William Skipworth

In preparation for incoming Medicaid work requirements, New Hampshire is purchasing technology systems designed to help the state implement the new policy. Congress has mandated that states like New Hampshire institute work requirements for their expanded Medicaid programs by January...

Cecil Abels, a Rochester Democrat running for state Senate, announced he is ending his campaign over concerns he may not meet New Hampshire’s residency requirement. New Hampshire requires state Senate candidates to live in the state for seven years before...

While U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. was visiting New Hampshire last week, GO-NORTH announced a new $11 million project aimed at strengthening the state’s emergency medical services. The project, officials said at a Concord press conference Friday, will...

The Women of the Mountains Birth Initiative, also known as WOMB, and Families Flourish Northeast Inc. received $119,705 to help tackle the maternal health crisis in northern New Hampshire, the Northern Border Regional Commission announced . They’re two of 14...

A group of people who say they were abused as children under the state’s care argue that New Hampshire officials have pulled the rug out from under them. Now, they want the state Supreme Court to intervene and make New...

The theme of Saturday’s nationwide No Kings protest was “vote early.” However, New Hampshire — which saw demonstrations in Portsmouth, Nashua, Littleton and other cities — doesn’t allow early in-person voting. All voting in New Hampshire, by state law, takes...

In a visit to Concord Friday, U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. cast doubt on the safety of the hepatitis B vaccine but wouldn’t comment on state legislation in New Hampshire that his agency inspired. In June 2025, Kennedy...

Gather, a Portsmouth-based food pantry and community food center, is bringing its fresh food bus, nicknamed “Gus the Bus,” to Lamprey Health Care’s community health center in Newmarket. The bus will be at the facility’s parking lot — 207 South...

When the federal government revealed how much money it was giving New Hampshire as part of its Rural Health Transformation Program, Granite State leaders bragged that the state secured more funding than any other New England state (though Connecticut, Massachusetts...

A group working to improve the state’s response to domestic violence incidents is proposing nearly a dozen recommendations for how the state can better protect victims — including harsher penalties for repeat offenders and training 911 dispatchers on the dynamics...

Seven years after repealing the death penalty, New Hampshire has one inmate on death row. On Tuesday, the state Supreme Court declined to intervene in his case, citing statutory authority. Michael Addison has been in prison for roughly 20 years...

The New Hampshire Department and Health and Human Services, facing a class-action lawsuit over its in-home care program for older adults and people with physical disabilities, agreed to a settlement with plaintiffs Monday. A group of nonprofits — including the...