Merrimack has paid a steep price to clean up PFAS pollution in its public drinking water. A lawmaker said Friday she hopes that doesn’t mean the town will miss out on funds from massive lawsuit settlements from manufacturers of the “forever” chemicals.| New Hampshire Bulletin
The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management awarded two companies the right to submit project plans for four wind lease areas in the Gulf of Maine following a Tuesday auction where the winning bids totalled $21.9 million.| New Hampshire Bulletin
After months of preparation, lawyers have submitted their first filings in the lawsuits concerning New Hampshire’s school funding system.| New Hampshire Bulletin
Gov. Chris Sununu signed a bill Friday that bans certain products with intentionally added PFAS from sale in the state starting in 2027 and creates strict liability for PFAS polluters. He vetoed another measure that would have created liability for PFAS facilities, citing its “broad” definition and the fact that its standard for chemical concentrations that would trigger regulatory action contradicted the other bill he signed.| New Hampshire Bulletin
Toxic 'trash juice' a problem at Casella landfill in Bethlehem, Waste Management's in Rochester and municipal-owned landfills in Conway and Lebanon| New Hampshire Bulletin
The size of New Hampshire’s labor force, which includes people who are working or actively looking for work, has not returned to the pre-pandemic levels of 2018 and 2019. Available data suggest barriers to both labor force participation and higher wage-earning opportunities for women, particularly women of color, are key constraints to both individual and overall economic prosperity.| New Hampshire Bulletin
ormer President Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris will meet in a highly anticipated and potentially consequential debate Tuesday night in Philadelphia – just over two months after President Joe Biden’s disastrous debate performance precipitated his exit from the race.| New Hampshire Bulletin
Out of the 895,498 registered voters in New Hampshire, about 251,000 – or 28 percent – are expected to come out to the polls for the state primary on Tuesday.| New Hampshire Bulletin
The New Hampshire Senate killed a bill Wednesday to expand the right to build accessory dwelling units, using a parliamentary tactic to prevent the proposal from returning again this year.| New Hampshire Bulletin
Former state Sen. Andy Sanborn and his wife, Rep. Laurie Sanborn, of Bedford could face criminal charges in connection with $844,000 in federal pandemic aid that state officials say Andy Sanborn fraudulently obtained and spent on at least three high-end race cars, car parts, and 27 years of prepaid rent for another business he owns.| New Hampshire Bulletin
New Hampshire has gone to Democrats in seven of the last eight presidential elections, including all five since 2004. But with its independent nature, and a tumultuous race, the state is no guarantee.| New Hampshire Bulletin
Over its long history, the American labor movement has displayed a remarkably rich vocabulary for shaming those deemed traitors to its cause. Some insults, such as “blackleg,” are largely forgotten today. Others, such as “stool pigeon,” now sound more like the dated banter of film noir. A few terms still offer interesting windows into the […]| New Hampshire Bulletin
The state Bureau of Securities Regulation, an agency charged with protecting investors against fraud, is investigating Robynne Alexander, the state’s chosen buyer for a $21.5 million land deal in Laconia.| New Hampshire Bulletin
The developer who has needed three extensions to close a $21.5 million Laconia land deal with the state continues to break agreements on other deals, according to a February lawsuit and another foreclosure, this one on a Gilford property she bought less than two years ago.| New Hampshire Bulletin
After years of failed attempts, the state has identified a buyer who wants to develop the 220-acre former Laconia State School into a massive housing, entertainment, commercial, and medical services campus that would also provide recreational space for the public.| New Hampshire Bulletin
For those living in New Hampshire, the reality is already clear: The state’s housing market is prohibitive and expensive. This month, a new annual report laid bare exactly how prohibitive.| New Hampshire Bulletin
As renters and would-be homeowners struggle with the high cost of housing, the Biden administration has announced policies to address this strain on household budgets.| New Hampshire Bulletin
While bloom notices piled up ahead of Labor Day weekend, Gov. Chris Sununu claimed at an Executive Council meeting held in Wakefield last week that cyanobacteria are “not toxic.” But scientists have found that cyanobacteria, especially blooms, frequently produce toxins.| New Hampshire Bulletin
Latino voters are concerned with the high cost of living, the minimum wage and rising housing costs heading into the November elections, according to a comprehensive survey released Wednesday by UnidosUS, the largest Hispanic civil rights and advocacy center in the nation.| New Hampshire Bulletin
New Hampshire’s population size and shifting demographics have undergone several key trends during the past decade.| New Hampshire Bulletin
Vice President Kamala Harris is expected to announce economic policy proposals aimed at helping small businesses during a campaign speech Wednesday in New Hampshire.| New Hampshire Bulletin
Halfway through her first term, Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey is seeking to tamp down speculation that she might be up for a post in Kamala Harris’ administration if the vice president wins the White House in November.| New Hampshire Bulletin
