The NH budget is passed by Republicans after a messy public fight over a budget process they completely controlled.

But the Republican-led Legislature changed that process through last-minute additions to the state budget approved Thursday and signed into law by Gov. Kelly Ayotte on Friday.

With the state budget compromise in hand and six months into her first term, here’s a scorecard for Gov. Kelly Ayotte: WINS • Bail system revamped and tightened. • Sanctuary cities ban ...

A bill that would ban some books and materials available in New Hampshire schools drew more than 50 protestors to the door of Gov. Kelly Ayotte’s office Thursday. They demanded she veto the ...

Gov. Kelly Ayotte signed the state budget into law on Friday. The governor and Republican lawmakers said Wednesday night that they had reached a compromise on the budget, but that plan appeared to ...

A newly filed class action lawsuit in New Hampshire seeks to block changes to an out-of-court settlement fund for victims of child abuse at the state's youth detention center. Lawmakers created the ...

A newly filed class action lawsuit in New Hampshire seeks to block changes to an out-of-court settlement fund for victims of child abuse at the state's youth detention center.

Gov. Kelly Ayotte signed New Hampshire’s two budget bills — House Bill 1 and House Bill 2 — into law Friday, approving a $15.9 billion two-year package to fund the state government until ...

The deal that Gov. Kelly Ayotte and Republican State House leaders reached June 26 on the final day of the legislative session means New Hampshire will have a state budget in place July 1. The ...

Barber, a retired educator who lives in Hopkinton, joined dozens of others who lined the hallways in front of Gov. Kelly Ayotte’s office on Thursday, staging a “read-in” protest and urging the ...