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By CHARLOTTE MATHERLY

Standing beside a dozen of his students in front of the New Hampshire State House on Wednesday, John Hart held up a sign: “Fund USNH schools.”

By CHARLOTTE MATHERLY

The New Hampshire Senate has less than three weeks left to pass the budget, and budget writers are getting to work.

By CHARLOTTE MATHERLY

State senators are tasked with weighing many “challenging” bills, but Loudon Republican Howard Pearl said the push to end annual vehicle inspections in New Hampshire was “one of the biggest ones” they’ve dealt with this year.

By CHARLOTTE MATHERLY

After hearing requests from the public and dozens of state agencies, state senators opened their next phase of budget deliberations with a strong statement: “We have listened.”

By CHARLOTTE MATHERLY

Terry Roy said he knows mandatory minimum sentences alone won’t fix New Hampshire’s fentanyl problems.

By CHARLOTTE MATHERLY

Making good on their campaign promises, New Hampshire Republicans sent a bill to the governor that would allow towns to adopt local spending caps at their next town meeting.

By CHARLOTTE MATHERLY

After a relatively quiet week in the State House during April break, the House of Representatives and Senate are gearing up to act on more legislation this week. For the Senate, that also includes the beginning of deliberations on the state budget. Here’s what you need to know.

By CHARLOTTE MATHERLY

The vast majority of state funding to the state’s University System is used to lower tuition for in-state students, which is as high as $15,520 this year at the UNH Durham campus.

By CHARLOTTE MATHERLY

Budget talks took shape in the Senate this week as multiple agencies pleaded with senators to restore their funding – and in some cases, their very existence – that was cut by the House of Representatives.

By CHARLOTTE MATHERLY

Rehabilitation and treatment programs will suffer and more people will return to prison after getting out. The state’s prison system will struggle to meet legal requirements and force officers to take on extra overtime shifts.

By CHARLOTTE MATHERLY

Budget hearings are underway in the Senate, as dozens of agencies again present their spending requests to lawmakers.

By CHARLOTTE MATHERLY

Republican Sen. Daniel Innis holds a long record of supporting marijuana legalization. But after a split vote among his conservative colleagues placed bills regulating the plant’s medical use in limbo, Innis said he won’t be leading a charge to pass them this year.

By CHARLOTTE MATHERLY

Patrons out for a drink who’d like to refill their glass without waiting for the server might have their wish come true. 

By CHARLOTTE MATHERLY

The House of Representatives passed its version of the next state budget on Thursday, but not without some drama.

By CHARLOTTE MATHERLY

The battle over the state budget underscores the partisan divide in the New Hampshire Legislature, with most conservative priorities prevailing and Democrats warning that critical programs and services will be harmed.

By CHARLOTTE MATHERLY

The House Finance Committee approved its version of the next state budget last week, which will go to a vote before the full House of Representatives on Thursday. Their proposal cuts more than 320 state jobs and slashes more than $271 million from the draft presented by Gov. Kelly Ayotte in February.

By CATHERINE McLAUGHLIN

A Manchester apartment building burned down, and its new owner was looking to rebuild; a Meredith duplex owner wanted to add another unit; a developer wanted to build 65 market-rate apartments in Pelham.

By CHARLOTTE MATHERLY

House lawmakers approved changes to the next state budget that would subtract an additional $271 million from Gov. Kelly Ayotte’s proposal, cut more than 320 state jobs and abolish several services.

By CHARLOTTE MATHERLY

Republican budget writers advanced a policy change on Tuesday that would place a prohibition on all diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives in New Hampshire.

By CHARLOTTE MATHERLY

New Hampshire’s prison system is on the verge of losing funding for nearly 200 positions after the House Finance Committee endorsed reducing the Department of Corrections’ spending by 10%.

By CHARLOTTE MATHERLY

After a final push this week, the House of Representatives and Senate have made it through the vast majority of their bills. Now, the state representatives are full steam ahead on hammering out the state budget as senators begin cycling through all the legislation passed by the House. Here’s what you need to know.