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By CHARLOTTE MATHERLY

The first time 18-year-old Valerie McDonnell voted, she voted for herself.She ran for the N.H. House of Representatives in 2022 during her senior year of high school, which gave her a front-row seat to witness many of her classmates’ apathy for...

By CHARLOTTE MATHERLY

For those who voted in the Democratic primary for New Hampshire’s next governor this week, it probably wasn’t for Jon Kiper.Most people have never heard of him, much less know his policy positions. He was the underdog: Kiper received just under 10% of...

By CHARLOTTE MATHERLY

Gov. Chris Sununu signed a long-awaited bill eliminating voter affidavits, a reversal from concerns he’s shared for months.It’s a move to protect integrity in the voting process, he said in a statement on Thursday. Voting rights advocates say it’ll...

By CHARLOTTE MATHERLY

Paige Beauchemin showed up at Ledge Street Elementary School in Nashua at 5:45 a.m. on Election Day came with a mission.The state representative for the city’s fourth ward said she’ll be camped out by the polling place throughout the day and plans to...

By CHARLOTTE MATHERLY

With contested races at the top of the ballot, voter turnout in Tuesday’s state primary election is expected to exceed 250,000, a number somewhat on par with previous years.Secretary of State David Scanlan predicted 147,500 Republicans and 103,500...

By CHARLOTTE MATHERLY

Colin Van Ostern and Maggie Goodlander exchanged a blitz of accusations about their backgrounds, funding and past political work, all of which have been prominent themes in their tense race for New Hampshire’s second congressional district.During a...

By CHARLOTTE MATHERLY

As the Sept. 10 state primary election draws ever closer, candidates are going full-throttle with attack ads. Last week, the attack-du-jour was between Democratic candidates for governor, Joyce Craig and Cinde Warmington.Warmington, an executive...

By CHARLOTTE MATHERLY

A massive crowd of New Englanders rallied in New Hampshire’s Seacoast region, as pump-up music by artists ranging from Aretha Franklin to Taylor Swift to Olivia Rodrigo blasted through the speakers and they sampled the event’s signature drink: the...

By CHARLOTTE MATHERLY

Former governor John Lynch and Gary Hirshberg, Colin Van Ostern’s former boss, flipped their endorsement away from the Concord Democrat in favor of Maggie Goodlander in the primary for New Hampshire’s second congressional district.Lynch, who served as...

By CHARLOTTE MATHERLY

Six-year-old Ollie Tyrrell knows all about Christa McAuliffe. He hopes to be an astronaut someday and frequently visits the planetarium at the McAuliffe-Shepard Discovery Center in Concord.When his mom, Danielle Vincent, heard a statue of McAuliffe,...

By CHARLOTTE MATHERLY

In sharp contrast to Gov. Chris Sununu, the Republican candidates running to replace him have vowed to veto any future efforts to legalize cannabis.Sununu, who’s stepping down at the end of his term, has been cautious but receptive to marijuana...

By CHARLOTTE MATHERLY

Public schools are a favorite topic for politicians who often debate LGBTQ issues, parental rights, religion and the power of the First Amendment.At its core, public education is funded by the government and local communities – and in campaign events...

By CHARLOTTE MATHERLY

As candidates close in with less than two weeks to go before the Sept. 10 primary, the mostly calm and respectful races have given way to moments of mud-slinging followed by cries of foul.The skirmishes landed Democrat Joyce Craig briefly in shaky...

By CHARLOTTE MATHERLY

Keenan Blum would love to scale up his business. It has ample space to expand at its Peterborough location, and he could push out more products like Banana Bluntz flowers and Blueberry Fruit Chews at lower prices.As one of three companies licensed to...

By CHARLOTTE MATHERLY

In a crowded field of 13 Republicans running for Congress, three front-running candidates laid out their plans this week to represent New Hampshire’s second district.Lily Tang Williams and Bill Hamlen spoke at a forum at Dartmouth College on Monday,...

By CHARLOTTE MATHERLY

New Hampshire residents who carry their legally owned guns when passing through Massachusetts should not be charged with any crimes, Attorney General John Formella argued in a brief supporting a legal challenge from two state residents facing criminal...

By CHARLOTTE MATHERLY

Roberta Brunelle walked laps around the gym at the Concord Community Center as she weighed who she’ll vote for in the Democratic primary for New Hampshire’s second congressional district.Brunelle, who grew up and lives in Concord, plans to support...

By CHARLOTTE MATHERLY

Most of the candidates who hope to serve as the Granite State’s governor said they support renewable forms of energy and environmentally-friendly policies. Of course, how green their plans are varies vastly between candidates.Democrats are all in on...

By CHARLOTTE MATHERLY

Democratic candidates Maggie Goodlander and Colin Van Ostern made their case to voters Monday night at Dartmouth College, doubling down on their widely similar plans to represent New Hampshire’s second district in Congress.Some voters left the forum...

By CHARLOTTE MATHERLY

Four years into her tenure as Hopkinton’s town moderator, Sara Persechino has overseen the 2020 presidential election, conducted an election through COVID-19 and managed the 2024 primary, where many Granite Staters took to write-in ballots when...