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Lily Tang Williams condemned Vladimir Putin’s siege against Ukraine – but, she says the U.S. has given enough aid.“We thought, ‘Hey, with our help, maybe the war will end pretty fast,’” said Williams, the Republican nominee for New Hampshire’s second...

By CHARLOTTE MATHERLY

Republican candidate for governor Kelly Ayotte outraised her Democratic opponent, Joyce Craig, by nearly $7 million since each won their party primaries on Sept. 10 – largely thanks to Live Free PAC, a political action committee funded by the...

By CHARLOTTE MATHERLY

Gov. Chris Sununu called the indictment of a New Hampshire Supreme Court Justice an “extremely serious situation” on Thursday after Anna Hantz Marconi was charged with two felonies and five misdemeanors Wednesday afternoon.“Everyone needs to be held,...

By CHARLOTTE MATHERLY

Gov. Chris Sununu sided with parents involved in recent protests and a lawsuit in Bow, citing First Amendment rights, three months after he signed a bill prohibiting transgender girls from competing in girls’ school sports.Last month, Bow High...

By CHARLOTTE MATHERLY

A Merrimack County grand jury indicted Anna Barbara Hantz Marconi, a New Hampshire Supreme Court Justice, on seven charges related to witness tampering and improper influence in a state investigation into her husband, Geno Marconi, the director of New...

By CHARLOTTE MATHERLY

Each year, New Hampshire’s political parties spend thousands of dollars to obtain key information: voters’ names, addresses, and the real gold mine, their party affiliation.It’s all public information – anyone can go to the State Archives in Concord...

By CHARLOTTE MATHERLY

In 2021, Concord City Council voted to change a city holiday, renaming the second Monday in October as Indigenous Peoples’ Day. This year, a new state law compels New Hampshire’s towns and cities to recognize it by its traditional name, Columbus Day.A...

By CHARLOTTE MATHERLY

If you live in Concord, you’ve probably passed it at some point: the large pit spanning the block at the intersection of State Street and Capitol Street, catty-corner to the State House.The former site of the New Hampshire Department of Justice has...

By CHARLOTTE MATHERLY

Lawmakers overrode two of Gov. Chris Sununu’s vetoes on Thursday, putting into law two bills that aim to increase transparency on the impact of public input and limit the use of fertilizers containing phosphorous to reduce cyanobacteria.Three other...

By CHARLOTTE MATHERLY

Evelyn Miller knew people living in a kibbutz, or community, in Israel on Oct. 7, 2023. When a neighboring kibbutz was attacked by Hamas, some of them ran over to help. Four of them were killed, she said.It’s part of the reason she attended a vigil on...

By CHARLOTTE MATHERLY

Five soldiers from the New Hampshire National Guard are deploying to Florida early this week to help prepare for Hurricane Milton.Troops will head to Camp Blanding in the northeast corner of the state, about halfway between Gainesville and...

By CHARLOTTE MATHERLY

This week, New Hampshire lawmakers get their yearly opportunity to double down on policies that made it through the Legislature but met defeat on the governor’s desk.The state’s House of Representatives and Senate will convene on Thursday to consider...

By CHARLOTTE MATHERLY

Dogs, turtles and even a snake accompanied their owners to the lawn in front of St. Paul’s Episcopal Church in Concord. Some people, like Kelly Cleland, stumbled upon it – the opportunity to have their pet blessed by a pastor.Cleland, who was downtown...

By CHARLOTTE MATHERLY

A judge refused to dismiss a discrimination case against a Neo-Nazi group that protested outside of a drag queen story hour in downtown Concord last year. The protest outside the Teatotaller cafe and bakery in June, 2023, included men wearing masks...

By CHARLOTTE MATHERLY

The American Civil Liberties Union of New Hampshire, three voting rights organizations and five current and future voters sued the state over what they say places a burden on Granite Staters’ right to vote.They’re challenging a bill signed by Gov....

By CHARLOTTE MATHERLY

After the results of her primary election came in, Maggie Goodlander waded through a sea of supporters, hugged her family members and took the stage, describing it as an “out of body” experience.Yet the location was anything but foreign.That very...

By CHARLOTTE MATHERLY

New Hampshire’s top military officer defended the National Guard’s response to sexual harassment complaints within its ranks, following a CNN investigation published earlier this month that said the agency failed to protect female soldiers.Major...

By CHARLOTTE MATHERLY

Joyce Craig’s tenure as Manchester mayor remains a central focus of the race for governor as the Democratic nominee drew on her experience in executive office while her Republican opponent, Kelly Ayotte, continued to attack her leadership record...

By CHARLOTTE MATHERLY

Lily Tang Williams keeps a bulky, dated photo album at her house in Weare. It creaks when she opens it – the sticky plastic protectors holding the photos to the pages don’t do their job well anymore. Inside are dozens upon dozens of black-and-white...

By CHARLOTTE MATHERLY

As New Hampshire’s 424 state lawmakers gear up for the general election in November, some are planning ahead for the 2025 legislative session. Already, about 170 legislative service requests, or LSRs – in which lawmakers get help from the legislative...