Hodding Carter III, State Department spokesman during Iran hostage crisis, dies at 88
May 12, 2023 GMTCHAPEL HILL, N.C. (AP) — Hodding Carter III, a Mississippi journalist and civil rights activist who as U.S. State Department spokesman informed Americans about the Iran hostage crisis and later won awards for his televised documentaries, has died.
Consultants recommend Hampstead for new youth center
April 26, 2023 GMTCONCORD, N.H. (AP) — Consultants hired to evaluate three potential sites for New Hampshire’s new youth detention center are recommending property next to the state’s existing youth psychiatric hospital in Hampstead.
New Hampshire House passes bipartisan $15.9 billion budget
April 6, 2023 GMTCONCORD, N.H. (AP) — In a surprising display of cooperation and compromise, the narrowly divided New Hampshire House approved a two-year state budget Thursday, sending the $15.9 billion plan on to the Senate.
Trump silent on abortion as 2024 campaign pushes forward
March 20, 2023 GMTDAVENPORT, Iowa (AP) — No elected Republican has done more to restrict abortion rights in the U.S. than Donald Trump.
But in the early days of the 2024 presidential contest, no Republican has worked harder to avoid the issue than the former president.
Biden’s appeals court nominee faces rare Democratic scrutiny
March 20, 2023 GMTWASHINGTON (AP) — One of President Joe Biden's nominees to a federal appeals court has generated rare concern from some Democrats and outside groups over his signature on a legal brief defending a parental notification law in New Hampshire, injecting the issue of abortion into his confirmation fight from an unexpected flank.
Late-winter storm pummels Northeast with heavy, wet snow
March 15, 2023 GMTPITTSFIELD, Mass. (AP) — A winter storm dumped heavy, wet snow in parts of the Northeast on Tuesday, causing tens of thousands of power outages, widespread school closings, dangerous driving conditions and a plane to slide off a taxiway.
New Hampshire lawmaker arrested for obstructing snowplow
March 11, 2023 GMTCONCORD, N.H. (AP) — A Republican lawmaker in New Hampshire was arrested Friday for allegedly screaming and swearing at a snowplow truck operator who recorded the confrontation and later reported him to police.
New Hampshire Senate rejects codifying abortion rights
March 9, 2023 GMTCONCORD, N.H. (AP) — The New Hampshire Senate on Thursday refused to affirm abortion as an explicit right, but lawmakers are still considering a slew of bills on both sides of the issue.
The Republican-led Senate voted 14-10 along party lines to reject a bill that would have codified abortion in state law.
Transgender students at center of new bills in New Hampshire
March 7, 2023 GMTCONCORD, N.H. (AP) — Advocates for transgender youth in New Hampshire say four bills being considered in three legislative committees would lead to one result: harm to an already vulnerable population.
Biden reelection bid faces resistance from some Democrats
March 6, 2023 GMTLACONIA, N.H. (AP) — Steve Shurtleff was at Joe Biden’s side in 2019 when he filed papers in the New Hampshire State House to run for president.
He repeatedly trekked across the state with Biden to court primary voters.
Biden reelection bid faces resistance from some Democrats
March 6, 2023 GMTLACONIA, N.H. (AP) — Steve Shurtleff was at Joe Biden's side in 2019 when he filed papers in the New Hampshire State House to run for president.
He repeatedly trekked across the state with Biden to court primary voters.
Jimmy Carter: White House rise depended on twists before ’76
February 23, 2023 GMTPLAINS, Ga. (AP) — Jimmy Carter’s path to the presidency is an oft-told story, especially by aspiring presidents trying to be the next politician to defy Washington expectations.
As a little-known Georgia governor, Carter announced in late 1974 that he’d seek the presidency.
School reverses urinal ban after bathroom access debate
February 16, 2023 GMTMILFORD, N.H. (AP) — A New Hampshire school board has reversed a policy banning middle and high school students from using urinals after dozens protested the measure, which had been a compromise to a proposal that would have blocked students from using facilities based on their gender identity.
Christa McAuliffe memorial to be built at NH Statehouse
February 15, 2023 GMTCONCORD, N.H. (AP) — A permanent memorial to Christa McAuliffe, the New Hampshire high school teacher who died in the space shuttle Challenger disaster 37 years ago, will be built on the Statehouse grounds, according to an executive order from Gov.
