State House

In Smith, the Legislature has a nonpartisan administrator with passion for rules and order.

How was their attendance at committee meetings, where lawmakers hear from the public? Was their absence from a session day “excused” – granted for illness, “important business” such as a work conflict, or a death in the family? Were they present but missed an important vote to take a call or use the bathroom?

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

Para comenzar el año, les contamos que la Cámara de New Hampshire se reunirá para su primera sesión del año esta semana en un hotel en Manchester con algunos proyectos importantes a discutir, como los nuevos requisitos de aborto que se hicieron vigentes a partir del primero de enero.También, New Hampshire está a la expectativa de los votos sobre los mapas del distrito, reglas de energía comunitaria y nuevas leyes de alojamiento. Finalmente, entre buenas noticias: se abre el primer centro estatal de acogida para víctimas de tráfico humano y New Hampshire crea una nueva línea de emergencia para crisis de salud mental.

Lawmakers didn’t go into the statehouse to make money. But they also don’t want to be put in a situation where they have to struggle.

Democrats and Republicans have starkly different views on New Hampshire's new congressional maps, as a House committee wraps up its redistricting process.

Legislative committees are weeks away from the deadline to submit draft maps of voting districts in the state, and Democratic Rep. David Cote spoke about the redistricting process.

Energy transmission lines are expensive to maintain. New legislation could help New Hampshire communities save by generating power close to home.

Rep. Ken Weyler emailed colleagues materials full of COVID conspiracy theories.

Rep. James Spillane, Republican from Deerfield, apologized for an antisemitic social media post after a state ethics panel found it violated Legislative standards.