Assessing this year’s State House housing initiatives: More could have been done
Housing stakeholders' criticism is directed largely at a new state budget that defunds or doesn't fund certain programs
Politics
Former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo praises Trump’s interventionist side
With the interventionist version of President Trump on the upswing, one of its most forceful cheerleaders — former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo — took a recent victory lap in New Hampshire.
Former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo praises Trump’s interventionist side
With the interventionist version of President Trump on the upswing, one of its most forceful cheerleaders – former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo – took a recent victory lap in New Hampshire. Pompeo, who served as secretary of state in Trump’s first term, spoke to the New Hampshire World Affairs Council on June 25.
U.S. senators: 150 Portsmouth Naval Shipyard hires held up by federal office
Despite being approved for hire, nearly 150 new workers at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard have yet to begin their employment due to the U.S. Office of Personnel Management holding up their processing, according to New Hampshire and Maine U.S. senators.
The danger of vouchers
Private schools should have to play by the same rules as public schools
Dartmouth student workers plan to strike
After failing to reach an agreement on a new contract during seven months of negotiations, Dartmouth student workers informed the college on Wednesday, May 14, of their plan to strike.
Offsetting tax cuts through Medicaid cuts would jeopardize health care in NH
As they shape the “big, beautiful bill” President Trump has promised, House Republicans have looked at offsetting tax cut costs through Medicaid cuts. This has drawn blowback from moderate Republicans.
NH advocates discuss impacts of budget cuts
Leading substance use professionals, advocates and family members from around New Hampshire gathered to discuss the harmful impacts that changes included in the state budget proposal could have on prevention, treatment and recovery programs.
Hospitals sue state over NH’s Medicaid tax
A group representing New Hampshire’s hospitals filed a lawsuit Tuesday challenging a state tax on hospitals — the latest turn in an ongoing dispute over hundreds of millions of dollars in health care funding.
Portsmouth Naval Shipyard eyes 1,000 more workers as new Navy secretary visits
Sens. Susan Collins, R-Maine, and Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, urged new Secretary of the Navy John Phelan to expand the branch’s fleet of submarines, ships and aircraft carriers to better compete with China.
