Ethan DeWitt - New Hampshire Bulletin

The New Hampshire Attorney General's office is appealing a federal court ruling last month striking down a state law requiring voters provide proof of citizenship to register in the Granite State. The AG wants to put that ruling on hold ahead of the state primary election Sept. 8, 2026.

The total contribution cap for an anonymous donor in New Hampshire is now $200 per election cycle, up from $150. The law takes effect Aug. 18.

Voting laws, school budgets, and nuclear power will all be on the agenda Thursday when the House and Senate meet to take a final vote on bills this year.

New Hampshire has traditionally held its state primary election on the second Tuesday in September, which gives the primary election nominees a short stretch until the general election in November. Starting in 2028, New Hampshire will be moved up and held in June, giving the nominees of the political parties extra time to campaign.

New Hampshire’s Republican-controlled House and Senate have mostly agreed on legislation this year. But on some of the most contentious issues, the single-party control of the Legislature and governor’s office has not translated to automatic alignment.

Following years of court battles over “divisive concepts,” House Republicans have rallied around new legislation this year to bar public K-12 teachers from the “indoctrination” of Marxism and critical race theory. But the bill has an unlikely opponent in the New Hampshire Department of Justice.

A series of scheduling woes, time constraints, and partisan machinations last week upended the tradition of every bill getting a floor vote before the New Hampshire House or Senate.

A year after a Berlin man shot and killed his estranged wife, New Hampshire Republicans at the State House criticized two bills intended to penalize people who fail to turn over firearms when ordered to do so by a court.

Under the proposal, the Department of Employment Security would share the state’s W2 wage data with the courts to allow judges to determine the income of a person requesting a free attorney.

The idea, titled the “3-3 Tax Savings Plan,” would institute a 3% income tax for all residents and a $3 tax per $1,000 of equalized property value for all homeowners.