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Last week, the Trump administration announced sweeping illegal, unconstitutional cuts to federal benefit and grant programs. While multiple lawsuits and federal court rulings have ordered temporary blocks to Trump’s order, many of these vital programs are actively being undermined. This chaotic announcement has caused widespread confusion and panic for millions whose livelihoods rely on these funds. Federal grant programs fund a range of vital programs like SNAP food assistance, low-income home energy assistance, Meals on Wheels, clean water protections, free school lunches, veterans’ benefits, disaster relief and recovery, housing assistance and support for Medicaid and Medicare. It is clear that this is work to implement Project 2025, cutting broad vital programs to fund tax cuts for the richest people in the country. These federal investments must remain in place for New Hampshire to ensure continued access to clean air and drinking water, protections for the environment, cheaper clean energy, and safeguards for the health and safety of our communities. I’m a person with over a dozen disabilities. I’m scared. I read the news every day, hesitantly. I scan for “Medicare,” “Medicaid,” “healthcare” as my eyes dart by other concerning headlines. I’m also LGBTQ. It is 2025. We live in America. I shouldn’t be waking up every day fearful that my rights have been taken from me! I’m calling on Congress to oppose any cuts to these critical programs. Senators Shaheen and Hassan, Representatives Pappas and Goodlander: Please, do your part to stop these dangerous cuts.

Government expenditures benefit everyone. For example, the U.S. Economic Development Administration alone invests billions in water and wastewater systems, transportation infrastructure, telecommunication infrastructure, workforce training centers, business incubators, intermodal facilities, science and research parks and technology-based facilities. This creates hundreds of thousands of jobs, generating billions in private investment. A win-win for everyone. President Trump would purge these programs. Jobs? Gone. Money for local economies? Vanished. Infrastructure upgrades? Terminated.

By PAUL STEINHAUSER

A top non-partisan political handicapper predicts that New Hampshire’s U.S. Senate race in 2026 is already shaping up to be a very competitive contest.

By JEREMY MARGOLIS

Leaders of school districts hammered by the rising costs of special education services reacted with muted optimism to the news that Gov. Kelly Ayotte plans to increase a component of state funding for special education by nearly 50%.

By CATHERINE McLAUGHLIN

With rising personnel costs alongside declining enrollment, the proposed 2025-2026 operating budget for the Concord School district would dip into trust funds and downsize its teaching staff to blunt the tax increase.

By DANIEL SARCH

FRANKLIN — The Franklin Animal Shelter will cease operations and dissolve the charitable organization known as Granite State Animal League. President Jennifer Ach said while she’s not normally an emotional person, this is a tough time for her and the members of the board. She appreciates all the help the shelter has received from the community for over 20 years.

By CHARLOTTE MATHERLY

State department heads warned in recent months that just meeting the bare minimum legal requirements on their budgets could lead to staff cuts and reduced services. Governor Kelly Ayotte had requested proposals that were 4% less than what they spent this year.

By REBECA PEREIRA

In Canterbury, a waiting game is underway. 

By JEREMY MARGOLIS

Boscawen’s modest 1.7% proposed budget increase is good news for taxpayers, but town leaders cautioned that the seeming stability belies what could be around the corner.

By SRUTHI GOPALAKRISHNAN

New Hampshire gaming halls with historic horse racing licenses could soon swap their machines for slot machines, securing a seven-year head start over competitors in the state's expanding casino market.

By MICHAELA TOWFIGHI

During a career in the finance industry, Bob Blake was told to do more with less. He thinks it’s time for the Town of Warner to do the same. 

By CHARLOTTE MATHERLY

New Hampshire, like the rest of the country, has a well-known shortage of police officers. To entice more to come to the Granite State, lawmakers might allocate $900,000 in state funds to provide sign-on bonuses for state troopers and other recruitment strategies.

Hundreds rallied in front of the New Hampshire State House on Wednesday as part of a national effort to protest the Trump administration and the Project 2025 agenda.

By CATHERINE McLAUGHLIN

Concord Superintendent Kathleen Murphy will leave the district at the end of the 2025-2026 school year, with the approval of a one-year contract renewal by the Concord Board of Education on Monday night.

By DAN ATTORRI

Tournament wrestling doesn’t come down entirely to finalists. The Concord High School wrestling team didn’t have a single finalist on its home mats at Saturday’s annual Capital City Classic, but the Crimson Tide gutted out victories and pins through the consolation brackets, placing six wrestlers and finishing fourth out of 31 teams.

By JEREMY MARGOLIS

Drivers who passed Epsom Central School on any of the last few Fridays may have noticed a roaring fire burning as students trotted around in snowshoes and slid down a hill in little plastic saucers.

By ALEXANDER RAPP

Last year, the deliberative session of the Pittsfield Town Meeting lasted about 30 minutes. With less than two dozen residents, the session breezed through 30 articles.

By DAVID CARLE

David Carle lives in Warren. He wrote the article for the Warner Warrant updating the Elderly Property Tax Exemption.