NH Politics

The debate caps work on the House's spending plan that would cut millions from Gov. Kelly Ayotte's budget proposal.

Hundreds of people have packed recent forums hosted by Reps. Chris Pappas and Maggie Goodlander. Many of those in attendance demanded more forceful action against the Trump Administration.

Republicans at the New Hampshire State House want to eliminate NH's Office of the Child Advocate, the Commission on Aging, and the Housing Appeals Board.

If it becomes law, the bill would give judges more discretion to detain defendants pre-trial.

In a video released Wednesday, the senator and former New Hampshire governor said “it’s just time” to step away from elected office

The legislation is named 'Sherrill's Law' after New Hampshire State Police Trooper Jesse Sherrill, who was killed when a tractor-trailer hit his cruiser at a highway project on Interstate 95 in Portsmouth in 2021.

Gov. Kelly Ayotte has proposed cutting public college and university funding by 8%, which USNH's Chancellor says will require "difficult decisions."

Lawmakers heard testimony Monday on a pair of Republican-backed bills that would prohibit transgender minors from receiving certain gender-affirming care, and also endorsed legislation that would allow government bodies and private businesses to bar transgender people from using a bathroom or locker room that aligns with their gender identity.

House Speaker Sherman Packard, one of two legislative members of the commission, said he did not foresee the committee recommending many cuts to state personnel, if any.

A Republican-backed bill would require NH school districts to cap local spending at the rate of inflation unless voters overrode the cap by a two-thirds vote.