As the Claremont School District reels from a $5 million budget deficit, reducing staff, shutting schools, and fighting to get through the school year, Republicans in Concord are split over how much they should help out.  On one side are those who say the state should provide some temporary financial assistance to give the school […]

The chaotic final days of the New Hampshire budget process may soon be over.  On Wednesday evening, hours before the House and Senate were scheduled to meet, Gov. Kelly Ayotte said she had come to an agreement with legislative leaders after a week of discord.  The statement, released just after 6 p.m., did not specify […]

Library records in New Hampshire are currently confidential under state law, but a bill being considered by the state Legislature could carve out an exception for parents. House Bill 273, if passed, would mandate public libraries make kids’ borrowing histories available to their parents upon request. That bill, which went through the committee of conference […]