Author: Opinion

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…

Where can families access childhood vaccines if their PCPs can’t afford them?

Psychiatric care services at Hampstead Hospital demonstrates clinical leadership in a public-private partnership.

As a family physician at Amoskeag Health, I am writing to educate the public about HB 524, a bill that, if passed, will eliminate the NH Vaccine Association (NHVA) and jeopardize our public health infrastructure like never before.

Passing SB 276 will provide the push for the state to become a national hub of life sciences

The C-Pace legislation moving through the Legislature is actually a key tool for helping solve our housing shortage.

The digital marketing and communications world moves fast — what worked last year might feel outdated this year.

New Hampshire state leadership needs to take action to ease housing regulations for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities.

Today, research finds that 32% of home care workers were born outside of the U.S., as were 21% of the nursing assistants working in nursing homes.

As customers move between third-party energy provider options, it’s important to understand the return process to default service.

Hunger affects not just the physical well-being of our community’s youth but also their academic performance and social-emotional health.