NH Legislature

The bill would have changed landfill siting regulations in New Hampshire, which supporters of the effort say are outdated.

What made it through the legislature, what didn’t, and how climate skepticism has contributed to legislative dynamics around climate change.

Lawmakers are divided about how to honor a Newmarket resident considered to be the first African American elected to public office.

Policies set today impact the climate student organizers will inherit. But youth don’t believe they have much of a say in New Hampshire’s Legislature, whose average age lands it among the country's oldest.

A bill now before the House Judiciary Committee would limit, and in some cases eliminate, the ability of government agencies to obtain and disclose to the public the names of nonprofit board members.

The Court says "preliminary steps" don't preclude lawmakers from enacting a map.

One bill would create a law enforcement review committee within the New Hampshire Police Standards and Training Council.

Police have said too many defendants are missing court dates or committing new crimes while out on bail. The ACLU and other advocates say those claims are largely anecdotal, without real data backing them up.

N.H.'s citizen legislature has seen its share of bad behavior over the years, including lawmakers who are abusive to each other or members of the public. But by all accounts, it’s increased in the digital age.

“It returns the people that we have forgotten, that we erased, back to a sacred space and back to our memory,” said JerriAnn Boggis, one of the leaders behind this effort.