Author: Opinion

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.

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