Fiscal Policy Institute, outlined the causes behind the rise of the cost of living in New Hamphire. Sletten created the presentation, "Changes…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago  (289+ words) If you were born in February and are looking forward to not needing to get your car inspected this year, think again. Maybe. That's the unclear situation as of Wednesday after a federal judge put a temporary hold on a…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago  (411+ words) New Hampshire saw a jump in the number of newborns last year according to preliminary figures, with the most in-state births reported in 14 years except for a short post-COVID spike. However, that mini baby boom doesn't mean trends in New…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago  (202+ words) The Peterborough Town Library has announced its 2026 Natural NH program series, a lineup of four free public programs focused on environmental conservation, wildlife and native landscaping. On Thursday, Feb. 26, at 6:30 p.m., Matt Tarr, extension professor and state specialist in wildlife habitat…...

1+ mon, 4+ week ago  (492+ words) The typical NH family is losing ground fast according to a new report from the NH Fiscal Policy Institute, which finds that the cost of living has outpaced income growth so dramatically that a once-stable family budget has flipped from…...

2+ mon, 5+ day ago  (407+ words) Michael LePage knows he's no spitting image of Matthew Thornton. He's short; Thornton was tall. LePage has blue eyes; Thornton's were nearly black. But in preparing to portray the founding father who oversaw the drafting of New Hampshire's first state…...