Epsom lawmaker proposes slot machines in restaurants and bars to boost state revenue
To tap into alternative revenue streams, state Rep. Dan McGuire is proposing to legalize slot machines in New Hampshire’s bars and restaurants.
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Low-income health care takes biggest hit with New Hampshire House budget
No one will feel the effects of the two-year budget passed by the New Hampshire House more, if it is enacted, than New Hampshire low-income residents who need help paying for, and accessing, health care.
Ayotte's first State of State focuses on NH's funding challenges
Kelly Ayotte took the stage at Saint Anselm College’s New Hampshire Institute of Politics on Wednesday, April 16, for the first time since her gubernatorial debate last fall, now as governor and following the NH House’s revisions to her proposal for the state’s next two-year budget.
NH GOP lawmakers move ahead with push to control local school spending
The state would take significant control of local school spending under a bill Republicans passed in the New Hampshire House Thursday, March 13.
Local museum group urges community members to speak out about recent moves to slash federal funding
The members of Manchester Museums are asking community members to be aware and informed about federal government changes that will critically impact museums and cultural institutions locally and across the nation.
Power play: Results of Canadian energy tariffs remain to be seen
New Hampshire’s regional energy sector providers and advocates say there are a lot of unknowns surrounding the Trump administration's imposition of a 10% tariff on all Canadian energy products.
Opinion: Protect North Country towns and industries by passing HB 123
House Bill 123 addresses the negative impacts carbon sequestration has on New Hampshire’s timber industry and heavily timber municipalities. HB 123 would modify the existing yield tax on cut timber in RSA 79 to include taxing the yield of the metric tonnage of carbon sequestered from standing timber.
Zone in on change: potential implications of HB 631
The 2023 New Hampshire Statewide Housing Needs Assessment predicted the state needs roughly 60,000 additional housing units by 2030 to keep up with its growing population.
Proposed bill targets firearm background checks
A bipartisan group of New Hampshire lawmakers has introduced House Bill 159, known as the Chief Bradley Haas Mental Health Firearms Reporting Act, following the 2023 fatal shooting of security officer Bradley Haas by a former patient at New Hampshire Hospital.
NH businesses report Trump’s trade tactics has already ‘caused damage’
Tariffs, even talk about them, has introduced chaos into the economy, says a Keene business owner, and they could cause his company a $750,000 contract and possibly its future.
