Sruthi Gopalakrishnan - Concord Monitor

In March, kids in Hopkinton will exercise their civic duty and vote for their favorite four-legged candidate as "Dog of the Year."

The biggest gambling winners are the casino game room operators themselves, which took in $250 million in 2025 from horse racing and games of chance alone, with video lottery games on track to generate $75 million a year. Casino betting in New Hampshire is generating half a billion dollars a year in revenue.

Currently, New Hampshire has two parallel systems for domestic violence: criminal and civil. Survivors of abuse can file civil protective orders on their own, while the state pursues criminal charges against those accused of the crime.

New Hampshire state Rep. Charles Foote of Derry has proposed legislation that would require massage businesses to obtain a license, a move he hopes will give towns more leverage.

A federal appeals court heard from parents in Bow looking to overturn a ruling that allowed the school district to bar the parents wearing "xx" armbands in protest of a transgender athlete during a school game.

A new report from the New Hampshire Women’s Foundation found that child care costs are straining families across the state, but single mothers are hit harder.

The New Hampshire Attorney General’s Office stated in a report the Berlin Police Department’s response was “wholly insufficient” given the circumstances.

Raising turnpike tolls isn’t something the state Legislature can just decide like the gas tax. It has to go through the New Hampshire Executive Council and the governor.

Closing illicit massage parlors in New Hampshire is like playing a game of "Whack-a-Mole," says Alexander Kellermann, an assistant attorney general with the NH Department of Justice.

Experts point to a lack of turnover and available homes for sale as the main driver behind rising prices.