N.H. News Recap
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N.H. News Recap
Every Friday, the Morning Edition team at NHPR brings you the top headlines from the week in local news.
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NH News Recap for Oct. 10, 2025: Hantz Marconi case wraps up; how to solve school funding issue
New Hampshire Supreme Court Justice Anna Barbara Hantz Marconi has been found guilty of misusing her position. She pleaded no contest Tuesday to the a...
NH News Recap for Oct. 3, 2025: How the federal shutdown is affecting New Hampshire
There are over 9,000 federal employees working here in New Hampshire, and a number of services and programs that could be disrupted under this federal...
NH News Recap for Sept. 26, 2025: Why is the DOJ suing NH to get voter information?
The U.S. Department of Justice is suing New Hampshire and five other states for access to confidential voting records. Months ago the DOJ asked New Ha...
NH News Recap for Sept. 19, 2025: Republicans propose the 'Charlie Act' in response to Kirk's assassination
The murder of right-wing political commentator Charlie Kirk has sent shockwaves across the country. Here in New Hampshire, his assassination is leadin...
NH News Recap for Sept. 12, 2025: Breakthroughs in Bear Brook murders; state’s drought impacts farmers, foliage
After 40 years, the high-profile cold case known as the Bear Brook murders has now been solved. But in solving it, investigators have revealed new mys...
NH News Recap for Sept 5: Claremont acquires bank loan amid budget crisis; judge blocks DEI ban
The Claremont School Board has authorized a bank loan that will cover some daily expenses as the district faces a $1 to $5 million deficit. Meanwhile...
NH News Recap for Aug. 29, 2025: State declines another request from the feds to turn over voter data
New Hampshire is among the states targeted by the U.S. Department of Justice seeking information about its voting system. That includes the state’s vo...
NH News Recap for Aug. 22, 2025: Judge rules the state is not spending enough on education
A superior court judge ruled this week that the state is underfunding both general and special education. This follows another ruling by the state Sup...
NH News Recap for Aug. 15, 2025: Land purchase by Chinese company sparks rumors in Nashua
A land sale in Nashua earlier this year is now sparking rumors and misinformation online and across the city. A Chinese bottling company purchased an...
NH News Recap for Aug. 8, 2025: Police investigate neo-Nazi group's activities in Concord
Concord Police are leading the investigation into a neo-Nazi group's actions in the city last weekend. The Attorney General's Civil Rights Unit is als...
NH News Recap for Aug. 1, 2025: How local law enforcement is rolling out agreements with ICE
A dozen local law enforcement agencies, including state police, have signed agreements with Immigration and Customs Enforcement in the last six months...
NH News Recap for July, 25, 2025: Residents in Manchester, Portsmouth raise concerns about ICE presence
Some Granite Staters are raising concerns about how ICE agents are operating in their communities. The concerns follow apparent detentions of people i...
NH News Recap for July 18, 2025: Gov. Ayotte vetos a number of Republican-backed bills
Gov. Kelly Ayotte vetoed several Republican-backed bills this week that addressed key priorities for conservatives in her party. That includes a bill...
NH News Recap for July 11, 2025: Concord judge halts Trump's birthright citizenship order
A federal judge in Concord has blocked President Trump’s executive order restricting birthright citizenship nationwide. And funding cuts on the federa...
NH News Recap for June 27, 2025: What’s in the next state budget (and what lawmakers left out)
State lawmakers voted to pass a two year spending plan for the state on Thursday. They worked right up to the deadline to pass the budget after Gov. K...
NH News Recap for June 20, 2025: Ayotte disagrees with lawmakers over state budget
House and Senate negotiators completed work on a new state spending plan for the full legislature to vote on next week. As soon as they were done, Gov...
NH News Recap for June 13, 2025: Ayotte makes gains on parental rights, school choice and more
As the New Hampshire Legislature approaches the end of this year's session, first-term Gov. Kelly Ayotte can point to political success on a number of...
NH News Recap for June 6, 2025: What’s in the Senate’s budget proposal? We explain.
The state Senate passed its two year spending plan Thursday. The nearly $16 billion budget reverses several deep spending cuts made by the New Hampshi...
NH News Recap for May 30, 2025: Market Basket CEO under investigation; Sig Sauer granted immunity by lawmakers
A new law signed by Gov. Kelly Ayotte grants the gun manufacturer Sig Sauer immunity from some lawsuits in New Hampshire.
Market Baske...