Trump promises mass deportations if elected. His plan includes an 18th-century law; reshuffling law enforcement; transferring funds within programs in the Department of Homeland Security; and forcing greater enforcement of immigration laws.| New Hampshire Bulletin
New buyer spending $10.5 million for New Hampshire's 217-acre former Laconia State School property.| New Hampshire Bulletin
Fish and Game is facing a budget deficit as its responsibilities have increased to include search and rescue and other things.| New Hampshire Bulletin
U.S. Education Department outlines testing period for phased rollout of new FAFSA form| New Hampshire Bulletin
U.S. Special Counsel Jack Smith asks federal appeals court to reverse the dismissal of case alleging former President Donald Trump mishandled classified documents after he left the Oval Office| New Hampshire Bulletin
Texas federal judge sided with 16-Republican led states to temporarily block a Biden administration program that grants deportation protections for undocumented spouses of U.S. citizens and a potential pathway to citizenship.| New Hampshire Bulletin
New Hampshire’s population has grown since the emergence of the COVID-19 pandemic — but not from people being born here. In-migration accounted for all of the state’s population growth| New Hampshire Bulletin
Vermont is the first state trying a new approach to climate policy: charging fossil fuel companies money to cover the damages caused by natural disasters worsened by climate change.| New Hampshire Bulletin
The Department of Health and Human Services asking to use nearly $12.4M in federal money to address security shortcomings revealed during November's fatal shooting of a state hospital guard| New Hampshire Bulletin
17 beaches in New Hampshire have active notices for cyanobacteria or fecal bacteria| New Hampshire Bulletin
Americans are racking up credit card debt as they struggle to keep up with the cost of living, and experts say those who earn the least are the hardest hit. Total credit card balances rose 5.8% from a year ago, to $1.14 trillion, according to a recent New York Fed report. Equifax credit files through […]| New Hampshire Bulletin
Independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is suspending his campaign and supporting former President Donald Trump — the GOP presidential nominee.| New Hampshire Bulletin
Former Republican Rep. Troy Merner pleads guilty to wrongful voting, loses right to vote| New Hampshire Bulletin
FDA greenlights new COVID0-19 vaccine after a summer of rising numbers of cases| New Hampshire Bulletin
The desire for artificial intelligence skills in new hires has exploded over the last five years, and continues to be a priority for hiring managers across nearly every industry, data from Stanford University’s annual AI Index Report found.| New Hampshire Bulletin
As he did in his first speech to a Democratic National Convention 20 years ago, former President Barack Obama emphasized the connections binding Americans together and called for a more positive national atmosphere on the second night of this year’s convention Tuesday, while rallying Democrats to campaign for Vice President Kamala Harris.| New Hampshire Bulletin
A day after a state law preventing transgender girls from playing girls sports took effect, a federal judge has temporarily blocked the law from being used against a a New Hampshire teenager.| New Hampshire Bulletin
As Vice President Kamala Harris prepares to give the keynote address at the Democratic National Convention Thursday, making her the first Black and South Asian woman to lead a major party ticket, her nomination has energized a strong and loyal voting bloc in the Democratic Party – Black women.| New Hampshire Bulletin
Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris released her first detailed economic policy proposal Friday, laying out how she’d like to ease rent increases, boost first-time home buyers, end grocery price gouging, and bolster the child tax credit.| New Hampshire Bulletin
No state illustrates this year’s flurry of ballot measures to cut property taxes better than Colorado.| New Hampshire Bulletin
Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz made his first solo campaign appearance as the Democratic vice presidential candidate Tuesday, telling a union audience in Los Angeles that the Democratic ticket led by Vice President Kamala Harris would prioritize worker-friendly policies.| New Hampshire Bulletin
A recent study of New Hampshire mothers led by a Dartmouth researcher found that mothers with higher PFAS levels were at greater risk of stopping exclusive breastfeeding before six months, which experts recommend because of a number of health benefits. Animal studies offer some clues into how PFAS may disrupt lactation.| New Hampshire Bulletin
In Kamala Harris’ first appearance in New England as the Democratic nominee, she spoke to thousands of voters in New Hampshire about her proposed tax cut for small-business owners, highlighting their contributions to the economy.| New Hampshire Bulletin
Gov. Chris Sununu signed a series of bills that will limit the rights of transgender youth Friday, banning transgender girls in grades 5 to 12 from participating in girls’ sports teams and prohibiting medical professionals from carrying out gender-affirming surgeries for minors.| New Hampshire Bulletin
New Hampshire’s Education Freedom Account program continues to see a higher than expected take-up rate since it launched in September. But the proportion of students using it to leave their public schools continues to be relatively low.| New Hampshire Bulletin
