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Did You Know the First Women’s Strike in the US Was in New Hampshire?
If you're like this writer, you love learning random facts about where you live. It teaches you something new to energize your brain, while also serving as a nugget of wisdom to share with friends. New Hampshire is the subject of all sorts of fun facts. For instance, you probably...
Sununu Signs 51 Bills Into Law
Concord, NH – Today, Governor Chris Sununu signed the following 51 bills into law:. HB 155: Relative to the higher education commission. HB 182: Prohibiting discharge of volunteer firefighters or volunteer medical technicians from other employment. HB 283: Relative to rental application fees charged to prospective tenants. HB 354:...
One NH voter ID bill killed, another heads to Gov. Sununu
CONCORD — The New Hampshire House voted Thursday against one bill that would tighten voter identification requirements, but another bill is still alive. HB 1370 would’ve required photo identification without exception when New Hampshire residents go to vote and removed voter affidavits as proof of identification. It also would’ve set up a “hotline” where local election officials could call state officials to get proof of a voter’s citizenship. Once a voter has called the hotline, they must be taken care of within 20 minutes or they may vote anyway, Rep. Steven Smith, R-Charlestown, explained in the bill’s summary.
New Hampshire to tighten voting laws, peddling MAGA election misinformation
New Hampshire lawmakers are set to make it harder for eligible voters in the state to register to vote, now requiring proof of citizenship documents — either passport, birth certificate, or naturalization papers — to register. Republicans in the state’s legislature passed a bill through both chambers to...
NH is getting older, but its housing supply isn't keeping up. In Rochester, two new projects are filling that need.
When her husband died in 2021, Lorraine Blanchard didn’t know what to do. It had been a while since she’d lived by herself, and she ended up getting sick and landing in a hospital. When she was released, she moved into a shared room in an assisted living facility.
Here are NH elections to watch in 2024 as governor, Senate, House, council fields are set
CONCORD — The 2024 New Hampshire primary election for state government positions is headlined by the competition for governor. But with major openings in the New Hampshire Senate and shakeups happening across the Legislature, the close of the election filing period brings many races to watch. The race to succeed four-term Republican Gov. Chris Sununu features two Democrats (Executive Councilor Cinde Warmington and former Manchester mayor Joyce Craig) and two Republicans (former state Senate President Chuck Morse...
Former Manchester Mayor Craig files to run for governor of New Hampshire
CONCORD, N.H. — Democrat Joyce Craig made her campaign for New Hampshire governor official Friday on the last day of the candidate filing period. The former Manchester mayor is going to be running on her record of three terms leading the Queen City, a record that her opponents are attacking.
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