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Voter restrictions: Who will govern us?
A national voter ID issue was settled by the Supreme Court on Monday while House and Senate negotiatiors in New Hampshire were supposed to negotiate several voter ID issues here.
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Judge strikes down state education tax credit program, appeal expected
The state's new education tax credit program is unconstitutional because it diverts tax payments to religious schools, a superior court ruled Monday.
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Milford High student speaker: 'We will continue to build on the echoes of the past'
Milford High School seniors display their pride and aspirations on their graduation caps at commencement ceremonies at the school on Saturday.
NH budget battle over Medicaid affects 58,000
An estimated 22,300 poor, uninsured New Hampshire adults are caught in a philosophical crossfire over whether to expand Medicaid under President Barack Obama's federal health care overhaul law.
UNH study: Rural workers less likely to need college degrees
DURHAM – Rural workers are more likely to work at middle-skill jobs that do not require a four-year college degree compared with their urban counterparts, according to new research from the Carsey Institute at the University of New Hampshire.
Medicaid still a budgetary sticking point
The Senate's chief budget negotiator drew a line in the sand Friday on the first day of talks on the state's operating budget for the next two years.
Andy Martin - Manchester news conference: Andy asks Maggie to sign Northern Pass study law
New Hampshire Republican leader and corruption fighter Andy Martin will hold a Manchester news conference today, June 14th to announce he is asking Governor Maggie Hassan to sign the proposed Northern Pass/wind turbine Site Evaluation Committee study law.
Music composed for NH's grand hotels revived
More than a century after guests at the Crawford House awoke to the "Breakfast Bell Polka," Plymouth State University is reviving some of long-lost music composed specifically to entertain guests at New Hampshire's grand hotels and keep them coming back for more.
Forum to focus on future of Strand Theater in Dover
A public meeting is being held on the future of a historic theater. The Strand Theater opened in 1919, but fell on hard times and closed in 2009.
OR grads told: Be not afraid of what the future holds
With beach balls, tassels and mortar boards flying into the air, the Oyster River High School Class of 2013 celebrated their accomplishments together and looked ahead to their lives following high school.
Ackerman, Burcke join Optima Bank
Janet L. Ackerman has been named a vice president and commercial loan officer at Optima Bank & Trust's Bedford loan office.
Visitors to New Hampshire have a new resource in their quest to buy local - NH MADE's latest edition of the Guide to New Hampshire Products and Services.
Josiah Bartlett Center - Conference Committees, 1977, and What Happens in NH Doesn't Have a Budget?
Just before dawn in the early morning of Friday, July 1, the New Hampshire House and Senate recessed with no budget and no legal authority for the government to operate.
Kids gear up for annual bike rodeo at Marston School
This weekend kids will have an opportunity to put their bike skills to the test and brush up on some safety rules at the second annual bike rodeo, put on by the Safe Routes to School task force.
NHDP - Republicans Forced to Resort to Desperate Lies to Hide Lack of ...
Concord - In a desperate attempt to defend their Tea Party agenda of standing between New Hampshire citizens and affordable health care, New Hampshire Republicans are resorting to distorting former Governor Lynch's words and actions.
NHDP - Another Bogus NHGOP Talking Point Bites the Dust: Medicaid Expansion Edition
Concord - Poking yet another hole in the rapidly shrinking list of NHGOP talking points, the nonpartisan New Hampshire Fiscal Policy institute posted a letter from United States Department of Health and Human Services clearly stating that New Hampshire has the ability to opt in and out of Medicaid Expansion at any time.
5 nominees surprised by honor, though no one else in the state was
Claira Monier, former executive director of the NH Housing Finance Authority, walks to the podium during the New Hampshire Union Leader Legacy Awards held at the Palace Theater on Thursday.
For veterans and others, Flag Day is all about respect
Today is Flag Day, and whether folks mark the day by wearing patriotic colors, or attending one of many ceremonies being held around the state, one of the state's top American Legion officials has just one request.
Ribbon-cutting to mark completion of BAE Systems Independence Hall
The speaking presentation will include president of BAE Systems' Electronic Systems sector, Dan Gobel; NH Department of Health and Human Services' Commissioner Nicholas Toumpas; Maj.
Motorcyclists dies in Franconia Notch crash
New Hampshire State Police say an out-of-state motorcycle rider who failed to negotiate the turn into the former viewing area for the Old Man of the Mountain has died of his injuries.