Author: Opinion

What it means for New Hampshire patients and their families

NH’s G0-NORTH program represents a rare alignment of leadership and opportunity

Certified community behavioral health clinics offer a clear, evidence-based path forward for Granite Staters

An education public policy change going through the Legislature should be getting business owners’ attention

Data illuminates how SNAP benefits are actually being used by consumers

Three policy decisions from 2025 that will shape life in New Hampshire in 2026 and beyond

The State Department and the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Service (USCIS) have stopped processing visas for Afghans and slowed or halted issuing “green cards” to refugees, the documents granting refugees permanent resident status in the United States and the ability to seek employment.

The ever-increasing number of U.S. state privacy laws

Giving homeowners a choice in energy cost savings for their manufactured home

The best development work happens not in boardrooms, but in communities

By MICHELE SHEPPARD In 2026, the YMCA of the USA celebrates 175 years as a community organization serving millions of people across the country. In New Hampshire, we have been part of the infrastructure of social services and health and wellness…

Real healing for YDC victims could be helped by telling them we’re sorry

Our veterans deserve a healthy smile

Debate over heath care funding underscores the importance of their mission

Housing remains the foremost issue, and additional steps are needed to address the cost and availability of housing in our state

It’s a health issue, an economic issue and a moral one

Medicaid is one of the most important investments we can make to ensure New Hampshire’s children grow up healthy, stable and ready to succeed

NH Lottery reaches milestone of $3b contributed to public education; Lottery chairman retires after 16 years

In New Hampshire, the arts are woven into our daily lives in ways that are personal, local and essential

Outdoor Industry Day debuts in Manchester on June 10

At a recent press conference organized by the Business & Industry Association and the New Hampshire College & University Council, Edwin Gutierrez-Nunez, a sophomore at Franklin Pierce University, shared a simple truth: Without the UNIQUE scholarship, he wouldn’t be in college.

Public safety and corporate accountability must be at the top of the list for New Hampshire's next attorney general. Michael Formella is our attorney general now and his term ends soon.

By encouraging more independent health care providers to operate in New Hampshire, we can increase competition, improve quality and lower prices for patients.

PBMs drive up costs for patients, undermine independent pharmacies and extract enormous profits while providing patients with very little value

State agencies participate in the commission’s work, fostering efficiency and communication, breaking down silos.

The late, great British prime minister would take issue with the Trump Administration’s policies and positions.

Removing financial barriers to access safer health care and prescription options

Budgets are about choices, priorities and making decisions about how our state government treats its citizens, especially its most vulnerable.

How tourism boycotts will impact New Hampshire

How New Hampshire tax policy choices are undermining the state’s future

Plymouth State University is better positioned than any other state-supported college in the country to deal with the enormous demographic shift in college-age students.

For youth turning 18 and aging out of New Hampshire’s foster care system, this transition is often marked by financial uncertainty, instability and, for too many, homelessness.

Imagine two New Hampshires. In one, we see a tapestry of diverse communities, each with its own unique character, carefully woven over generations, serving citizens and tourists alike. In the other, a landscape of cookie-cutter developments, indistinguishable from one town to the next.

The Connecticut Lakes Headwaters Working Forest is a cherished property for many in New Hampshire. It serves as a haven for campers, hunters, ATV riders and those who find peace among its diverse wildlife and tranquil surroundings. It also provides vital employment for many locals.

Access to maternity care in rural communities is shrinking at an alarming rate, leaving expectant mothers with fewer options and greater risks.

NH Legislature considering bills that propose ‘deeply concerning’ changes to the Medicaid program

BY THE COOS COUNTY COMMISSIONERS New Hampshire’s yield tax on timber, often called the “timber tax,” was established in 1949 and has been locally collected to offset property taxes ever since. The tax is constitutionally permitted by an amendment to…