GOP-backed Ruais wins Manchester mayoral race
First-time candidate Jay Ruais was the big winner in New Hampshire’s municipal elections Nov. 7, claiming a narrow victory in a closely fought race to become the next mayor of Manchester.
Government
Sununu taps circuit court judge Countway for NH Supreme Court
Gov. Chris Sununu has tapped Melissa Beth Countway of Alton, a circuit court judge and former Belknap County prosecutor, to join New Hampshire’s highest court.
Republican lawmakers balk at Medicaid Direct Certification program, citing cost and privacy
A push to automatically sign up New Hampshire students for free or reduced-price lunches if they are enrolled in Medicaid is facing a setback, after Republican lawmakers voted to not recommend the move, citing privacy and cost concerns. Medicaid Direct…
Possible government shutdown could harm Southern NH Services
U.S. Sen. Maggie Hassan (D-NH) traveled to the headquarters of Southern New Hampshire Services on Silver Street in Manchester on Monday to hear details on how a potential government shutdown would harm their operations. Hassan said that while the Senate…
Advocates argue telephone hearings deny due process rights of psychiatric patients
Civil liberties advocates say New Hampshire’s practice of affording patients who have been involuntarily committed due to mental health concerns an initial hearing over a telephone, instead of in-person, is a violation of their due process rights. The claims come…
NH aims to reimburse jails' drug treatment costs with latest opioid settlement money
The commission deciding how New Hampshire will spend millions of dollars received from a settlements with opioid manufacturers and distributors plans to use $9.4 million to reimburse six county corrections departments and one local police department for past expenses related…
Supreme Court Justice Gary Hicks to retire on Nov. 30
New Hampshire Supreme Court Senior Associate Justice Gary E. Hicks, a revered leader in the judiciary for more than 20 years, will retire on Nov. 30. This is pursuant to the state constitution, which requires justices to hang up their…
Hospitality employers rely on foreign workers to fill workforce gaps
Seasonal, international workers fill the need in state's tourism sector thanks to H-2B and J-1 visa programs
Concord Hospital sues NH DHHS to forestall Medicaid overpayments to state
Suit also names Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services and the U.S. DHHS as defendants
Claremont neighbors may be asked to pay for city projects
City council approved creation of special assessment districts for targeted taxes to fund projects
