Last week, W.H. Bagshaw, a metal parts manufacturer based in Hudson, found out that its health insurance policies with Anthem would increase approximately 38% in 2026. Anthem specifically cited the expiration of Affordable Care Act tax credits at the center of the current federal government shutdown. The notice from the company’s insurance broker, which the […]

Both the Republican and Democratic primaries for U.S. Senate in New Hampshire have competitions now that state Sen. Dan Innis and progressive organizer Karishma Manzur have announced campaigns. Manzur, an Exeter biomedical scientist, announced her candidacy in the Democratic primary Wednesday. As a researcher, Manzur studied Alzheimer’s disease and epilepsy. Politically, she’s perhaps most known […]