The New Hampshire Interscholastic Athletic Association (NHIAA) held a pivotal meeting Nov. 22 to address growing concerns over its policies permitting transgender athletes to participate in sports based on gender identity.
The proposed merger between Capital One and Discover is an opportunity to address challenges in affordable housing and support small businesses
Many Americans, unable to contain their excitement (or anxiety) about the election, are shaking the box to forecast their jubilation or despair.
Parent Leadership Training Institute helps build stronger communities in NH
Vote for climate action this November
The Northern Forest region is a place of stunning natural beauty, rich heritage and incredible potential. Yet, for too long, our rural communities have faced challenges like population decline, a lack of affordable housing and limited economic opportunities.
Volunteer NH prioritizes justice as the foundation for addressing the root causes of inequality
Microelectronics Boot Camp at Nashua Community College creates a pipeline for employers
Current Administration policies threaten the future success of Part D and the seniors that rely on it for treatment access
In New Hampshire, 16.7% adults experience frequent mental distress. Notably, low-acuity conditions, like mild and moderate stress or anxiety, account for a significant portion of behavioral health claims.
The CMC-HCA acquisition has high stakes for New Hampshire
What management style marks your organization’s culture? Autocratic or democratic? Bureaucratic is another common one, especially among larger concerns. A coaching management style can signal an environment where individual growth matters and is encouraged.
Granite Staters have never been afraid to improve upon an idea from Washington, D.C. In the summer of 1934, we set out to find a way to capitalize on the nation’s, and our state’s, thirst for alcoholic beverages after more than a decade of Prohibition and in the depths of the Great Depression.
As the former Chairman of the New Hampshire Democratic Party Latino Caucus, I am deeply concerned about how the Credit Card Competition Act could harm the Granite State’s underserved communities and the small businesses that serve them.
After 30 years, RiverWoods continues to be a leader in elder care on New Hampshire's Seacoast
Senator Hassan introduced a bipartisan bill to provide more transparency in health care pricing and address a flaw in hospitals’ billing systems
A recent study shows integrated and consolidated health systems have improved care only 'marginally' and have not reduced costs at all
Homelessness is a complex issue exacerbated by the housing affordability crisis, but solutions exist
From my volunteer work over the past 30 years with environmental and health education and advocacy organizations, I’ve learned that there is an inextricable link between a healthy environment and overall human health.
As we mark the 34th anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), signed into law on July 26, 1990, we recognize and celebrate the disability rights movement.
The Business & Industry Association, along with leading national organizations like the National Association of Manufacturers and U.S. Chamber, have long argued for business regulations that are clear, concise and consistent.
The outgoing Sununu administration spent eight years doing cartwheels to preserve the fossil fuel industry’s claims of “nothing to see here.”
One in 10 New Hampshire residents faces food insecurity — when people don’t have consistent access to enough nutritious food to lead a healthy life.
In what is becoming a cashless world, we need to ensure that people are safe from fraud and have access to move their money around without waiting or paying a fee.
Traveling Tooth Fairies Dental Initiative provides free cavity prevention and dental referrals to elementary, middle-school kids in Nashua
We Granite Staters are proud of our first-in-the-nation presidential primary. For more than a century, it served the country well by providing an open testing ground for would-be leaders of the free world. Then came 2024.
For all of its virtues, New Hampshire is no cheap place to live. Time and time again, the state’s residents have been hit by “unexpected inflation.”
New Hampshire’s federally qualified health centers are in significant need of a strategic investment of emergency stabilization funding to preserve access to care for the 1 in 14 Granite Staters we serve.
“I’m waiting for rates to come down.” There are plenty of people sitting on the real estate sidelines right now with that thought repeating in their heads.
Across New Hampshire and the nation, the fact is people with disabilities are experiencing a housing crisis. Without accessible housing in our communities, many are at risk of living in nursing homes or becoming homeless.
Since 1999, the United States has recognized June as Pride Month, when the LGBTQ community and the civil rights of LGBTQ citizens in our country and across the globe are recognized, celebrated and honored.
Decision to close downtown pub ends chapter in the saga of NH’s craft beer industry
A bill now on its way to the governor’s desk will force businesses in New Hampshire to allow their employees to keep guns in their cars while at work
Internet access depends on more than wires, poles and other pieces of infrastructure
We are fortunate to have innovative solutions to many of these challenges and for Granite United Way to bring organizations and communities together to help solve these challenges.
Culture of exploration led to development of engineering, physics classes for kindergartners to third-graders
Consider these tips to help support the health of women, especially expectant and new mothers
Apprenticeship programs are a crucial way to meet New Hampshire’s current and future workforce needs
The State House's top priorities are bills that discriminate against the LGBTQ community, particularly LGBTQ youth, and further aim to dismantle the public school system.
A second public health emergency of this decade is beginning to take shape in New Hampshire.
From the outset of the Biden Administration, it’s been clear supporting nursing home care is not a federal priority.
A member of the Choctaw Nation shares her story to argue against a bill that would allow optometrists to perform eye surgery
From our earliest days as owners and operators at Granite Shore Power, we have been crystal clear: We were fully committed to transitioning our facilities away from coal and into a newer, cleaner energy future for the New England region. And that is precisely what we did.
Businesses don’t like to be told what to do. This is what I told the House Executive Departments and Administrative Committee on April 10, my first legislative testimony since I retired last year.
A year ago this month, adult Medicaid recipients became eligible for dental benefits. It took 25 years of advocacy, education and legislative work to pass a comprehensive adult Medicaid oral health benefits bill that is and will continue to have a positive impact on the health and well-being of over 90,000 New Hampshire residents.
In our 21st century modern society, the importance of high-speed internet for every individual and household cannot be understated. Internet access enables people to job search and to engage in remote work.
The NH Community Behavioral Health Association (CBHA), representing the state’s 10 community mental health centers, has very serious concerns about the increased suicide rates and increased reporting of suicidal ideation we have seen in recent years, particularly among LGBTQ+ youth.
Bill passed Senate and makes way to House to help provide savings to patients at the pharmacy
It would be easy to say the New Hampshire Lottery’s 60-year history is all about winning. It would be accurate, of course. After all the New Hampshire Lottery has paid out more than $6.2 billion in prizes since in 1964.
Unlike hospitals and other health care providers, which receive less than 20% of their revenue from Medicaid, NH's nonprofit community mental health centers receive between 80% and 90% of their funding from this source.
Aviation company CEO shares insights on success, growth and doing business in the Granite State
A report from Gov. Kelly Ayotte's Commission on Government Efficiency suggests an end to the PDA and transitioning its functions to other state agencies
Diabetes costs the U.S. economy approximately $413 billion annually, including more than $106 billion in lost productivity.
A new report from the AARP concludes there’s an urgent need to support the tens of thousands of New Hampshire residents who serve as caregivers to people close to them.
New England winters can get wicked cold. Last week, five of the region’s states launched a $450 million effort to warm more of the homes in the often-frigid region with energy-efficient, low-emission heat pumps instead of burning fossil fuels.
New Hampshire’s story is often told through familiar but false assumptions: retirees driving population change, Massachusetts buyers pushing up home prices, and a uniquely low-tax landscape keeping the state affordable.
The New Hampshire Business Finance Authority (BFA) board of directors has approved a financing structure that will make New Hampshire the first state in the world to issue a municipal bond backed by bitcoin.
The award totals $1.6 million over four years and will support training, placement and sustainability efforts to strengthen the behavioral health workforce across rural Vermont and New Hampshire
A free-standing 24-hour emergency room operated by Parkland Medical Center was conditionally approved by planners Nov. 13
