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Cinde Warmington announces 2024 bid for N.H. governor

“We’ve had enough extremist battles,” said Warmington, the top elected Democrat in New Hampshire and the first person to officially jump into the race for governor.

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DeSantis campaigns in New Hampshire as Trump returns to campaign trail in Iowa

Florida Governor Ron DeSantis kicked off his first visit to New Hampshire as a declared presidential candidate on Thursday by turning his focus to President Biden and criticizing him for championing a move to demote the early-voting state from its prominent role picking presidential candidates.
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Ethics flap over airfare offer to N.H. lawmaker referred for criminal review

There is ‘no evidence’ that the vacationing Democrat accepted any funds to travel back to New Hampshire ahead of a contentious vote, but there could still be a felony bribe.

How RFK Jr. might tempt YouTube censors again in New Hampshire

The Democratic presidential candidate’s anti-vaccine crusade has run afoul of the platform’s content moderation policies in the past. Now he’s up for a live-streamed address to state senators.

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Nashua Mayor Jim Donchess on the trials and triumphs of the Gate City
Housing costs are rising, but northern New England’s second-largest city has a lot to offer.

‘Ultimate cop-out’? How Sununu answered when ‘The View’ hosts asked about Trump.
The New Hampshire governor, a potential Republican presidential candidate, keeps saying the GOP frontrunner won’t win the nomination — but that wasn’t the question.

In N.H., presidential candidate Nikki Haley commits to a federal abortion ban
Although Haley didn't say how many weeks a federal ban should encompass, her commitment to signing one is the most specific she has been on the issue during her presidential campaign.

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N.H. lawmakers make last-ditch effort to legalize recreational marijuana
Governor Sununu signaled openness to state-run cannabis stores, so state representatives mounted a last-gasp bid to strike a deal this year. Stakeholders have voiced concerns.

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Which New Englanders are on latest list of people banned by Russia?

Massachusetts Governor Maura Healey, Vermont Representative Rebecca Balint, Rhode Island Attorney General Peter Neronha, New Hampshire Attorney General John Formella, and others with New England ties — including comedian Seth Meyers — are now banned from entering Russia.

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‘I’m still the governor 24/7,′ Sununu says as he faces criticism for extensive travel

While acknowledging that Sununu keeps a busy schedule these days, some fellow Republicans have said he’s doing exactly what a governor should do as a traveling “cheerleader” for New Hampshire.

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Working for environmental justice in Manchester, N.H.

“You have community members carrying all the burden they did not create, but often times are left behind when it comes to implementing environmental benefits,” community advocate Arnold Mikolo said.

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DeSantis met with Sununu during N.H. visit

Sununu, who is seriously considering a presidential bid of his own, has recently criticized some of DeSantis’s policy moves but says, “We have a great relationship.”

DeSantis’ choreographed New Hampshire visit had babies, diners, and adoring fans. But the road ahead is far less predictable.

All the smooth staging belied the tricky territory DeSantis could face when he makes his long anticipated entry into the presidential race, likely next week.

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‘Parental rights’ bill defeated in New Hampshire, relieving LGBTQ advocates

Senate Republicans responded to the bill’s defeat by accusing Democrats of undermining “the very fabric of society” and calling on Governor Chris Sununu to issue an executive order on parental rights.

New Hampshire House voting on whether parents who ask must be told about transgender talk at school

The national debate surrounding transgender students and parental rights returns to the New Hampshire Statehouse on Thursday.

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How a N.H. lawmaker’s poorly timed vacation spawned an ethics skirmish

A vacationing Democrat planned to miss a high-stakes vote, so progressives launched a crowdfunding effort to get him to Concord. Republicans objected, noting that gifts are prohibited.