Sununu outlines 2-year $14.9B budget proposal in address
February 14, 2023 GMTCONCORD, N.H. (AP) — Promoting what he called “pathways of opportunity,” New Hampshire Gov. Chris Sununu proposed a two-year $14.9 billion budget Tuesday that includes hefty pay raises for state employees, more money for schools and a streamlined professional licensing system designed to attract new workers.
New Hampshire students protest urinal ban in gender debate
February 12, 2023 GMTDozens of students walked out of their New Hampshire school after the district banned urinals in a compromise to a proposal that would have blocked children from using facilities based on their gender identity.
Ex-state adviser implicated in youth center abuse lawsuits
February 10, 2023 GMTMANCHESTER, N.H. (AP) — The girls at New Hampshire’s youth detention center called their dormitory leader “Peepin’ Dave” because they say he leered at them through a bathroom window. But David Ball, later promoted to chief of operations, also is accused of much worse.
DeSantis eyes 2024 from afar as GOP rivals move toward runs
February 3, 2023 GMTDES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis may be months away from publicly declaring his presidential intentions, but his potential rivals aren't holding back.
New Hampshire still challenged by youth center abuse scandal
January 31, 2023 GMTCONCORD, N.H. (AP) — Six years have passed since David Meehan told police he was brutally beaten and raped as a child at New Hampshire’s youth detention center. It’s been three years since he sued the state and almost two years since a broad criminal investigation produced any arrests.
Trump opens 2024 run, says he’s ‘more committed’ than ever
January 29, 2023 GMTCOLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Former President Donald Trump kicked off his 2024 White House bid with stops Saturday in New Hampshire and South Carolina, events in early-voting states marking the first campaign appearances since announcing his latest run more than two months ago.
New England states getting hit by latest winter storm
January 23, 2023 GMTPORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Some of the New England states were getting hit with a winter storm Monday that was snarling roads, knocking down electric wires and keeping some children home from school.
A winter storm warning issued by the National Weather Service is due to expire Monday evening — which covers sections of southern Vermont, New Hampshire and Maine as well as parts of northern and western Massachusetts.
Mill that made 1800s-era apple parers on historical list
January 19, 2023 GMTANTRIM, N.H. (AP) — A New Hampshire mill complex that dates to the 1800s that made a popular line of apple parers has been added to the National Register of Historic Places.
The Goodell Company Mill in Antrim was at one time the oldest and largest manufacturer of apple parers in the world, the New Hampshire Division of Historical Resources said in a news release Thursday.
State lawmakers turn to creative solutions in speaker fights
January 8, 2023 GMTCOLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — As Republican infighting debilitates Washington, lawmakers at some U.S. statehouses have managed to launch sessions complicated by similar GOP partisan divides or razor-thin margins of party control with a host of creative — if yet untested — solutions.
States target transgender health care in first bills of 2023
January 7, 2023 GMTAfter a midterm election and record flow of anti-transgender legislation last year, Republican state lawmakers this year are zeroing in on questions of bodily autonomy with new proposals to limit gender-affirming health care and abortion access.
Confident Sununu calls for cooperation, local control
January 5, 2023 GMTCONCORD, N.H. (AP) — Republican Gov. Chris Sununu was sworn in for a fourth term Thursday, exuding confidence and calling for increased cooperation, civic engagement and local control.
Sununu defeated Democrat Tom Sherman in November, becoming only the second governor in New Hampshire history to win a fourth term.
NH Dems ask national party not to ‘punish’ them on primary
January 5, 2023 GMTWASHINGTON (AP) — New Hampshire Democrats on Thursday asked the national party not to “punish” them while overhauling its 2024 presidential primary calendar, arguing that implementing the proposed shakeup may amount to a “poison pill” against their state's traditional role as among the first to vote.
Balance is key as NH lawmakers head into budget year
December 28, 2022 GMTCONCORD, N.H. (AP) — Balance is the buzzword at the New Hampshire Statehouse these days, and not only because lawmakers will spend much of the next year crafting a state budget.
With the 400-member House almost evenly divided, legislative leaders say 2023 won’t be the year for sweeping policy changes.
Deeply divided New Hampshire House comes together
December 7, 2022 GMTCONCORD, N.H. (AP) — New Hampshire’s deeply divided House came together for the first time Wednesday for series of votes that highlighted how critical attendance will be over the next two years.
The 400-member House headed into “Organization Day” split 201-198 with one seat unsettled after a recount ended in a tie.