New Hampshire’s FY2026-2027 Budget Barely Approved By GOP-Controlled, Divided Legislature: PM Patch NH

CONCORD, NH — Here are some share-worthy stories from the New Hampshire Patch network to discuss this afternoon and evening. This post features stories and information published during the past 24 hours. FY 2026-2027 New Hampshire State Budget Barely …

New Hampshire Republicans eke out turbulent budget victory; Democrats denounce cuts

Republicans in the House and Senate narrowly passed the New Hampshire budget Thursday, overcoming weeks of disagreement with Gov. Kelly Ayotte over spending priorities and sending her an amended document that resolved some of her concerns. The budget, …

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New Hampshire lawmakers agree to last-minute budget compromise with Governor Ayotte, averting veto

CONCORD, N.H. — A flurry of last-minute negotiations on Thursday narrowly salvaged a budget deal brokered by New Hampshire Governor Kelly A. Ayotte, a Republican, who had threatened to veto a $15.9 billion two-year spending plan that lawmakers from her own …

Bill to Create State UFO Commission Fails to Pass in New Hampshire Congress

An ambitious bill to create a state commission on UFOs sadly failed to pass during New Hampshire's latest Congressional session. According to a local media report, the resolution was put forward by Rep. Aidan Ankarberg at the start of the year and …

AFP-NH Highlights Policy Wins in the Passage of the New Hampshire Budget

Manchester, New Hampshire–Today, the New Hampshire legislature passed the state budget, which will expand health care access and choice by removing the 15-mile exclusionary zone around critical access hospitals that prevents providers from offering new …

Video: Some shower chances over cool stretch in New Hampshire

Video: Some shower chances over cool stretch in New Hampshire Thank you very much for joining us. Stormwatch and I Weather on the web. Another weekend quickly approaching this one, the last weekend of June. So it's gonna feel like June weather. Well, …

The Fight for Fair Funding in New Hampshire

The junior-senior high school I attended in New Hampshire in the early 2000s was originally built in the 1920s. It had windows that were covered over to save on heating, rumors of asbestos, and a deep well of community pride. To me, it exemplified the …

More Details About Hampton Beach, New Hampshire Shooting

What the heck is going on at Hampton Beach, New Hampshire? It was reported earlier this week by several news sources and from the State Police that on Tuesday night, a shooting happened injuring 3 people. Now there is new details about the shooting. An …

New Hampshire's aging population presents challenges, opportunities, officials say

Increases in life expectancy are changing the way people live and work, especially in New Hampshire, which has one of the oldest populations in the country.Is an aging population a challenge, an opportunity or both? "Often when people talk about this …