Ryan Lessard

New Hampshire is producing young programmers and designers looking to start their own video game business. And the trick is getting them to stay in the state…

Governor Maggie Hassan plans to nominate Glenn Perlow, the current Deputy Commissioner of the New Hampshire Banking Department, for the top job. She’ll do so during the Executive Council Meeting on Wednesday.

“The role of the Banking Commissioner,” Perlow says, “is vitally important for maintaining the health of our financial institutions and keeping consumers safe from predatory practices.”

He says he looks forward to working with the Governor to ensure the safe flow of credit that will help the state’s economy grow.

Under Governor Hassan’s budget proposal, the state would receive a new women’s prison.

The UNH School of Law hosted a symposium Wednesday on the death penalty in New Hampshire.

Many Catholics in New Hampshire are reacting with surprise to the news that Pope Benedict XVI is resigning.

The Granite State has an extensive history with personal firearms. And its laws reflect the state’s long-held attitudes about guns and the 2nd Amendment.

Governor Maggie Hassan has announced her pick to lead the Department of Resources and Economic Development.

New Hampshire’s Pease Air Base is in the running to be the primary station for a new air refueling tanker. Friday, Governor Maggie Hassan has added her voice to those of the Senate delegation by endorsing the air base’s candidacy.

Two years after New Hampshire legalized the sale of certain powerful fireworks, lawmakers are considering banning them. This second look was prompted by a pyrotechnic explosion in Pelham last summer that injured eight adults and five children.

New Hampshire’s number one manufacturing employer announced Monday that it will lay off 200 people in the state.

A Manchester School Board subcommittee has approved a policy restricting class sizes. And this could be the first step in resolving the school district’s overcrowding problem.

The school board’s curriculum and instruction subcommittee approved setting clear limits to class sizes.

More than 15 volunteers signed up to work at a Manchester non-profit for the National Day of Service.