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New Hampshire's governor's race pits ex-Sen. Kelly Ayotte against ex-Mayor Joyce Craig

Nov. 05, 2024 01:20 AM EST

CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — In one of the nation’s most competitive gubernatorial races, New Hampshire voters are choosing between one candidate trying to jump from local to statewide office and another seeking to bring federal experience to the Statehouse. Democratic former Manchester...

Man charged in hit-and-run that killed New Hampshire Air National Guard commander

Oct. 28, 2024 10:39 AM EDT

DOVER, N.H. (AP) — A New Hampshire man who told police he had been drinking has been indicted in a hit-and-run crash that killed the commander of the state's Air National Guard, authorities said. Paul Clement, 81, of Rochester, was indicted Oct. 17 by a Strafford County grand jury...

With 2 women running, the New Hampshire governor's race is both close and personal

Oct. 24, 2024 00:21 AM EDT

CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — One of the nation's most competitive gubernatorial races has also become intensely personal. None of the nation’s 12 female governors are up for reelection, but five women are running as major party gubernatorial nominees in four states. Two of them are in...

AP Decision Notes: What to expect in New Hampshire on Election Day

Oct. 22, 2024 07:04 AM EDT

WASHINGTON (AP) — New Hampshire has backed Democrats in seven of the last eight presidential elections, though it has been a battleground state in many of those years due to the tight margins of victory. Republican former President Donald Trump, who faces Democratic Vice President Kamala Harris...

Guest lineups for the Sunday news shows

Oct. 18, 2024 20:30 PM EDT

WASHINGTON (AP) — ABC’s “This Week” — Govs. Gretchen Whitmer, D-Mich., Josh Shapiro, D-Pa., Tony Evers, D-Wis., and Chris Sununu, R-N.H. ___ NBC's “Meet the Press” — Shapiro; Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C. ___ CBS’ “Face...

New Hampshire's port director and his wife, a judge, are both facing criminal charges

Oct. 17, 2024 18:48 PM EDT

CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — The director of New Hampshire’s Division of Ports and Harbors has been charged with witness tampering and other crimes, the attorney general’s office said Thursday, a day after announcing related indictments against the agency head’s wife, a state Supreme Court justice....

New Hampshire Supreme Court justice indicted for allegedly interfering with probe of husband

Oct. 16, 2024 19:27 PM EDT

A justice on New Hampshire's highest court has been charged for allegedly trying to interfere with a criminal investigation into her husband, New Hampshire Attorney General John Formella announced Wednesday. State Supreme Court Associate Justice Anna Barbara Hantz Marconi was...

In online debate, New Hampshire candidates for governor tell voters to reject each others' promises

Oct. 15, 2024 14:55 PM EDT

CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — Republican Kelly Ayotte and Democrat Joyce Craig urged voters Tuesday to reject each others’ campaign promises about legislation they’d veto if elected New Hampshire’s next governor. Ayotte, a former U.S. senator and state attorney general, and Craig, a...

ACLU lawsuit challenges New Hampshire's voter proof-of-citizenship law

Sep. 30, 2024 16:09 PM EDT

CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — A lawsuit filed Monday challenges a New Hampshire law that would require proof of U.S. citizenship when registering to vote and photo identification when casting a ballot, saying it is one of the most restrictive voting laws in the nation. The new law was set...

New Hampshire class action approved for foster teens with mental health disabilities

Sep. 19, 2024 11:12 AM EDT

CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — A federal judge has approved class-action status for a lawsuit challenging the placement of teens with mental health disabilities in New Hampshire's foster care system. The lawsuit was filed against the state in 2021 and it has been amended since then. It says...