Author: Elissa Margolin

Margolin: It’s time for Congress to come together and pass Covid relief

The virus is a longer-term challenge than the CARES Act ever envisioned

It’s time to ask the affordable housing question

New Hampshire voters should get presidential candidates to address crisis that's hit the state, nation

Margolin: NH Senate has a chance to do something about affordable housing

Three bills could finally start to push NH’s housing market in a better direction

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NH’s high cost of living particularly hard on women, report says

New Hampshire’s high cost of living puts a disproportionate burden on women, particularly mothers, according to a new report published by the New Hampshire Women’s Foundation. The Status of Women in New Hampshire 2025 stresses gender inequities across the state

No sale: NH decides to lease not sell redeveloped I-95 welcome centers

Officials say it's a win for the state, and for Hampton, as the state makes a push for proposals from developers/operators

Most NH education funding safe from fed shutdown, commissioner says

Key federal funding for New Hampshire schools has not been affected by the shutdown in Washington, Department of Education Commissioner Caitlin Davis said Thursday, Oct. 9 — at least the money that flows through the state Department of Education.

‘Housing as another form of infrastructure’

New Hampshire voters aren’t feeling much relief from their anxieties about the state’s housing crisis. The continued reduced housing inventory, which pushes home prices higher, is also dampening labor market in the Granite State, according to a pair of studies.

Unbottling the Nongfu Spring deal

New Hampshire’s attorney general says no improprieties by state officials preceded the sale of a large Nashua commercial building to China’s largest water bottler. But Attorney General John Formella’s report to Gov. Kelly Ayotte dated Oct. 3 says the provisions of federal law should have taken place prior to the sale of the 337,391-square-foot building at 80 Northwest Blvd. in Nashua by a subsidiary of Nongfu Spring.

A fully wired NH expected by 2026

Despite a shift in policy, New Hampshire officials expect 100% of the households and businesses in the state will have access to broadband internet by 2026.

Trump administration sues NH, seven other states over voter files

The Trump administration’s Department of Justice is suing New Hampshire Secretary of State Dave Scanlan, arguing he is illegally withholding the state’s voter file from federal officials.

Watchwords for NH economy: ‘Uncertainty rules’

Brian Gottlob uses these words to describe the state’s current economic climate: “Uncertainty rules.” The director of the New Hampshire Employment Security's Economic and Labor Market Information Bureau raised several issues — from immigration and unemployment, to housing prices and consumer spending — as reasons for both hope and concern for the economy into 2026.