NH News Recap for May 23, 2025: Top corrections official resigns; State expects dip in Canadian tourism
New Hampshire’s top corrections official resigned this week without explanation ending a more than two decade career with the department. Commissioner...
NH News Recap for May 16, 2025: The push to make NH a haven for crypto businesses
Gov. Kelly Ayotte recently signed a law making New Hampshire the first state to authorize its treasury to purchase Bitcoin. What’s driving efforts her...
NH News Recap for May 9, 2025: Federal funding for health programs and university research at risk
The state could lose over $80 million in federal grant money for health programs, and funding for university research is also on the chopping block as...
NH News Recap for May 2, 2025: The politics of the YDC settlement fund
Lawmakers are crafting the state’s budget for the next two years, and one area facing a shortfall is the settlement fund for alleged victims of abuse...
NH News Recap for April 25, 2025: Access to Medicaid, addiction treatment and more at risk amid proposed spending cuts
New Hampshire lawmakers have proposed significant spending cuts as the state faces a shortfall in the next budget. Among those cuts, is a proposal to...
NH News Recap for April 18, 2025: Ayotte's first 100 days as governor
Kelly Ayotte is approaching her 100-day mark as New Hampshire governor. NHPR’s Josh Rogers talks about what kind of a start she’s made to her first te...
NH News Recap for April 11, 2025: House passes state budget that includes deep spending cuts
The New Hampshire House passed its version of the state budget this week that includes deep spending cuts and eliminates state jobs. The spending plan...
NH News Recap for April 4, 2025: Pappas embraces fighting stance in Senate campaign launch
Congressman Chris Pappas announced this week he’s running for the U.S. Senate seat currently held by Sen. Jeanne Shaheen. Shaheen announced last month...
NH News Recap for March 28, 2025: 'COGE' members are taking a slower approach to cutting spending than 'DODGE'
As the Trump administration’s Department of Government Efficiency, or DODGE, has made sweeping cuts to federal spending, members of New Hampshire’s Co...
NH News Recap for March 21, 2025: Immigration lawyers advise caution, preparation amid Logan Airport ICE detentions
Local immigration lawyers are raising concerns after two people with legal status were recently detained at Boston Logan Airport after traveling inter...
NH News Recap for March 14, 2025: Shaheen will not run for reelection, ending long political career
Democratic Sen. Jeanne Shaheen announced this week that she will not run for reelection in 2026. Felice Belman, editor for the New York Times, joins u...
NH News Recap for March 7, 2025: How Trump tariffs could affect NH energy bills
President Trump’s tariffs on goods from Canada and Mexico were slated to take effect earlier this week, but on Thursday Trump changed course, saying h...
NH News Recap for Feb. 28, 2025: Debate over NH's bail system returns to State House
New Hampshire's bail system has been the subject of debate among state lawmakers and municipal leaders since it was overhauled back in 2018. A recent...
NH News Recap for Feb. 21, 2025: How families are spending Education Freedom Account funds
The state’s Education Freedom Accounts program gives money to families for homeschooling costs or private school tuition. A recent analysis from the C...
NH News Recap for Feb. 14, 2025: Ayotte presents her budget proposal to lawmakers
Two New Hampshire high school students are challenging President Trump’s transgender sports ban. The students are also fighting the state’s version of...
NH News Recap for Feb. 7, 2025: Gov. advisory panels on police accountability and diversity eliminated
State advisory panels on policing and diversity initiatives are no more after former Gov. Chris Sununu rescinded over a hundred executive orders befor...
NH News Recap for Jan. 31, 2025: How schools and hospitals are preparing for possible encounters with ICE
New Hampshire schools and hospitals are figuring out how they’ll respond if immigration enforcement comes to their grounds. This comes after the Trump...
NH News Recap for Jan. 24, 2025: How Trump’s immigration policies could affect NH
A New Hampshire nonprofit is one of three organizations suing President Donald Trump and other government agencies over efforts to end birthright citi...
NH News Recap for Jan. 17, 2025: Lawmakers focus on immigration enforcement ahead of Trump inauguration
New Hampshire legislators are considering immigration enforcement as the incoming Trump administration promises to carry out a mass deportation of imm...
NH News Recap for Jan. 10, 2025: Gov. Kelly Ayotte pushes for limiting state government in inaugural speech
Gov. Kelly Ayotte officially took office this week and gave her first inaugural address. She touched on many different issues in her speech – from the...
NH News Recap for Dec. 20, 2024: A review of some of the top stories from 2024
Voters turned out in record breaking numbers in New Hampshire's general elections this November. Students across the country and here in New Hampshire...