Gov. Kelly Ayotte strolled into the Secretary of State’s Office Thursday morning flanked by dozens of supporters and officially filed her bid for reelection, kicking off five months of official campaigning.   But the governor’s more immediate political battles Thursday were against her own party, just down the hall.  As they met for the last standard […]

The New Hampshire House and Senate finished their last traditional voting days Thursday, taking action on hundreds of bills as they seek to wrap up the year.  Now comes the messy part.  While the hearings, floor debates, and major amendments to the bills are done, most of the legislation that has passed is still not […]

The future of a “campus carry” law in New Hampshire remained in flux Thursday after major disagreements emerged among Republicans in the State House and the defeat of a last-minute push in the House.  Now, the question of whether to allow New Hampshire college students to carry firearms will come down to end-of-year negotiations between […]